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Windows Mobile Devices

Windows Mobile Devices. Presenter: Marius Cristian CONSTANTIN. Summary. History Actual – Windows CE 4.x Windows Mobile family WM Devices as SmartClients The Future Bibliography. History. Windows CE 1.0 – launched in Nov 1996 (H/PC devices, 500k devices sold)

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Windows Mobile Devices

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  1. Windows Mobile Devices Presenter: Marius Cristian CONSTANTIN

  2. Summary • History • Actual – Windows CE 4.x • Windows Mobile family • WM Devices as SmartClients • The Future • Bibliography

  3. History • Windows CE 1.0 – launched in Nov 1996 (H/PC devices, 500k devices sold) • Windows CE 2.0 – Oct 1997 (VGA or Half VGA / SH3, SH4, MIPS, x86 CPU / Word, Excel, Access)

  4. History (continued) • Windows CE 3.0 – June 2000 – competition to PalmOS, improved interface (taskbar & start menu removed), Platform Build introduced, ActiveSync

  5. Windows CE 4.x family • First device launched in March 2002 • A modular OS, OEMs can choose what they ship in ROM, with Platform Builder • Windows Mobile is a mix of bits from Windows CE core OS • June 2003 – Windows Mobile 2003 • March 2004 – Windows Mobile 2003 SE

  6. Windows Mobile Devices • Two incarnations: • Pocket PC Edition (including Phone edition) • No hardware keyboard • Start Menu on top • Smartphone Edition • Telephone keypad & home/back button & navigation joystick • 2 Menus at the bottom of the screen • .NET Compact Framework embedded in ROM

  7. Pocket PC Edition • No keyboard, by default, however it can be attached externally. Emulated keyboard on the screen • Phone Edition features additional Radio interface • Standard QVGA resolution (320x240) • 2003 SE devices can support VGA (640x480) resolution • Usually have ARM based architecture. Current devices have 133 MHz or more. • Top Performance Device (iPAQ hx4700): • Intel PXA270 CPU @ 624MHz • 128 MB ROM / 64 MB SDRAM • 4” VGA TFT / 65536 colors • Bluetooth / WiFi connectivity / IrDa / USB • Magnesium alloy body • CF / Secure Digital slot • Weight: 186g • Manufacturers: HP, Dell

  8. Smartphone Edition • Hardware keyboard • Has radio interface • 176x220 resolution • 2003 SE introduced QVGA resolution • CPU also based on ARM architecture • Recent Device (Orange SPV C500): • TI OMAP 730 @ 200Mhz CPU • Total RAM: 64 MB • miniSD slot • Weight: 100g • Manufacturers: Orange (HTC), Motorola, Samsung

  9. Smart Clients

  10. WM Devices as SmartClients • Sufficient processing power • It can be used offline • Used with success for distribution, offer real-time status for fleet • FedEx & DHL use Pocket PCs for delivery fleet

  11. The Future – Windows CE 5.0 • Windows Mobile 2005 – codename Magneto • Devices will support full DirectX 8 Direct3D • Location Service will allow applications on the device to adapt to users physical presence • OEMs can incorporate new hardware technology into devices, even if CE5 does not support it

  12. Bibliography • http://blogs.msdn.com/mikehall/ • http://msdn.microsoft.com/smartclient/ • http://www.hpcfactor.com/support/windowsce/ • http://www.hp.com

  13. Q & A

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