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May 2007 - Posts

Windows Mobile Personalisation

Over at the Two Inch View - Jason Dunn has written a great article about Windows Mobile Personalisation and how you can make your device - yours! There are some good tips here on how to personalise your device from ringtone to today screens. You can read Read More...
Posted Thursday, May 31, 2007 9:13 AM by jasonlan | 2 Comments

Mobile Solutions in UK Public Sector

My colleague Dan forwarded me this which is a great video we've created to showcase Mobile Solutions in UK Public Sector. http://www.egovtv.tv/content.asp?programmedetail=1326 The video contains contributions from: Jacky Scobell Kent County Council Gary Read More...
Posted Wednesday, May 30, 2007 7:26 AM by jasonlan | 1 Comments

Is this the most expensive Mobile Phone ever?

This article caught my eye as it's not about the Vertu range (which it seems few people realise are owned by Nokia) but actually about the problem of execs wanting a 'Blackberry' I liked the breakdown of costs which call out all the necessary components Read More...
Posted Tuesday, May 29, 2007 9:24 AM by jasonlan | 5 Comments

How to deploy Windows Mobile to 40,000 users Powerpoint

I uploaded one my presentations from our Mobile and Embedded Developer Conference 2007 (MEDC) last week and the feedback was very positive about sharing the content. I've also uploaded my How to Deploy Windows Mobile to 40,000 users presentation for you. Read More...
Posted Monday, May 28, 2007 9:27 AM by jasonlan | 6 Comments

HP Ipaq 514 now available for pre-order on expansys less than 190 pounds!

The HP Ipaq 514 Messenger is now available for pre-order and you can get your hands on this Windows Mobile 6 device for just short of 190 UK Pounds! Check it out HERE Read More...
Posted Friday, May 25, 2007 7:34 PM by jasonlan | 1 Comments

HTC Kaiser unboxing

If you are a fan of the HTC Hermes device then this could be your next device.... The HTC Kaiser! I was playing with one of these the other day and the screen tilting is really quite innovative in terms of allowing you to use the keyboard and read the Read More...
Posted Friday, May 25, 2007 11:28 AM by jasonlan | 1 Comments

Norton Smartphone Suite to Ship for Windows Mobile next week

From May 29th, Symantec Corp. will broaden its mobile security product line by shipping new products designed for Windows Mobile devices. There are two versions called Norton Mobile Security for Smartphones and Symantec Mobile Security 5.0. The new Windows Read More...
Posted Thursday, May 24, 2007 9:16 PM by jasonlan | 2 Comments

Nokia E70 vs HTC S710

There is good article comparing the Nokia E70 vs HTC S710 over at allofsymbian.com The E70 has been around for a little while now but there isn't really another QWERTY keyboarded 'candy bar' device in the Nokia portfolio so it's an interesting comparison Read More...
Posted Thursday, May 24, 2007 5:40 PM by jasonlan | 0 Comments

Vodafone (HTC Vox) v1415 now available

The HTC Vox (S710) which has been available on Orange as the E650 is now available on Vodafone as the v1415 device! You can get much more details HERE Read More...
Posted Thursday, May 24, 2007 5:24 PM by jasonlan | 0 Comments

BT and Sony Turn the PSP into a Phone

There was a fascinating article on the Register yesterday about BT and Sony turning the PSP into a 'an advanced communications tool' Let's just hope that they make a headset or add bluetooth... why is this guy smiling? (or is he grimacing trying to hold Read More...
Posted Thursday, May 24, 2007 5:08 PM by jasonlan | 0 Comments

Top 10 Security Concerns of Windows Mobile (and how to overcome them)

At our Mobile and Embedded Developer Conference I presented a session on the Top 10 Security Concerns that I typically see for customers looking to deploy Windows Mobile. Rather than just highlighting these I also shared some solutions and approaches Read More...
Posted Wednesday, May 23, 2007 11:09 AM by jasonlan | 14 Comments

