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July 2006 - Posts

Recording Phone calls on a Pocket PC Phone Edition

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 of solutions Read More...
Posted Monday, July 31, 2006 5:23 PM by jasonlan | 8 Comments

Mobinaute review Pocket Loox T830

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://babelfish.altavista.com/babelfish/trurl_pagecontent?lp=fr_en&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mobinaute.com%2Fmobinaute%2Farticle.php%3Fid%3D2006072515100 Read More...
Posted Monday, July 31, 2006 8:06 AM by jasonlan | 1 Comments

T-Mobile release updated ROM for US MDA

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=80 Read More...
Posted Monday, July 31, 2006 7:50 AM by jasonlan | 2 Comments

Sharepoint on Mobile devices!

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.com/martinkearn/archive/2006/04/21/580806.asp Read More...
Posted Monday, July 31, 2006 3:29 AM by jasonlan | 0 Comments

KTS launch Market Data access solution for Windows Mobile

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 Read More...
Posted Friday, July 28, 2006 9:48 AM by jasonlan | 0 Comments

Exchange 2007 Beta 2 Download

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 Read More...
Posted Friday, July 28, 2006 8:23 AM by jasonlan | 3 Comments

Our CIO talks about Microsoft use of Mobile Devices

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 Read More...
Posted Friday, July 28, 2006 8:16 AM by jasonlan | 0 Comments

Asus P525 Review

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 show Read More...
Posted Thursday, July 27, 2006 8:11 PM by jasonlan | 5 Comments

MGX

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 time where Read More...
Posted Thursday, July 27, 2006 8:59 AM by jasonlan | 4 Comments

Webcast - Guided Hands-On: Creating Managed Applications for Windows Mobile 5.0 Powered Devices (Level 200)

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. Read More...
Posted Wednesday, July 26, 2006 7:59 AM by jasonlan | 1 Comments

$300k Smartphone - ok who bought them....

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=1233 Read More...
Posted Tuesday, July 25, 2006 7:14 PM by jasonlan | 6 Comments

Mobile and Embedded division turns profitable

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 for Read More...
Posted Tuesday, July 25, 2006 9:28 AM by jasonlan | 1 Comments

Tesco.com use Windows Mobile and Satellite Navigation to deliver great customer service!

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 Read More...
Posted Tuesday, July 25, 2006 8:27 AM by jasonlan | 3 Comments

What makes up the Motorola Q?

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 Read More...
Posted Monday, July 24, 2006 8:33 PM by jasonlan | 0 Comments

Interested in getting the Windows Mobile Treo from Vodafone?

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 Read More...
Posted Thursday, July 20, 2006 6:55 AM by jasonlan | 3 Comments

Mobile Client Software Factory released

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-end Read More...
Posted Wednesday, July 19, 2006 10:54 AM by jasonlan | 0 Comments

Problems connecting to the internet after upgrading to Activesync 4.2?

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 Read More...
Posted Monday, July 17, 2006 6:04 AM by jasonlan | 3 Comments

Modaco Summer Event - Orange show Orange c100, F600, M3100 and Samsung i320!

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 Windows Read More...
Posted Sunday, July 16, 2006 11:15 PM by jasonlan | 3 Comments

Vista Demos! What's Hot - What's Not?

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 Read More...
Posted Sunday, July 16, 2006 11:07 PM by jasonlan | 4 Comments

Vodafone, Microsoft and Palm collaborate on next generation Treo for Europe

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'll Read More...
Posted Thursday, July 13, 2006 9:28 AM by jasonlan | 5 Comments

NTT Docomo and HTC announce the hTc Z

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.tw/news/press060712.htm Read More...
Posted Wednesday, July 12, 2006 8:07 PM by jasonlan | 0 Comments

TechEd EMEA details announced and Super Early Bird Offer

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 7th Read More...
Posted Tuesday, July 11, 2006 5:41 PM by jasonlan | 2 Comments

Activesync 4.2 now available for download

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 Read More...
Posted Friday, July 07, 2006 8:48 PM by jasonlan | 17 Comments

New Smartphone's and Pocket PC's available from Expansys... now and soon!

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 HTC Read More...
Posted Thursday, July 06, 2006 3:43 PM by jasonlan | 3 Comments

Video review of HTC MeTeor

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 Read More...
Posted Monday, July 03, 2006 8:32 PM by jasonlan | 1 Comments

Persistent Storage - Windows Mobile 2003 and Windows Mobile 5.0

One of my colleagues Reed Robison published an internal summary of the great articles that Mike Calligaro wrote around the differences of Windows Mobile 2003 and Windows Mobile 5.0 Memory. So if you are trying to compare memory and storage implementations Read More...
Posted Monday, July 03, 2006 9:05 AM by jasonlan | 0 Comments

Expansys have HTC TyTn - estimated 17th July

For those of you wanting to get hold of a HTC TyTn - Expansys estimate they will have it in Stock on the 17th July. http://www.expansys.com/product.asp?code=TYTN Read More...
Posted Saturday, July 01, 2006 7:58 AM by jasonlan | 1 Comments
 
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