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May 2008 - Posts

[Friday Humour] Facebook Gangsta

I haven't laughed as much for a long while till I saw this.... Facebook Gangsta from Facebook Gangsta on Vimeo . Read More...
Posted Friday, May 30, 2008 3:33 PM by jasonlan | 1 Comments
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System Center Mobile Device Manager VPN Insight

I've had a number of customers ask what the System Center Mobile Device Manager VPN is built on and how it operates. The VPN technology itself is built on 2 industry standards - IKE and MOBIKE. There is a great article which has been published which describes Read More...
Posted Friday, May 30, 2008 10:40 AM by jasonlan | 1 Comments
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Information week Webcast

Next week Information Week mobility expert, Eric Zeman, and my colleague Chip Vollers have a Webcast entitled 'The Smart, Safer Way to Mobile Enterprise Success' In this webcast they will share strategies, insights and tools for your enterprise needs Read More...
Posted Friday, May 30, 2008 6:30 AM by jasonlan | 1 Comments

Watch the Tech-Ed Developer Webcasts online

Constanze has been working with a number of our great developers in the community to produce a series of webcasts on Developing for Windows Mobile.  The 5 part series concludes next week with the final webcast Live from TechEd US! You can access Read More...
Posted Thursday, May 29, 2008 12:55 PM by jasonlan | 1 Comments

System Center Mobile Device Manager information resources

I'm often asked for what content or collateral we have on System Center Mobile Device Manager.  I've summarised the key content below so it may help get you up to speed quickly on this exciting new product! Watch the System Center Mobile Device Manager Read More...
Posted Thursday, May 29, 2008 6:23 AM by jasonlan | 1 Comments

Windows Mobile Classics

Over the Bank Holiday Weekend I was clearing out my study which is currently being converted into a nursery for our second arrival (RTW July). Over the years I've tried to keep hold of at least one of the many models of Windows Mobile devices that have Read More...
Posted Tuesday, May 27, 2008 3:53 PM by jasonlan | 9 Comments
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Alton Towers make theme Park 'PDA Free' Zone

This week in the UK is Half Term for a lot of schools and Alton Towers (a huge theme park in the UK) have made their venue a 'PDA Free' Zone. They are piloting a scheme where the use of PDA's and other devices will be banned to encourage parents to disconnect Read More...
Posted Tuesday, May 27, 2008 6:06 AM by jasonlan | 5 Comments
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HTC TyTn II - Windows Mobile 6.1

Over the Bank Holiday Weekend I upgraded my TyTn 2 with the HTC released Windows Mobile 6.1 build. I upgraded the device on my Vista laptop and it all was done in about 10-15 minutes. Of course I've been using Windows Mobile 6.1 for a long time now but Read More...
Posted Monday, May 26, 2008 5:25 AM by jasonlan | 20 Comments

Coolsmartphone - a week with the HTC Diamond

Coolsmartphone have managed to snag an HTC Diamond for the week. Gears is going to post about the experience on a day by day basis. Head on over to the Coolsmartphone site to get more pictures and other details! Read More...
Posted Sunday, May 25, 2008 6:30 PM by jasonlan | 2 Comments

HTC Release the first Windows Mobile 6.1 upgrade - for the TyTn 2

  I've been tidying up my study over the past few evenings as I'm moving all my technology to our spare room as the study will shortly become a nursery.... I found a TyTn 2 device which I thought I'd register on the HTC E-Club site .  I went Read More...
Posted Saturday, May 24, 2008 9:23 AM by jasonlan | 5 Comments
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Windows Mobile Partner Solutions

I often get asked by customers for recommendations on solutions for their business requirements or guidance towards partners that could help them. If you haven't seen this before we have a great resource which is the Windows Mobile Partner Solutions portal.  Read More...
Posted Friday, May 23, 2008 8:34 AM by jasonlan | 1 Comments

