05-11-2005, 07:00 AM
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Developer & Designer, News Editor Emeritus
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Pocket PC Magazine - First Look: Windows Mobile 5.0
"On May 10 of this year Microsoft formally announced their fifth major update, �Windows Mobile 5.0,� and there�s more to this new version than a name change. Microsoft�s goals for this release were threefold. First, they wanted to improve end user�s productivity by giving them faster access to information and better productivity tools. Second, they want to enhance the user�s multimedia experience and give them more options to use media to personalize their devices. Finally, they wanted to make it easier for manufacturers to build, brand, and differentiate the Windows Mobile devices they create."
If you haven't seen Pocket PC Magazine's article on Windows Mobile 5, then now is the time to do so. There is a quick breakdown of all of Windows Mobile 5's goodies - namely, the overall enhancements made to the user interface, the new Contacts view in Outlook Mobile, Voice Command integration, Pocket MSN integration, Internet Explorer Mobile, a new revision of Windows Media Player 10 Mobile, Word Mobile, Excel Mobile, PowerPoint Mobile, persistent storage, phone-related enhancements, ActiveSync 4.0, and a lot more. Check it out!
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05-11-2005, 09:13 AM
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Ponderer
Join Date: May 2002
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Anyone else underwhelmed? :? I think that my hx4700 can do most of that already. WMP10 and the new IE Mobile offer some nice features, but not enough to actually pay for this.
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05-11-2005, 09:58 AM
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Intellectual
Join Date: Jul 2003
Posts: 221
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Originally Posted by Techtoys
Anyone else underwhelmed? :? I think that my hx4700 can do most of that already. WMP10 and the new IE Mobile offer some nice features, but not enough to actually pay for this.
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I think the most obvious improvements are in Pocket Office, but other than that you're right, there isn't that much to be excited about for non-phone devices. The other less tangible benefits such as the new APIs will hopefully be worthwhile additions in the long run, but by the time they're taken advantage of most of us will have new PPCs anyway.
One thing I hadn't read about elsewhere that's mentioned in there though is the option for integrated voice control. That'd certainly be a useful addition to many (if only for showing off :wink: ).
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05-11-2005, 10:55 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2003
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Is the voice control integrated as in developers can use it, or is it just integrated in the sense that it is the same Voice Command but on the ROM?
I've held off buying Voice Command because while it does what it does very well, it is really crying out for proper integration with other apps. For example, I'd like to lookup a contact and see it in Pocket Informant etc. It would be nice to get text to speech for things other than appointments as well.
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05-11-2005, 12:06 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2006
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I wonder if the Pocket Office updates will be released as a software download?
If not (and I bet they aren't!), how feasible would it be to extract the relevant DLLs and applications from the Windows Mobile 5 ROM and hack together a version that would work on an older OS?
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05-11-2005, 12:13 PM
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Developer & Designer, News Editor Emeritus
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Originally Posted by sheik
I wonder if the Pocket Office updates will be released as a software download?
If not (and I bet they aren't!), how feasible would it be to extract the relevant DLLs and applications from the Windows Mobile 5 ROM and hack together a version that would work on an older OS?
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Two words: Unlikely and unfeasible.
Unlikely? You can't cut out a significant portion of Windows Mobile 5 and have it available as a separate download. You may as well get the Windows Mobile 5 upgrade itself. Unfeasible? The improvements seen in Office Mobile rely heavily on technologies within Windows Mobile 5 that previous versions of the OS lack. Grabbing a few DLLs and what not is far from a quick fix.
Everything in Windows Mobile 5 is centred around integration. The managed APIs allow for greater interaction between programs and the core Windows Mobile 5 technology. You can't copy a few system files over from a Windows Mobile 5 device to a Windows Mobile 2003 device and expect everything to be all fine and dandy.
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05-11-2005, 12:14 PM
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Intellectual
Join Date: Jul 2003
Posts: 221
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Originally Posted by sheik
I wonder if the Pocket Office updates will be released as a software download?
If not (and I bet they aren't!), how feasible would it be to extract the relevant DLLs and applications from the Windows Mobile 5 ROM and hack together a version that would work on an older OS?
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I'm not sure, but it'd sure as heck be illegal.
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05-11-2005, 12:55 PM
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Intellectual
Join Date: Jun 2007
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I posted this in another thread but I think it belongs here.. here goes:
Before the official release of WM5 information, the one thing everyone was talking about was PUSH email support in WM2005 and how it would kill BB...
but ever since yesterday there is almost no mention of this AT ALL.... or at least i have somehow managed to completely miss it... Its understandable if MS doesnt want to bring it up but why hasnt anyone else brought it up and asked what the deal is with push email support in WM 5?
Or did I really completely miss it? 
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05-11-2005, 12:57 PM
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Neophyte
Join Date: Mar 2005
Posts: 6
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Activesync 4 does not allow wifi hotsync to pc?
I have read on other forums that Activesync 4.0 no longer permits wifi syncing with a PC other than via an exchange sync. Has anyone else heard anything about this? This would be a tragic move on the part of MS.
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05-11-2005, 01:06 PM
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Developer & Designer, News Editor Emeritus
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Re: Activesync 4 does not allow wifi hotsync to pc?
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Originally Posted by sralmas
I have read on other forums that Activesync 4.0 no longer permits wifi syncing with a PC other than via an exchange sync. Has anyone else heard anything about this? This would be a tragic move on the part of MS.
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It is true. In fact, we posted on this some time ago. It seems to have scrolled off the front page due to the sheer number of items but here's a link if you're interested: http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com/foru...ic.php?t=39975
Tragic is an understatement. 
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