Jason Langridge's WebLog - MR Mobile!

The Coolsmartphone team have spotted that the Push Email Company Emoze have challenged Blackberry/RIM to a challenge of who has the simplest Mobile Push Email solution. They have challenged them to a showdown at 3GSM... Will they pick up the challenge...

I've been using this application at a few presentations I've been giving as it's a great way to demonstrate SQL Mobile/Compact Edition and .NET Compact Framework. The SMS Voter application has just been updated by my colleague Dave Glover. ...

Modaco have discovered that the forthcoming Orange SPV M700 will be available in Black and White! This device is the HTC Trinity device or now sold as the P3600 with 2 megapixel camera and 3G onboard :) Check out the article HERE

In an interesting move the mobile operator 3 in the UK has scrapped roaming fees in 7 countries. Its users will no longer be charged extra for making or receiving calls or texts when visiting the countries. 3 said there would be no one-off fees, and that...

I've had a number of customers ask if this is possible and one of my colleagues Michael Higashi on the Exchange team wrote this excellent article for our Exchange 2007 customers about how to limit access to Exchange Activesync service to a specific device...

Eileen posted a blog post that Nathan and Andy who run the MMMUG are setting up the first Scottish MMMUG Meeting on the 8th February! The Agenda is below: 18:00 - 18:30 Arrival 18:30 - 18:35 Introduction to speakers and the aims of the group 18:35 - 19...

Clinton Fitch.com has produced an in-depth review of the Softmaker Office 2006 product which provides Textmaker and Planmaker 2006 into a suite. Textmaker provides similar functionality to Word Mobile however also adds the ability to support 'Track changes...

One of my colleagues (Mike Calligaro) over on the Windows Mobile Team Blog has written an excellent article about "SD" and storage. Definately worth a read HERE

I'm always staggered how little use there is of SMS in the US however when I look at the pricing that's in place it's no real suprise.... As a European I struggle with coming to terms with the fact you have to pay for sending and RECEIVING SMS ! Now I...

Although it doesn't run Windows Mobile - this is the World's Smallest Vista capable PC! The feature spec is pretty comprehensive: 1.5GHz VIA C7M ULV processor (also available with 1.2GHz) 60GB hard drive, shock-mounted with active drop detection (also...

We recently (well last month) released a new case study that outlines how Windows Mobile, Exchange 2007 and Vista have helped our local councils in the UK. Warwick, Wakefield, and Newham councils in England oversee local government activities for more...

I delivered a webcast late on Wednesday evening (my time) entitled "Enterprise Device Management and Mobile Application Security" This was a level 200 session so a good overview on the topic. If you register online you can view the webcast and also download...

Are you an Orange Partner? If so Orange is delivering a Development Seminar next Wednesday. Details on the seminar and how to register are below: Developing for Windows Mobile 5.0 from Orange and Microsoft 14:00 (UK time), Wednesday 17th January 2007...

Dataviz have released a preview of their Documents to Go product for Windows Mobile Smartphone which allows you to view and edit work, excel and powerpoint files on your Smartphone device such as the Motorola Q, HTC S620, Samsung BlackJack, T-Mobile Dash...

I got a really interesting question sent to me which I didn't know the answer to so I was hoping that someone on my blog might be able to help out that customer.... They were looking for an application that gave an indication on a QWERTY device when the...

Yesterday Motorola completed it's $3.9Bn acquisition of Symbol who will become the core of Motorola's Enterprise Mobility strategy. This was originally announced in September last year but this announcement confirms the completion of the acquisition!

My Dutch Colleague Maarten Sonneveld has an excellent blog on Windows Mobile in Dutch. I spent some time working in Holland many years ago and my Dutch isn't much use anymore (except for ordering beer and various profanities) however Maarten is covering...

Steve Jobs today finally announced the iPhone! The phone uses a touch screen technology that Apple is calling 'multi touch' It also syncs through ITunes.. The details released were that : it is less than half-an-inch thick has a 2 Megapixel...

Engadget has got some great photos of the Samsung i760 that they got to play with at CES in Las Vegas. The device looks really interesting with both a QWERTY keyboard and phone dialing keys on the front of the device! Modaco carried some details of the...

Just as I got all my devices and chargers aligned using Mini USB.... On January 4th... "The USB Implementers Forum, Inc. (USB-IF) today announced the completion of the Micro-USB specification, a new connector technology that will replace many of the Mini...

Motorola have announced the Motorola Q Pro which includes enhanced features for Enterprise customers. These enhanced features include: Camera disablement if required Dedicated Enterprise Call Centre Documents To Go for Microsoft Word so you can edit documents...

Today is my first day physically back in the office since well before Christmas so the alarm clock this morning was a bit of a shock to the system! I'm just preparing the final touches to my slides for my webcast on Wednesday evening (European time) covering...

As it's Friday (and my first day back in the office after a nice long christmas break) I had to smile when I saw Steve's - "Will Blog for Food" cartoon .... I have a slightly different view in that I think this is my new work T-shirt !

We have four new webcasts for January that are focused on mobile applications integrate with the Live platform. Check them out: MSDN Webcast: Introducing Windows Live Services on Mobile Devices (Part 1 of 4): Using Web Services (Level 200) - Maarten Struys...

Autonet Mobile Inc., a San Francisco start-up, yesterday shared details of the product they are planning to release that combines 3G and Wi-Fi to turn your car into a Hot-Spot for Internet access. You connect to this via Wi-Fi although the onward connectivity...