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August 2005 - Posts

Handheld Learning 2005 - Mobile Computing in Education Conference in London

For those of you focussed in the Education space - This looks like a great conference in London on 14th/15th October. http://www.handheldlearning.co.uk/hl2005/ We (Microsoft) are sponsoring the event and there are some great speakers lined up - including Read More
posted Tuesday, August 30, 2005 5:44 PM by jasonlan | 1 Comments

The Mobile Opportunity event on Friday! Are you coming?

We have a big event Friday for UK customers which is the Mobile Opportunity -  are you missing it? It's currently sold out so hope to see hundreds of people there!!!  It should be a great event! Drop me a comment if you are planning to Read More
posted Tuesday, August 30, 2005 4:41 PM by jasonlan | 2 Comments

Exchange 2003 Service Pack 2 and Windows Mobile 2003/2005

I've had the question asked by a number of customers recently - what do you get if you have a WM 5.0 device with SP2, or a WM 2003 device with SP2 etc... The Matrix below might help explain! Feature Requires WM 5.0 Requires Feature Read More
posted Tuesday, August 30, 2005 4:33 PM by jasonlan | 6 Comments

T-Mobile announce MDA-Pro (in Germany) - HTC Universal

http://www.t-mobile.de/presse/1,1807,13266-_,00.html T-Mobile Germany have announced availability from 1st September (Thursday!) of the HTC Universal device.  It will be known as the T-Mobile MDA Pro (not IV like was rumoured) See all my other Read More
posted Tuesday, August 30, 2005 4:25 PM by jasonlan | 1 Comments

Illegal copies of Windows Mobile 5.0 upgrades on sale at Ebay

Whilst searching Ebay today I noticed that there are lots of illegal copies of Windows Mobile 5.0 upgrades for sale. One example is http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Windows-mobile-2005-rom-upgrade-XDA2-XDAII_W0QQitemZ6427207884QQcategoryZ32242QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem Read More
posted Saturday, August 27, 2005 3:10 PM by jasonlan | 0 Comments

Modaco track down the thief from our recent event! Why not to steal a phone from a bunch of Phone Gurus!

Last week at our Modaco event (sponsored by ourselves and Orange) someone stole the grand prize which was a brand new Orange C550 Mobile Phone!  Everyone was pretty embarassed and dissapointed especially considering it was a community event where Read More
posted Saturday, August 27, 2005 3:03 PM by jasonlan | 0 Comments

The continuing search for what JASJAR means... Did you know what iMate JAM stood for?

The iMate JAM is a wonderful device and has been hugely successful in Europe!  http://www.clubimate.com/t-DETAILS_JAM.aspx  Interestingly in trying to discover what the new JASJAR acronym meant - I found out what the JAM meant :) Considering Read More
posted Friday, August 26, 2005 4:25 PM by jasonlan | 1 Comments

JASJAR - what does it mean?

I'm intrigued - what does JASJAR mean?  Someone posted on my previous link that it means "The Perfect One"? Anyone have some inside track on this?   Read More
posted Friday, August 26, 2005 11:15 AM by jasonlan | 1 Comments

Mobile Phone Sales rise 21%!

An interesting article appeared on the FT today regarding the worldwide growth in Mobile Phones. http://news.ft.com/cms/s/0487c882-154c-11da-8085-00000e2511c8.html 21% growth! Read More
posted Friday, August 26, 2005 11:01 AM by jasonlan | 0 Comments

HTC Wizard appears on Expansys as K-JAM

http://www.expansys.com/product.asp?code=125518    Read More
posted Thursday, August 25, 2005 11:45 AM by jasonlan | 3 Comments

HTC Tornado spotted

The HTC Tornado has been spotted on the FCC site by the folks over at Engadget.   http://www.engadget.com/entry/1234000367055805/ This device has been spotted as the QTEK 8310 and many mobile operators are also looking at it. It has Windows Read More
posted Thursday, August 25, 2005 9:19 AM by jasonlan | 0 Comments

Disabling Phone Camera's, Bluetooth and other capabilities on Enterprise devices

When I'm working with customers all of them have differing views on the potential risk that certain features and functions of mobile devices may pose.  The challenge is that most manufacturers of Smart devices such as Smartphones and Pocket PC's Read More
posted Thursday, August 25, 2005 9:19 AM by jasonlan | 1 Comments

Expansys list the HTC Universal - introducing iMate JASJAR

Scanning Expansys today I noticed that they have listed the HTC Universal as the iMATE JASJAR! http://www.expansys.com/product.asp?code=119353  So what does JasJar mean???  Answers on a postcard please :)     Read More
posted Wednesday, August 24, 2005 9:40 PM by jasonlan | 2 Comments

iPOD and Phones - Samsung i300 - Convergence King?

