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Apr 03 HP iPAQ hx2000/hx4700 Series Bluetooth Stereo Headphones Driver Update
Found in: iPAQ, Pocket PC,

HP has just released an update for iPAQ hx2000/hx4700 Series running Windows Mobile 2003 which enables the Pause and Next/Previous Track buttons to work properly with Microsoft Media Player 10. It's recommended to download and install the update if you are using a BT headset.

The update requires:
* Microsoft ActiveSync 3.7 (or later) is required.
* One of the listed iPAQ handheld models with ROM version 1.01 installed.

HOW TO USE:
1. Download the SoftPaq .EXE file to a directory on your hard drive.
2. Establish an Activesync connection between the handheld and host PC.
3. Execute the downloaded file. When the installation is complete, the handheld performs a soft reset.

Supported Models:
HP iPAQ hx2700 Pocket PC Series
HP iPAQ hx2400 Pocket PC Series
HP iPAQ hx4700 Pocket PC Series
HP iPAQ hx2100 Pocket PC Series

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Dec 07 Laridian PocketBibile Has New Content Available
Found in: Windows Mobile, Smartphones, Pocket PC, Freeware,

The Christmas season is almost here and it’s that period of the year when people tend to become more religious. In case that’s happening with you too then you’re going to appreciate the fact tha Laridian PocketBible has updated its content.


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Dec 21 'Fish' be with you in aquarium adventure game for Palm, Windows Mobile
Found in: game, fish, underwater, Palm OS, Pocket PC, Symbian UIQ 3, Symbian S60, Windows Mobile,

Fish lovers would surely enjoy Insaniquarium Deluxe, a game that's all about "frantic aquarium fun". It is a game that let's a user feed fishes, watch them grow and protect them from -- guess what -- alien invaders!
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Jul 06 .NET CF 2.0 SP1 comes with support for install to Storage Card
Found in: Mobile News, Pocket PC, Smartphone,

Microsoft have shipped .net Compact Framework 2.0 SP1 with install to Storage Card support!. This is great cause of the memory requirement of .net CF 2.0 placed upon an already limited resource (Smartphones for example) has always been off putting. Because of that most of the developers are still developing in .net CF 1.0.

NET Compact Framework 2.0 Service Pack 1 details:

Added Features:

* Added support for WindowsCE 4.2 in both the CAB installation and a Platform Builder Update (For more information on the Platform Builder Update, see Windows CE Download Center.)
* Added the option to install the global assemblycache to the storage card.
* Allow DataGrid cell drawing to be overridden
* Added support for headless Windows CE 5.0 devices by adding a Headless catalog item in Platform Builder. (For more information on the Platform Builder Update, see Windows CE Download Center.)
* Added System SR files to the Windows CE 5.0 Platform Builder catalog item. (For more information on the Platform Builder Update, see Windows CE Download Center)
* Enabled device debugging using mdbg.
* Included LogViewer tools to monitor network traffic.
* Included the .NET Compact Framework Remote Performance Monitor. (For more information, see Steven Pratschner’s BLOG.)
* Added the Serializable attribute.

Fixed Issues:

