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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. If you want a paper weight, or at least to blow some money, there are better items to get than a PalmOS based PDA!
[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]
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]
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]
Microsoft Pries Open PDA Clamshells
News Microsoft is set to release the fourth version of its Windows CE operating system for clamshell-style handheld PCs Thursday. Through several upgrades, which saw the OS split in two to address the increasingly popular PDA market, Handheld PC found...
[September 7, 2000, 9:58]
Zaurus Goes Online, But Not In UK
News Microsoft's Windows CE software will be built into a mobile phone handset from UK start-up Sendo that is launching later this year in Europe and the US. Treo, BlackBerry and the Symbian OS devices are available in the UK, along with Pogo, a...
[April 9, 2002, 16:52]
Microsoft Smartphone 2003 Debuts In Taiwan
News The Mio 8390 is Mitac's second Windows CE-based smartphone, a follow-up to the Mio 8380 unveiled in June. Smartphone 2003, like the latest update of Pocket PC for handheld computers, is based on Windows CE .Net 4.2.
[September 23, 2003, 9:45]
First Look At MS 'Stinger'-based Phone
News Microsoft won't build the device, but will license the underlying software technology such as the Windows CE operating system to manufacturers including Samsung. The combination PDA and mobile phone is the latest horse in Microsoft's stable of...
[August 10, 2000, 10:15]
Battle For The Mobile Space Heats Up
News Players for Windows CE devices and even the PlayStation2 are promised Wed 20 Feb: From promoting its high-end clamshell PDA operating systems, Symbian is moving decidedly toward the mass market for smartphones with its latest software
[February 19, 2002, 13:28]
DoCoMo 3G Deal Makes Symbian Big In Japan
News He said that PalmSource's Palm OS, used in handheld computers and wireless devices, and even Microsoft's Windows CE have "no traction" in Japan so far. It also contains PDA functionality, with a touch-sensitive 65K colour screen that's large enough...
[September 26, 2003, 12:25]
MS Targets Smart Phones, Pagers
News The OS behind Stinger is a version of Windows CE 3.0 that has been optimised for phones. The growth of the phone and pager markets is expected to eclipse that of the PDA market in the next five years, according to analysts.
[March 21, 2001, 8:32]
PalmSource Eyes Souped-up Device Size
News The Series 7 used Psion's Epoc operating system, which has now evolved into the Symbian OS used in smartphones, while HP's devices used Windows CE. People recognise that if you have a PDA and you want to make some notes, you turn it on and it is on.
[September 24, 2003, 14:55]
Slow GPRS Rollout Takes Toll On Symbian
News Microsoft's Windows CE will power a smartphone from the UK's Sendo, for example, but the handset remains in the development stage until data-based GPRS networks are deemed more stable. Psion owns a stake in Symbian, which is jointly owned by...
[March 14, 2002, 17:11]
Sony To Unveil Palm OS Device At PC Expo
News This is a boost for Palm because Microsoft already has its streamlined Windows CE operating system onto handheld devices from a number of different manufacturers including Hewlett-Packard, Casio and Compaq.
[June 26, 2000, 14:49]
Symbol Adds Wireless WAN To PDAs
News Symbol Technologies announced plans Tuesday to integrate wireless wide area network (WAN) capabilities into its line of mobile computing devices, which include the Palm OS-based SPT 1700, the Pocket PC-based PPT 2700 and the Windows CE-based PDT...
[October 4, 2000, 15:24]
Samsung Touts Turbocharged Mobile Processor
News The S3C2440 works with major handheld operating systems including Microsoft Windows CE, Palm OS, Symbian and Linux, Samsung said. The same trend is also taking place in the converged phone/ PDA market, where faster processors are needed to support...
[July 22, 2003, 9:27]
The PDA: It's Not Dead Yet
News The study also found that Windows CE is the operating system of choice for business-minded road warriors. Garner blames the stagnant US market on the continuing decline in Palm OS PDA shipments and aging product lines among Microsoft licensees.
[August 3, 2005, 9:30]
T-Mobile Rolls Out Voice-enabled BlackBerry
News Later this year O2 will launch the Xda (read the ZDNet UK review), which is based on Microsoft's Windows CE operating system and puts browser, phone and organiser features into a PDA form factor. Handspring offers colour and black-and-white...
[June 13, 2002, 13:26]
PC Expo: Clash Of The PDA Standards
News Imagine for a minute that your Palm, Handspring Sony or even your Windows CE/Pocket PC portable computer had a slot -- along the lines of the venerable PC Card technology -- that could accommodate CF, SM, SD or Memory Stick cards.
[July 3, 2000, 8:50]
AOL Instant Messenger Beta 4.8 review
Reviews One bright spot: while AIM 4.7 works only in Windows, this IM client comes in versions for a range of other operating systems, including Mac OS (separate versions for 68K users, PowerPC people, and those using the new OS X), Linux, Palm OS and...
[February 17, 2002, 23:00]
