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May 2006 - Posts

640 x 480 Projector for Mobile devices...

Dave over on his blog spotted this prototype technology for displaying output from mobile devices.... The company Digislide is based in Australia - http://www.digislide.com.au/ http://geekswithblogs.net/wallabyfan/archive/2006/05/11/77932.aspx Read More...
Posted Monday, May 29, 2006 8:44 AM by jasonlan | 1 Comments

Microsoft Exchange Server ActiveSync Certificate-Based Authentication Tool

During some recent customer customer meetings I've had a few customers asking for details of how to enable Certificate based authentication for Windows Mobile. The Microsoft Exchange Server ActiveSync Certificate-Based authentication tool provides several Read More...
Posted Monday, May 29, 2006 8:30 AM by jasonlan | 0 Comments

Manchester Technet Event Q&A

At our recent Technet Event in Manchester we asked customers to submit questions via SMS. Some of them we ran out of time to answer so I offered to answer them and submit to my blog... For those that attended - remember to complete the feedback form when Read More...
Posted Friday, May 26, 2006 7:53 PM by jasonlan | 6 Comments

Q: America's Coolest Smartphone

Shame the Q is CDMA only :( It seems to be getting rave reviews - check out this article in EWeek... http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,1967696,00.asp Read More...
Posted Friday, May 26, 2006 7:36 PM by jasonlan | 4 Comments

MEDC - 10 days till MEDC Europe 2006

Only 10 days to go and you can still register for MEDC! http://www.microsoft.com/europe/medc/ I'll be there as I've got a number of sessions around Security, Enterprise Features and even the Gadgetfest where I hope to show lots of cool (and some unreleased) Read More...
Posted Friday, May 26, 2006 4:32 PM by jasonlan | 0 Comments

[Humour] International Conference Calls

One of my colleagues sent me this and it scarily reminded me of some of the conference calls I participate in.... http://www.dailymotion.com/relevance/search/microsoft/video/87706 Read More...
Posted Thursday, May 25, 2006 11:17 AM by jasonlan | 2 Comments

Motorola Q unboxed....

David Ciccone over at Mobility Today has a great unboxing of the Motorola Q with lots of pictures... A review will shortly follow! http://mobilitytoday.com/news/moto_q_unboxed.html Read More...
Posted Thursday, May 25, 2006 7:02 AM by jasonlan | 2 Comments

T-Mobile release MDA Vario update for AKU 2.0 and Direct Push

Strangely no mention in the documentation that the ROM update contains Direct Push... only that Blackberry connect isn't available ;) It does however contain the AKU 2.0 update and Direct Push. If you have an MDA Vario you can download the UK update from Read More...
Posted Wednesday, May 24, 2006 12:06 PM by jasonlan | 10 Comments

Hardware Button Remapping

Today a customer asked how they could remap some of the buttons beyond the one's you are able to in the Buttons option in Control Panel. They actually wanted to remap the phone keys. One of our Engineers found this application which looks very useful Read More...
Posted Wednesday, May 24, 2006 11:51 AM by jasonlan | 2 Comments

ALK launch Co-Pilot Sat Nav software for Motorola Q (and also Treo 700w)

ALK who provide the fantastic Co-Pilot Satellite Navigation software have just announced their support for the Motorola Q device and it's 320 x 240 screen on Smartphone. http://www.alk.com/press/releases/pr_052206.asp They also have support for the Treo700w Read More...
Posted Wednesday, May 24, 2006 7:04 AM by jasonlan | 0 Comments

Direct Push - does it work for subfolders?

I had a customer ask me whether Direct Push works on email subfolders. The short answer is YES. You do however have to have the folder you want to have email pushed to set as a Sync'd folder using Tools.. Manager Folders on the device. The confusing part Read More...
Posted Tuesday, May 23, 2006 10:54 PM by jasonlan | 3 Comments

SIM Import Utility released for Windows Mobile Smartphone

Moving to Windows Mobile from another device platform? Well - this tool could be very useful - it allows you to import SIM contacts into the Windows Mobile device - it also supports the Sony Ericsson specific format of storing Phone Numbers. Best of all Read More...
Posted Tuesday, May 23, 2006 3:43 AM by jasonlan | 0 Comments

Verizon Wireless announce the Motorola Q

Verizon have announced the Motorola Q with pricing at $199.99 and availability from May 31st! The device is only 11.5mm thick! You can get all the details at: http://www.vzwshop.com/q/ Read More...
Posted Monday, May 22, 2006 9:19 PM by jasonlan | 0 Comments

What AKU does your device have on it?

