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Device Profile: Torq P120 Windows Mobile PDA/phone — (Mar. 29, 2006) — Torq claims the P120 is the "smallest wireless LAN PDA available with a phone function." The Windows Mobile 5.0 device incorporates quad band GSM/GPRS, 802.11b, and Bluetooth in a 4.4 x 2.4 inch package slightly less than an inch thick and weighing 5.8 ounces....

Origami: a swing and a miss — a guest column by Kelly Nehowig (Mar. 21, 2006) —

Foreword: Following considerable industry speculation, Microsoft formally unveiled the rumored Origami platform at the CeBIT tradeshow in Germany earlier this month. After reviewing the "Ultra Mobile PC" (UMPC) concept in as much detail as has been made available at this stage, ...

Securing VoIP Devices — by Rick Pitz (Mar. 14, 2006) — Foreword: This whitepaper discusses the security challenges posed by voice over IP (VoIP) communications in wired and wireless devices such as VoIP servers, gateways, telephones, and mobile handhelds. The author describes a number of techniques that can be used by developers to help protect VoIP devices from security breeches. ...

Choosing a Windows OS for point-of-service (POS) device applications — (Mar. 10, 2006) — Foreword: Which Windows platform is best for use in POS (point-of-sales/service) devices such as information kiosks, POS terminals, self-checkout systems, price-checking terminals, fuel pumps, and ATMs? The answer is: it depends. This Microsoft whitepaper is intended to assist companies in selecting the right Windows OS for their particular POS application....

Streamlining development for customized embedded devices — by Mike Hall (Mar. 7, 2006) — Application developers don't need to reinvent the wheel every time they write an application. Tools and application development frameworks have progressed to the point where application developers can focus on their added value, not on the underlying application plumbing/infrastructure. Can we consider Embedded systems development to be heading in the ...

Designing Windows Mobile 5.0 application UIs — by Mauricio I. Perez (Jan. 31, 2006) — Foreword -- This techical whitepaper by a Microsoft Technical Account Manager discusses the considerations, guidelines, and standards that software designers and developers should take into account when designing software for Windows Mobile 5.0 Pocket PCs and Smartphones....

Device Profile: Palm Treo 700w with Windows Mobile — (Jan. 4, 2006) — The Treo 700w is Palm Inc.'s first handheld to run the Windows Mobile operating system. The device is being manufactured for Palm by Taiwanese ODM (original design manufacturer) HTC. It will initially be marketed exclusively by Verizon, and is designed to work with Verizon's high speed EV-DO data network, according ...

Device Profile: Keba KeTop handheld industrial control panels — (Jan. 3, 2006) — The KeTop family of handheld industrial control panels, from Keba AG, feature an unusual round form-factor design that is intended for easy right- or left-handed operation. The rugged devices run Windows CE 3.0 and are aimed at applications such as robot programming and machinery start-up and maintenance....

The Great Gadget Smack-Down Round 4 -- Pre-game Banter — (Dec. 21, 2005) —

Welcome to Round Four of the ultimate showdown between Linux and Windows in the arena of embedded and device computing! After three heated but inconclusive rounds, our combatants are pulling no punches in their all-out quest to dominate the hottest consumer electronics and industrial computing markets. ...

The future of NAND flash memory in the embedded market — by Datalight Inc. (Dec. 21, 2005) — Foreword: This high-level whitepaper from Datalight examines the role of NAND flash memory in embedded devices, and how that role is likely to evolve. The article examines emerging hardware and software trends driven by the explosive growth of high-capacity consumer electronic devices....

Device Profile: Datalogic Jet industrial PDAs — (Dec. 6, 2005) — Datalogic's Windows CE-based "Jet" industrial strength PDAs are aimed at a broad range of supply chain management applications, including planning, production, warehousing, and transportation. The devices offer a wide range of communications and data capture options, and feature a "unique Italian design" in a compact, ergonomic package....

NAND vs. NOR flash -- tradeoffs and strategies — by Datalight Inc. (Nov. 22, 2005) — Foreword: This high-level whitepaper compares the relative strengths of NOR and NAND flash memory, and discusses software strategies for mitigating each type's weaknesses. Topics include avoiding data loss, improving performance, and increasing media longevity. The article was written by Datalight, a vendor of embedded filesystems, flash memory drivers, ...

Guide to HTC's Windows Mobile smartphone platforms — (Updated Aug. 27, 2007) —

Many of the Windows Mobile smartphones and PDA phones that are rapidly gaining popularity today are built by Taiwan's High Tech Computer Corp. (HTC), based on a set of HTC-designed reference platforms. Consequently, the company makes an estimated 80 percent of the Windows Mobile ...

