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Windows Mobile 6.1 phones offer video output — Apr. 02, 2008 —

A new smartphone manufacturer has made its debut with two new Windows Mobile 6.1-based devices. Velocity Mobile's Velocity 103 and Velocity 111 output video to VGA displays and TVs, offer WiFi, Bluetooth, and GPS, and will be sold as unlocked, carrier-independent devices, the company says. ...

Intel announces first Atom chips — Apr. 02, 2008 —

Accompanied by two dozen partners with prototype designs based on its new chips, Intel today announced five models in its new "Centrino Atom" line of mobile and embedded processors. The Z500-series chips, formerly "Silverthorne," range from 800MHz to 1.8GHz, with TDPs between 0.65W and 2.4W. ...

Wireless survey counts 255 million U.S. users — Apr. 02, 2008 — A December 2007 survey claims there are 255 million wireless users in the U.S., representing an increase of over 22 million from the year before. The study also said that in the last six months of 2007, wireless service revenues reached $71 billion. ...

Camera-phone OCR stack supports Windows Mobile — Apr. 02, 2008 —

Optical character recognition (OCR) vendor Abbyy USA has upgraded its mobile-device OCR software development kit (SDK) with support for East Asian languages. The Windows Mobile-compatible Mobile OCR SDK 2.5 adds Chinese, Japanese, and Korean (CJK) support, as well as improved image correction capabilities, says Abbyy. ...

Microsoft unveils Windows Mobile 6.1 — Apr. 01, 2008 —

Microsoft has announced an upgrade to its embedded operating system for smartphones and PDAs. Windows Mobile 6.1 includes a "sliding panel" home screen, a new task manager, enhanced cut-and-paste, threaded SMS, improved Direct Push technology, and the ability to zoom out on web pages, Microsoft says. ...

Virtualization stack adds Windows support — Apr. 01, 2008 — VirtualLogix has updated the Intel Architecture (IA) version of its embedded virtualization stack, which targets performance-critical telecom and datacom applications. VLX for Network Infrastructure (VLX-NI) 3.0 adds support for Microsoft Windows guests, Intel VT-d (virtualization technology for directed I/O), and Core Microarchitecture 3.0, while adding new Eclipse-based set-up tools. ...

CD-ROM sized board targets x86 storage servers — Apr. 01, 2008 —

Via has announced a motherboard with an unusual 7.5 x 5.6 inch footprint, matching that of a standard optical disk drive. The NAS 7800 runs Windows CE or Windows XP Embedded on a 1.5GHz C7 processor, and targets storage devices with up to eight SATA drives. ...

"Gesture" software uses camera instead of accelerometer — Mar. 31, 2008 — GestureTek Mobile says it plans to release Windows Mobile programs that can use a phone's camera as a pointing device. The applications will include a picture viewer, web browser, text messaging software, games, and mapping software, according to the company. ...

Four carriers adopt $100 smartphone — Mar. 31, 2008 —

Motorola has introduced a low-cost Windows Mobile 6-based smartphone that will be available from four different carriers. The MOTO Q 9c includes a QWERTY keyboard, 1.3 megapixel camera, stereo speakers, and the ability to make calls or open applications via speech recognition, according to the company. ...

Microsoft schedules bevy of Windows Mobile webcasts — Mar. 31, 2008 —

Microsoft has announced a bevy of webcasts aimed at introducing Windows Mobile to IT managers. To be presented throughout April, and led by members of Microsoft's Windows Mobile team, the events will cover device provisioning, email, security, and other enterprise-oriented topics, according to Microsoft. ...

Service syncs phones, desktops online — Mar. 28, 2008 —

Sharpcast has announced a web-based service designed to provide online synchronization of files between Windows Mobile devices and Windows or Macintosh desktops. SugarSync copies changes made on one device to the others, and also provides secure access to the synchronized files via a website, Sharpcast says. ...

Windows Mobile 6 camera phone does geotagging — Mar. 28, 2008 —

MWG has added to its range of Windows Mobile 6 Professional phones with a new model that can tag pictures with GPS coordinates. The Atom V has a 2-megapixel camera, 2.8-inch touchscreen display, 802.11b/g wireless networking, Bluetooth, and an FM radio. ...

Rear-view mirror runs Windows CE — Mar. 28, 2008 —

A Chinese automotive electronics maker serving domestic and international car manufacturers has built a Windows CE-based navigation, safety, and entertainment system into a rear-view mirror. Shenzhen Dsus's DS-400GB features a 4-inch touchscreen monitor, rear-view camera, Bluetooth, built-in speakers, multimedia playback, and an SD expansion slot. ...

