The official "Pocket PC 2003" Thread - Page 2

Beowulf · 06-03-03, 07:22 AM

Just got this from the folks at BioHazard Software....

Just a quick note to let you know that Data On The Run 3.08 will be going to the various web sites shortly. Most users will probably want to skip this update; it provides support for some upcoming Pocket PC devices. I had better not say any more about the "new devices" - I'm not supposed to say too much - but let's just say if you get a new device here in a month or so and it has a different operating system, you will want to use the 3.08 or later version of Data On The Run ;-)

Best wishes,
Mike B.

Biohazard Software
http://www.biohazardsoftware.com

06-03-03, 10:31 AM

m$ is keeping to quiet about this release

well anyway if the release date is correct then we have 19 days till 23rd.. :rolling:

06-03-03, 11:26 AM

On June 23rd, Dell will be releasing Pocket PC 2003 for their Axim owners. As of that date, it will also be preinstalled on all new Axims. Customers who bought their Axim between 05/23/03 and 06/22/03 will get a free upgrade. Anybody who bought their Axims before 05/23/03 will have purchase an upgrade CD. Before you ask, no I do not know the price yet. New things include Windows Media Player 9, most other applications get an update, native 802.11x and bluetooth support, etc. Looks pretty sweet. When I find out the price, I'll post it here

Mythos · 06-03-03, 11:57 AM

Sounds good. I ordered mine 05/27/03 and will get it in 7-10 days according to the mail I got from Dell today. I just wonder it if there is a slight chance that it will have PPC2003 installed when I get it.

mdcauthen · 06-03-03, 02:58 PM

so i can order my ax now and and get a free upgrade?

06-03-03, 03:21 PM

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Originally posted by mdcauthen
so i can order my ax now and and get a free upgrade?

No official word from Dell on this...

merle · 06-03-03, 03:24 PM

http://www.inges-pda.net/ppc2003_revieweng.html

Upgrade to Pocket PC 2003? Is it worth the effort? What is the improvement and why upgrade?

I take the HP iPAQ H5450 as an example.
It takes about 10 minutes to do the upgrade from PPC 2002 to PPC 2003 - remember to backup your valuable files from your Pocket PC BEFORE you do anything!

There is a new Media Player - series 9 - from the same series that you might have downloaded to your desk- or laptop. Better design and mostly the same functions.

Integrated Bluetooth support via WinCE.Net 4.2 own Bluetooth stack

I got my HP iPAQ H5450 a week after it was for sale here in Norway. So I got some experience with it. I was immidiately a little bit disappointed the first time I used it - and wonder why I changed from 3970 to 5450. The CPU should be sooo much better I was told. But I did not think it went faster.

NOW I know what we were waiting for - the OS that is designed for the faster CPU and now my iPAQ 5450 vis running faster than ever. I think the iPAQ now is the RAW Pocket PC on the market - radicaly improved in speed and stability, I do not reset it as often as before. I guess that all that upgrades will feel the same! It was my first reaction: woow... it is faster. Even surfing the Internet is faster than ever.

Pocket Internet Explorer has not much changes - some cosmetics in icons (more XP like) and there is posible to set up a WAP gateway with the PPC. But, as mentioned over - I surf faster then before. Other; support for XHTML Basic, CSS, WML 2.0, JScript 5.5, IPv6 og animated GIFs (tested on GIFs - works good! - but not so good on the "see through pics"..got some wrong colors. Guess they fix that!)

Synchronizing is easier and faster (remember to upgrade to Active Sync 3.7!) - even though I have several 100s AvantGo pages to sync.

Jawbreaker – new game: "bubble popping puzzle"

Should you upgrade? YES, you should if you have the HP iPAQ H5450 series (I have not tested it on other PPC). Why? It feels that this OS is the RIGHT one for the iPAQ 5450 - cosmetics and practical changes and improvements are done and made Pocket PC 2003 to a very good OS for the Pocket PC. And after some (I hope few) ROM updates - it will be even better!

Upgrading existing devices to PPC 2003

According to the specifications on the upcoming devices the majority seem to include 48mb ROM which means any device with 48mb ROM should be upgradable to the new OS however this is only if the manufacturer provides a ROM upgrade to do so. I think we will see ROM upgrades to the new OS from Dell , HP and possibly some others. Recently Dell has been releasing numerous firmware upgrades for the Axim which proves they are certainly doing their best to keep those devices up to date. Also the original Ipaq's were upgradable to PPC 2002 so I do not see any reason why a similar upgrade will not be available when PPC 2003 becomes available. Please remember that Microsoft do charge the OEM for every copy of their OS so the chances of upgrades being free are very slim.

combustion · 06-03-03, 03:30 PM

I wonder if ppc2003 will support video better than 2002. I'm looking forward to the new os.

merle · 06-03-03, 03:36 PM

http://www.inges-pda.net/ppc2003_update1.html

More updates about PPC 2003
New readers: I use HP iPAQ 5450

Network browsing
I have noticed the networking speed is higher than before. When I connect my iPAQ 5450 with PPC 2003 - I get significant faster respons from my server or laptop in my network. Browsing with both the built in Explorer and the Resco Explorer is now like a dream, compared to before experiences.

Playing music over the network
As a result of faster network browsing - of course, playing your music from other computers or servers on your network is faster too. No buffering sequences as before. Even higher bit rates is no problem to play. I have tested music up to 192 kb and NO problem whatsoever!

Connections to network
That is as simple as in Windows XP - you have no problem and the 2 arrows on top of the Today screen tells you that you are connected. Even changing places and network is a dream - no need for any tapping on screen! It finds the network you have added and if not - it tells what is available and ask if you will connect! Great!

Power consume
Not seen any changes of power consume - the time to use with no charge is the same.

Sync n Go!
Better performance - but the delivers could use more time on their side. It is not fully optimized for Pocket PC's The Norwegian TV 2's DROP news is much better.

LightningCount · 06-03-03, 06:17 PM

*DEMANDS screenshots of the person who made that review!

mdcauthen · 06-03-03, 06:22 PM

yeah!

Mythos · 06-03-03, 06:37 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by LightningCount
*DEMANDS screenshots of the person who made that review!

You find a couple of links to screenshots on his site if you scroll down on this page: http://www.inges-pda.net/blogg.html

ceej13 · 06-03-03, 06:46 PM

Dell does not know anything about PPC 2003 or how they will go about the upgrade.
All I can confirm so far is that the new pocket OS is based off Windows CE .NET v4.2 as stated in
WinBeta.org and from a source in M$ WinCE division.

06-03-03, 06:48 PM

Here is my personal screenshot of WMP9 on my PPC... :rolling:

combustion · 06-03-03, 07:10 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by ceej13
Dell does not know anything about PPC 2003 or how they will go about the upgrade.
All I can confirm so far is that the new pocket OS is based off Windows CE .NET v4.2 as stated in
WinBeta.org and from a source in M$ WinCE division.

The same windows ce.net thats on the samsung nexio??