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Pocket PCs, Smartphones, Portable Media Centers

6 What is Windows Mobile?

An introduction to Microsoft’s Windows Mobile OS, the

handheld devices that use it, and the applications built into

54 2005 Best Pocket PC Software Awards: Winners and Finalists

62 2005 Best Smartphone Software Awards: Winners and Finalists

64 Top GPS Systems for Windows Mobile

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What is Windows Mobile?

An introduction to Microsoft’s Windows Mobile OS, the handheld devices that use it,

and the applications built into those handhelds.

by Rich Hall, Editor of Smartphone & Pocket PC magazine

Quick Guide to Windows Mobile

HP’s iPAQ hx2000 Series (left in data cradle) and Dell’s Axim X51v (right) are two of the more popular Pocket PCs currently available

The Orange SPV c550 and i-Mate SP3i: Both are Windows Mobile Smartphones.

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6700 (left) has a slide-out QWERTY thumb keyboard

Both are Pocket PC Phone Edition devices.

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The Today screens on any of these devices can be customized (i.e., “skinned”) with images of your choice, and display the information you want In addition, recent versions of the Windows Mobile OS for the Pocket PC are capable of displaying screens in landscape mode Shown here is the standard Today screen in portrait mode (top left), the Today screen with a customized background image in landscape mode (bottom) The Today screen from the Smartphone is also shown (top right) It cannot be switched to landscape mode

Internet Explorer Mobile lets you browse the Internet from your mobile device It’s

shown here with the MSN Mobile Web site displayed, as it appears on the Pocket PC or

Phone Edition devices (portrait view left, landscape view right)

Windows Media Player Mobile lets you

listen to WMA and MP3 digital music and view Windows Media Video-formatted movies Shown here is Media Player as found on the Pocket PC and Phone Edition devices (left) and

on the Smartphone (right)

The Calendar application is

similar to the one found in the desktop PC Outlook suite

It lets you keep track of appointments, set repeating appointments, view your appointments in agenda, day, week, and month views, and set alarms to remind you

of your appointments Shown here is Calendar’s Day view from a Pocket PC or Phone Edition device (left) and a Smartphone (right)

Quick Guide to Windows Mobile

The Inbox application lets you read and respond to

e-mail You can download and upload e-mail from your desktop PC, or use a built-in or external modem

to connect directly to your ISP Shown here is Inbox on a Pocket PC or Phone Edition device displaying the list of messages (top left), and an open message with a PowerPoint Mobile attachment displayed in landscape viewing mode (above), and an open message with attachments displayed on a Smartphone (left)

“Mobile” versions of Microsoft PowerPoint (portrait view left) and Excel (landscape view

right), and Word (not shown) are built into all Pocket PCs

Pictures & Video lets you display JPG images in thumbnail view (portrait view left), and full

view (landscape view right) The Windows Mobile 5.0 version of the program also displays the WMV videos you have in your folder and lets you launch them from the application You can also use this application to select an image as your Today screen background

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Quick Guide to Windows Mobile

Pocket PCs come with Solitaire (portrait

view right) and the puzzle game

Jawbreaker (landscape view above)

The Pocket PC Phone Edition’s Phone Dialer application (above left) lets you dial phone numbers and access the capabilities of the built-in mobile phone

Phone capabilities on Phone Edition devices are integrated into the Contacts manager (above right) Select a contact and dial the phone number, or send a text message or e-mail with a tap on the touch screen

Windows Mobile 5.0 Phone Edition devices let you specify unique ring tones for specific incoming phone calls (left).

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The Smartphone’s menu screen(top) lets you access the available programs.

Contacts on the Windows Mobile 5.0 Smartphone (and Pocket PC) (middle) now supports attaching photos tin individual contacts

The Smartphone’s Connection manager (bottom) now supports Wi-Fi communications and a host of other protocols

Intermec and other vendors offer specialized Pocket PCs for use by businesses.

