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O2 XDA to get Windows Mobile 2003-ified
By: Jørgen Sundgot, Monday 23rd June 2003, 04:05 GMT
Mobile network operator mmO2 today announced its intent to bring to market an upgrade to Windows Mobile 2003 for Pocket PC - the successor to Microsoft's Pocket PC 2002 platform - for its O2 XDA WAN handheld. Currently undergoing internal alpha testing, mmO2 could neither comment on whether the upgrade would be made available to users for free, nor at what time the upgrade could be expected to arrive. The O2 XDA is currently powered by Pocket PC 2002 Phone Edition.
This is great news, that means that most likely, we all users that have the Xda in all flavors, will be able to upgrade to 2003, even if the Carriers don't release an official upgrade with this I wouldn't be surprised if someone comes out with a 2003 SE ROM!!!!!!
WOW ! Great news !!! :lol: :lol:
What's your sense about this vis-a-vis the XDA Dev ROM? Will the update to 2003 essentially 'erase' the XDA Dev ROM? If not, what features/functionality will be left over after the 2003 upgrade?
Thanks,
TM
We will, ofcourse, study the 2003 ROM is great depth, and we will release a Special Edition 2003 ROM if that is anywhere near possible. First signs look positive, and we'll be looking into it further soon.
(Don't count on it, but it would ofcourse be hilarious if the Special Edition 2003 pre-dates the official release...)
Windows Mobile 2003 for pocket pc
Check this out for the upgrade
www.microsoft.com/windowsmobile/products/pocketpc/about/2003/upgrade.mspx
If this can be pulled off then what a result!
Power PC 2003 upgrade
I followed the link given
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsmobile/products/pocketpc/about/2003/upgrade.mspx
but fail to see anywhere where it explicity mentions that an XDA is possible.
I attended the 1.5 mostly programmers oriented webcast from microsoft. It became clear that whilst PPC 2003 may be a relatively easy upgrade to PPC 2002, smartphone release is not so easy. They mentioned that code has been sent to individual manufactures (i.e. the smartphone code) to be integrated by that manufacturer.
I have consulted the http://www.o2.co.uk/productsservices/xda_index/0,,170,00.html
website for upgrade information, but IMHO O2 has not done themselves any favours in their support of the basic XDA functionality on that site, so it was no great suprise that I could not PPC 2003 smartphone edition upgrade information there.
If anybody has definitive information on the upgrade i.e. a weblink then I recommend it is posted here please.
Taken from http://www.pocketpcmag.com/Nov03/windowsmobile2003.asp
"All Pocket PC 2002 devices and the original iPAQ Pocket PC 2000s are physically capable of being upgraded to Windows Mobile 2003...
Manufacturers of the Pocket PC Phone Edition devices are in the process of testing Windows Mobile 2003. This will delay the introduction of Phone Edition devices using the new software, and any upgrade for existing users. At the time I wrote this article, no upgrade plans had been announced. Again, check with the manufacturer of the device for upgrade information. As soon as we find out, we'll publish it here in Pocket PC magazine. "
upgrades cost money . . .
Anywhere that I have looked I have seen a price for the upgrade. normally around the US$50. This does seem reasonable, not that I would pay that of course.
With this in mind what issues would the XDA-Developers encouter when manipulating this ROM...
As mentioned in the ROM SE we are personally responsible for adding the extra software, updates etc. Will we see an update here first....
Martin
o2 have mounting costs, and are not doing too well as a business. I know this from many friends who work there. They are not as strong a position as vodafone or t-mobile, hence this probably translates into slow moving, and lack of support. Additioanally, the 2003 might not be a free upgrade because of this.
PDF file, instructions on how to do the upgarde
Hello
i have posted a link for instructions on generic Microsoft Pocket PC 2003 Phone Edition operating system, specifically for xda. somewhere in this forum click on search if you are interestd
Othman
Will there ever be an application store for Windows Mobile?
I mean, iphone has his app store, google android has..
Why not an application store for Diamond / windows mobile
there will be one called skymarket, its in development and should be released with wm 6.5 or wm7
but there is one already developed here called Jak Portal
Wow, searched for Skymarket on google.
I really hope they will release it!
Probally on the mobile congress 2009 in februari?
Or will it be later? Can't sort out when 6.5 or 7 is coming out?
Will microsoft or verizon be offering a free upgrade to windows mobile 6.5? if so will i be able to install it on my HTC Touch (xv6900) Verizons touch not sprints.
parth212 said:
Will microsoft or verizon be offering a free upgrade to windows mobile 6.5? if so will i be able to install it on my HTC Touch (xv6900) Verizons touch not sprints.
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My guess would be no. When you buy a computer you also pay for your copy of Windows. Microsoft gets paid for that.
Now much like computers, if your phone is recent enough (like the Touch Pro 2) you might see the manufacturers offer the upgrade. Kinda like get a computer with Windows Vista, get the Windows 7 upgrade for free deals.
However there are many other ways to get Windows Mobile 6.5 on your Vogue, i.e. NFSFAN's Custom ROMS here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=3526944&postcount=2378 but remember to read the directions thoroughly and that your doing this at your own risk.
The Vogue doesn't meet the superficial hardware requirements for WinMo 6.5 set by Microsoft, so it won't receive an official upgrade.
That said, see the above post ^
In BlackBerry 10 we can use android apps with android runtime
but in Venice, can we use blackberry 10 os apps ?
or can we get the BlackBerry world to download apps made for blackberry ?
Blackberry OS apps suck, so I hope it isn't possible.
BB World is the reason I put my Passport in a drawer and forgot about it.
It should not. It has the GPS (playstore)
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