The team over at Channel 9 have released a list of the Build Numbers and what AKU they correlate to. http://channel9.msdn.com/wiki/default.aspx/MobileDeveloper.ListOfAKUs Actually it´s even easier to figure it out if you just go to Start...Settings..then Read More...
Posted Monday, May 22, 2006 7:22 AM by jasonlan | 0 Comments

Standalone Emulator released for Windows Mobile (including Direct Push!)

We´ve just released a standalone emulator for Windows Mobile that will allow you to demonstrate applications and even Direct Push technology! You can download it for free from here! http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=C62D54A5-183A-4A1E-A7E2-CC500ED1F19A&displaylang=e Read More...
Posted Monday, May 22, 2006 7:20 AM by jasonlan | 7 Comments

What´s the difference between CE and Windows mobile

Since we announced Windows CE 6.0 at MEDC a couple of weeks ago, a few people are confused about whether we announced a new version of Windows Mobile. Well one of my colleagues has posted a great article explaining the differences. (Before you ask - NO Read More...
Posted Monday, May 22, 2006 7:18 AM by jasonlan | 0 Comments

Vodafone Germany launch the VPA Compact s

Vodafone Germany now have available the VPA Compact s which is the HTC Prophet device. Available with Direct Push too! http://www.vodafoneshop.de/shop/detail/index.cfm?Artikel_Daten_ID=3338 Read More...
Posted Friday, May 19, 2006 10:16 AM by jasonlan | 0 Comments

HTC Universal High Capacity Battery

Pocket PC Thoughts have discovered some interesting extended batteries being sold on Ebay for the HTC Universal. They are 3150mAh batteries compared to the standard 1620mAh batteries that come with the Universal. http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=402918&sid=152c14fa6b2c32b4bc743c538196169 Read More...
Posted Friday, May 19, 2006 10:06 AM by jasonlan | 3 Comments

Computer World - The Faces of Mobile IT

Computer world have just published a really interesting article about the facets of Mobile Technology and it's impact on our lives as Mobile workers. It's US focussed by an interesting read! http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=111239&source=rss_news16#reportcontent Read More...
Posted Thursday, May 18, 2006 9:35 AM by jasonlan | 0 Comments

The Mobile Opportunity - are you missing it - free event in Manchester

If you are in the UK - we are holding an event in Manchester next Wednesday 24th. It's entitled - The Mobile Opportunity - Are you missing it? There are still places left to sign up! http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=118770704&Culture=en-GB Read More...
Posted Wednesday, May 17, 2006 9:39 PM by jasonlan | 0 Comments

It's not all work work work... Windows Media Player 11

We've just released the Beta of Windows Media Player 11 for Windows XP and it's included in Vista! For XP users - You can get the Beta here... http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/player/11/default.aspx The team over at Pocket PC Thoughts have Read More...
Posted Wednesday, May 17, 2006 9:33 PM by jasonlan | 2 Comments

Mobile Tech Review have excellent review of the HP 6915 device

Not yet available but Mobile Tech Review give a great in-depth review of the HP 6915 device. It seems to address all the key areas that customers want improved over the 65xx device... HP have added WiFi, improved the Keyboard andit's built on Windows Read More...
Posted Wednesday, May 17, 2006 9:30 PM by jasonlan | 0 Comments

Vodafone release Upgrades to MSFP/Direct Push/AKU 2.0 for their devices

You heard it here first :) Vodafone have just released upgrades for their 3 Windows Mobile 5 devices to support Direct Push email from Exchange 2003 v1640 Qtek 9100 v1240 You can get more information on their web-site by clicking here Read More...
Posted Tuesday, May 16, 2006 7:35 PM by jasonlan | 6 Comments

