Engadget has a step-by-step illustrated tutorial showing how to use a Verizon Wireless Pocket PC Phone Edition (Windows Mobile 5) XV6700 as mobile modem for a notebook. You can find the article at… How-To: Use your EV-DO Pocket PC phone for internet access
SoftMaker has a public beta of its PlanMaker spreadsheet for Windows Mobile based Pocket PCs available at its website.SoftMaker PlanMaker 2006 for Pocket PC Beta The updated Excel Mobile in Windows Mobile 5 has a number of enhancements over previous versions including simple graphs. However, if you need even more functions and feature than Excel […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Windows Mobile 5 device (Pocket PC/Smartphone) users can get Exchange Server email pushed to them if their firmware includes the Messaging Security and Feature Pack (MSFP). But, if you use a previous generation Windows Mobile 2003 Second Edition Pocket PC Phone Edition, you are not left in the cold anymore. DataViz’ RoadSync for Windows Mobile […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Palm’s announcement for the Windows Mobile 5 based Treo 700wx Pocket PC Phone Edition for use on the Sprint PCS network includes a couple of interesting offers such as a free 1GB memory card, free shipping, and a $125 trade-in for Treo 650 owners. The Treo 700wx sells for $499.
i-Mate announced the availability of a free utility for their K-JAM Windows Mobile 5 Pocket PC Phone Edition that provides an indicator for whether a GPRS or higher speed EDGE network is available. A G is displayed in the status bar if a GPRS network is available and an E is displayed if EDGE is […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Reader I.I.B. asks: I wish to know if my ipaq 2215 can upgrade to windows mobile 5.0?? or windows mobile 2003 2nd Edition???? Unfortunately, HP did not provide any kind of upgrade path for the iPAQ 2215 Pocket PC. However, current generation Pocket PCs (without phone capability) are reasonably priced as they slowly disappear from […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Socket Communications, long known for providing early access to communications technologies on Windows Mobile devices, released a 802.11g WiFi SDIO card for Windows Mobile 5 devices. Socket Communications Delivers Go Wi-Fi! P300 802.11g WLAN Card Most current WiFi enabled Pocket PCs and Smartphones use the relatively slower 802.11b protocol.
Just read about this on LifeHacker. Touch Notes is a free Pocket PC application. It lets you jot down notes in ink (drawing vs. handwriting recogniztion) and appears to have a simple way to organize these notes. It is definitely on my try soon list.
If you plan to upgrade to Microsoft Money 2006 or 2007 and use it with your Pocket PC, don’t. According to the Microsoft web page Money for handheld devices and Palm Pilots, Money 2007 will not sync with any Pocket PC version and Money 2006 only synchronizes with Pocket PCs that run versions preceding Windows […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Microsoft recently published an article I wrote titled What’s New in Excel Mobile? One thing I didn’t write about in that article is about new functions. The reason for that is no new mathematical/logical/etc functions were added in Excel Mobile for Windows Mobile 5. However, the list of available functions for Excel Mobile is a […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Reader M.T. asks: I just read your article: “Get organized with Windows Mobile.” Nice job! I have a question: My tech is about ready to throw my hand held out the window! How can I connect the terminal services to a specific port? We are networked in my office and I can’t seem to connect […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Reader K.N asks: I have axim x51v with pocket pc 2002 installed, can I upgrade the OS to windows mobile 2005? Those technicials or supporting engineers can’t really help. The x51v I am using came with windows mobile 5.0, but the feature of powerpoint is view only, not editing. The editing feature is available in […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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