T-Mobile US announce the T-Mobile Wing

Whilst T-Mobile has been offering the upgrade to the very popular Dash. They are now the first US operator to provide an out of the box Windows Mobile 6 device! Launching in T-Mobile retail stores tomorrow and available online now, the Wing is 30% smaller Read More...
Posted Tuesday, May 22, 2007 11:28 PM by jasonlan | 8 Comments

ASUS announce Free Upgrades to Windows Mobile 6 and a new device

Woo-Hoo! If you have an Asus device they are providing free upgrades to Windows Mobile 6 Classic and Professional for the ASUS A639/A626/A686/A696 and ASUS P535/P735: Asus have also announced the new M530w device . The device is a Windows Mobile 6 standard Read More...
Posted Monday, May 21, 2007 7:42 PM by jasonlan | 2 Comments

Looks like there will be an upgrade to the Samsung i600!

After my moaning about the Samsung i600 not having a Windows Mobile 6 ..... M SMobiles.com and Smartphone-Web are citing articles that claim there will be an upgrade made available! This article comes from Samsung Germany so I'm hoping it is true as I Read More...
Posted Monday, May 21, 2007 7:32 PM by jasonlan | 3 Comments

[OFFTOPIC] OneNote Calendar Add-In

Although this isn't mobile... OneNote is one of my favorite applications for my PC and my Windows Mobile device! If you are using OneNote 2007 I've found this great utility. OneNote Calendar gives you a calendar view of all of your notes, allowing you Read More...
Posted Monday, May 21, 2007 1:28 PM by jasonlan | 3 Comments

Question - Has my blog influenced you?

I'm just in the process of writing an internal report as part of our Web 2.0 strategy for our Mobile division about the impact of my blog. I started the blog over 18 months ago and I'm trying to measure the impact of my blog. Now the normal metrics such Read More...
Posted Friday, May 18, 2007 8:05 PM by jasonlan | 10 Comments

UK Maximise Mobility Briefings

Our Partners TBS, Basilica and HP are hosting two Mobility Briefings at our Offices in Reading on the 30th May and 26th June 2007. The events have always been very well received by customers as it combines industry expertise along with our partners and Read More...
Posted Friday, May 18, 2007 7:56 PM by jasonlan | 0 Comments

Got Lotus Notes - Want Windows Mobile deviceS?

I often get asked by customers who have Lotus Notes 'How can I use Windows Mobile devices' Well for some time now Commontime have been providing their mSuite solution that provides Lotus Notes customers the opportunity to utilise Windows Mobile devices. Read More...
Posted Friday, May 18, 2007 7:52 PM by jasonlan | 1 Comments

National Work from Home day today.... are you?

Today is the UK Workwise National Work from Home Day today... http://www.workwiseuk.org/events/index.html Are you working from home today? It's ironic that despite being Mr Mobile - I'm not... I'm actually enroute to North Wales (Colwyn Bay) to see one Read More...
Posted Friday, May 18, 2007 10:00 AM by jasonlan | 4 Comments

Samsung announce 8gb MicroSD Cards

Samsung yesterday announced that they have developed an 8GB MicroSD card! The dissapointing news is that it won't be available till mid 2008 though :( It never ceases to amaze me how these cards and getting smaller and smaller and capacity getting bigger Read More...
Posted Thursday, May 17, 2007 12:29 PM by jasonlan | 2 Comments

Motorola q9 and q8 officially announced

Yesterday Motorola officially announced the Q9 and Q8 devices. The Motorola Q9 has been seen out in the wild quite frequently however the Q8 is a suprise for most! THe Q9 is a HSDPA Windows Mobile 6 device supporting HSDPA speed up to 3.6Mbps. The Q8 Read More...
Posted Wednesday, May 16, 2007 9:26 AM by jasonlan | 3 Comments

Shift - Pen/Stylus based device navigation and finger navigation

Our Microsoft Research team has released details of a new navigation method for Pen or Stylus based devices using Finger navigation. The method if called 'Shift' and you can get more details of it HERE There is a Video which takes you through this as Read More...
Posted Wednesday, May 16, 2007 9:09 AM by jasonlan | 2 Comments

So Tell Me... are you loving Windows Mobile 6?

