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QA services accelerate Windows Embedded certification — Jul. 05, 2006 — Bsquare is offering four packaged quality assurance (QA) services for OEMs seeking Microsoft certification for Windows Mobile and Windows CE-based devices. The company says its QA test services can help OEMs achieve logo certification more quickly, while lowering field failure rates and warranty costs. ...
Pocket PC data acquisition software updated — Jul. 05, 2006 — Applied PDA Software has released an update to its data acquisition software for Pocket PCs. PocketDAQ Pro v2.4 supports a variety of peripherals communicating over serial, infrared, or wireless Bluetooth interfaces, including barcode scanners, GPS receivers, sensors, scales, balances, RFID instruments, and other data loggers, ...
Converged handsets becoming irresistible — Jun. 30, 2006 — Annual shipments of "converged" handsets -- devices combining cellular and WiFi wireless -- will exceed 132 million units by 2010, In-Stat forecasts. Carriers have been reluctant to offer WiFi-capable handsets for several reasons, but WiFi has now "spread so fast that they will not be able to resist much longer," ...
Middleware links mobile .NET CF to backend Java apps — Jun. 30, 2006 — Softwired has released a new version of its middleware that enables "reliable" data communications between Windows Mobile devices and backend Java applications. iBusMobile version 6.0 now supports devices running Windows Mobile 5.0 with .NET Compact Framework 2.0, according to the company. ...
Windows vs. Linux in embedded: the debate continues — Jun. 30, 2006 — Responding to an article at ZDNet that discussed the prospects for Linux in future mobile phones and other embedded devices, John Carroll, programmer and Microsoft employee, blogs that Windows CE has a lot going for it too, and is now the "de facto standard in handhelds." ...
Seattle WE-DIG digs XNA game framework — Jun. 30, 2006 — The next monthly meeting of the Seattle area Windows Embedded Developers' Interest Group (WE-DIG), on Wednesday, July 5, will take a look at XNA, a managed code framework for game developers that runs on multiple platforms, including XBox 360, Windows Mobile, and Windows XP. ...
Using the Windows CE Shared Source DVR engine — Jun. 29, 2006 — Microsoft and WindowsForDevices.com are jointly sponsoring the first-ever Windows CE shared source contest. One software component being used in the contest is the shared source DVR engine. This article provides DVR engine-related background, technical information, and resources, including a download of the audio transcript from the DVR Engine Live Chat ...
Windows Mobile app screens incoming phone calls — Jun. 29, 2006 — Czech software house Maxicon s.r.o. has released a smartphone application that monitors incoming calls and accepts or rejects calls based on phone number. PhoneGate for Windows Mobile lets users discreetly reject unwanted calls with a busy signal while leaving the phone available for important calls, ...
Software mobilizes business apps — Jun. 29, 2006 — E-Tech Solutions has launched a software toolset that "mobilizes" enterprise applications by linking them with client software on mobile computers and devices running Windows Mobile 5.0 or Windows XP Tablet Edition. The E-Mobile Framework allows field staff to capture data at the point of service, according to the company. ...
Windows CE feature phone OS makes inroads in China — Jun. 29, 2006 — Intrinsyc Software has signed up a second potential licensee for its Soleus feature phone software platform based on Windows CE. The company says it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Ginwave Technologies Ltd., an independent handset design center headquartered in Shenzhen, China. ...
EDGE-enabled flip phone pushes email — Jun. 28, 2006 — i-mate has released an EDGE-enabled clamshell-style smartphone that runs Windows Mobile 5.0 and supports Microsoft's direct push technology. The thin, lightweight, quad-band Smartflip boasts built-in Bluetooth, 64MB of RAM and flash, a micro SD expansion slot, and a 1.3 Mpixel camera with secondary screen for self-portraits. ...
Fanless thin client LCD avoids biological pollution — Jun. 28, 2006 — Athena Thin Clients has introduced what it says is the first fanless, thin client terminal integrated directly into a TFT LCD monitor. The 17-inch T2117FM, available with either Windows CE or Windows XP Embedded, is well-suited to critical care environments in hospitals, according to the company. ...
VoWiFi runs on Windows Mobile handhelds without DSP — Jun. 28, 2006 — SoftRISC says its Echo Canceller software will provide Voice over WiFi (VoWiFi) capabilities on future Windows Mobile computers from Symbol Technologies. The software is optimized to run directly on a mobile computer's XScale processor, without requiring separate DSP and AEC (accoustic echo cancellation) chips, SoftRISC says. ...
