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Celebrate 4th July with free firework application from Astraware

For my US colleagues and friends - the 4th July is coming up next week! Astraware (makers of very cool Windows Mobile games) have written a Firework application which you can download for free ! Read More...
Posted Friday, June 29, 2007 8:31 AM by jasonlan | 0 Comments

Microsoft Surface Computing and Mobile Devices

Microsoft Surface (codenamed Milan) computing is something that looks incredibly exciting not only for the multi touch capabilities in terms of interface but also the potential for interaction with Mobile devices. The video below from Popularmechanics.com Read More...
Posted Friday, June 29, 2007 8:12 AM by jasonlan | 2 Comments

HTC Announce the P6300

This device has already seen the light of day through O2 as the XDA Argon. HTC have made it available direct as the HTC P6300 . This device for me is more targeted towards Enterprise application use with a specification to match: 3.5 inch screen Tri-band Read More...
Posted Thursday, June 28, 2007 4:25 PM by jasonlan | 0 Comments

Global Flat-Rate WiFi Roaming

Boingo have just launched a $39-per-month global Wi-Fi service to provide business travelers with access to 100,000 Boingo hot spots. They are also providing a Boingo Mobile offering too which is $7.95 for Unlimited Wi-Fi Access in more than 60 countries Read More...
Posted Thursday, June 28, 2007 3:33 PM by jasonlan | 0 Comments

Adding Emergency numbers to Windows Mobile Devices

I had an interesting question from a customer today about wanting to add to the list of Emergency Numbers that you can dial when the device is locked. Today that is limited to the various different international emergency numbers but the customer wanted Read More...
Posted Thursday, June 28, 2007 11:32 AM by jasonlan | 0 Comments

HTC Touch ... really need t9...

Over the past few weeks since the launch of the HTC Touch I've been talking to a number of people using it who are getting a little frustrated with the lack of T9 or keyboard on it. To be fair - most of those are ex-QWERTY device users who have migrated Read More...
Posted Wednesday, June 27, 2007 4:52 PM by jasonlan | 3 Comments

How to find a specific device to meet your needs...

One of the regular questions I've had over the course of the two days at MEDC is really around customers looking for device recommendations. Many customers are looking for a specific business requirement, for example rugged devices with GPS or a 3G device. Read More...
Posted Tuesday, June 26, 2007 5:32 PM by jasonlan | 7 Comments

HP Ipaq 514 Smartphone Review

The guys over at PocketPCSoft.net had an early video of the unboxing of the HP Smartphone. They have followed this up with a detailed review of the HP 514 Messenger device. It's definitely worthy of a read if you are considering this device! Check it Read More...
Posted Tuesday, June 26, 2007 5:20 PM by jasonlan | 1 Comments

MEDC Europe 2007 First Day

Well the first day is nearly over...... after the Keynote this morning, my Security session and a couple of interviews I finally get a chance to blog about MEDC. There is a real great buzz at MEDC Europe this year and we have far more attendees this year Read More...
Posted Monday, June 25, 2007 5:17 PM by jasonlan | 2 Comments

MEDC Europe is GO!

Well after a 2hr wait on the runway at Heathrow and an aborted landing.... I'm finally here at MEDC Europe in Berlin. We have over 500 developers here at the event so it should be a great event over the next two days! If you are here - make sure you come Read More...
Posted Monday, June 25, 2007 11:21 AM by jasonlan | 0 Comments

Slingplayer Mobile now available for Windows Mobile 6

Slingplayer Mobile has just exited a beta program and they have now released an update to their Mobile client which supports Windows Mobile 6 devices! If you haven't read any of my previous posts - Slingplayer is a box which essentially rebroadcasts any Read More...
Posted Saturday, June 23, 2007 8:38 AM by jasonlan | 0 Comments

Mobile apps will boost productivity

There was a great article on Computer Weekly.com about Mobile Applications being the driver for Mobile adoption and that email is the beginning not the end game for mobile data usage. This supports the position I've been taking for many years which is Read More...
Posted Friday, June 22, 2007 8:31 AM by jasonlan | 2 Comments

MOOF'ing from the Tree-Office

Today we opened the first ever public ‘tree-office’ in Pimlico Gardens in London. With 14% of British workers claiming that their favourite place to work would be the beach, and a further 10% who’d love to work from their park or garden, the ‘tree-office’ Read More...
Posted Thursday, June 21, 2007 4:46 PM by jasonlan | 2 Comments

Expansys launch their blog!

