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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.

Common Windows Mobile Features

Windows Mobile for Pocket PC carries these standard features in most of its versions:

Today Screen shows the current date, owner information, upcoming appointments, e-mail messages, and tasks. It also includes the notification bar which includes icons to notify the status of Bluetooth and also includes the New button. Programs can be installed which adds extra items to the Today screen. One of these is Microsoft Money
for Pocket PC. The background image can be customised directly through the Pocket PC, or themes can be created and syncronised onto the Pocket PC.
The taskbar shows the current time, the volume, and the connectivity status. When a program or message box is open the blank space after the clock is filled with an OK or close icon. The main feature of the taskbar is the Start Button, which is designed similarly to the Start Button which features on desktop versions of Windows. The Start Menu features recently opened programs at the top, nine customisable menu entries, and links to the program, settings, find (search), and help.
Pocket PC versions of Microsoft Office
applications are included in Windows Mobile. These include Pocket Word and Pocket Excel. In Windows Mobile 5.0 Pocket PowerPoint has been included. These versions include many of the features which are used in desktop versions, but some other features like inserting tables and images have not been included in pre 5.0 versions. ActiveSync
has capabililites which convert desktop versions of files to Pocket PC compatible versions.
Outlook is also an included program which comes with Windows Mobile. This includes tasks, calendar, contacts, and inbox. Microsoft Outlook for desktop versions are sometimes included in value-added CD-ROM's which are included with the Pocket PC hardware manufacturer.
Windows Media Player
for Windows Mobile is bundled with the Windows Mobile software. Currently, all Pocket PCs include Version 9 of the player, but Version 10 has been included with newer hardware and newer versions of Windows Mobile. For existing devices, Version 10 is available for download for only specified devices — these include devices from the Dell Axim range. The player supports .WMA
, .WMV
, .MP3, and .AVI files. Currently MPEG files are not supported file types, and a third-party program must be downloaded to play these, and WAV files are played in a separate player. Some versions are also capable of playing .M4A audio.

Windows Mobile 2002

Windows Mobile 2002, powered by Windows CE 3.0, is the first release under the Windows Mobile banner. Targeted specifically at QVGA Pocket PC (keyboardless) devices, Windows Mobile 2002 was, like the original Pocket PC release, a stand-alone entity in the Microsoft Embedded device range. With future releases, the Pocket PC and Smartphone lines would increasingly collide as the licensing terms were relaxed allowing OEM's to take advantage of more innovative, individual design ideas.

Windows Mobile 2003

The second version, named Windows Mobile 2003, was released on June 23 2003 and came in three editions. Two of these editions are similar: Windows Mobile 2003 for Pocket PC
and Windows Mobile 2003 for Pocket PC Phone Edition, which is designed especially for Pocket PCs which include phone functionalities (as HTC's Himalaya, distributed in many countries as Qtek, XDA, MDA or VPA).

The third edition is named Windows Mobile 2003 for Smartphone, which — despite several similarities with Pocket PC — is a substantially different platform that also requires software applications to be specifically targeting this device type. To name a few specifics, Windows Mobile powered Smartphone devices do not have touchscreens, have lower display resolution, have a regular phone keypad, and are specially designed for single-handed use.

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Common Windows Mobile Features

Windows Mobile 2002

Windows Mobile 2003

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