Device Profile: Eurotech Rugged DVR platform — (Nov. 16, 2005) —

[Updated Nov. 22] -- Eurotech is readying a rugged DVR (digital video recorder) platform for trains and other harsh environments. The "Rugged DVR" is based on a passively cooled P133 or Celeron processor, with optional JPEG2000 or MPEG-4 capture/compression, GSM/GPRS (UMTS) radio, gigabit Ethernet, ...

Using the Windows CE and Windows Mobile 5.0 Application Verifier — Douglas Boling (Nov. 4, 2005) — Introduction

Memory leaks can be fatal to embedded and mobile applications. It's not that embedded operating systems are fragile; it's simply the way they are designed. Desktop computer systems run very fast Pentium III and IV class processors with hundreds of megabytes of random access memory (RAM), but embedded Windows ...

How to develop and test device drivers in Windows CE 5.0 — by Mike Hall (Oct. 25, 2005) — Foreword: This article by Mike Hall, a technical product manager on Microsoft's Windows CE team, provides an introduction to developing and testing a Windows CE 5.0 device driver. It provides step-by-step instructions for creating a stream driver, creating a custom Windows CE Test Kit (CETK) test, and writing an application ...

Understanding Microsoft's new, simplified Shared Source licenses — by Microsoft Corp. (Oct. 19, 2005) — Overview

Over the past 5 years, more than 80 technologies have been made available through Microsoft's Shared Source Initiative. Additionally, more than 600 non-Microsoft technologies have been released under a Shared Source license. Like most organizations dealing with the licensing of source code, Microsoft has utilized a range of approaches ...

A View of Windows Mobile 5.0 from 10,000 Feet — by Jim Wilson (Sep. 27, 2005) — Foreword: � This is the first in a series of articles exploring the new tools and application programming interfaces (APIs) that developers will find in Windows Mobile 5.0, Visual Studio 2005, and the .NET Compact Framework version 2.0. The series begins with an introduction to Windows Mobile 5.0 and the ...

Device Profile: Jukeboost CD-to-broadband jukebox upgrade kits — (Sep. 22, 2005) — View Interactive Entertainment provides a series of Windows XP Embedded-based conversion kits that upgrade jukeboxes from playing CDs, to receiving music over a secure broadband Internet connection from Ecast. The Jukeboost CD-to-broadband conversion kits "help operators breathe new life into their older jukebox models," according to the company....

Device profile: Telegent Evolution1 STB platform — (Sep. 6, 2005) — Talegent's Evolution1 series of set-top box (STB) platforms aims to offer an "all-in-one concept" for home entertainment devices based on Windows CE. The series currently includes three models, and supports widely used standards and protocols such as ISO H.264, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, Windows Media, IPTV, and DVB, according ...

Device Profile: HTC Amadeus — (Nov. 16, 2005) —

As its name suggests, this Windows Mobile smartphone from Taiwanese ODM (original design manufacturer) HTC has an emphasis on music. In light of its music-player orientation, the "Amadeus" includes an extra set of four buttons for controlling music playback with Windows Media Player 10....

Device Profile: HTC Apache, Wizard — (Nov. 16, 2005) —

This Windows Mobile-powered handheld design from Taiwanese ODM (original design manufacturer) HTC boasts a unique, sliding QWERTY keyboard that opens from the side and automatically changes the display's orientation from portrait to landscape viewing mode. The platform is offered in two variants: "Apache" and "Wizard." ...

Device Profile: HTC Magician — (Nov. 16, 2005) —

This versatile smartphone/PDA platform, from Taiwanese ODM (original design manufacturer) HTC, combines the functions of a mobile phone, Pocket PC, digital camera, video recorder, gaming console, and MP3 player. The tri-band (GSM/GPRS) "Magician" includes both Bluetooth and IrDA wireless and an SDIO slot. ...

Device Profile: HTC Blue Angel — (Nov. 16, 2005) —

The "Blue Angel" smartphone/PDA design, from Taiwanese ODM (original design manufacturer) HTC, also goes by the name "Harrier." The device features a QWERTY keyboard that slides down from the bottom, and a 3.5-inch QVGA touchscreen display. ...

Device Profile: HTC Universal — (Nov. 16, 2005) —

Billed as the world's first 3G device to run Windows Mobile 5.0, Taiwanese ODM (original design manufacturer) HTC's "Universal" smartphone/PDA reference design features a swiveling display that rotates 180 degrees to create a tablet-style PDA. ...

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Mobile Device Security: The Eight Areas of Risk
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Quality Assurance and .NET
This paper discusses best practices for functional, regression and load testing of .NET applications.

SCADA Security in Integrated Networks
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