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Hello. I am Gerardo Dada, formerly responsible for Developer Marketing at Microsoft (hence the blog name), now doing Windows Mobile Marketing with our OEM and mobile operator carriers. Even though I work in marketing for Microsoft, this blog represents m

Is Windows Mobile an Open Platform?

Last week I had the privilege to participate in a panel at PARC where the main topic was the...

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 12/03/2007

Windows Mobile Line-Up for the Holidays

I hope everyone had a great Holiday. With the launch of the Sprint Motorola Q9c we have the complete...

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 11/26/2007

Windows Mobile versus RIM - a platform perspective

Microsoft just announced the launch of Visuak Studio 2008, which is close to my heart as I was part...

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 11/21/2007

The Verizon i760

Verizon launched the Samsung i760 without making much noise. A few people around the office got it...

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 11/15/2007

More Mobility features in Exchange SP1

The Exchange team has been building new features in Exchange 2007 SP1, which will be relased...

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 11/15/2007

Creating new documents in Office Mobile with WM6 Standard (a.k.a. Smartphone)

I am reading a blog about the Pantech Duo which seems to be the third time this week I hear this as...

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 11/15/2007

Get a T-Mobile Shadow for only $79.99

Like we did with the Dash and the Wing, T-Mobile is offering a very special pricing for all...

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 11/13/2007

PC Magazine Windows Mobile roundup

PC Magazine has a good review on some of the newer Windows Mobile 6 devices including the AT&T...

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 11/08/2007

Flashback

I was a big Commodore 64 fan. So much that before starting college I had my own company reselling...

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 11/05/2007

The Samsung i620v

I usually don't play with phones that are not available in the US. Lats week a co-worker shwed me...

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 11/05/2007

Windows Mobile 6 upgrade for the AT&T 8525

FINALLY! - The first upgrade to the three AT&T devices is here! The Blackjack and Trei 750...

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 10/31/2007

Pantech Duo launches with AT&T

Dual sliding keayboards in a small package plus Windows Mobile 6 makr this phone a winner. It looks...

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 10/29/2007

T-Mobile's Shadow - Windows Mobile 6 for the rest of us

The T-Mobile SHadow was finally annmounced. It has everything you expect from a WindowsMobile phone...

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 10/29/2007

New Psion Rugged PDA, the iKON

One of may favorite devices, the Motorola Symbol MC35 now has some serious competition: the Psion...

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 10/28/2007

Windows Mobile an approved standard for Department of Defense

While CTIA was very exciting (read my summary positing here), there are some other very cool news:...

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 10/28/2007

Windows Mobile at CTIA

PC Magazine posted an interesting article about CTIA. I had a lot of fun at CTIA this year. The...

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 10/26/2007

Sprint announces the CDMA Touch - Sprint Vogue!

It includes Office Mobile, Windows Live, Sprint TV, Sprint Radio, SIRIUS and support for 4Gb...

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 10/17/2007

We are hiring! Looking for someone to drive our Partner strategy in Mobility

Sr. Product Manager, Mobile Communications Business SMS&P SegmentGet Mobile and work in one of...

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 10/04/2007

Register for a Security and Device Management Webcast

If you are concerned about device management, provisioning, advanced security, mobile VPN and...

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 10/02/2007

Mobile Connections - Vegas Nov 5th

Highlights of the show include : LOB Content for building OR extending existing LOB applications to...

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 10/02/2007

Get the Sprint Mogul for $275 plus $25 in free accessories

https://www.callsprint.com/microsoftdevelopers/

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 09/24/2007

New White Paper - Deploying Exchange ActiveSync in Exchange Server 2007

Applies to: Exchange Server 2007, Exchange Server 2007 SP1 Topic Last Modified: 2007-08-29 This...

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 09/19/2007

HTC Mogul Video

My buddies at HTC share this video which highlights not only the capabilities of the Sprint Mogul -...

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 09/14/2007

Third day with the Q9

The last two days have been nightmarish. Just after I wrote my last post, I switched to the extended...

