03-24-2004, 06:04 PM
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Executive Editor
Join Date: Aug 2006
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Windows Mobile 2003 Second Edition & Other News
"Today, Microsoft showcased Windows Mobile 2003 Second Edition software, the newest version of the Windows Mobile software platform, which offers new functionality and fosters device and application innovation. The Windows Mobile platform adds support for dynamic screen switching between landscape and portrait modes and square screen resolution support that enables smaller devices with keyboards -- both of which are platform firsts. Additional features include VGA and QVGA that support high-resolution displays for Windows Mobile-based Pocket PCs and Smartphones, respectively.
"The Motorola MPx with a unique, compact dual-hinge design is one of the first devices that take advantage of key capabilities enabled by Windows Mobile 2003 Second Edition software," said Michael Tatelman, vice president and general manager of the MOTOPro group, Motorola Mobile Handset Business. "Microsoft's continued commitment to drive innovation and engage with the developer community is beneficial in providing our customers with a robust set of applications and solutions that, when combined with the MOTOPro Innovation Platform, deliver a powerful wireless experience."
With this release, Microsoft is focused on enabling hardware diversity while preserving platform consistency. Hardware diversity facilitates creation of exciting new form factors by device makers to address specific market needs. Platform consistency enables developers to reach a large addressable market with a single code base. Also benefiting developers is Microsoft's updated Windows Mobile Developer Resource Kit, which allows developers to easily create new applications and services based on the new software and thus benefit directly from the new functionality expected, such as higher-resolution screens and new form factors."
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03-24-2004, 06:15 PM
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Oracle
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 864
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Can you still not talk Jason? NDA expire yet!?
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03-24-2004, 06:19 PM
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03-24-2004, 06:21 PM
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Executive Editor
Join Date: Aug 2006
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Originally Posted by entropy1980
Can you still not talk Jason? NDA expire yet!?
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I can talk now, but I know less than you think I do. ;-) The truth is, Microsoft hasn't shared much info with MVPs about this release, so I'll do my best to answer any questions, but I don't know all that much. The longer I'm an MVP, the less insider information I know - kind of strange. :?
I didn't add any comments because I wanted to get it up immediately. 
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03-24-2004, 06:22 PM
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Ponderer
Join Date: Mar 2004
Posts: 97
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Hmm... Doesn't look like a significant upgrade at all... Any idea if it will be a chargable item?
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03-24-2004, 06:23 PM
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Theorist
Join Date: Apr 2004
Posts: 276
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Hardware...
First thought...
Woohoo! This is cool.
Second thought...
Where is the Hardware?
I imagine that it will be coming shortly, but I am going through the rough period where my previous PDA is dead (hence previous) and am waiting on this new OS and tied in hardware. It still strikes me odd the PDA's haven't moved closer to the PC market where an OS is semi-independent of hardware. Especially as a lot of hardware from previous OS updates have been reused in new models (processor type, memory requirements, display).
Anyways, don't get me wrong. Just impatient.
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03-24-2004, 06:27 PM
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Moderator Emeritus
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 1,998
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See I jumped straight to "Where is the Hardware?" 
Who's taking orders? I'll take one for the 2215. :lol:
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03-24-2004, 06:33 PM
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Ponderer
Join Date: Jan 2003
Posts: 64
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Is that Text Resize affect all native PPC apps?
I saw in one of the screenshots that there is a text size adjustment tab. Does this affect all native PPC apps? I am sooooooo tired of the huge font used in Tasks (which partially drove me to investigate AF).
Thanks
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03-24-2004, 06:41 PM
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Thinker
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 486
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It only affects fonts where it makes sense to do so. For example apps like PI and AF will continue to have their own font size mechanisms.
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03-24-2004, 06:43 PM
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Linear Mode