Great to see the guys over at Expansys join the Blogosphere!! Today they launched their blog. You can check it out HERE Read More...
Posted Thursday, June 21, 2007 12:58 PM by jasonlan | 0 Comments

Blacklisting Applications

I had an email from a partner of ours who was looking to stop a user from changing the time on a Windows Mobile device. I discovered that this can be achieved quite easily by modifying the following registry key. HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Clock\AppState Read More...
Posted Wednesday, June 20, 2007 11:04 AM by jasonlan | 2 Comments

O2 XDA Argon Review

ZDnet have just published a review of the new O2 XDA Argon device. I think this device is suffering an identity crisis where many customers are struggling to see the innovation in it compared to some of the new devices that are now coming available. The Read More...
Posted Tuesday, June 19, 2007 7:27 PM by jasonlan | 1 Comments

HTC Kaiser Video Review

MyMobile911.com have provided a great Video review of the HTC Kaiser device. The video has been uploaded to YouTube and shows the comparison with the existing AT&T Windows Mobile device. I got hands on with a Kaiser a few weeks ago and if you love Read More...
Posted Monday, June 18, 2007 12:39 PM by jasonlan | 2 Comments

MEDC Europe Only one week away now!

Only one week to go till the Mobile and Embedded Developer Conference in Europe . There are still a few registrations left if you want to attend the conference which takes place in Berlin on 25th/26th June. I'm delivering a couple of sessions at the conference. Read More...
Posted Monday, June 18, 2007 8:43 AM by jasonlan | 0 Comments

Callhistory2Calendar on Modaco plus

Paul over at Modaco has just made available a really useful application called CallHistory2Calendar which does exactly what it says (on the tin) by publishing your call history into your calendar. Particularly useful for those who need to keep track of Read More...
Posted Friday, June 15, 2007 4:57 PM by jasonlan | 0 Comments

HP Ipaq 514 Messenger Unboxing

If you are looking at the HP Ipaq 514 which is HP's first Smartphone (or Standard) device this video uploaded by PocketPCSoft.net could be interesting. It's the unboxing of the device which is a Windows Mobile 6 12 key Smartphone device. The interesting Read More...
Posted Thursday, June 14, 2007 5:06 PM by jasonlan | 0 Comments

Wireless Charging

I thought I had found the ultimate solution to my multiple device charging requirements when I found the Igo power solution . I now have Igo charger tips for all my devices as well as the chargers for my laptops too :) Well this innovation in Wireless Read More...
Posted Thursday, June 14, 2007 4:29 PM by jasonlan | 1 Comments

How to make your Windows Mobile Device Look Like Windows/Vista

The DownloadSquad have written a great article on making your Windows Mobile device look like a Windows XP or Vista Machine (as above) There are a whole host of 3rd party themes and customisations available which they highlight. Check it out HERE Read More...
Posted Wednesday, June 13, 2007 1:39 PM by jasonlan | 0 Comments

Pocket Controller Pro v6 released!

If you need to demonstrate Mobile Devices and want a tool to allow you to project what's happening on the device then SOTI's Pocket Controller is a great solution which I've been using for a number of years now. My favourite feature is that you can have Read More...
Posted Wednesday, June 13, 2007 7:58 AM by jasonlan | 1 Comments

Microsoft Mobile Development Handbook now on Amazon

My colleague in the UK Daniel Moth has just had his book published covering everything there is about development for mobile and embedded devices using .NET Compact Framework v2.0 and VS2005 (and also bits on v3.5 and VS2008, referred to as “Orcas” in Read More...
Posted Tuesday, June 12, 2007 7:45 PM by jasonlan | 1 Comments

Only 2 weeks left for People Moving Business Awards!

The closing deadline for the People Moving Business Awards is 25th June so only 2 weeks away. We are looking for both individuals and organisations who have reaped benefits, in terms of productivity and customer satisfaction, or work/life balance and Read More...
Posted Monday, June 11, 2007 9:59 AM by jasonlan | 0 Comments

WFH - Thriving Office

I saw this over on Steve's blog and it made me smile. It's basically a CD that contains two 39 minute tracks of Office noise, voices, phones and computers! The tracks are 'Busy' and 'Very Busy' So if you are a small business trying to sound big or have Read More...
Posted Monday, June 11, 2007 6:35 AM by jasonlan | 1 Comments

Slingplayer beta for Windows Mobile 6

Last week whilst at TechEd I wanted to demo the wonderful Slingplayer Mobile client but I had my Windows Mobile 6 device that I was using as my primary device! (I know there are some hacks to make this work...) What great timing in that I checked the Read More...
Posted Monday, June 11, 2007 5:57 AM by jasonlan | 0 Comments

HTC Touch Review at solopalmari.com

Guido over at SoloPalmari.com emailed me to share their great review they have done on the HTC Touch device! The review contains video, images and performance comparison with 20 other Windows Mobile devices! It's also now available in English too (they Read More...
Posted Friday, June 08, 2007 2:35 PM by jasonlan | 2 Comments

Developer resources on MSDN for WIndows Mobile 6

The Windows Mobile Developer Section on MSDN has been refreshed to reflect the changes, updates and new resources available around Windows Mobile 6. Our Developer team is always publishing great new content and they recently pulled together a summary Read More...
Posted Friday, June 08, 2007 2:08 PM by jasonlan | 0 Comments

Windows Mobile Device Center v6.1

Last week the Vista Blog team hinted at an upcoming update to the Windows Mobile Device Center but it finally got released last night. The update is available for download from microsoft.com as well as via Windows Update. As well as focussing on continually Read More...
Posted Thursday, June 07, 2007 4:03 PM by jasonlan | 3 Comments

