Windows Mobile • A system based on Windows CE OS • Includes Microsoft-designed shell and apps • OEMs work closely with Microsoft •A preemptively multitasked operating system designed for “small”devices • Virtual memory, multithreaded • Completely 32-bit •Uses a subset of the Win32 API • Win32 defined by Windows XP • + CE realtimeextensions • Over 2,000 functions Windows CE history (1/3) • Windows CE 1.0 (Nov96) • New development from the ground up • Exclusively for handheld PC’s • Windows 95 look & feel • Grayscale • ?million sold devices • Windows CE 2.0 (Sep97) • Modularization • Diverse range of devices -ATM’s, cars, game consoles • Competitors: Psion • Network support • Color display support • “Palm-sized PC”introduced • Windows CE 3.0 (Jun00) • Pocket PC 2000 & Smartphone 2000 platform introduction • Compete with Palm Pilot’s • Redevelopment of user interface • Kernel rewritten Windows CE .NET 4.2 (Jun03) • Pocket PC 2003 & SmartPhone2003 introduction • Memory enhancements • Wireless LAN & Bluetooth profiles • .NET Compact framework 1.0 • SQL Server CE • VOIP • Shared Source (2mill. lines) • New license model • Many drivers… • Windows CE 5.0 (Oct04) • Direct 3D Mobile graphics • Testing framework • Error reporting • .NET Compact framework 1.0 SP2 • More shared source (2.5mill. lines) • Many drivers…

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