Japanese design from NTT DoCoMo by NEC: The Asian Marvel
18 May 2012

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HPC:Factor is an online community of users who share a common interest in the legendary, yet legacy Microsoft Handheld PC platform and in its underlying operating system Microsoft Windows CE.

 

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Handheld PC eBook Reader Solutions
There are more commercial ebook readers in the marketplace today than ever before. Unlike the old Palm devices that used only the PDB file format, today's ebook readers may use one of several standardized and accepted file formats. This is good because that means nearly any ebook reader sold today... Continue Reading »
Published 1 week ago | Post Type: Editorial item | 0 comments | Author: C:Amie
Flashback: NTT DoCoMo Sigmarion III
If there is one word that is probably safe to use when discussing the NTT DoCoMo Sigmarion III, 'unusual' is likely it.

Made by NEC but released exclusively by Japanese telecommunications giant NTT DoCoMo, the device was exclusive to NTT and had no follow-up anywhere in the world under any brand.... Continue Reading »
Published 5 months ago | Post Type: Review item | 0 comments | Author: C:Amie
Windows CE Turns 15!
On the 17th November 1996 - in the decade before last, in the last century and indeed in the previous millennium - Microsoft channel partners unveiled Windows Codename 'Pegasus' to the world as the first Windows CE production devices hit the shelves.

Windows CE 1.00 RTM'd in the September of 1996... Continue Reading »
Published 6 months ago | Post Type: News item | 4 comments | Author: C:Amie
Microsoft shutting down Reader Services
Redmond have announced that Microsoft Reader, Microsoft's turn of the millennium answer to what eventually succeeded as the Kindle and now the iPad is to be shut down.

Released officially for Pocket PC 2002 and via a small number of OEM's for the Windows CE Core OS market in 2001, Reader... Continue Reading »
Published 9 months ago | Post Type: News item | 6 comments | Author: C:Amie
SoftMaker Office 2010 20% off sale
SoftMaker, creators of the award winning SoftMaker Office sale have announced a 20% off sale. Between 25th and 31st July all products (both CD and download) in the SoftMaker e-store are subject to a 20% discount in all currencies.

SoftMaker Office for Windows CE lets you open, edit, and save any... Continue Reading »
Published 10 months ago | Post Type: News item | 6 comments | Author: C:Amie
Office 2010 SP1 Released
In the last couple of hours Microsoft have posted downloads for the release of the first Service Pack (SP) for Office 2010.

Microsoft have been busy unveiling the RTW version of its Office 365 on-line editions of Office and Office collaboration tools throughout the course of the day and while everyone... Continue Reading »
Published 11 months ago | Post Type: News item | 0 comments | Author: C:Amie