Windows Mobile 2003
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Windows Mobile 2003 was released on June 23, 2003, and was the first release under the Windows Mobile banner. It came in four editions: "Windows Mobile 2003 for Pocket PC Premium Edition", "Windows Mobile 2003 for Pocket PC Professional Edition", "Windows Mobile 2003 for Smartphone" and "Windows Mobile 2003 for Pocket PC Phone Edition". The last was designed especially for Pocket PCs which include phone functionalities. The Professional Edition was used in Pocket PC budget models such as the iPAQ rz1700 series. It lacked a number of features that were in the Premium Edition, such as a client for L2TP/IPsec VPNs. Windows Mobile 2003 was powered by Windows CE 4.20.
New features/built-in applications included the following:[13]
- Support for add-on keyboards
- Enhanced communications interface with Bluetooth device management
- Bluetooth file beaming support
- Bluetooth headset support
- Pictures application with viewing, cropping, e-mail, and beaming support
- Jawbreaker game
- Enhanced Pocket Outlook with vCard and vCal support
- Improved Pocket Internet Explorer
- Windows Media Player 9.0 with streaming optimization
- SMS reply options for Phone Edition
- MIDI file support as ringtones in Phone Edition
Source(s): Windows Mobile 2003