Utility backs up Windows Mobile devices to storage cards — Mar. 27, 2008 —

Resco has announced backup software for Windows Mobile devices. Designed to save all third-party programs and data to a removable storage card, Resco Backup offers full and incremental backups, the ability to compare two backup sets, optional compression and encryption, and backup scheduling, Resco says. ...

Camera-equipped panel PC runs Windows CE or XP Embedded — Mar. 27, 2008 —

Axiomtek has announced an industrial panel PC that runs either Windows XP Embedded or Windows CE, and targets POS, kiosk, VoIP, and remote monitoring applications. The Panel2170-831 includes a 1.3 megapixel camera, 17-inch touchscreen display, dual gigabit Ethernet ports, two 1394a ports, and PCI expansion. ...

Windows CE 6.0 PDA shrugs off six-foot drops — Mar. 27, 2008 —

iWave Systems of Bangalore has announced a Windows CE 6.0-based industrial PDA targeting asset, inventory, and retail management. Available with RFID, WiFi, and GSM/GPRS/EDGE connectivity, the iW-Rainbow-G4 can withstand six-foot drops, and includes a 3.5-inch touchscreen display and a sealed keyboard, according to the company. ...

HTC's Shift gets mixed reviews — Mar. 27, 2008 —

This month, HTC began shipping the U.S. version of an eagerly anticipated UMPC (ultra-mobile PC) that runs both Windows Vista and Windows CE on dual processors. Initial reviews praise the Shift's physical design and ease-of-use, but criticize its lack of phone functionality, WiFi performance, and value. ...

Windows Mobile 6.1 poised for CTIA launch? — Mar. 26, 2008 —

Over 40,000 people have registered for next week's CTIA Wireless 2008, touted as the "premier event representing the global wireless industry." The show kicks off with a keynote by Microsoft EDD (Entertainment and Devices Division) President Robert Bach, who will likely announce Windows Mobile 6.1. ...

Windows CE-based PMP features GPS, dual cores — Mar. 26, 2008 —

IRiver has introduced a new combination portable media player (PMP) and GPS device that runs Windows CE 5.0. The iRiver NV Life has dual processor cores, a 7-inch screen, FM radio, and an integral receiver for T-DMB (terrestrial digital multimedia broadcasting) television, according to the company. ...

Microsoft updates .NET software for POS developers — Mar. 26, 2008 —

Microsoft has updated a software library allowing POS (point of service) developers to connect peripherals to .NET applications. Updating several existing functions, POS for .NET v1.12 also adds device classes for conveyor belts, electronic transaction management, doors/gates, item dispensers, lights, and RFID scanners, Microsoft says. ...

Soleus tapped for "next-generation" PND — Mar. 25, 2008 —

Intrinsyc Software has announced a design win for its Windows CE-based application software stack. A "leading global handset producer" will adopt the Soleus platform for a next-generation PND (personal navigation device) with "real-time search capabilities," Intrinsyc says. ...

Feature-packed navigator runs Windows CE — Mar. 25, 2008 —

Blaupunkt has added a high-end unit to its range of Windows CE 5.0-based PNDs (personal navigation devices). The TravelPilot 300 features a 4.3-inch touchscreen display, 4GB of flash storage, Bluetooth, a voice recorder, personal POI (points of interest) entry, and five video games. ...

Customizable DMA controller supports Windows CE — Mar. 25, 2008 — QuickLogic has announced a UDMA66 controller for video-enabled, hard-drive equipped mobile devices that run Windows CE. The controller is implemented as an intellectual property block meant for deployment on the company's customizable I/O controllers, which are based on tiny, low-power field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs). ...

Microsoft rules EMEA point-of-service market — Mar. 25, 2008 — Windows dominated the 2007 EMEA (Europe, Middle East, and Asia) POS (point of sales/service) terminal market, with a 61 percent share, according to a report. WEPOS (Windows Embedded for Point of Service) and Windows XP Embedded (XPe) were the fastest-growing OSes, with shipments up by 254 and 56 percent, respectively. ...

Windows phone meets NSA top secret standards — Mar. 24, 2008 —

General Dynamics has released a Windows-based phone meeting Federal standards for classified phone calls and secure network access. The Sectera Edge meets National Security Agency (NSA) requirements for Top Secret voice information, and provides access to the SIPRNet (secret internet procotol router network), the company says. ...

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