Brits drop 850,000 phones down the toilet - Each Year

Nigel forwarded me this article which just made me smile and concerned me in equal measure... If you've ever found yourself trying to fish your mobile out of the toilet, you're not alone. A staggering 855,000 handsets are flushed away every year in the Read More...
Posted Thursday, June 07, 2007 3:58 PM by jasonlan | 1 Comments

Office 2007 support for Windows Mobile 6 and 5.0 announced as well as Japanese support

We just announced the newest version of Office Mobile 2007 which will be available as a free update starting Q3. The update will be available for both Windows Mobile 5.0 Pocket PC and both standard and professional Windows Mobile 6 devices (those devices Read More...
Posted Wednesday, June 06, 2007 4:53 PM by jasonlan | 5 Comments

Deploying Windows Mobile 6 with Exchange Server 2007 Whitepaper

We've just finished and now published the updated Windows Mobile 6 and Exchange Server 2007 deployment whitepaper. The first section, Deploying Mobile Messaging, provides an overview of new features and deployment best practices; mobile messaging architecture Read More...
Posted Wednesday, June 06, 2007 1:43 PM by jasonlan | 0 Comments

Attachment(s): DeployingWindowsMobilewithExchangeServer2007.zip

UK Mobile Operators - O2 Continues to lead - vodafone coming back into contention

Whilst not purely focussed on business this article shows the continual battle between the operators in the UK for Marketshare. There are a number of interesting points that I took away: 1) Tesco as an MVNO (Mobile Virtual Network Operator) is adding Read More...
Posted Wednesday, June 06, 2007 12:57 PM by jasonlan | 1 Comments

More HTC Touch details

If you are still drooling over the HTC Touch - continue to grow your appetite by checking out some great information from: Engadget - who have a lots of great images of the device! CoolSmartphone - who have a full review of the device TheUnwired - has Read More...
Posted Wednesday, June 06, 2007 12:50 PM by jasonlan | 1 Comments

Jawbone Bluetooth Wireless Headset - Wow!

You may have seen my article about Outlook Voice Access. (Which I still love) Now one of the problems I've found is that my car is pretty noisy plus sometimes my Windows Mobile Sat Nav would end up having an argument with Exchange.... Exchange - 'To listen Read More...
Posted Wednesday, June 06, 2007 12:15 PM by jasonlan | 10 Comments

Attachment(s): jawbone.wma

HTC announce the 'Touch' device

Today HTC announced the HTC Touch Device which was codenamed Elf. I had an opportunity a few weeks ago to get hands on with one of these and it is pretty amazing! The HTC Touch is the first device to feature TouchFLO™, the new underlying touch screen Read More...
Posted Tuesday, June 05, 2007 1:08 PM by jasonlan | 2 Comments

Outlook Voice Access - Is Amazing!

I've been using Exchange 2007 for probably 18 months or so however we completed the Outlook Voice Access and Voicemail integration internally only recently in the UK. I am really impressed and amazed with how powerful Outlook Voice Access really is. If Read More...
Posted Tuesday, June 05, 2007 10:28 AM by jasonlan | 5 Comments

Taking a week off

Last week I took a week off to go on holiday with my family. During the whole week I didn't read any email or do any work. This seemed to have suprised most people as I got lots of replies to my out of office which said... I am now out of the office on Read More...
Posted Monday, June 04, 2007 10:13 PM by jasonlan | 2 Comments

Bluetooth Car Kits and WIndows Mobile

One of the most frequent questions I get asked via the contact/comments part of my blog is 'How can I get my Windows Mobile xxxxxx device to work with my new xxxxxx car' A lot of this seems to be from (lucky) people with BMW, Land Rover and Jaguar cars..... Read More...
Posted Monday, June 04, 2007 10:11 PM by jasonlan | 1 Comments

Are you at TechEd 2007 in Orlando?

I'm just enroute now - typing this on the plane as I fly across the Atlantic.... If you are at TechEd US be sure to ping me an email or drop by one of my sessions - as I'd love to meet up with as many people as possible. Read More...
Posted Monday, June 04, 2007 10:09 PM by jasonlan | 2 Comments

[OFFTOPIC] Guitar Hero II

I had a week off last week and I'm just returning today from that vacation. To ease myself in gently I was catching up with my RSS Feeds and came across this video of someone playing Guitar Hero II on XBOX 360. I got hooked on this game when my flight Read More...
Posted Monday, June 04, 2007 5:47 AM by jasonlan | 4 Comments

Top 10 Enterprise Features of Windows Mobile Presentation

Final presentation in the three that I presented at our Mobile and Embedded Developer Conference (MEDC) 2007. This is my session which shares the Top 10 Enterprise Features.... most of it is demos though :) It seems the original slide deck I embedded Read More...
Posted Friday, June 01, 2007 9:40 AM by jasonlan | 6 Comments
 
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