I was in London today for a series of meetings and venturing onto the Tube for the first time since the London Bombings I couldn't help but notice the number of people carrying Ipods and Phones.  I then had a press interview with a gentlemen who Read More
posted Wednesday, August 24, 2005 9:26 PM by jasonlan | 0 Comments

10 years ago today - Windows 95 was launched!

Completely off topic from Mobile but it's 10 years since we launched Windows 95! Remember that Start Me Up campaign with the Rolling Stones track??? Read More
posted Wednesday, August 24, 2005 3:34 PM by jasonlan | 1 Comments

Update to HP Windows Mobile 5.0 Upgrade Availability....

HP just recently updated their site to state that it looks like the HP 47xx upgrade has moved out to Spring 2006 but the hx 2000 upgrade should be here shortly..... It's a real shame as the 47xx will be an amazing device with Windows Mobile 5l0 thanks Read More
posted Wednesday, August 24, 2005 12:31 PM by jasonlan | 0 Comments

Device Management Feature Pack for SMS

I'm always staggered and disturbed that so few people know about our Device Management Feature Pack for SMS (probably because it's buried on Microsoft.com).  Essentially this feature pack provides mobile device management of Windows CE (3.0 and later) Read More
posted Wednesday, August 24, 2005 12:19 PM by jasonlan | 1 Comments

Mobile Technology Reaching Mass Adoption in UK Retail Sector

I participated last week in a series of press briefings around some research that we (Microsoft) did with Martec International to investigate the growth of mobile solutions in Retail.   Whilst in 2004, only 28% of the UKs leading retailers had Read More
posted Tuesday, August 23, 2005 10:43 PM by jasonlan | 1 Comments

HTC Wizard appears for sale as QTEK 9100 - Is this for real?

One device that I'm desperate to get hold of is the HTC Wizard.  One of my colleagues had one of these recently and despite offering various body parts I couldn't tempt him to give me it.  It seems one UK supplier is offering it for sale and Read More
posted Tuesday, August 23, 2005 10:37 PM by jasonlan | 2 Comments

Windows Mobile and Push Email

One of the key areas of interest for customers at the moment is the Direct Push capabilities we are introducing shortly with Exchange 2003. I've had lots of questions from customers and wanted to disolve some of the confusion around this as well as Read More
posted Monday, August 22, 2005 8:28 PM by jasonlan | 7 Comments

Windows Mobile 5.0 - persistent storage in Pocket PC

There are a huge number of benefits that Windows Mobile 5.0 brings to customers, partners, operators and developers.  For Enterprises there are some huge benefits  which I hope to highlight over the coming blog posts..... The first one I'd Read More
posted Monday, August 22, 2005 8:09 PM by jasonlan | 0 Comments

Universal - more questions! More answers!

A couple of questions: Has the voice quality improved over the blue angel? what is the bluetooth range? is there voice dialing over bluetooth? The voice quality I've found is excellent - hard to compare against the Blue Angel but my personal view is Read More
posted Sunday, August 21, 2005 8:04 PM by jasonlan | 3 Comments

HTC Wizard and QTEK 8300 and 8310

Pictures have emerged over at PocketPC Club  and Cool Smartphone (www.coolsmartphone.com) of the HTC Wizard alongside the QTEK 8300 and 8310 devices. All run Windows Mobile 5.0.   It's the next generation of the HTC Magician known in Read More
posted Sunday, August 21, 2005 7:50 PM by jasonlan | 0 Comments

Something for the weekend? MSN Spaces and MSN Search Mobile Beta launches!

  For those of you who've used MSN Mobile recently you may have spotted a new option appear - BETA Services.    Our MSN team has launched a Beta release of MSN Spaces (Blogging) and MSN Search (which seems unfortunately to be limited Read More
posted Saturday, August 20, 2005 11:51 AM by jasonlan | 0 Comments

Modaco Event at our Microsoft London Offices Sat 20th Aug

Anyone reading this going to the Modaco event being held at our London Offices tomorrow? http://www.modaco.com/index.php?act=portal  Make sure you say Hi!  Myself and my colleague David Goon (Developer God) will be at the event representing Read More
posted Friday, August 19, 2005 10:34 PM by jasonlan | 0 Comments

Exchange 2003 SP2 Community Technology Preview (CTP) is available!

The first step in the journey towards Push Email on Windows Mobile is realised today!  The SP2 Community Preview is available at http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=DB3813C5-B0FA-4230-813B-902ACA775ADA&displaylang=en  Read More
posted Friday, August 19, 2005 10:24 PM by jasonlan | 0 Comments

Universal (Your Questions Answered...)

Since my post on the Universal I've had lots of questions through as comments and email - I thought I'd share the questions and answers with everyone. Q1. Who is going to launch the device?  So far Vodafone, T-Mobile and Orange have announced Read More
posted Friday, August 19, 2005 4:52 PM by jasonlan | 5 Comments

HTC Universal appears as Orange M5000 on Orange's Website!

