Microsoft announces built-in software advances for future devices
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Five years ago this past April Microsoft and three manufacturing partners introduced the Pocket PC, a new and more powerful class of PDA with built-in productivity applications and a mobile operating system developed by Microsoft. For the last five years Microsoft has continued to develop this software, fixing bugs, enhancing features, and adding new applications to the suite. They've also introduced two additional device categories: the Pocket PC Phone Edition and the Windows Mobile Smartphone. Finally, they've re-branded the operating system (OS)/application software suite a few times. What started out as “Pocket PC 2000” evolved into “Pocket PC 2002,” then “Windows Mobile 2003,” and more recently “Windows Mobile 2003 Second Edition.”
Well, they're at it again! On May 10 of this year Microsoft formally announced their fifth major update, “Windows Mobile 5.0,” and there's more to this new version than a name change.
Microsoft's goals for this release were threefold. First, they wanted to improve end user's productivity by giving them faster access to information and better productivity tools. Second, they want to enhance the user's multimedia experience and give them more options to use media to personalize their devices. Finally, they wanted to make it easier for manufacturers to build, brand, and differentiate the Windows Mobile devices they create.
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Five years ago this past April Microsoft and three manufacturing partners introduced the Pocket PC, a new and more powerful class of PDA with built-in productivity applications and a mobile operating system developed by Microsoft. For the last five years Microsoft has continued to develop this software, fixing bugs, enhancing features, and adding new applications to the suite. They've also introduced two additional device categories: the Pocket PC Phone Edition and the Windows Mobile Smartphone. Finally, they've re-branded the operating system (OS)/application software suite a few times. What started out as “Pocket PC 2000” evolved into “Pocket PC 2002,” then “Windows Mobile 2003,” and more recently “Windows Mobile 2003 Second Edition.”
Well, they're at it again! On May 10 of this year Microsoft formally announced their fifth major update, “Windows Mobile 5.0,” and there's more to this new version than a name change.
Microsoft's goals for this release were threefold. First, they wanted to improve end user's productivity by giving them faster access to information and better productivity tools. Second, they want to enhance the user's multimedia experience and give them more options to use media to personalize their devices. Finally, they wanted to make it easier for manufacturers to build, brand, and differentiate the Windows Mobile devices they create.
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