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Exchange 2007 Service pack 1 - Why it's important for Mobile Users

Exchange 2007 Service Pack 1 has just been released to the web for Download . It even made the front page of the latest Technet Magazine which is quite surprising for a Service Pack. There are many key enhancements in Service Pack 1 however from a mobile Read More...
Posted Friday, November 30, 2007 6:11 PM by jasonlan | 4 Comments

Office Mobile 6.1 - you can now buy it online

If you have a Windows Mobile 6 device that didn't come with Office Mobile (for example the HTC S620) you can now buy it from the Handango Retail store . So..... 1) If you have a Windows Mobile 5.0 Pocket PC or Windows Mobile 6 device that came with Office Read More...
Posted Friday, November 30, 2007 12:07 PM by jasonlan | 2 Comments

Office Mobile 6.1 released

OK - so we had a bit of a false start before.... but... Office Mobile 6.1 has now been released for Windows Mobile 5.0 Pocket PC and Windows Mobile 6 devices. The upgrade is a FREE download from Microsoft.com and will allow you to open and edit Office Read More...
Posted Thursday, November 29, 2007 6:11 PM by jasonlan | 16 Comments

The Next version of Windows Mobile....

Today I'm at our Mobius Conference and we showed the next version of Windows Mobile to a number of influential bloggers. Sites such as Engadget , WMExperts and Modaco.com amongst others are carrying some details about the next release. I've had a number Read More...
Posted Thursday, November 29, 2007 4:21 PM by jasonlan | 3 Comments

Google release Google Maps Mobile 2.0 with Positioning without GPS

Live Search is still my favourite application for Maps and Local information however Google has just released an updated version of it's competitive application Google Maps Mobile 2.0 now has support for My Location, a positioning feature that works without Read More...
Posted Thursday, November 29, 2007 10:58 AM by jasonlan | 5 Comments

The Brits totally get what iPhone is all About

I spotted this great cartoon on Steve's blog from the Fake Steve Jobs Blog about the class structure in the UK and how Brits will adopt the iPhone. The cartoon from the Telegraph is very funny... Read More...
Posted Thursday, November 29, 2007 10:50 AM by jasonlan | 1 Comments

System Center Mobile Device Manager events in the UK

We've just announced 2 events in the UK next year which will focus on our recently announced System Center Mobile Device Manager 2008 Product as well as Windows Mobile. If you want to learn more about the future roadmap of Windows Mobile or are interested Read More...
Posted Tuesday, November 27, 2007 6:48 PM by jasonlan | 2 Comments

What to buy the man who has everything?

I had to laugh when I read Steve's blog article about what to buy the man who has everything... (Of course the standard response is Nothing...) My Wife was asking me the exact same thing at the weekend. She was further annoyed because I'd already been Read More...
Posted Monday, November 26, 2007 8:39 PM by jasonlan | 2 Comments

Vodafone almost crack 1 Billion UK Pounds in Data revenue

Last week Vodafone announced their half yearly results. What was interesting was that Vodafone now separate out non-voice revenue into messaging and data revenue. The total revenue for non-voice was 967 million UK Pounds which was approximately 20% of Read More...
Posted Monday, November 26, 2007 8:05 PM by jasonlan | 0 Comments

When my mailbox fills up - when will my device stop sync'ing?

I was talking with a customer who was confused why they couldn't get their email to sync to their device even though they could still receive new email on their PC. After a bit of investigation - This was due to Mailbox Quotas - the mechanism in Exchange Read More...
Posted Monday, November 26, 2007 7:58 PM by jasonlan | 3 Comments

Sprint Launches MOTO Q9c Today

Sprint today has launched the Sprint MOTO Q9c ! It is a Windows Mobile 6 Standard device. This launch brings WM6 Standard features and functionality to Sprint’s portfolio. It also ships with an extended battery, which according to Sprint, increases talk Read More...
Posted Friday, November 23, 2007 2:00 PM by jasonlan | 1 Comments

ASUS P526 and M530w reviews

Over on Tracy and Matt's blog they have just published two reviews of ASUS devices. The ASUS P526 is a 12 key Windows Mobile 6 Professional device. The M530w is a QWERTY Windows Mobile 6 Standard Device. Read More...
Posted Friday, November 23, 2007 11:32 AM by jasonlan | 0 Comments

So why were 25 million peoples identity sent on cd (unencrypted)

I read with great concern this week the situation that occurred where the UK Government accidentally lost CD's containing 25 million UK Citizens details . On October 18, CDs carrying the personal details of every Child Benefit claimant were sent to the Read More...
Posted Thursday, November 22, 2007 4:13 PM by jasonlan | 6 Comments

Happy thanksgiving!