Pocketnow i-Mate Ultimate 9502 review

Pocketnow have provided a really in-depth review of the i-mate Ultimate 9502 device. The device is very well specified with Windows Mobile 6 Professional, quadband GSM (850/900/1800/1900) phone with triband UMTS/HSDPA (850/1900/2100). It has a 400MHz Read More...
Posted Wednesday, May 21, 2008 10:34 AM by jasonlan | 2 Comments

The demise of a British icon

My local paper last week was covering details of the removal of many Phone Boxes from villages in our surrounding area.  I'm really sad to see them being taken away as the British Telephone Box is a real icon. Obviously the huge growth in Mobile Read More...
Posted Tuesday, May 20, 2008 10:07 PM by jasonlan | 5 Comments

FreeCaddie - Free Golf GPS Rangefinder

FreeCaddie is a completely free golf rangefinder. The software runs on your phone and uses its GPS capabilities combined with a Golf course file data to tell your distance to the front, center and back of the green. FreeCaddie requires a Windows Mobile Read More...
Posted Monday, May 19, 2008 8:17 PM by jasonlan | 1 Comments

Updates to System Center Mobile Device Manager 2008 Resource Kit released to the Web

Our Mobile Device Manager team is doing a great job released tools for MDM, they have just released an update to the Resource Kit for System Center Mobile Device Manager.  Phase 2 is a cumulative release, Besides phase 1 tools it includes tools like Read More...
Posted Monday, May 19, 2008 6:25 AM by jasonlan | 1 Comments

Jawbone 2 is here!

I blogged about it's impending arrival a while back but Aliph (the makers of the Jawbone headset) has now announced the new Jawbone headset. Scarily it is 50% the size of the original AND it eliminates 10 times more noise! I can't wait to get my hands Read More...
Posted Friday, May 16, 2008 7:41 PM by jasonlan | 4 Comments

Update to Windows Mobile Live Search Client now available!

Our Live Search team has just released a great update to Windows Live Search on Windows Mobile.  The updates have all been driven from user feedback which was added in the last release as a mechanism to really understand what people wanted! First Read More...
Posted Friday, May 16, 2008 7:36 PM by jasonlan | 2 Comments

SpooNotes - a free note taking application

I've blogged previously about some of Gil's great FREE applications. SpooNotes is a note taking application for quick handwritten notes. Different pen width and color Different notes colors Smart writing surface: Auto-expand option (while writing!) Easy Read More...
Posted Thursday, May 15, 2008 3:47 PM by jasonlan | 1 Comments

Celio announce support for REDFLY for Windows Mobile 6.1 and 12 new devices

Celio recently announced support for their REDFLY Mobile Companion for 12 new Windows Mobile devices include leading Windows Mobile devices such as the Motorola Q and Samsung Blackjack II.  They also announced support for Windows Mobile 6.1. If you Read More...
Posted Wednesday, May 14, 2008 6:36 AM by jasonlan | 3 Comments
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Free Remote Control Application

On10 and Loke reminded me about this great little utility that allows you to control your Windows Mobile device from your PC.   You can also use it for grabbing device screenshots and it even supports dragging/dropping files to the device from Read More...
Posted Tuesday, May 13, 2008 7:54 AM by jasonlan | 2 Comments

Technet Radio - Get More Security and Control with Mobile Device Manager

Last week I recorded an interview with Eric over on Technet Radio.  It was all about Security and Mobile Device Manager so if you are interested you can listen or download it using the links at the bottom of this post. Get More Security and Control Read More...
Posted Monday, May 12, 2008 10:06 AM by jasonlan | 1 Comments

One Big weekend & Silverlight - Big Zoomy photo Thing

  This weekend was the BBC Radio 1 - One Big Weekend which is Europe's biggest free festival.  It took place in Maidstone in Kent. Radio 1's Army of photographers created a patchwork photo album using Silverlight that allows you to zoom in/around Read More...
Posted Monday, May 12, 2008 8:33 AM by jasonlan | 1 Comments
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Motorola Q9c launches with Verizon Wireless

On Friday Verizon Wireless launched the Motorola Q9c device.  The device is a personal favourite of mine with it's fantastic adaptive screen which makes reading the screen outdoors fantastic. The device will be available for $249.99. You can get Read More...
Posted Monday, May 12, 2008 8:27 AM by jasonlan | 1 Comments
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Unlimited Data - is it becoming a reality?