With the release of the T-Mobile Dash Upgrade and the Orange SPV E650 and HTC S710 as well as the E-Ten upgrades a number of you should now be experiencing Windows Mobile 6. I've been running it since very early betas as 'Crossbow' so I've become very Read More...
Posted Tuesday, May 15, 2007 6:24 PM by jasonlan | 26 Comments

Windows Mobile 6 Stand alone and localised device emulator images

Not sure how I missed this one (probably because it happened during MEDC craziness) however we have released Windows Mobile 6 localised emulator images that you can use for both Visual Studio and Standalone. You can download all the images from HERE Read More...
Posted Tuesday, May 15, 2007 6:19 PM by jasonlan | 4 Comments

Discover the Value Windows Mobile Can Deliver to your Business

Our Windows Mobile team has just created an on-line tool to provide you help in building a business case around deploying Windows Mobile for all types of applications. It's called the Windows Mobile Business Value Calculator. It gives you immediate visibility Read More...
Posted Monday, May 14, 2007 7:37 PM by jasonlan | 0 Comments

DWT - Driving whilst Texting

It looks like Washington is the first US state to outlaw texting whilst driving ... it makes sense to me as for many the temptation of doing this is too great! I think it's much more dangerous than talking whilst driving as you have to concentrate to Read More...
Posted Monday, May 14, 2007 3:48 PM by jasonlan | 3 Comments

E-Ten release Windows Mobile 6 upgrades

E-Ten have released upgrades for their Glofish X500 and M700 devices. If you have one of these devices head over to HERE where you can download the update to your device! Let me know what you think of Windows Mobile 6! Read More...
Posted Sunday, May 13, 2007 9:02 AM by jasonlan | 0 Comments

Free TomTom GPS with Palm Treo 750

Whilst browsing the Expansys site I noticed this great offer on the Palm Treo 750! If you buy a Palm Treo you will get a Free TomTom Navigator 6 GPS Car Kit with UK Maps, in-car Cradle, Car Charger and GPS receiver! The kit is a mail-in rebate but looks Read More...
Posted Sunday, May 13, 2007 8:43 AM by jasonlan | 1 Comments

UK WorkWise Week

Next week the UK Work Wise Summit takes place in London at the QE II Conference Centre . The Summit will review the progress of Work Wise UK during its first year, and set out the objectives for the second year of the five-year initiative Discussion will Read More...
Posted Saturday, May 12, 2007 6:33 AM by jasonlan | 0 Comments

HTC release Vista Compatible Drivers for the Hermes and Breeze

If you are using the HTC TyTn/Hermes or HTC Meteor/Breeze devices as a data modem then HTC have just released drivers for Vista. You can get the drivers from the two locations below: Hermes/TyTn Breeze Read More...
Posted Friday, May 11, 2007 3:49 PM by jasonlan | 5 Comments

Psion Teklogix release new Windows Mobile 6 industrial devices

Psion Teklogix has introduced its new Workabout Pro line of rugged industrial handheld computers. They devices are available now! The new devices are available with either Windows CE 5.0 or Windows Mobile 6 Classic or Professional. The new Workabouts Read More...
Posted Friday, May 11, 2007 1:40 PM by jasonlan | 7 Comments

MEDC Europe - Earlybird Registration discount closes soon

Last week was the kickoff of the Worldwide roadshow which is the Mobile and Embedded Developer Conference (MEDC) 2007. As you may be aware MEDC 2007 Europe will be held in Berlin, Germany this year on 25th/26th June. MEDC 2007 Europe is THE place to provide Read More...
Posted Thursday, May 10, 2007 10:33 AM by jasonlan | 1 Comments

Ofone video

It looks like the Ofone video from MEDC made it to YouTube... Before anyone gets too excited or concerned... this is a joke video...... Read More...
Posted Wednesday, May 09, 2007 9:30 PM by jasonlan | 2 Comments

Moof.....