Microsoft debuts its answer to SourceForge: CodePlex — Jun. 27, 2006 — Microsoft unveiled an online collaborative software development and source code sharing portal at the Open Source Business Conference in London on June 17. CodePlex, which aims to offer capabilities similar to those provided by SourceForge, already hosts more than 30 collaborative development efforts, according to Microsoft. ...
Dual UART zooms to 16 Mbps, supports Windows CE — Jun. 27, 2006 — Exar is shipping a family of dual universal asynchronous receiver/transmitter (UART) chips with a maximum data rate of 16 megabits per second. The XR16V2x5x series is supported by drivers for Windows CE 4.2 and 5.0, and provides the faster data rates required by telecommunications equipment, cellular data devices, portable appliances, ...
Datalight sheds light on NAND flash — Jun. 27, 2006 — With rising density and falling prices, NAND flash memory is finding its way into an increasing number of portable devices, including MP3 players, mobile phones, and digital cameras. Yet, NAND technology has inherent constraints that must be understood in order to use it successfully. ...
Intel ditches mobile phone processors — Jun. 27, 2006 — Intel will sell its XScale PXAxxx applications processor and 3G baseband processor businesses to Marvell for $600 million, plus existing liabilities. The deal could make Marvell the top supplier of 3G and later smartphone processors, and enable Intel to focus on its core x86 and wireless LAN chipset businesses, ...
Mobile-optimized fonts available for licensing — Jun. 27, 2006 — Font specialist Ascender Corp. announced a sublicensing program whereby it will make its font software available for re-distribution with components targeting mobile device and digital television applications. The program will allow middleware, user interface, browser, and silicon vendors to offer high quality font support ...
Microsoft outlines unified communications strategy — Jun. 26, 2006 — Microsoft on June 26 outlined its "unified communications" strategy, which aims to seamlessly interconnect email, instant messaging, and cellular and VoIP (voice-over-IP) telephony, along with audio-, video-, and web-conferencing. Additionally, Motorola and LG-Nortel announced plans to develop fixed and mobile devices supporting the unified communications platform. ...
Online video shows how to build Windows CE 6 OS images — Jun. 26, 2006 — Mike Hall, senior technical product manager in the Windows Embedded group, has recorded an "eHow-to" video showing the process of configuring and building a Windows CE 6 operating system image using the Beta release distributed to MEDC attendees at Las Vegas and subsequent events ...
FMC adoption coming, carrier-enterprise battle brewing — Jun. 26, 2006 — Enterprise-focused fixed-mobile convergence (FMC) initiatives could help carriers, as well as enterprises, by driving adoption and usage of mobile devices, a report from research firm Unstrung Insider suggests. However, a battle between carriers and enterprises over control of converged networks may follow, the report warns. ...
Wireless VPN attains Windows Mobile certification — Jun. 26, 2006 — [Updated June 28] -- NetMotion Wireless Inc.'s wireless VPN (virtual private network) software has achieved "Designed for Windows Mobile" certification through Microsoft's Mobile2Market program, the company announced on June 26. Additionally, Mobility XE Mobile VPN is the first VPN software to be certified for Windows Mobile 5.0 smartphone ...
Smartphones become personal network hubs — Jun. 26, 2006 — Broadcom claims that the combination of its latest Bluetooth chipsets and software enables Windows Mobile smartphones to replace desktop and laptop PCs as the center of a full-featured wireless personal area network (PAN). The first major handset to exploit the technology is Motorola's new Q smartphone, ...
Students aim technology at a better environment — Jun. 23, 2006 — Representatives of 30 student development teams from seven countries converged on Microsoft's Redmond, Wash. campus June 23-25, to compete in the third annual Windows Embedded Student ChallengE, which featured the theme, "Preserving, protecting, and enhancing the environment." Five winning teams collectively were awarded $24,000 in cash. ...
DirectShow filters support Windows CE, Windows Mobile — Jun. 23, 2006 — Hantro has released a set of DLL filters that provide video encoding and decoding support for Microsoft's DirectShow on Windows and Windows mobile handheld devices. The software facilitates fast deployment of leading-edge wireless multimedia applications, such as mobile TV, video telephony, camcorder, streaming, and file playback, according to the company. ...

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