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`Pocket PC
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`Not to be confused with DIP Pocket PC, Poqet PC, ZEOS Pocket PC, or Pocket
`computer.
`"P/PC" redirects here. For other uses, see PPC.
`
`A Pocket PC (P/PC, PPC), also known by Microsoft
`as a 'Windows Mobile Classic device', is a hardware
`specification for a handheldsized smartphone or
`personal digital assistant (PDA), that runs the
`Windows Mobile operating system. It has some of the
`abilities of modern desktop PCs.
`
`As of 2010, thousands of applications exist for
`handhelds adhering to the Microsoft Pocket PC
`specification, many of which are freeware.[1] Some of
`these devices are also mobile phones. Microsoft
`compliant Pocket PCs can be used with many addons
`such as GPS receivers, barcode readers, RFID
`readers, and cameras.
`
`In 2007, with the advent of Windows Mobile 6,
`Microsoft dropped the name Pocket PC in favor of a
`new naming scheme. Devices without an integrated
`phone are called Windows Mobile Classic devices
`instead of Pocket PCs. Devices with an integrated
`phone and a touch screen were called Windows
`Mobile Professional devices and devices without a
`touch screen are called Windows Mobile Standard
`devices.[2] In 2010, even Windows Mobile devices
`were discontinued in favor of Windows Phone
`devices.
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`1 History
`2 Operating system versions
`2.1 Windows Mobile 6.5
`2.2 Windows Mobile 6.1
`2.3 Windows Mobile 6
`2.4 Windows Mobile 5
`2.5 Windows Mobile 2003
`2.6 Windows CE 3.0
`2.6.1 Pocket PC 2000
`2.6.2 Pocket PC 2002
`3 Vendors
`4 See also
`5 References
`6 External links
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`History
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`The Pocket PC was an evolution from prior calculatorsized computers. Keystroke
`programmable calculators which could do simple business and scientific applications
`were available by the 1970s. In 1982, Hewlett Packard's HP75 incorporated a 1line
`text display, an alphanumeric keyboard, HP BASIC language and some basic PDA
`abilities. The HP 95LX, HP 100LX and HP 200LX series packed a PCcompatible
`MSDOS computer with graphics display and QWERTY keyboard into a palmtop
`format. The HP OmniGo 100 and 120 used a pen and graphics interface on DOS
`based PC/GEOS, but was not widely sold in the United States. The HP 300LX built a
`palmtop computer on the Windows CE operating system, but not until the form factor
`and features of the Palm platform were adapted that it was named the Pocket PC.
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`Prior to the release of Windows Mobile 2003, thirdparty software was developed
`using Microsoft's eMbedded Visual Tools, eMbedded Visual Basic (eVB) and
`eMbedded Visual C (eVC).[3] eVB programs can usually be converted fairly easily to
`NS Basic/CE.[4] or to Basic4ppc.
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`According to Microsoft, the Pocket PC is "a handheld device that enables users to
`store and retrieve email, contacts, appointments, tasks, play multimedia files, games,
`exchange text messages with Windows Live Messenger (formerly known as MSN
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`Messenger), browse the Web, and more." (src: microsoft buyersguide)
`(http://www.microsoft.com/mobile/buyersguide/educateme/default.asp)
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`From a technical standpoint, "Pocket PC" is a Microsoft specification that sets various
`hardware and software requirements for mobile devices bearing the "Pocket PC"
`label.
`
`For instance, any device which is to be classified as a Pocket PC must:
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`Run Microsoft's Windows Mobile, Pocket PC edition
`Come bundled with a specific suite of applications in ROM
`
`Note: the name Windows Mobile includes both the Windows CE operating
`system and a suite of basic applications along with a specified user interface
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`Include a touchscreen
`Include a directional pad or touchpad
`Include a set of hardware application buttons
`Be based on an ARM version 4 compatible CPU, Intel XScale CPU, MIPS CPU
`or SH3 CPU. (As of the Pocket PC 2002 specification, ARMbased CPUs are
`required.)
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`The Pocket PC/Windows Mobile OS was superseded by Windows Phone on February
`15, 2010 when the latter was announced at Mobile World Congress that year. No
`existing hardware was officially supported for a Windows Phone 7 upgrade.