Last week we launched our Moof.mobi blog ... moof is a term which we are using to promote next generation and flexible working... it stands for Mobile Out Of Facility which is a play on the traditional OOF. Out Of Facility is actually a very old term Read More...
Posted Wednesday, May 09, 2007 7:26 PM by jasonlan | 3 Comments

Windows Mobile Small Business Brochures

Although my blog is dedicated primarily to Enterprise Mobility obviously I don't want to exclude our Small Business customers as many have very mobile employees and workforces. Within Microsoft we've just released a number of brochures available online Read More...
Posted Wednesday, May 09, 2007 7:12 PM by jasonlan | 0 Comments

Over 700 concurrent SQL replications to Mobile Devices...

At MEDC 2007 Rob Tiffany and crew were showcasing Enterprise Mobility in Action by building a test environment showing 720 concurrent SQL subscribers on their twelve 2-way servers! The guys had built a 42U Rack full of servers to run scalability tests Read More...
Posted Tuesday, May 08, 2007 9:46 PM by jasonlan | 1 Comments

O2 announce the XDA Trion and the XDA Argon

O2 last week announced the XDA Trion and the XDA Argon devices. The Trion is effectively the HTC Hermes device but dissapointingly comes with Windows Mobile 5.0 still :( The Argon device is interesting only because it's actually more like the original Read More...
Posted Tuesday, May 08, 2007 9:28 PM by jasonlan | 0 Comments

Everyone going Vox Crazy?

Well last week flew by and I didn't get much chance to update my blog as I was locked in sessions at our Mobile and Embedded Developer Conference in Las Vegas During that week it looks like everyone went HTC Vox crazy! ZDNet published a review of the Read More...
Posted Tuesday, May 08, 2007 6:17 PM by jasonlan | 3 Comments

Sportsdo May Madness Sale!

I love the SportsDo application as when I'm snowboarding it allows me to track my whole day boarding and upload it to their portal and then see where I boarded on the mountain using Virtual Earth. It also helps resolve those apres-ski discussions about Read More...
Posted Tuesday, May 08, 2007 6:11 PM by jasonlan | 0 Comments

T-Mobile Windows Mobile 6 upgrade is here!

The T-Mobile Dash Windows Mobile 6 upgrade is now available for free at www.t-mobile.com/wmupgrade This is great news for US T-Mobile users as the upgrade to Windows Mobile 6 will provide HTML mail and great Exchange functionality, such as access to SharePoint Read More...
Posted Friday, May 04, 2007 7:08 PM by jasonlan | 3 Comments

People Moving Business Awards on BBC News 24 - Mobile and Flexible working

Yesterday my colleague James McCarthy appeared on BBC News 24 (not Crimewatch much to my suprise) talking about the People Moving Business Awards that we are sponsoring. The People Moving Business Awards are championing best practices in flexible and Read More...
Posted Thursday, May 03, 2007 10:30 PM by jasonlan | 0 Comments

MEDC Day 1 - The OFone gets announced!

MEDC Day One was fun today! The Keynote this morning by Robbie Bach was absolutely packed (as you can probably see from the picture above!) During the Keynote Derek Snyder did some very cool demos showing some of the work we are doing in the next release Read More...
Posted Wednesday, May 02, 2007 2:53 AM by jasonlan | 1 Comments

Workaround to get Slingplayer working on Windows Mobile 6

It looks like the SlingCommunity have come up with a workaround to get the Slingplayer Mobile client working with Windows Mobile 6. Not sure if it is supported by SlingMedia (I'm checking with them) but it seems to work... You can get more details HER Read More...
Posted Wednesday, May 02, 2007 12:37 AM by jasonlan | 0 Comments
 
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