It's 'Ask the Audience' time on my blog :) I had a customer ask a question which I couldn't answer.... (compliance, security and human rights aside) - Anyone know of a solution to record phone calls on a Pocket PC Phone edition device? I'm aware...

The french site Mobinaute has done a great indepth review of the Fujitsu Siemens Pocket Loox T830 device. This is an interesting device that combines 3G connectivity with a keyboard and GPS. The babelfish translation can be read here: http...

T-Mobile USA have released an updated ROM for the T-Mobile MDA. This update is intended to resolve some connectivity issues as well as adding A2DP (Bluetooth Stereo Audio Profile) http://www.t-mobileapps.com/downloadcenter/software_detail.cfm?id...

One of my colleagues Martin Kearn has written a great blog post on how Sharepoint is going to support mobile devices in Sharepoint 2007! This is one of the top questions I always get from customers so it's a really good insight! http://blogs.msdn...

One of our partners KTS have launched a service for Market Data access through a Windows Mobile device. You can actually get an HP 69xx device from T-Mobile with an all you can eat data plan and market data all bundled together! There are more details...

In case any of you missed it - on Monday we provided the customer public Beta of Exchange Server 2007 Beta 2. It can be downloaded or a DVD ordered from http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/exchange/2007/downloads/beta.mspx

Our CIO - Ron Markezich recently talked about Microsoft's new policy of providing Mobile devices to employees everywhere! Historically each country has either allowed employees to expense back their device or provide a device to the employee. Now every...

This is a really interesting device for those of you who love Pocket PC but want a phone keypad... (which is one of the biggest criticisms I hear from Phone lovers) The Asus P525 is reviewed on the mobinaute site (in French) however the screen shots...

I have to apologise that my blog was a little quiet last week. It was caused by two reasons: 1) It's generally quiet right now as many people take leave for the summer. 2) I was out at our Microsoft Global Exchange (MGX) conference which is the...

In this hands-on webcast, we show how easy it is to use your existing .NET development skills to create powerful, professional mobile solutions. Learn managed development techniques for Windows Mobile powered devices like the Pocket PC and smartphone...

From this article in Brighthand it looks like someone has bought 5 Smartphones for $300,000 each! So who is the Windows Mobile addict with an appetite for Bling? Check out the details of this device at: http://www.brighthand.com/default.asp?newsID...

Last week we (Microsoft) released our financial results for our financial year 2006. Not sure if (m)any of you spotted this but our Mobile and Embedded Division acheived operating profitability for the first time for the entire year! License growth...

We've just released a new case study which shows how Tesco.com are using Satellite Navigation combined with their delivery solution to deliver great customer service! http://www.microsoft.com/uk/casestudies/CaseStudy.asp?CaseStudyID=1307 “The Windows...

A really interesting article was published last week that break's down what makes up the Motorola Q. The most expensive part (unsuprisingly) is the screen! http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/jul2006/tc20060720_211102.htm

If you are interested in getting your hands on the Windows Mobile Treo from Vodafone - they've just launched a microsite which allows you to register your interest! http://www.vodafone.co.uk/palmtreo

Yesterday we announced the release of the Mobile Client Software Factory. The Mobile Client Software Factory provides integrated guidance to help architects and developers create line-of-business Windows Mobile applications that interact with back...

If you've upgraded to Activesync 4.2 and had problems to the Internet then a solution has just been posted on PDAPhoneHome.com... ActiveSync version 4.2 made a change to how it interacts with the Windows networking stack to use Layered Service Providers...

This weekend was the Modaco Summer Event (which normally I attend however I was off to the US :( ) At the event Orange showed a whole range of new devices... Orange C100 - HTC Oxygen - Great Smartphone Orange F600 - HTC StrTrk - the Razr thin...

It's our Microsoft Internal Conference this week and I've been picked to deliver a Vista Demo.... in a demo shootout! I'm planning to focus mainly on integration with Mobile Devices but thought I'd use my blog to ask all of you.. if you've tested Vista...

Well the news has finally hit the press today.... it's an exciting time as we announce the Treo for Europe! The Treo 700w has been massively successful in the US and I've had many customers asking me in Europe if/when/how they can get hold of a Treo that...

Well after the TyTN and the MTeoR - hTc announce the Z device which looks like a variant of the HTC Hermes device... Is it just me or is it getting really hard to get these names right especially with all the capitalisation... http://www.htc.com...

The details for TechEd EMEA have just been made available. For the first time TechEd EMEA will be two conferences, focused on the specific needs of developers and IT professionals. This year a restructured Tech•Ed EMEA will host TechEd Developers on...

Microsoft ActiveSync 4.2 is the latest sync software release for Windows Mobile-based devices. ActiveSync provides a great synchronization experience with Windows®-based PCs and Microsoft Outlook right out of the box. ActiveSync acts as the gateway between...

I was chatting to the guys over at Expansys and we were talking about a number of Pocket PC and Smartphone's coming available this month and in the coming months... so I've pulled together a summary for you below... PDA PHONES The first of the new...

Don't be fooled by the Website as the video review is in English and definately worth a look! http://www.pocketinfo.tv/play/6070