Windows for Mobile Devices.

No doubt, the Microsoft Windows OS is a ‘can’t-do-without’ OS. But, in a world where everything is going mobile, is the mobile version getting the kind of attention the PC version of the OS has? Well, i don’t think so. A lot of Windows mobile powered devices are available in the Nigerian market and don’t their cost is not different from most redular phones, but are people buying them? Again, i don’t think so. Most people don’t really buy devices for their full functionality. By the way, what makes them so different from other phones?
According to Wikipedia, Windows Mobile is a compact operating system combined with a suite of basic applications for mobile devices based on the Microsoft Win32 API. Devices which run Windows Mobile include Pocket PCs, Smartphones, and Portable Media Centers. It is designed to be somewhat similar to desktop versions of Windows. There are different versions of this Operating System.

* Windows Mobile for Pocket PC 2002
* Windows Mobile 2003
* Windows Mobile 2003 SE
* Windows Mobile 5.0
* And the newly released, Windows Mobile 6

Using this OS means you get access to most Microsoft programs available on PC like Windows Media Player, Internet Explorer, Microsoft Office(Office Mobile) i.e Word, Excel, Powerpoint etc., Outlook, et.c The good thing is that since it’s MS, it’s connection with a PC is friendly e.g With Windows Vista, you don’t need any sync software when using your device with a PC. Okay, now lets take a lil’ look at some Windows Mobile 6 stats, shall we?

*VoIP (Internet calling) support with AEC (Acoustic Echo Cancelling) and MSRT Audio Codec
*Outlook Mobile now supports viewing HTML email.
*Customer Feedback option
*Windows Live for Windows Mobile(also availble for WM2003, point your mobile browser here: http://ls.windowsmobile.com.)
*The ability to create and edit Office documents on the Smartphone platform
*Storage Card Encryption – WM6-based Pocket PC and Smartphone devices support encryption of data stored in external removable storage cards.
*Support for AJAX, JavaScript and XMLDOM on Internet Explorer Mobile

Though i use an old smartphone which runs on WM2003, i’ve got my eyes on WM6.

*also posted on ngBot open blog.