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April 2008 - Posts

Samsung i600 for under 100 pounds!

The Samsung i600 is one of my favourite devices and I just spotted it is available on Expansys for just 5p under 100 pounds! You can get it from HERE Read More...
Posted Wednesday, April 30, 2008 9:47 PM by jasonlan | 3 Comments

[Humour] Macbook air parody

I am a self-confessed Gadget-a-holic and I actually succumbed and bought a Macbook Air earlier in the year. I have since sold it and a number of folks have been asking me why? My main reason was that it was too BIG..... when I say this people always look Read More...
Posted Wednesday, April 30, 2008 7:48 PM by jasonlan | 0 Comments

New version of Slingplayer Mobile now Available

Slingmedia just released their new version of Slingplayer Mobile.  Version 1.6 is now available for download in the US and UK . The new version is available for Windows Mobile Smartphone and Windows Mobile Professional devices (both 5.0 and 6).  Read More...
Posted Wednesday, April 30, 2008 7:40 PM by jasonlan | 0 Comments

Windows Mobile as secure as Blackberry - are you joking?

At TechEd US 2008 this year I'm presenting a session which is called - 'Windows Mobile as secure as Blackberry - are you joking' I wanted to cover this topic as there is so much FUD out there on the Windows Mobile Security story.  Sorry - FUD - That's Read More...
Posted Tuesday, April 29, 2008 5:17 PM by jasonlan | 10 Comments

O2 UK launch the Palm Treo 500

O2 UK have just launched the Palm Treo 500.  Previously this device was only available on Vodafone.  It is a 3G Windows Mobile device which unlike it's predecessor (the Treo 750) doesn't have a touchscreen. It's running Windows Mobile 6 and Read More...
Posted Monday, April 28, 2008 8:08 PM by jasonlan | 1 Comments

What are the coolest Applications on Windows Mobile?

So what are they?  - Beyond the typical corporate applications I use (Exchange, Communicator Mobile, Office Mobile etc...) My current favourite applications are:   1) Guitar Hero III - a great game to play on your device - http://www.winplay.com/game/GuitarHeroMobile Read More...
Posted Monday, April 28, 2008 5:47 AM by jasonlan | 11 Comments

Why can't I disable Solitaire on my Windows Mobile Device?

I had a customer come across an intriguing problem whilst setting up their Mobile Device Manager configuration. They had setup their servers correctly and tested disabling the camera which worked fine.  The next thing they tried to do was to stop Read More...
Posted Friday, April 25, 2008 7:23 AM by jasonlan | 2 Comments

System Center Mobile Device manager 3 day Workshop

Our Partner team has created a 3 day Technical Workshop focused on System Center Mobile Device Manager (SCMDM).  The workshop is aimed at partners and customers and will take place in Madrid on May 27-29. There are only 20 places and these will be Read More...
Posted Thursday, April 24, 2008 3:24 PM by jasonlan | 0 Comments

Remove Duplicate Contacts from your Windows Mobile Device with DupeDeDupe from Modaco

Paul over at Modaco has written this very handy little application that will remove duplicate contacts from your Windows Mobile Device! You can also get it through apptodate as a CAB Read More...
Posted Thursday, April 24, 2008 5:40 AM by jasonlan | 3 Comments

What is your Ultimate Windows Mobile device? (made up from other devices)

I've been writing this blog article in my head for a while now so I thought I'd actually publish it! When I ask people what their perfect device would be I always get the typical answer of something impossibly thin with near infinity battery life and Read More...
Posted Wednesday, April 23, 2008 8:24 PM by jasonlan | 10 Comments

Jawbone and iGo - a Match made in heaven

Just spotted this on the IGO Blog .  My favourite charger (IGO) now has an adapter for the Jawbone headset! Woo-Hoo! You can read more HERE Read More...
Posted Tuesday, April 22, 2008 8:08 PM by jasonlan | 1 Comments

Mobile Device Manager - Best Practices Analyzer

Today at Infosec I had a number of customers looking for help in assessing their infrastructure readiness for System Center Mobile Device Manager.    To help them do this I shared with them the Best Practices Analyzer for Mobile Device Read More...
Posted Tuesday, April 22, 2008 3:54 PM by jasonlan | 1 Comments

Dubai - Windows Mobile Briefings - 7th May

Unfortunately I won't be at these briefings as I do love Dubai however our Windows Mobile team is running both an Enterprise and Partner briefing on the 7th May.  The Agenda for the Enterprise Briefing is below: 09:00 – 09:30 Registration 09:30 Read More...
Posted Monday, April 21, 2008 1:57 PM by jasonlan | 1 Comments

How to setup the 6.1 device emulators for testing with Mobile Device Manager

Our web team has just published a companion document on the System Center Mobile Device Manager Technet site (so far just Web-based, not .doc) to explain how to use the Windows Mobile 6.1 Device Emulators for testing System Center Mobile Device Manager. Read More...
Posted Friday, April 18, 2008 7:07 PM by jasonlan | 0 Comments

First Impressions of the Xperia X1

The team at WMExperts managed to get to touch/feel/drool over the new Sony Ericsson Windows Mobile device! They have published an extensive review on their site HERE Read More...
Posted Thursday, April 17, 2008 4:12 PM by jasonlan | 0 Comments