* Changing VT_BYREF Variants in managed code could lead to a memory leak.
* Inappropriate caching of current UI culture even after CultureInfo.ClearCachedData is called.
* For the HttpWebRequest method, an uncatchable ObjectDisposedException could occur when exiting an application with asynchronous requests.
* Visual Studio hangs on setting a Breakpoint in a function with an infinite loop when it is called from the Immediate Window.
* Breakpoints do not work if the cached, managed dlls in the bcl directory differ from the ones on the device.
* Environment.GetFolderPath returns an InvalidOperationException.
* An access violation occurs when accessing .theControls or .Controls.Count property of a control once it has begun the disposing process.
* The WebBrowser.DocumentCompleted event is fired in a loop when the DocumentText property contains an image inside of a table.
* Files should be extracted to the main storage as a workaround to avoid hardware issues on some storage cards.
* For the HttpWebRequest method, an ArgumentOutOfRangeException occurs when accessing some https:// URLs.
* Timer breaks after GetTickCount wraps around (49.7 days).
* Error occurs when loading the .NET Compact Framework version 2.0 on a device using an ActiveSync push.
* Memory leaks occur when using Com marshaling.
* Installer should check for ActiveSync version and disable deployment if version is older than ActiveSync 4.0 build 4343.
* For the SerialPort class, an IOException is thrown when opening a serial port on the IPAQ 4150.
* A call to HttpWebRequest over SSL with a payload greater than 32 KB hangs on the client when SendChunked returns false.
* For the SerialPort class,an uncatchable exception occurs when Bluetooth is turned off.
* A finalizer for the FileStream class will cause the application to crash if a previous IO operation failed.
* Installation of the .NET Compact Framework fails on low memory devices.
* PInvoke return types of UIntPtr throw a NotSupportedException.
* The Debug.WriteLine method in the .NET Compact framework version 2.0 is not working.
* For the SerialPort class, virtual serial ports are not reported by the SerialPort.GetPortNames method.
* When using COM Interop, a VARIANT_BOOL type is passed incorrectly on ARMV4I.
* The .NET Compact Framework incorrectly performs version comparison when loading assemblies.
* ARMV4I runtime should be removed from ARMV4 Pocket PC CAB to reduce the size of the CAB.
* Corrections needed for Http Abort semantics.
* The DateTime.Now method throws an ArgumentOutOfRangeException.
* Crash caused by using CurrentTimeZone.GetDaylightTime and CurrentTimeZone.GetStandardTime in certain rare stress conditions.

So have a more pleasant development guys

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Feb 11 10 Smartphones From ZTE At MWC 2009
Found in: Windows Mobile, Android, Smartphones, Pocket PC, ZTE, MWC 2009,

ZTE a mobile manufacture from China is about to take MWC 2009 (Mobile World Congress 2009) by storm with a maximum of 10 smartphone handsets, all consisting of Windows Mobile and the potential Android handset.
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Feb 19 1Liner Makes You Laugh Every Day
Found in: Windows Mobile, Smartphones, Pocket PC, Freeware,

This is by far one of the funniest freeware applications meant to run on a Windows Mobile phone. 1Liner will make you laugh daily. It has a vast collection of jokes. You’ll find one liners, yo mama jokes, jokes by famous people and Chuck Norris jokes inside. If you’re trying to be funny at the office well then this application will put words in your mouth daily.


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Jun 30 1Touch Contacts 3.0 for Pocket PC
Found in: Windows Mobile, Pocket PC, Software,

It’s contacts day today since they are an important part of our lives. We’ve seen a good looking FunContacts before and now we’re going to take a look at 1Touch Contacts 3.0 for Pocket PC.


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Jan 11 20 Million Windows Mobile Devices Sold In 2008
Found in: Windows Mobile, HTC, Pocket PC, Smartphones, Sales,

Windows Mobile might be outdated by the iPhone, Android, the new Symbian, and now the Palm Pre, but that doesn’t mean it’s flopping in the market place.
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Mar 13 20% off your next order at PocketGear
Found in: Pocket PC, Software, Mobile News,

The leading Pocket PC software reseller PocketGear.com has announced their spring madness sale a 20% off coupon code for a limited time ! We suggest you to hurry up and check their top Windows Mobile applications. To take advantage of this promotion just enter this coupon code "MARCH20" at the software order page. Click here to browse PocketGear's ppc software.
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Feb 15 25 Language Phrasebook 6.0 for Mobile Devices
Found in: Windows, Smartphone, Pocket PC, Symbian, Palm, Language, Phrasebook,

Whether you're a world traveler or just have a well-rounded world view, the 25 Language Phrasebook 6.0 for Mobile Devices is a must-have mobile application. This very cool freeware ebook is readable across multiple platforms

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