Windows CE Mobile Channel Sites

CESD-P-0003

Applies To:

Windows CE 2.0
Handheld PC Professional
Palm-Sized PC 1
Palm-sized PC 2

Overview:

Windows CE Mobile Channels are a legacy technology that is no longer supported on the current generation of Windows Powered mobile devices.

The reason behind this was that Microsoft 'Channels' vision for Internet Explorer 4.0 wasn't as successful with developers as Microsoft was anticipating. As a result the main CDF technologies were retired with the release of Internet Explorer 5.0 in 1999. CDF still remains a working part of Internet Explorer to this day. However the number of active channels that are being updated is very small.

Mobile Channels were part of the Channels vision, and like their desktop counterparts the number of sites that had the techical resources needed to deploy a CDF based site, side-by-side with their main site was limited. As a result there are equally few active Windows CE Mobile Channels in existence today. Those which are know to HPC Factor are listed below.

Guide:

The following CDF enabled sites are for Desktop Systems:

News:

BBC

News, Weather, Travel and Finance from the BBC

Mobile Devices:

CEWindows.net

CEWindows.net Channel

The following mCDF enabled sites are the Windows CE based Systems. The last known update date is listed in brackets.
Channels last checked 16th January 2006 -

Handheld PC:

HPC:Factor

The HPC:Factor Main News Feed over the Microsoft XML Channel Specification

Medical:

Cards4Cards

Cardiology Guide Book from cardilogy.org (1999)

News:

MSNBC	Global news from MSNBC.com (Current)
BrainFood	News and reviews on subjects to stimulate your mind (1999)

Programming / Software:

Burr Oak Software	A software information and update channel for user of Burr Oak's 'Conversions In Hand' software (Current)
VBWire	Mobile information for Visual Basic Programmers from vbwire.com (Current)

Spirituality:

CEBible

Bible study's from the makers of CEBible (2000)

Travel:

Mikes Ocracoke Diary

Information on Ocracoke Island, North Carolina USA (1999)