`Additionally, not a single one of the thousands of apps available for Windows Mobile
`would run unaltered on Windows Phone.
`Operating system versions
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`Main article: Windows Mobile
`Windows Mobile 6.5
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`The first Windows Mobile 6.5 device was first shown on September 2009. Leaked
`ROMs surfaced in July 2009 for specific devices.[5] The generic ROM images for
`Mobile 6.5 are also available as part of the officially distributed and freely
`downloadable development kit.[6]
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`Several phones running Windows Mobile 6.1 can be updated to Windows Mobile
`6.5.[7]
`Windows Mobile 6.1
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`Microsoft's current Windows Mobile release is Windows Mobile 6.1, and one of the
`major changes from Windows Mobile 6 is the introduction of instant messaginglike
`texting.[8] Windows Mobile 6.1 was built upon Windows CE 5.
`Windows Mobile 6
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`Microsoft's Windows Mobile 6, internally codenamed 'Crossbow', was officially
`released by Microsoft on February 12, 2007. Mobile 6 was still based on Windows
`CE 5 and was effectively just a facelift of Windows Mobile 5. With Mobile 6 also
`came Microsoft's new naming conventions and devices were no longer called Pocket
`PCs: devices with no phone abilities were named Windows Mobile Classic, and
`devices with phone abilities were named Windows Mobile Professional.
`Windows Mobile 5
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`Windows Mobile 5 for Pocket PC was based on Windows CE 5 and contained many
`fixes and improvements over Windows Mobile 2003.
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`Pocket PCs running prior versions of the operating system generally stored user
`installed applications and data in RAM, which meant that if the battery was depleted
`the device would lose all of its data. Windows Mobile 5.0 solved this problem by
`storing all user data in persistent (flash) memory, leaving the RAM to be used only for
`running applications, as it would be on a desktop computer. As a result, Windows
`Mobile 5.0 Pocket PCs generally had more flash memory, and less RAM, compared
`to earlier devices.
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`Windows Mobile 2003
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`Main article: Windows Mobile 2003
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`Windows Mobile 2003 consisted of the Windows CE.NET 4.2 operating system
`bundled with scaleddown versions of many popular desktop applications, including
`Microsoft Outlook, Internet Explorer, Word, Excel, Windows Media Player, and
`others.
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`Windows Mobile 2003 Second Edition added native landscape, square screen and
`VGA support as well as other fixes and changes to those features already present in
`the original release of Windows Mobile 2003.
`Windows CE 3.0
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`Pocket PC 2000
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`Pocket PC 2000 was launched April 2000, and ran Windows CE 3.0. Pocket PC 2000
`featured a mobile version of Microsoft Office, a chief feature being the ability to
`passwordprotect Excel files.
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`Pocket PC 2002
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`Pocket PC 2002 was launched October 2001, and was powered by Windows CE 3.0,
`as with its predecessor. Some Pocket PC 2002 devices were also sold as "Phone
`Editions", which included cell phone functionality in addition to the PDA abilities.
`Vendors
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`Pocket PCs are manufactured and sold by several different companies; the major
`manufacturers include HP (under the iPAQ and now defunct Jornada brands),
`Toshiba, Acer, Asus, Dell (under the now defunct Axim brand), Fujitsu Siemens, E
`TEN, HTC, and ViewSonic. In Mid2003, Gateway Computers and JVC announced
`they would release Pocket PCs, but the projects were discontinued before a product
`was released. Prices in 2003 ranged from around US$800 for the highend models,
`some of which are combined with cell phones, to $200 for lowend models. A $100–
`$200 model was rumored to be released within 2004 or early 2005, although the
`lowest price for a justreleased Pocket PC never went under $300. Many companies
`ceased to sell PDA's by 2003–2004 because of a declining market. Major companies
`such as Viewsonic and Toshiba stopped producing new Pocket PCs.
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`Before the Pocket PC brand was launched, there were other Windowsbased machines
`of the same form factor made by HP, Philips, and others called Palmsize PCs. These
`devices ran Windows CE 2.0–2.11 and had an interface that was similar to the then
`current desktop versions of Windows, such as Windows 98.
