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Windows Mobile 5.0, originally codenamed "Magneto", was released on May 9, 2005. It is powered by Windows CE 5.0 and uses the .NET Compact Framework 1.0 SP2 — an environment for programs based on .NET to be used. Features include * A new version of Office called "Office Mobile" o PowerPoint Mobile has been added o Excel Mobile adds graphing capability o Word Mobile adds tables and graphics insertion * Windows Media Player 10 Mobile * Photo Caller ID * DirectShow Support * Picture and Video package, which converges the management of videos and pictures * Bluetooth support with fewer features than prior Broadcom/Widdcomm alternatives, although some users reportedly have managed to replace the defunct stack with the legacy Broadcom/Widdcomm stack.[citation needed] * Global Positioning System (GPS) management interface to all navigation programs installed * Microsoft Exchange Server "push" functionality improvements * QWERTY keyboard-support is included by default * Error reporting facility similar to that present in desktop and server Windows systems * ActiveSync 4.2, promising 10-15% increased speed on synchronization * Persistent storage (PS) is now supported in Pocket PCs allowing devices to have increased battery life. Previously up to 50% (enough for 72 hours of storage) of battery power was reserved just to maintain data in volatile RAM. Windows-based devices are moving from using RAM as their primary storage medium to the use of flash memory. * Windows Mobile updates are released as Adaptation kit upgrade. AKU3 is the most current release, while the next version, Windows Mobile 6.0 is planned. Windows Mobile 5.0 was released at Microsoft's Mobile and Embedded Developers Conference 2005 in Las Vegas, May 9–May 12, 2005.
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The Future
Microsoft is working on two upgrades to the Mobile 5.0 platform. The first upgrade is codenamed Crossbow and the second is codenamed Photon.
Windows Mobile 6.0 (Crossbow )
Windows Mobile 6.0 is the next upgrade after Windows Mobile 5.0 and is scheduled to be released in the first half of 2007. Pieter Knook, a Microsoft Sr. VP, told IDG that the company plans to upgrade the Mobile platform once each year.[1] Knook told IDG that Crossbow will have strong links with Office 2007 and Exchange 12. It will also include the mobile version of Office Communicator, an IM tool for enterprises. The timeframe for the release as well as other specs were leaked via a presentation that was captured in the Google cache.[2] Summary of Specs:[3] * Q4 ‘06 Release to manufacturers * Based on Windows CE 5.0 * Improved mobile messaging * Advanced Business and Enterprise propositions * Strengthened phone experience * Faster, easier application development and distribution * VoIP (Internet calling) support with AEC(Acoustic Echo Cancelling) and MSRT Audio Codec * Windows Live integration * Storage Card Encryption - Windows Mobile 6-based Pocket PC and Smartphone devices support encryption of data stored in external removable storage cards. * Q2 ‘07 Marketing Launch
Photon (2008)
The upgrade to Crossbow is codenamed Photon and is scheduled for release in the first half of 2008. Summary of Specs: * Q4 ‘07 Release to manufacturers * Based on Windows CE 6.0 * New, Flexible Shell * Modular Containers * Yamazaki CE kernel * Q1/Q2 ’08 Marketing Launch
More in depth information can be found here. (from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)
Microsoft is working on two upgrades to the Mobile 5.0 platform. The first upgrade is codenamed Crossbow and the second is codenamed Photon.
Windows Mobile 6.0 (Crossbow )
Windows Mobile 6.0 is the next upgrade after Windows Mobile 5.0 and is scheduled to be released in the first half of 2007. Pieter Knook, a Microsoft Sr. VP, told IDG that the company plans to upgrade the Mobile platform once each year.[1] Knook told IDG that Crossbow will have strong links with Office 2007 and Exchange 12. It will also include the mobile version of Office Communicator, an IM tool for enterprises. The timeframe for the release as well as other specs were leaked via a presentation that was captured in the Google cache.[2] Summary of Specs:[3] * Q4 ‘06 Release to manufacturers * Based on Windows CE 5.0 * Improved mobile messaging * Advanced Business and Enterprise propositions * Strengthened phone experience * Faster, easier application development and distribution * VoIP (Internet calling) support with AEC(Acoustic Echo Cancelling) and MSRT Audio Codec * Windows Live integration * Storage Card Encryption - Windows Mobile 6-based Pocket PC and Smartphone devices support encryption of data stored in external removable storage cards. * Q2 ‘07 Marketing Launch
Photon (2008)
The upgrade to Crossbow is codenamed Photon and is scheduled for release in the first half of 2008. Summary of Specs: * Q4 ‘07 Release to manufacturers * Based on Windows CE 6.0 * New, Flexible Shell * Modular Containers * Yamazaki CE kernel * Q1/Q2 ’08 Marketing Launch
More in depth information can be found here. (from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)