Today is the first day of the 2 day Thanksgiving Holiday in the US. So for those of you in the US - Happy Thanksgiving! Read More...
Posted Thursday, November 22, 2007 3:51 PM by jasonlan | 1 Comments

Symantec release Mobile AntiVirus for Windows Mobile v4

Symantec have just released Version 4 of their Mobile Antivirus solution. This provides protection against malicious code downloaded from the Web, sent via email or a Wi-Fi connection, or beamed via Bluetooth or infrared ports. You can also setup optional Read More...
Posted Thursday, November 22, 2007 1:10 PM by jasonlan | 0 Comments

HTC Touch Dual now available on Orange

Orange have just listed the HTC Touch Dual on their website. It's available from FREE to 99.99 You can get more details HERE Read More...
Posted Thursday, November 22, 2007 12:34 PM by jasonlan | 1 Comments

December Microsoft Mobility & Messaging User Group Meeting

The next Microsoft Mobility and Messaging User Group will be held in London at the new Microsoft offices near Victoria . For December Russ Kirk (Grey Convergence), Neil Johnson and Keith Hanna (both from Microsoft) will lead the session. The session will Read More...
Posted Thursday, November 22, 2007 11:30 AM by jasonlan | 2 Comments

Technet Radio - Unified Communications and Windows Mobile

My colleagues Michael Murphy and Chip Vollers were recorded on Technet Radio discussing the benefits of Unified Communications and Windows Mobile. If you want to know more about Exchange 2007 Mobile and Communicator Mobile - It's only 20 minutes long Read More...
Posted Wednesday, November 21, 2007 6:27 AM by jasonlan | 2 Comments

Samsung blackjack II details emerge

AT&T have just released details of the Samsung Blackjack II device. This tri-band HSDPA device will certainly be at the top of many lists.... not least because it also provides GPS too! We all knew about the Black version however there is also a WineRed Read More...
Posted Tuesday, November 20, 2007 7:40 PM by jasonlan | 1 Comments

Oh No! The Dog ate my iPhone...

I got sent an email from Otterbox today about their new iPhone ruggedised case... at first I thought - why would anyone want to put a ruggedised case on the their iPhone. (I also thought why are they emailing me based on the fact my blog is about Windows Read More...
Posted Tuesday, November 20, 2007 7:20 PM by jasonlan | 2 Comments

T-Mobile provide upgraded HTC Touch

T-Mobile have just made available the upgraded HTC Touch as the MDA Touch 256MB. You can get more details on the T-Mobile UK Site HERE Read More...
Posted Tuesday, November 20, 2007 10:49 AM by jasonlan | 3 Comments

USB APC Mobile Power Pack

At IT Forum Peter showed me this very cool Power Pack from APC which will charge your mobile devices via USB when you are away from a charger/PC/Power socket. I've seen a number of these solutions but this seemed a very neat solution. You can check it Read More...
Posted Monday, November 19, 2007 7:48 PM by jasonlan | 0 Comments

O2 Stella Appears

The O2 Stella has appeared on the O2 Coming Soon site... it looks like a Kaiser (HTC TyTN II) variant although the comment below intrigued me... Is it really going to have a radio? You can see it HERE Read More...
Posted Monday, November 19, 2007 7:22 PM by jasonlan | 2 Comments

US Mobile Operator Discounts for Developers, IT Pros and MSPP Partners

Our US Mobile Operator team has come up with some great discounts for Microsoft Developers, IT Pros and MSPP Partners. The Sprint Touch by HTC is the CDMA version of the phone that sold a million units in Europe in a few weeks. It also includes Windows Read More...
Posted Friday, November 16, 2007 3:22 PM by jasonlan | 1 Comments

