Windows Mobile Smartphone
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Windows Mobile Smartphone refers to devices running the Windows Mobile Standard
operating system. The term also connotes hardware specifications for devices with integrated telephony, published by Microsoft and now known as "Windows Mobile Standard".
, a British telecommunications manufacturer and Microsoft
. The contract provided for source code published by Microsoft, to enable Sendo to create the then-name Windows Pocket PC OS for their products.
Microsoft withheld major blocks of the code, passing the work to Taiwanese electronics company HTC
, and enabling them to create the HTC Canary
, based on the Smartphone/WM Standard OS.
operating system for Pocket PC
s. Although in the broad sense of the term "Smartphone", both Pocket PC phones and Microsoft branded Smartphones each fit into this category, it should be noted that Microsoft's use of the term "Smartphone" includes only more specific hardware devices that differ from Pocket PC phones. Such Smartphones were originally designed without touchscreen
s, intended to be operated more efficiently with only one hand, and typically had lower display resolution
s than Pocket PCs. Microsoft's focus for the Smartphone platform was to create a device that functioned well as a phone and data device in a more integrated manner.
Windows Mobile
Windows Mobile is a mobile operating system developed by Microsoft that was used in smartphones and Pocket PCs, but by 2011 was rarely supplied on new phones. The last version is "Windows Mobile 6.5.5"; it is superseded by Windows Phone, which does not run Windows Mobile software.Windows Mobile is...
operating system. The term also connotes hardware specifications for devices with integrated telephony, published by Microsoft and now known as "Windows Mobile Standard".
History
The Windows Mobile OS was born out of a brief partnership between SendoSendo
Sendo was a British Birmingham, England-based manufacturer and supplier of mobile phones founded in 1999. The company went into administration in June 2005 and its technology was bought by Motorola....
, a British telecommunications manufacturer and Microsoft
Microsoft
Microsoft Corporation is an American public multinational corporation headquartered in Redmond, Washington, USA that develops, manufactures, licenses, and supports a wide range of products and services predominantly related to computing through its various product divisions...
. The contract provided for source code published by Microsoft, to enable Sendo to create the then-name Windows Pocket PC OS for their products.
Microsoft withheld major blocks of the code, passing the work to Taiwanese electronics company HTC
HTC
-Companies:*HTC Corporation, a Taiwanese manufacturer of handheld devices*Harrisonville Telephone Company, a telephone company in Waterloo, Illinois*Horry Telephone Cooperative, a telephone cooperative in Horry County, South Carolina...
, and enabling them to create the HTC Canary
HTC canary
HTC Canary is a smartphone released in November 2002 in Europe and China by the providers Orange and China Mobile, respectively.-Specifications:Manufacturer: HTCDistributor: Orange, China MobileAvailability: Europe, ChinaDesign type: Candybar...
, based on the Smartphone/WM Standard OS.
Description
Windows Mobile Smartphones were introduced with the Pocket PC 2002Windows Mobile
Windows Mobile is a mobile operating system developed by Microsoft that was used in smartphones and Pocket PCs, but by 2011 was rarely supplied on new phones. The last version is "Windows Mobile 6.5.5"; it is superseded by Windows Phone, which does not run Windows Mobile software.Windows Mobile is...
operating system for Pocket PC
Pocket PC
A Pocket PC is also known by Microsoft as a 'Windows Mobile Classic device'. It is a hardware specification for a handheld-sized computer, personal digital assistant , that runs the Microsoft 'Windows Mobile Classic' operating system...
s. Although in the broad sense of the term "Smartphone", both Pocket PC phones and Microsoft branded Smartphones each fit into this category, it should be noted that Microsoft's use of the term "Smartphone" includes only more specific hardware devices that differ from Pocket PC phones. Such Smartphones were originally designed without touchscreen
Touchscreen
A touchscreen is an electronic visual display that can detect the presence and location of a touch within the display area. The term generally refers to touching the display of the device with a finger or hand. Touchscreens can also sense other passive objects, such as a stylus...
s, intended to be operated more efficiently with only one hand, and typically had lower display resolution
Display resolution
The display resolution of a digital television or display device is the number of distinct pixels in each dimension that can be displayed. It can be an ambiguous term especially as the displayed resolution is controlled by all different factors in cathode ray tube , flat panel or projection...
s than Pocket PCs. Microsoft's focus for the Smartphone platform was to create a device that functioned well as a phone and data device in a more integrated manner.
Products
The following is a partial list of Windows Mobile Smartphones.- Sendo Z100Sendo Z100Sendo Z100 is a Tri-band phone by Sendo, designed in 2002 and never launched as Sendo sued Microsoft.-Technical specifications:*Using Texas Instruments OMAP710 CPU*Microsoft StingerOS*GENERAL 2G Network GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900...
- HTC CanaryHTC canaryHTC Canary is a smartphone released in November 2002 in Europe and China by the providers Orange and China Mobile, respectively.-Specifications:Manufacturer: HTCDistributor: Orange, China MobileAvailability: Europe, ChinaDesign type: Candybar...
- T-MobileT-MobileT-Mobile International AG is a German-based holding company for Deutsche Telekom AG's various mobile communications subsidiaries outside Germany. Based in Bonn, Germany, its subsidiaries operate GSM and UMTS-based cellular networks in Europe, the United States, Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands...
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