Orange has released details of the HTC Universal which will be known as the Orange M5000 http://shop.orange.co.uk/shop/show/handset/orange_spv_m5000/detail Coming Soon.... The Orange SPV M5000 is a 3G PDA that can be used to make and recieve voice Read More
posted Thursday, August 18, 2005 12:13 PM by jasonlan | 1 Comments

Motorola Q

For those of you who missed this announcement... The Motorola Q is based on the innovative and successful Motorola RAZR design: thin and stylish in addition to a full QWERTY keyboard, Bluetooth connectivity, and powerful software that easily integrates Read More
posted Wednesday, August 17, 2005 11:38 PM by jasonlan | 1 Comments

Universal (ly acclaimed)

  Well I promised it… I've had lots of email on the theme of 'lucky devil' as I declared I'd got an HTC universal device.  I wanted to share my initial thoughts on the device and my experiences over the last few days.  I'll focus on the Read More
posted Wednesday, August 17, 2005 10:04 PM by jasonlan | 19 Comments

Windows Mobile Enterprise Features

In July I recorded a Microsoft Executive Circle presentation covering the Enterprise Features of Windows Mobile 5.0.  You can access the presentation online and watch it using Live Meeting Replay :  Just click on the link below to register and Read More
posted Wednesday, August 17, 2005 4:29 PM by jasonlan | 0 Comments

Windows Mobile Security Presentation

Following on from my blog yesterday on Security - my colleague Dave Field has an excellent recorded presentation which goes into detail on the capabilities of Windows Mobile for Security.  It's at  http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032276838&Culture=en-US Read More
posted Wednesday, August 17, 2005 11:42 AM by jasonlan | 0 Comments

The Two-Factor Authentication Debate on Mobile Devices

One of my customers has raised an interesting point which I wanted to share with you.  It lies in the fact that Global Contact Access uses Outlook Web Access commands to get the GAL information from the Exchange Server.  They use 2 Factor Read More
posted Tuesday, August 16, 2005 4:38 PM by jasonlan | 2 Comments

My Universal has arrived!

My blogging has been a bit quiet today as I got my HTC Universal device and I've been testing that for most of the day (outside of meetings and a couple of press interviews) For those of you not familiar - it's the first Windows Mobile 3G device.  Read More
posted Friday, August 12, 2005 11:26 PM by jasonlan | 1 Comments

Push Email!

One of the hottest topics at the moment is 'push' email.  Since we announced our Messaging and Security Feature Pack for Windows Mobile and the fact customers will get Push Email with SP2 of Exchange and Windows Mobile there's be a lot of questions Read More
posted Thursday, August 11, 2005 9:34 PM by jasonlan | 0 Comments

The Mobile Opportunity - are you missing it? 2nd September!

We (Microsoft) have a great event on Mobility which I'm presenting at in September!  The catchy title is - The Mobile Opportunity - are you missing it? - it's on the 2nd September and is in London. You can register at: https://msevents-eu.microsoft.com/cui/EventDetail.aspx?culture=en-GB&eventid=118761459 Read More
posted Thursday, August 11, 2005 9:20 PM by jasonlan | 2 Comments

Windows Mobile 5.0 - Upgrade and Devices!

One of the most common questions I've had since we released Windows Mobile 5.0 is... 1) When can I get it for my (insert device name here) 2) When are new devices coming.....? So let me tackle them.... 1) HP, Dell, Fujitsu and other manufacturers Read More
posted Thursday, August 11, 2005 9:10 PM by jasonlan | 0 Comments

What devices am I carrying?

I'm probably not typical of the average Windows Mobile user as I tend to carry a lot of devices simply because customers want to see the breadth of our Windows Mobile device portfolio!  Right now I'm carrying: a) Orange C500 - The Best Smartphone Read More
posted Wednesday, August 10, 2005 11:49 AM by jasonlan | 1 Comments

What Apps are on my device?

As well as what devices I carry - I always get asked - what applications do I use.  Including the core business applications I use - My current favourites are: ·         Intelligolf – this is a golf scoring Read More
posted Wednesday, August 10, 2005 11:47 AM by jasonlan | 0 Comments

GAL Access on your Pocket PC and Smartphone

For those customers using Exchange 2003 we (Microsoft) have released a great application to give you access to the Global Address List! It's called Microsoft Global Contact Access With Microsoft Global Contact Read More
posted Wednesday, August 10, 2005 11:44 AM by jasonlan | 0 Comments

Welcome!

Welcome to my blog!  I've been meaning to start this for sometime now but finally decided to get going!!  I'm an Mobility Specialist in Microsoft and have been with Microsoft for 7 years now - 4 in Mobility! This blog will hopefully share Read More
posted Wednesday, August 10, 2005 11:35 AM by jasonlan | 0 Comments