Vodafone Mobility User Profiling Whitepaper

Vodafone Global Enterprise have just released a Mobility User Profiling Whitepaper outlining how an organisation can look to identify the differing mobile users/workers in their organisation and ensure they provide them with the best solution to fit their Read More...
Posted Friday, November 16, 2007 11:29 AM by jasonlan | 1 Comments

ASUS P526 Unboxing

The ASUS P526 device is one of the few Windows Mobile 6 Professional devices with a Touchscreen and 12 key phone style keypad. It also has integrated GPS and Wi-Fi. Matt produced a great unboxing video of this new device. You can read more HERE Read More...
Posted Friday, November 16, 2007 6:36 AM by jasonlan | 1 Comments

E-Ten launch the M800, X800 and X600

E-TEN today announced today in London the launch of three new Windows Mobile 6 devices, the Glofiish M800, X800 and M600. First up is the M800. This device has a Samsung S3C2442 500 MHz Processor, HSDPA and WiFi integrated. Most importantly though it Read More...
Posted Thursday, November 15, 2007 11:08 PM by jasonlan | 0 Comments
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Fonebook FaceBook Sync

Ross wrote his very cool application ' Fonebook ' after I initially blogged about wanting an app to sync Facebook pictures with my Outlook contacts. He has just updated the application with some new features and fixes: Issues with large friends list fixed Read More...
Posted Thursday, November 15, 2007 9:35 PM by jasonlan | 1 Comments

Nokia Phone History

I'm obviously not one to promote the use of Nokia over Windows Mobile however I thought this history slide off IdiotToys.com was really good. I'd love one like this for Windows Mobile! Read More...
Posted Thursday, November 15, 2007 9:33 PM by jasonlan | 1 Comments

IT Forum Barcelona

A few folks have commented that I've been quiet on my blog this week... well I'm here at TechEd IT Forum in Barcelona and wrestling with my sessions that I have over the next few days. If you are here at IT Forum I've got 2 sessions today and 3 tomorrow Read More...
Posted Thursday, November 15, 2007 8:52 AM by jasonlan | 3 Comments

ZDNet publish Touch DUal review

ZDNet have just published a detailed review of the HTC Touch Dual. I'm somewhat surprised with the lower score than what I expected from the review. It seems the lack of WiFi has been a real deal breaker for ZDNet. You can read the review HERE Read More...
Posted Wednesday, November 14, 2007 8:56 AM by jasonlan | 1 Comments

ZenZui Becomes ZuMobi

Sometime ago I blogged about ZenZui which was a new zooming interface for Windows Mobile. ZenZui have now become ZuMobi . Zumobi takes accessing, retrieving, and sharing Web-based content beyond traditional mobile browsers. When I first blogged about Read More...
Posted Tuesday, November 13, 2007 1:00 PM by jasonlan | 1 Comments

HTC announce the Touch Cruise

Yesterday HTC announced the Touch Cruise device. This device continues to extend the line of Touch devices with the Touch, Touch Dual and now Touch Cruise. The Touch Cruise has 3G/HSDPA, WiFi and Integrated GPS. It also has a 3 MegaPixel Camera FM Radio Read More...
Posted Tuesday, November 13, 2007 9:37 AM by jasonlan | 0 Comments

6:02 - are you in the queue?

Today is the day the iPhone launches in my country - the UK. It will be interesting to see whether the same hype and hysteria follows to the UK. I drove past my local Carphone Warehouse store and there were no queues outside there this evening. I did Read More...
Posted Friday, November 09, 2007 6:02 PM by jasonlan | 2 Comments

Windows Mobile support lifecycle

I had a customer today ask me about the support lifecycle for Windows Mobile 5.0. Essentially we support our mobile platforms for 5 years in mainstream support and then an additional 5 years in Extended support. So for Windows Mobile 5.0 we provide mainstream Read More...
Posted Friday, November 09, 2007 4:39 PM by jasonlan | 0 Comments

Sync my Ride

Probably the coolest URL for a Microsoft Product and certainly a cool product :) Now we all know the fun/difficulty of pairing devices to Bluetooth hands free kits and trying to stream music. Controlling them becomes even more difficult especially whilst Read More...
Posted Friday, November 09, 2007 4:14 PM by jasonlan | 2 Comments

Carphone warehouse launch the Ted Baker Needle

Carphone Warehouse in conjunction with HTC have launched the Ted Baker Needle. A rather nice lilac version of the HTC Touch device. You can buy it online HERE Read More...
Posted Thursday, November 08, 2007 1:32 PM by jasonlan | 2 Comments

Branding - going a step too far....