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 09/13/2007

Initial impressions on the Moto Q9

The device gods were good to me last weekend when I got the new Motorola Q9. A lot of people dismiss...

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 09/11/2007

Better management, sync and encryption with Exchange 2007 SP1

The exchange team announced beta 2 of Exchange Server 2007 SP1 with some interesting improvements...

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 09/06/2007

Shelly Palmer on the iPhone

Shelly Palmer is one of the most influential people in the media community and a big Apple fan. He...

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 09/04/2007

It's 2 a.m. do you know who is in your server room?

It's a BES server, and it has super-Administrator privileges to your Exchange - do you know the...

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 08/29/2007

Verizon launches its first Windows Mobile 6 phone, the Moto Q 9m

It is targeted at the Music segment, but it is a really nice business phone. Here are some of the...

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 08/22/2007

Corporate IT wants to control its own destiny

Who would blame them? If you read about some of the latest outages for RIM's service you could think...

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 08/16/2007

Windows Mobile eMail Troubleshooting

If we follow Paretto's 80/20 rule, 80% of problems are caused by 20% of problems. In my experience...

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 08/15/2007

If you have a Moto Q check out VZ AppZone

You get free news, weather and more stuff, just go to...

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 08/10/2007

Kudos to Palm and Jeff Hawkins

The Foleo is probably going to go down in history as one of the big product flunks, but tthat's OK....

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 06/20/2007

Wireless Throughput

I am sitting in the Kansas City airport watching CNN where they are interviewing someone about WiMAX...

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 06/19/2007

Get your Windows Mobile 6 Mogul at a special discount!

We worked with Sprint again to negotiate a special price on the new HTC Mogul for developers, IT...

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 06/19/2007

A Geek stuck in SFO

While I am a Marketer and consider myself a business guy, I am pretty technical - I have programmed...

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 06/08/2007

The Very cool Sharp W-ZERO3 Windows Mobile 6 phone

Got this from Unwired today - this new phone features a super complicated name plus Windows Mobile 6...

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 06/07/2007

What's new in .NET CF 3.5 and new Mobile Development book

I was reading Daniel Moth's blog post about What's New in the .NET Compact Framework 3.5 which is...

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 06/01/2007

Attention Gadget Lovers - Mark Your Calendars!

June 5th, as Engadget reports, is going to be a cool day for Windows Mobile. I can't tell you much...

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 05/28/2007

Windows Mobile Developer Tour

Window Mobile 6 Touchdown Mobility Tour - An Introduction to the New Developer Features of Windows...

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 05/25/2007

Windows Live for Windows Mobile

Windows Live was launched without much fanfare and is built into most WIndows Mobile 6 phones (some...

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 05/25/2007

Mobility in Financial Services Webcast June 21st

Foreword Financial Expo is hosting an interesting webcast for those in Financial Services that will...

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 05/25/2007

The Windows Mobile 6 Wing is here! Special price for Microsoft developers and partners

Today T-Mobile is announcing the Wing, the first new Windows mobile 6 phone available in the US. Of...

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 05/22/2007

Windows Mobile Architecture white paper and Three Great Windows Mobile case studies

Hot off the press...We just published a mobile architecture overview that talks about Windows Mobile...

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 05/18/2007

My 10 Windows Mobile and Vista tips

  1. ReadyBoost - if you upgraded to Vista, you can add a USB flashdrive or an SD Card to speed up...

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 05/08/2007

Virtual BlackBerry for Windows Mobile and Yesterday's announcement

It looks like I was not the only one perplexed with RIM's announcement of Virtual BlackBerry for...

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 05/08/2007

Windows Mobile 6 Upgrade for the T-Mobile Dash available NOW!

You have been waiting for this moment - the first Windows Mobile 6 phone in the US is available now...

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 05/03/2007

Webinar on the Palm Treo 750 and Windows Mobile 6

Join Palm and Microsoft for a live Webinar to learn how you can take your business communications...

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 04/25/2007

Windows Mobile 6 upgrades

HTC has announed it will make software upgrades available for free online at...

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 04/23/2007

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