Windows Mobile 5.0

Windows Mobile 5.0 is the next generation version of Microsoft's Windows Mobile operating system, code-named Magneto. It is powered by Windows CE 5.x and uses the .NET Compact Framework 2.0 — an environment for programs based on .NET to be used.
Windows Mobile 5.0
Windows Mobile 5.0

Windows Mobile 5.0 Features include:
  •  A new version of Office called 'Office Mobile'
  • PowerPoint mobile has finally been added
  • Excel Mobile adds graphing capability
  • Word Mobile adds tables and graphics insertion
  • Windows Media Player 10 Mobile
  • Photo caller ID
  • Picture and Video package, which converges the management of videos and pictures
  • Enhanced Bluetooth support, including a Global Positioning System (GPS) management interface
  • Microsoft Exchange Server "push" functionality improvements
  • QWERTY keyboard-support is included by default
  • Error reporting facility similar to that present in desktop and server Windows systems
  • ActiveSync 4.0, promising 10–15% increased speed on syncronization
Initial reports suggest that Windows Mobile 5.0 will not come in separate Smartphone or Pocket PC editions. Rather just one central version will exist that is capable of using the resources of the device it is installed on. A logical assumption would be the ability of OEMs to configure the OS to their device requirements and design. Pre-release builds of the software have been shown to run Smartphone applications on a Pocket PC.

Windows Mobile 5.0 was released at Microsoft's Mobile and Embedded Developers Conference 2005 in Las Vegas, May 9–May 12, 2005.

 

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