`
`Companies like O2, TMobile and Orange are marketing Pocket PCs that have
`integrated mobile telephony (smartphones). All users have to do is put in the SIM card
`and follow the wizard, to put their SIM contacts in the address book. An example is
`O2's Xda, or TMobile's MDA Compact. Both of these devices, while bearing the
`phone operator's logo, are manufactured by the dominant Pocket PC manufacturer
`HTC.
`
`One of the more popular highend consumermarket Pocket PCs was the Dell Axim
`x51v, which was discontinued in 2007. Hardware specs included 3.7" color TFT VGA
`display with 640x480 resolution, Intel XScaleTM PXA270 processor at 624 MHz,
`336 MB of memory (256 MB flash, 64 MB SDRAM), integrated 802.11b and
`Bluetooth 1.2, integrated Intel 2700G multimedia accelerator with 16 MB video
`memory. Expansion was possible via CompactFlash Type II and SD slots (supporting
`SDIO Now!, SDIO and MMC cards). Included is a 1,100 mAh user replaceable
`battery (est. 46.5 hours, 2200 mAh also available).[9]
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`Some Pocket PCs feature integrated GPS often combined with mobile phone
`functionality. Pocket PCs with builtin telephony differ from Windows Mobile
`Smartphone Edition devices in several respects, including the lack of a touchscreen on
`the latter. Some examples of current Pocket PCs with GPS integrated are the Fujitsu
`Siemens Pocket Loox N560, a highend Pocket PC with a VGA screen and an
`integrated SiRF Star III GPS; the HTC TyTN, a small communicator with integrated
`slide in keyboard; the HP hw6945 and HP iPAQ hw6515 with integrated thumb
`board, GPS and GSM/GPRS telephony; the HTC top of the line Universal, branded as
`the QTek 9000 (also branded by various telecommunications companies as the
`Orange SPV M5000, Tmobile MDA Pro, Vodafone VPA IV, O2 Xda Exec, iMate
`JasJar, Dopod 900).[10]
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`A newer entrant into the Pocket PC market is Palm which sells devices like the Treo
`700w/wx based on Windows Mobile 5.0 and featuring integrated telephony.
`Previously, Palm only produced PDAs running the Palm OS (as did the first versions
`of the Palm Treo) and still sell versions of the Treo based on the Palm operating
`system.
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`HTC manufactures up to 80% of all phone enabled Windows Mobile devices for other
`companies (including HP and O2), as well as many nonphone Pocket PCs (for
`companies such as Dell, HP and Fujitsu Siemens). HTC is now marketing Windows
`Mobile devices under their own brand, as well as that of Dopod.[11]
`See also
`
`List of Pocket PC Devices
`List of Windows Mobile Professional games
`ActiveSync
`Windows CE
`Windows CE 3.0
`Windows Mobile
`Smartphone
`HTC HD2
`References
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`FreewarePPC.com. Retrieved 20140316.
`2. Hall, Rich (June–July 2007). "New Windows Mobile 6 Devices". Smartphone & Pocket
`PC magazine. Retrieved 20110419.
`3. "Learn Windows Mobile: Overview". Microsoft. Retrieved 20071005.
`4. "Tech Note 25: eVB2NSB". Nsbasic.com. 20090921. Retrieved 20100427.
`5. Herrman, John (20090606). "How To: Install Windows Mobile 6.5 Right Now".
`Gizmodo. Retrieved 20140316.
`6. "Windows Mobile 6.5 Developer Tool Kit". Microsoft. Retrieved 20140316.
`7. "Updating your phone to Windows Mobile 6.5". Microsoft. 20100304. Retrieved
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`8. "Press release" (Press release). 20080401. Retrieved 20090203.
`9. Brown, Adama D. "Review Dell Axim X51v". Brighthand. Retrieved 20140316.
`10. "9000". Qtek. Archived from the original on 20100208. Retrieved 20140316.
`11. Moses, Asher (20060919). "HTC snubs imate, O2 in favour of Dopod". CNET.
`Retrieved 20140316.
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