Why can't I play WAV files on my Windows Mobile Device

One of my customers raised an interesting question. They wanted to play WAV files from their Voicemail system... and it wouldn't. The reason is - we don't support WAV files on Windows Mobile Media Player 10. (See 5.3 at) http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/player/windowsmobile/faq.aspx Read More...
Posted Monday, May 15, 2006 6:20 AM by jasonlan | 4 Comments

Exchange Activesync Error Codes

Whilst at MEDC a few folks have asked where they can find a good list of Activesync Error Codes... One of my UK colleagues Paul Flaherty has a great article on his blog describing them all! http://blog.flaphead.dns2go.com/archive/2005/11/21/3202.aspx Read More...
Posted Friday, May 12, 2006 9:13 AM by jasonlan | 0 Comments

PTS TV

PTS are Partner Technical Specialists and are responsible in Microsoft for working with our partners from a Technical perspective. They've just launched PTS-TV which allows you to get news direct from the Partner Technical Specialists. In bite-sized installments Read More...
Posted Friday, May 12, 2006 8:08 AM by jasonlan | 0 Comments

Question - Why is a user prompted when you remotely wipe a device?

A few customers have asked - Why is a user prompted when you remotely wipe a device? The short answer is - they certainly shouldn't be! The reason the user would get prompted for a choice is because you have not setup a Password Policy across your devices Read More...
Posted Thursday, May 11, 2006 3:34 PM by jasonlan | 5 Comments

Windows Mobile Mini's in the Gumball 3000!

Well I wish I could have driven one of them in this but I was on leave :( The Gumball 3000 is the crazy trip in fast cars across many continents! This year like last year ALK are providing Satellite navigation to all the participants in conjunction with Read More...
Posted Thursday, May 11, 2006 3:15 PM by jasonlan | 0 Comments

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Interesting Forbes article show's huge demand for Windows Mobile in the US!

One of my colleagues in the US forwarded me this which is a really interesting article that shows the huge demand for Windows Mobile in the US with many operators selling out all their stock in days! http://www.forbes.com/markets/2006/05/08/rim-t-mobile-0508markets17.htm Read More...
Posted Thursday, May 11, 2006 1:15 PM by jasonlan | 0 Comments

Want to get the World Cup schedule on your mobile device?

Well if you use Outlook on your PC - you can download the World Cup 2006 Schedule to your Calendar from the Microsoft BCentral site. http://www.bcentral.co.uk/worldcup/default.mspx It'll then sync to your Windows Mobile device so you need never worry Read More...
Posted Thursday, May 11, 2006 1:09 PM by jasonlan | 1 Comments

Want to set IT Policy in Exchange 2003 SP2 at a User level

During MEDC a number of customers have asked me if it's possible to set Exchange 2003 IT Policies at a user level rather than at the Organisation level. You can actually do this and it is possible using XML. It was actually documented by the Exchange Read More...
Posted Wednesday, May 10, 2006 1:22 PM by jasonlan | 1 Comments

MEDC 2006

Well yesterday was the first real day of MEDC 2006. After a great keynote where we announced Windows CE 6.0 and did some amazing demos - I had to deliver two sessions during the day. Windows Mobile Enterprise Features - which was an introduction into Read More...
Posted Wednesday, May 10, 2006 12:44 PM by jasonlan | 2 Comments

Devices that have Direct Push/MSFP - update

I'm trying to keep an up to date list of MSFP enabled devices... here is my current update - let me know if there are devices I've missed.... i-mate www.clubimate.com SP5 and SP5m K-Jam JasJar Jammin QTEK www.myqtek.com 9000 9100 Symbol MC70 – in ROM Read More...
Posted Tuesday, May 09, 2006 3:15 AM by jasonlan | 11 Comments

Dopod release updates for Direct Push/MSFP for 818, 838 and 818 Pro

Wow - our OEMs have been busy whilst I've been on vacation :) Dopod has also released updates to their devices for Push Email. Details are at: http://www.dopodasia.com/Dopod/Singapore/En/News/HotNews/Dopod+Introduces+Push+Mail+Updates+for+PDA+phones.ht Read More...
Posted Monday, May 08, 2006 11:07 PM by jasonlan | 0 Comments