NEC’s MobilePro 900c, a Handheld PC using a version

of Microsoft’s mobile operating system.

SUMMARY:

Differences between Windows Mobile devices

All devices use Microsoft’s Windows Mobile operating system and have a suite of Mobile productivity applications and configuration utilities built into them

• The Pocket PC is a Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) that fits in the palm of

your hand and allows you to bring important information with you wherever you go All devices have an infrared port, which allows you to beam data between devices Some Pocket PCs also have integrated Bluetooth and Wi-Fi wireless capability

• Pocket PC Phone Edition devices are nearly identical to Pocket PCs, but

also have a mobile phone built into them, allowing the user to make phone calls and connect to the Internet with the appropriate wireless service

• Windows Mobile Smartphones are mobile phones with built in PDA

functions They look and function more like a mobile phone and are designed with phone use in mind

• Windows Mobile Portable Media Centers are handheld devices slightly

larger than Pocket PC, focused on storing and playing back visual and audio media

SUMMARY:

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First impressions of the new Dell Axim X51v, HP iPAQ rx1950, HTC Universal, Sprint PPC 6700, and T-Mobile SDA II.

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Windows Mobile devices

HTC is the Taiwanese company that works with

HP, Dell, UTStarcom, and other vendors to design and manufacturer most of the Windows Mobile devices available today HTC doesn’t sell devices directly to the consumer

We list the HTC Universal in this review cause we tested a device we got from HTC through Microsoft, before any vendor announcements had been made As we went to press with this issue, branded versions of the Universal were available through T-Mobile (MDA Pro) and I-mate (JASJAR)

be-We expect that the device will be offered by other vendors as well

The PPC-6700 is Sprint’s version of a different HTC device, the “Apache.” Sprint is the first U.S wireless carrier to introduce the device, but we expect it to be offered by other vendors

HTC also had a hand in the design and facture of the other two devices in this review: the Axim X51v and the iPAQ rx1950 However, Dell and HP have exclusives on these devices: you won’t see them with another vendor’s brand name on them

manu-The HTC Universal includes a clever

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First Look: Windows Mobile 5.0 Pocket PCs and Smartphones!

A Cautionary Note Concerning Windows Mobile 5.0

We are an enthusiast magazine and as such like to share the excitement and vision of Windows Mobile computing However, please take note As we complete this Buyers Guide, Windows Mobile 5.0 devices are just beginning to ship

Windows Mobile 5.0 is a major upgrade, several years in the making Based on the nature of software

in general, and Microsoft’s track record in particular, you should proceed with caution before ing a Windows Mobile 5.0 device With most new and complex high-tech products, bugs, unanticipated problems, and “gotchas” are discovered Third-party software that worked on your current Pocket PCs and Smartphones should work on Windows Mobile 5.0 devices, but there is always the possibility that it won’t until the vendor updates it

purchas-If you are a cautious sort, wait Check out online forums and read about what Windows Mobile 5.0 users are saying Wait for our next issues’ reviews of new devices and reports of existing problems and workarounds On the other hand, if you like being in the mobile computing forefront and enjoy having the latest and greatest, then go ahead, upgrade your iPAQ or Dell, or purchase a new Windows Mobile 5.0 device As fixes and minor updates to the software become available, you should be able to get them for free, from your device manufacturer Finally, Microsoft has acknowledged problems with their initial release of the new ActiveSync 4.0 They promised a free update by the end of November 2005 at www.microsoft.com/windowsmobile

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A number of Pocket PCs running earlier versions of the Windows Mobile operating system and software were still available in the retail chain in October of 2005 There are a number of online sources for these devices, including:

• PriceGrabber.com: Go to this site and do a

search on the product or manufacturer name A search

on “Pocket PC” will give you a big list to choose from

• eBay: A great place to find new and used products

and accessories

• UsedHandhelds.com: This site is a good source

for used devices (Owned by Thaddeus Computing,

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