Pocket PC
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Welcome to the HowardForums.com Pocket PC forum's wiki. Find and share useful links, guides, reviews, history, technical specifications, and information on Windows Mobile and Pocket PC phones.
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Operating System Overviews
- Pocket PC 2000*
- Pocket PC 2002*
- Windows Mobile 2003*
- Windows Mobile 2003 Second Edition*
- Windows Mobile 5.0+
Hardware Overview
PDA
- HP iPAQs
- Dell Axims
- Fujitsu Siemens Loox series
Phone/PDA
E-TEN Information Systems Co., Ltd.; TORQ
HTC Corporation (htcphones.info - Latest HTC phone news)
- HTC Wallaby* (branded as O2 XDA, T-Mobile MDA, Qtek 1010, Dopod 686, Telefonica TSM400, Siemens Cingular AT&T SX56)
- HTC Falcon* (branded as Sprint Audiovox PPC 5050)
- HTC Himalaya* (branded as O2 XDA II, T-Mobile MDA II, i-mate Phone Edition, Qtek 2020, Dopod 696, Orange SPV M1000, Vodafone VPA, Telefonica TSM500, Krome Navigator F1)
- HTC Blue Angel* (branded as O2 XDA IIs, T-Mobile MDA III, i-mate PDA2k, Qtek 9090, Dopod 700, Orange SPV M2000, Vodafone VPA III, e-plus PDA III, Tata Indicom EGO, Siemens Cingular AT&T SX66)
- HTC Harrier* (branded as i-mate PDA2k EVDO, Sprint Audiovox PPC6600/PPC6601, Verizon VX6600/VX6601, Daxian CU928)
- HTC Magician+ (branded as 02 XDA II Mini, T-Mobile MDA Compact, i-mate JAM, Qtek S100, Dopod 818, Orange SPV M500, Vodafone VPA Compact, Krome SPY)
- HTC Alpine* (branded as 02 XDA IIi, i-mate PDA2, Qtek 2020i, Dopod 699, Orange SPV M2500)
- HTC Apache (branded as Sprint UTStarcom PPC6700, Verizon XV6700, Alltel UTStarcom PPC6700)
- HTC Wizard (branded as O2 XDA mini Pro, T-Mobile MDA IV, i-mate K-JAM, Qtek 9100, Dopod 838, Cingular 8120/8125)
- HTC Universal (branded as O2 XDA Executive, T-Mobile MDA Pro, i-mate JASJAR, Qtek 9000, Dopod 900, Orange SPV M5000, Vodafone VPA IV)
- HTC Prophet (branded as I-mate Jamin, Qtek S200, Dopod 818 Pro, Orange SPV M600)
- HTC Artemis (branded as HTC P3300, MDA compact III, Xda orbit, Dopod P800W, Dopod P800)
- Hewlett-Packard Company: iPAQ 63xx+
- Hewlett-Packard Company: iPAQ 65xx+
Sharp
- Device branded as Audiovox 4100 (UTStarcom, Sprint (Audiovox) PPC 4100 / SP230)*
Samsung
Software
See also: - Utilities - Multimedia - eBook - Calculator - Graphic - Emulators
Free software
- www.download.com,
- www.softpedia.com,
- www.handango.com,
- www.pocketpcfreeware.org
- www.getjar.com,
- www.sofotex.com
For further information and Free PPC sites see the Free Software page
Gaming
Pocket PC game software can be found in various commercial and freeware sites including:
Top review sites are pocketgamer.org and pdarcade.com
see also: Game Guides*, Game Cheats*
Utilities
Software for PPC phones
- Fonix Voice Command
- Microsoft Voice Command
- PocketZenPhone
- iMobileTool SMS Backup
- iMobileTool Contacts Backup
- iMobileTool Incoming Calls Blocker
Popular accessories
GPS
- Setup and FAQs*
- iGuidance+
- TomTom*
- TeleType*
- Mapopolis+
- Co-Pilot Live*
- Geocaching+
- Navizon GPS/WiFi/Cell positioning software
Headphones/Headsets
FAQ
Persistent Storage: What is it and how does it work?
Activesync
Exchange
I use Mac / OS X
Sync apps for Macs : Missing Sync, Pocket Mac
Further FAQ list see : pocketpcfaq.com
How-To
How to Backup SMS from Windows Mobile Phone to Computer
How to Backup SMS from Windows Mobile Phone to Computer
How to Backup Contacts from Windows Mobile Phone to Computer
How to backup contacts from Pocket PC to computer
How to Block Incoming Calls For Windows Mobile
How to block Incoming Calls For Windows Mobile Pocket PC
How to transfer SMS from Windows Mobile to PC
Step-by-step guide to save sms from pocket pc to desktop computer
How to rip and play movies
from bengalboy's tutorial on hofo via aximsite.com
http://www.aximsite.com/articles/link.php?id=67
How to setup email
Connectivity
- WiFi setup for various built-in & external cards such as Sandisk & Spectec.*
- Bluetooth setup for compatible stereo BT headphones*
- BT setup for headsets such as Bluespoon etc.*
- Surfing the Internet using your cellphone and Bluetooth*
- Surfing the internet using your computer's bluetooth connection*
- Setting up and using a VPN (Virtual Private Network)*
- Installing Certificates for a Radius Server (802.1x)
GPRS/EDGE/UTMA connection settings - GSM coverage
Backup, restore, and moving to a new PPC
- Recommended backup procedures*
- Using 3rd party apps such as Sprite*
- Spb Backup - Great Backup/Restore Pocket PC utility
- Backing up to a PC*
- Backing up to a Mac*
- Partnerships (when to keep, when to delete)
- iMobileTool Windows Mobile Backup Suite - Powerful Windows Mobile Backup and restore Software to backup data from mobile Phone to computer
ROM updates, hacks, and how to's 'Official and otherwise'
- Understanding ROM Structure
- How to do a ROM update
- Tutorial on how to edit the registry of your Windows Mobile 5.0 device
- Registry hacks by device
- Registry hacks by description
- Selectively Bypassing the Extended ROM For devices whose Extended Rom cannot be unlocked or those who don't want to modify the extended ROM.
- Big storage hacks, etc.+
Information for Palm users
How to move from Palm to Pocket PC
- How to move data from Palm to Pocket PC
- Styletap (Running PalmOS softwares on PocketPC)
Software equivalent
- Agendus : Pocket Informant, Agendus Fusion, Extreme Agenda
- Bonsai : Trenotes, ListPro, PocketThinker
- DateBk5 : Pocket Informant, Agendus Fusion, Extreme Agenda
- Documents to Go : Built-in
- Worldmate : Worldmate
See also
Hardware mods
Reviews
- Blue Angel and Magician compared
- Universal and Wizard compared
- Sprint PPC-6700 Review by PCMag.com
- Pocket PC Phone Reviews at mypocketpcmobile.com
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