I've been at the Connections conference this week talking about Windows Mobile and how it integrates with Exchange 2007 as well as the advances in Service Pack 1. I was staying at The Hotel which is part of the Mandalay Bay (where the conference is taking Read More...
Posted Thursday, November 08, 2007 1:13 AM by jasonlan | 2 Comments

Smartphone Round Robin

Smartphone Experts has launched a fascinating Round Robin event in which the editors from Treo, Blackberry, Windows Mobile, and iPhone community sites have their everyday smartphones swapped out for a competitor: the Treo 680, iPhone, Blackberry 8310, Read More...
Posted Wednesday, November 07, 2007 7:14 PM by jasonlan | 2 Comments

Coolsmartphone on a roll...

Gears over at Coolsmartphone.com seems to be on a roll with a bunch of great reviews of new devices and scoops. First they have the HTC S730 Review as well as a review of the HTC Shift . They have also managed to discover that the HTC Touch Dual is coming Read More...
Posted Wednesday, November 07, 2007 6:43 PM by jasonlan | 2 Comments

Mobile IM Survey

Instant messaging on the PC has become a very popular form of communication over the last few years with some analysts predicting that it will overtake email as the most used form of communication, especially by the younger generation. Mobile Instant Read More...
Posted Wednesday, November 07, 2007 1:32 AM by jasonlan | 1 Comments

S/MIME Implementation Guide

We've been working on this S/MIME implementation guide for some time so it's great to finally blog post it! S/MIME provides open, interoperable protocols that allow compliant software to exchange messages that are protected with digital signatures and Read More...
Posted Wednesday, November 07, 2007 1:14 AM by jasonlan | 4 Comments

Attachment(s): Windows Mobile SMIME implementation guide-final-1101.pdf

How to Clear out Outlook Web Access Passwords on Windows Mobile

One of my customers was using Outlook Web Access on their Windows Mobile device and they were caching the password on the device. They had a problem that when their Active Directory password changed there was no way to reset or clear the password outside Read More...
Posted Wednesday, November 07, 2007 12:58 AM by jasonlan | 3 Comments

Call for apps

I was chatting with Loke this morning about my ideas for a couple of cool applications which don't exist today that I think really should! Now either we just haven't been able to find them or maybe they just don't exist. FACEBOOK Today Plug In - this Read More...
Posted Monday, November 05, 2007 7:15 PM by jasonlan | 7 Comments

Hotel Room of the Future

I was reading my feeds this morning and I always love Alistair's blog as he has such a great eye for interesting articles and an incredible sense of humour. The article he posted today really struck a chord with me. I'm in the US at Connections and struggling Read More...
Posted Monday, November 05, 2007 4:46 PM by jasonlan | 0 Comments

Vodafone v1520 coming soon

Vodafone have just added details of an upcoming device to their Business site. There are very few details except the device has a 3.5" touch screen along with GPS. It also says it has been designed for line of business applications. Not sure what is meant Read More...
Posted Monday, November 05, 2007 4:16 PM by jasonlan | 2 Comments

Want to help us shape our Developer Experience?

If you are a developer and want to help us shape our developer experience for the future you now have an opportunity! We have just launched a developer experience feedback mechanism through the Microsoft Connect Site. Here you can submit feature requests, Read More...
Posted Friday, November 02, 2007 1:33 PM by jasonlan | 0 Comments

AT&T announce the Motorola Q9H

Today AT&T announced the Motorola Q9H device - The device has Windows Mobile 6, HSDPA and GPS integrated. I used one of these devices for 2-3 weeks and whilst it's a little larger than some of the other QWERTY devices the keyboard is very good and Read More...
Posted Thursday, November 01, 2007 5:56 PM by jasonlan | 4 Comments
 
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