At the start of this month Vodafone announced they were providing Unlimited Internet Access to their customers.  Previously you had to pay £7.50 for a measly 120MB.  This announcement now provides any customer who pays £25 per month Read More...
Posted Friday, May 09, 2008 11:57 AM by jasonlan | 5 Comments

Samsung i200 now on Orange Website

The 3G Candy Bar Samsung i200 has now appeared on the Orange Business Website. I was using one of these devices for a few weeks and I have to say it was fantastic!   I've always liked 12 key devices and with Windows Mobile 6.1 on it I was gutted Read More...
Posted Friday, May 09, 2008 10:17 AM by jasonlan | 1 Comments

SMS Chat updated

Windows Mobile 6.1 includes threaded SMS but if you have an older device then SMS Chat may be of interest. It provides a threaded SMS interface for your SMS conversations and a whole bunch of other cool features such as the ability to switch onscreen Read More...
Posted Friday, May 09, 2008 5:37 AM by jasonlan | 0 Comments

Yahoo Go! Beta Now available for Windows Mobile Standard devices

The Yahoo! Go 3.0 beta is now available for Windows Mobile Standard (non Touch Screen) devices. If you want to get it from your device just go to HERE A word of warning though - if you have a Professional device  (Touch Screen) then you will get Read More...
Posted Thursday, May 08, 2008 5:31 PM by jasonlan | 2 Comments

Skyfire Beta 2 now available

I got a demo from a colleague of the Skyfire Mobile Browser which is now in Beta 2.  It's very impressive!    Unfortunately as I'm outside of the US I can't sign up for the beta :( But if you are in the US you can sign up for the Beta Read More...
Posted Thursday, May 08, 2008 3:08 PM by jasonlan | 4 Comments

HTC Touch Diamond Announcement

Today HTC announced the HTC Touch Diamond.    The video below shows the announcement!   The specification of the Diamond looks really interesting with: Qualcomm® MSM7201A™ 528 MHz Windows Mobile 6.1 7.2MB HSDPA Band VGA Read More...
Posted Tuesday, May 06, 2008 1:31 PM by jasonlan | 3 Comments

XOBNI enters public beta

If you haven't had a chance yet to try Xobni - I'd strongly suggest you head on over to their Download site now! Xobni (inbox backwards) is an application that sits in Outlook and enables you to see your past conversations with people, emails they've Read More...
Posted Monday, May 05, 2008 7:37 PM by jasonlan | 1 Comments

IT Blog Awards 08 - Computer Weekly

Nominate me in Wireless and Mobile   Well I had a very nice suprise today... Ian Moulster one of colleagues forwarded the IT Blog Awards for 2008 and my blog was mentioned in the Wireless and Mobility Category! Our Moof.Mobi blog also got a mention Read More...
Posted Friday, May 02, 2008 3:57 PM by jasonlan | 1 Comments

System Center Mobile Device Manager Forums

We've just launched our System Center Mobile Device Manager Forums on the Technet site. They are monitored by our Technical Teams so a great source of answer and information. You can access the Forum HERE Read More...
Posted Friday, May 02, 2008 3:01 PM by jasonlan | 0 Comments

Windows Mobile Connection launches!

Today we launched the Windows Mobile Connection , a new forum destination for anyone who sells mobile phones or works in the mobile industry. The connection is designed for everyone who sells or supports Windows Mobile Phones.  It's a place to help Read More...
Posted Thursday, May 01, 2008 8:53 PM by jasonlan | 1 Comments
 
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