Combo PDA-Cell Phone Selection Grows
PCWorld | at | by Mike
The SmartPhone 2002 was introduced about a year ago under the code name "Stinger." It targets the cell phone market by incorporating elements of Microsoft's Pocket PC software--including e-mail, a contact manager, a media player, and an instant messaging application. It will also pit Microsoft against long-established cell phone operating systems such as Symbian's Epoc, which powers some handsets from Sanyo and Nokia.
Microsoft is announcing new server software to support its handheld operating systems. Mobile Information Server 2002 will allow people to remotely synch data in their handhelds with desktop PCs on networks. The server supports both Pocket PC 2002 and SmartPhone 2002 devices. Orange has announced plans to offer a wireless service using MIS 2002.