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PDA Prizefight: Palm OS 5 V Windows Mobile 2003
Talkback The core applicaitons of the Windows CE OS are much better than the corresponding PalmOS applicaitons. The Pocket PC seemesly connects to my Windows desktops. If you want a paper weight, or at least to blow some money, there are better items to get...
[March 15, 2004, 2:34]
PDA Prizefight: Palm OS 5 V Windows Mobile 2003
Talkback Palm is like DOS while Windows CE looks much like a full scaled OS. With Pocket PC you don't need to learn a new OS - it is much like the desktop Windows (without the mess collected on the desktop) - you have file system and strong process control.
[June 20, 2004, 21:21]
Microsoft's New Handheld OS review
Reviews The new OS, which goes under the unwieldy name Windows Mobile 2003 for Pocket PC, is built on Windows CE.Net 4.2 rather than Windows CE 3.0, as previously. Interestingly, we've heard nothing so far regarding a new Phone Edition of the Pocket PC OS...
[June 23, 2003, 7:22]
Next Windows Mobile Primed For Release
News While many Microsoft-based handhelds use Windows Mobile, Microsoft has a dual OS strategy in which it also licenses the Windows CE core to hardware makers that want more flexibility to customise the devices.
[March 19, 2004, 8:00]
Linux Everywhere: The Penguin Goes Mobile
News The hand held devices that are targeted [by the Linux community] are the ones that natively run Windows CE, not Palm OS or [Symbian's] EPOC. Today, most of the attention in the handheld world is trained on the battle between Palm -- which makes the...
[June 29, 2000, 14:07]
CE Losing Palm Arm Wrestle
News As the Palm OS continues to grow in popularity, some handheld hardware makers are abandoning rival Microsoft's Windows CE. They've still screwed it up," said a software developer who designs products that run on both the Palm OS and CE.
[November 1, 1999, 8:34]
Smartphone Market Picks Up In Europe
News While Palm is still the leading handheld vendor, and Sony continues to post good growth rates, the sheer number of vendors using Windows CE in their devices means that Palm OS is now in third place in EMEA," said analyst Andy Buss in a statement.
[April 23, 2003, 12:58]
Microsoft Smartphone Connects Down Under
News The Qtek7070 handset uses the Windows CE-based Smartphone operating system to bring Internet Explorer, Outlook and Instant Messenger to the mobile, in an attempt to replicate the desktop user experience as closely as possible.
[June 3, 2003, 8:17]
Microsoft Releases New Handheld OS
News Microsoft has moved the operating system to a new underlying core, using Microsoft's Windows CE.Net 4.2 code base, as opposed to Windows CE 3.0, which powered prior versions of Pocket PC. With the new OS, Microsoft is trying to make it easier for...
[June 23, 2003, 8:03]
IBM Announces Win CE-based WorkPad
News The WorkPad z50, available now for $999 (£610) comes with Mobile Connect, IBM's software for synchronising both the Windows CE and Palm OS WorkPads with Lotus Notes and Microsoft Exchange. According to Tsang, partner 3Com's Palm Computing division...
[May 6, 1999, 8:38]
Siemens: Why The Smartphone World Doesn't Need Microsoft
News Several big players are currently competing to establish themselves in the fuzzy area where computing and wireless devices come together: Microsoft with its Windows CE-based devices, PalmSource with Palm OS-based wireless handhelds and smartphones...
[May 1, 2003, 15:06]
IBM Shrinks DB2 For Handhelds
News Windows CE is offered in several iterations for both handheld PCs and mini notebooks, and the Palm OS is geared toward handhelds. Sybase is beta testing its UltraLite database engine for Windows CE and the Palm OS and is planning general...
[February 16, 1999, 14:06]
Symbian Rallies Developers Against Microsoft
News Two new versions of Windows CE arriving this year are designed for voice-enabled handheld computers and mobile phones with PDA functions, respectively called Pocket PC Voice Edition and Windows Powered Smartphone 2002.
[April 24, 2002, 9:30]
Mobiles To Get PowerVR 3D This Year
News Imagination on Thursday will announce OpenGL ES support in PowerVR MBX and MBX Lite for any Symbian OS or Linux device, and Imagination is also supporting OpenGL on Windows CE for a specific, unnamed customer.
[January 8, 2004, 16:35]
Microsoft Builds Silicon Foundation For Windows CE
News Windows CE is the blanket name for Microsoft's OS for consumer electronic devices. Motorola, one of the world's largest manufacturers of mobile phone chips, along with STMicroelectronics and NeoMagic, for instance, have pledged to develop...
[September 18, 2002, 13:42]
Windows CE, Pocket PC And Software Development Considerations
White Papers In fact, Windows CE .NET serves as the underlying OS for Windows Mobile 2003 for Pocket PC. Microsoft Windows CE .NET is a highly customizable OS that is ideal for task-specific applications as it delivers broad configuration and application...
[May 1, 2004, 1:03]
The Case For Local Database And Synchronization
White Papers This seminar covers the options available for persistent data storage in mobile applications, including the data storage mechanisms provided with the Palm OS and Windows CE, commercial mobile database offerings and homegrown solutions.
[September 26, 2003, 0:00]
Be Launches Mobile Operating System
News The new operating system enters a fiercely competitive market with Symbian's Epoc, Microsoft's Windows CE and the Palm OS all battling to be the standard for mobile Internet access devices. Compaq is expected to unveil a working device based on the...
[February 8, 2000, 10:08]
OEM Utilizes Windows Embedded To Speed Development Of Personal Navigation Device
White Papers Instead, Mobile Crossing chose Microsoft Windows CE 5.0 for its powerful embedded OS development tools, rich native and managed application tools, and an abundant choice of skilled professional developers already trained on the Windows operating...
[March 5, 2008, 0:02]
Sony, Palm Team Up Against Windows CE
News The collaboration is a major blow for Microsoft's Windows CE operating system, which competes with the Palm OS. Just last month Philips announced that it was abandoning its Nino range of handheld devices, following LG Electronics' September...
[November 16, 1999, 14:56]