O2 Asia release update for XDA Atom with Direct Push and A2DP

Now you can have a TINY Pocket PC Phone with both push email and Bluetooth Stereo! O2 Asia have released the ROM update for their XDA Atom device... You can download it at: http://www.seeo2.com/user/XdaAtom/template/XdaAtom_NMROMUpgrade_May2006_WWE.v Read More...
Posted Monday, May 08, 2006 10:59 PM by jasonlan | 0 Comments

Windows Mobile Device Security Whitepaper

The second whitepaper we've just produced is an update to the existing Windows Mobile Security Whitepaper but has been updated to include all the additional capabilities supported by Windows Mobile 5.0 It talks about items such as Security Best practices, Read More...
Posted Monday, May 08, 2006 11:42 AM by jasonlan | 2 Comments

Attachment(s): Windows Mobile Devices and Security Protecting Sensitive Business Information.doc

Network Security Whitepaper for Windows Mobile

We've just produced two new Whitepapers relating to Windows Mobile Security. This is the first of the two which talks architecturaly about the potential implementations and security techniques for implementing Windows Mobile in VPNs, Wireless LANs and Read More...
Posted Monday, May 08, 2006 11:35 AM by jasonlan | 1 Comments

Attachment(s): Network Security for the Windows Mobile Software Platform.doc

Mobile Opportunity event in Manchester

After the great success of our London event - we are holding another What's the Mobile Opportunity event in Manchester. It's going to be held on May 24th at the Manchester Conference Centre at the Cockcroft Theatre. It's a free event and the sessions Read More...
Posted Sunday, May 07, 2006 11:28 PM by jasonlan | 0 Comments

Viva Las Vegas!

Well I'm just getting all my stuff together before I head out tomorrow to MEDC 2006 in Las Vegas. It doesn't seem like a month since it was MEDC 2005 and we announced Windows Mobile 5.0. How time flies..... I've got 3 sessions to deliver at MEDC around Read More...
Posted Sunday, May 07, 2006 11:21 PM by jasonlan | 2 Comments

What can Mobile Solutions Do for Your Company?

On Wednesday Next week Ellen Daly of Forrester is giving a webcast on mobile solutions. It takes place at 2pm Eastern Time and should be a great webcast. You can sign up at: http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/WebCastEventDetails.aspx?EventID=1032294131&EventCategory=4&culture=en-US&CountryCode=US Read More...
Posted Friday, May 05, 2006 8:02 AM by jasonlan | 0 Comments

MEDC Backstage Blogs

Next week it's the Mobile and Embedded Developer Conference (MEDC) The team have been creating some back stage and blogs for the conference. Check them out at: BLOGS: Backstage at MEDC Blog http://blogs.msdn.com/lokeuei/ and we’ve stated a flickr site Read More...
Posted Thursday, May 04, 2006 9:41 AM by jasonlan | 0 Comments

Have an Apple Mac ? Want to sync your Windows Mobile 5 device?

One of our partners asked me the question above...Well if you do have an Apple Mac - the only solution I've come across is the Missing Sync. Which supports Windows Mobile devices sync'ing to Apple Mac's. http://www.markspace.com/missingsync_windowsmobile.php Read More...
Posted Wednesday, May 03, 2006 5:57 PM by jasonlan | 0 Comments

CEdit - The code editor for Windows Mobile Source Code

Windows Mobile 5.0. CEdit 3.4 is a programmer's code editor for Windows Mobile devices. CEdit features color syntax hilighting and project navigation features for a wide range of programming languages. CEdit is designed for developers who need to work Read More...
Posted Tuesday, May 02, 2006 11:36 AM by jasonlan | 0 Comments

Making Direct Push work with other Firewalls

Dave Caddick has written a good blog article on how to get Direct Push working with other firewalls like Checkpoint FW-1 etc... http://geekswithblogs.net/wallabyfan/archive/2006/04/07/74591.aspx Read More...
Posted Monday, May 01, 2006 10:07 AM by jasonlan | 0 Comments
 
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