Free Developer Mobility Events in the US

Mobility Metro is a 3 day hands-on lab or 1 day seminar that covers the detailed points about building applications on the Windows Mobile platform. It covers tools such as Visual Studio 2008, the .NET Compact Framework, SQL Server Compact Edition and Read More...
Posted Tuesday, April 15, 2008 1:07 PM by jasonlan | 4 Comments

Jawbone 2

Engadget have just provided some insight into the new Jawbone 2 Bluetooth Headset! I've always been a big fan of the Jawbone with it's amazing noise cancelling technology so it'll be great to see the next version! Read More...
Posted Monday, April 14, 2008 10:27 AM by jasonlan | 6 Comments

Why can't I click on a phone number on my (Professional) device

I've had a few people ask me this over the last few weeks so I thought it was time for a blog article! Let me outline the problem..... You have a conference call at 5pm and someone sends you a conference call meeting request with the telephone number Read More...
Posted Friday, April 11, 2008 8:33 AM by jasonlan | 7 Comments

Guitar Hero 3 on Windows mobile

I love this game on XBOX 360 and was so excited when I saw it available for Windows Mobile I immediately bought it! You can buy Guitar Hero 3 either as a subscription where you get new songs every month or as a one off where you get 15 songs with the Read More...
Posted Thursday, April 10, 2008 8:26 PM by jasonlan | 3 Comments

Ultimate Steal - get office for £38.95!

Obviously I can't condone stealing but our previous offer to students of colleges and universities to buy Office 2007 Ultimate Edition for £38.95 has now been extended to include staff at colleges and universities! All you need to have is a .ac.uk Read More...
Posted Thursday, April 10, 2008 12:21 PM by jasonlan | 2 Comments

Cognito Mobile Seminars

One of our partners Cognito Mobile is running 2 Mobile Workforce seminars in the UK at the end of April/beginning of May. The seminars are to designed so you can discover how your business can benefit from the latest advancements in Mobile Workforce Management Read More...
Posted Thursday, April 10, 2008 7:45 AM by jasonlan | 1 Comments

Mobile 2.0

| View | Upload your own   Tony pinged me this link on email last week and I only just got round to checking it out... It's an interesting summary on where mobile could develop in the future. Shame there isn't a downloadable version though :( Read More...
Posted Wednesday, April 09, 2008 1:10 PM by jasonlan | 1 Comments

Exchange 2007 and Windows Mobile 6.1 - applying security policies

Nuno has just written an article on the application of the new policies within Windows Mobile 6.1 and Exchange 2007 SP1. Those policies allow you to do new things like disable the camera, switch on/off bluetooth and even control which applications a user Read More...
Posted Wednesday, April 09, 2008 8:11 AM by jasonlan | 3 Comments

System Center Mobile Device Manager 2008 - how can you get access?

Since we announced System Center Mobile Device Manager back in October I've been drowning in customer demand for it (a good thing) On April 1st (bad date I know) it went into public availability through our volume licensing programs.  Now if you Read More...
Posted Tuesday, April 08, 2008 6:56 AM by jasonlan | 8 Comments

HandSolo Mobile - the ultimate mobile device?

When I read the specs for this device I thought this was my ultimate device... The HandSolo is the first ultra-portable handheld device designed to streamline the way you use mobile technology. It comes complete with advanced mobile features such as an Read More...
Posted Monday, April 07, 2008 5:29 PM by jasonlan | 1 Comments

Has your Mobile operator removed Windows Live Hotmail Access?

A number of mobile operator provided devices are shipped without the Windows Live services available.   There is now a version of Microsoft‘s Windows Live for Windows Mobile, without Messenger that is available as a free download at http://wl.windowsmobile.com Read More...
Posted Monday, April 07, 2008 9:54 AM by jasonlan | 7 Comments

Twittering on Windows Mobile

Nice spot by Steve and Sarah on this one.  Twobile is a Twitter client for Windows Mobile.  Having just got into Twitter (and finding it an easy way to update my Facebook status too!) I was very pleased to see this application. Even better - Read More...
Posted Saturday, April 05, 2008 7:35 PM by jasonlan | 4 Comments

Windows Mobile 6.1

Video: Windows Mobile 6.1   I've been struggling with the flu the last few 10 days so I was actually off sick when we finally announced Windows Mobile 6.1! A couple of colleagues created this great video which is embedded above.  It showcases Read More...
Posted Friday, April 04, 2008 2:58 PM by jasonlan | 2 Comments

Make your 3g Windows Mobile phone a Wi-Fi Hotspot

Taproot systems recently announced it's Walking Hotspot software which allows you to turn your Windows Mobile device into a Wi-Fi Hotspot! This would allow you to then connect your Notebook or other device via your Windows Mobile phone. Check out the Read More...
Posted Wednesday, April 02, 2008 3:28 PM by jasonlan | 2 Comments

Airborne cellphone use is closer on U.K.- registered planes

Oh no - this nightmare may become a reality soon.... Ofcom has been reviewing proposals for the use of Mobile Phones when a plane has reached 10,000 feet. Ofcom, which has been examining the proposals since last year, said that the plans would be subject Read More...
Posted Tuesday, April 01, 2008 3:24 AM by jasonlan | 3 Comments
 
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