Thursday, 24 July 2014

Windows App Testing: History of Windows Mobile and its Version Part-3

Continuing from previous post, this post tells the features about next three versions of Windows Mobile. Below written are the next three releases.

Pocket PC 2002
Pocket PC 2002 was released on October 2001 under the codename “Merlin”. It was powered by windows CE 3.0. It was also used for pocket PC phones and smart phone for the first time. Pockets PC 2002 were mainly a GSM device. They meant to be similar in design of Windows XP.

Features
  • Windows media Player 8 with streaming capability
  • MSN Messenger
  • Microsoft Reader 2
  • Office mobile includes Spell checker, Word count tool in Pocket word
  • Improved Pocket outlook
  • Connectivity was improved with file beaming on non-Microsoft devices such as Palm OS, the inclusion of Terminal Services and VPN support
  • Ability to synchronize folders
  • Enhanced UI with theme support and savable downloads
  • WAP in Pocket IE


 Windows mobile 2003
Windows mobile 2003 was released on June 2003 under the codename “Ozone”. It was the first release under the windows mobile banner. Windows mobile 2003, was powered by Windows CE 4.20
It came under four editions:
  •  Windows Mobile 2003 for pocket PC Premium Edition
  •  Windows Mobile 2003 for Pocket PC Professional Edition
  •  Windows Mobile 2003 for smart phones
  •  Windows Mobile 2003 for Pocket PC Phone Edition



Features
  • Blue tooth –File beaming
  • Headset Support, Add-on keyboards
  • Picture application with viewing, cropping
  • E-mail
  • Multimedia improvement (MIDI file support as ring tone)
  • Windows media 9 with streaming optimizations
  • A puzzle game (Jaw breaker), GAPI, SMS reply.


Windows mobile 2003 SE
Windows Mobile 2003 SE is the second edition of Windows SE and was released on 24th March 2004. It was first offered on DELL Axim 30. This was the last version where the users allowed taking backup and restoring in an entire device through Active sync (A data sync app developed by Microsoft).

Features
  • Portrait, landscape modes
  • Single column layout in pocket IE
  • WI-Fi




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