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Windows Phone (Almost) Document Sync, (or “I Just Want to Work, Not Workaround…”)
by Todd Allcock on Friday, July 8, 2011

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An App Store DaVinci...
by Todd Allcock on Thursday, July 7, 2011

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Won't Get Fooled Again...
by Todd Allcock on Tuesday, July 5, 2011

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Muve Over Zune Pass, Opportunity's Knocking…
by Todd Allcock on Wednesday, June 29, 2011

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Losing My Religion...
by Todd Allcock on Tuesday, June 28, 2011

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And When The Cloud Breaks, Your Data Will Fall...
by Jason Dunn on Tuesday, January 18, 2011

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Windows Phone 7 and Data Persistence - Not As Simple As You Might Think
by Don Sorcinelli on Monday, December 6, 2010

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Windows Phone Live Tiles: Not All Tiles Are Created Equal
by Don Sorcinelli on Friday, November 5, 2010

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The Glow is Wearing Off: Good and Bad about Windows Phone 7, Part One
by Jason Dunn on Thursday, October 21, 2010

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Windows Update for Windows Phone: This is What You've Been Waiting For
by Jason Dunn on Wednesday, October 20, 2010

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A Day At ETS-Lindgren: A Company You Know, But Not By Name (Yet)
by Jon Westfall on Monday, September 20, 2010

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Busting Bandwidth Bugaboos: Troubleshooting ISP Speed Problems
by Jason Dunn on Friday, July 30, 2010

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A Few Simple Fixes for Windows Phone 7
by Adan Galvan on Friday, July 23, 2010

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Where Will Microsoft Find the Customers for Windows Phone 7?
by Brad Wasson on Thursday, July 22, 2010

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Haters: Why Some Want Windows Phone To Fail
by Jon Westfall on Wednesday, July 21, 2010

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Smartphones – Is It The Total Experience That Makes The Difference?
by Brad Wasson on Tuesday, July 6, 2010

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Windows phone 7 Developer Q&A: Amit Regev, SBSH Mobile Software
by Jason Dunn on Friday, April 2, 2010

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Windows phone 7 Developer Q&A: Lukas Lesko, Resco.net
by Jason Dunn on Monday, March 29, 2010

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Windows phone 7 Developer Q&A: Alex Kac, WebIS
by Jason Dunn on Friday, March 26, 2010

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A Quick Copy/Paste Q&A with Ex-Windows phone Team Member Mel Sampat
by Jason Dunn on Wednesday, March 24, 2010

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Why A Half-Baked Windows Phone 7 Release on an HD2 is a Bad Idea
by Jon Westfall on Friday, March 5, 2010

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Say Hello to My Little Friend: The HTC HD Mini
by Jason Dunn on Tuesday, February 16, 2010

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Windows Phone Live Keynote with Steve Ballmer and Joe Belfiore
by Jason Dunn on Monday, February 15, 2010

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Microsoft Officially Announces Windows Phone 7 Series
by Jason Dunn on Monday, February 15, 2010

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CES 2010: The Worst CES Experience I've Ever Had
by Jason Dunn on Wednesday, January 13, 2010

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Mobius 2009: Fascinating, But Little That Can Be Shared
by Jason Dunn on Wednesday, November 18, 2009

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Is Windows Mobile in Danger of Becoming Software Plumbing?
by Jason Dunn on Wednesday, June 24, 2009

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The Moment I've Been Dreading Has Arrived: Office Teardown
by Jason Dunn on Friday, June 19, 2009

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Has Google Already Lost The Smartphone Wars?
by Rocco Augusto on Wednesday, April 29, 2009

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Windows Mobile Marketplace: For Unicorns Only
by Jason Dunn on Wednesday, April 1, 2009

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A Windows Man Goes Google
by Jon Westfall on Tuesday, March 31, 2009

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Better Batteries: The Next Generation of Lithium-Ion Technology From Boston Power
by Jason Dunn on Friday, January 9, 2009

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Microsoft at CES 2009: Keynote Highlights
by Darius Wey on Thursday, January 8, 2009

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Looking At the Competition: The Blackberry Bold
by Jason Dunn on Friday, November 14, 2008

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Windows Mobile 7: 2010 and Counting
by Rocco Augusto on Wednesday, October 15, 2008

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Goodbye Carbonite, Hello Mozy
by Jason Dunn on Tuesday, August 12, 2008

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The Broken Ecosystem for Windows Mobile Updates
by Jason Dunn on Tuesday, August 5, 2008

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Windows Mobile Out of Place at Microsoft's Party?
by Jon Westfall on Wednesday, May 21, 2008

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Homebrew ROM Updates Over The Air via AppToDate?
by Rocco Augusto on Monday, May 5, 2008

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Power Woes: It Shouldn't Be This Difficult
by Jason Dunn on Tuesday, April 22, 2008

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MobiTV vs. The Whole Internet: FIGHT! (A Retrospective)
by Jason Dunn on Monday, March 17, 2008

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A Study in 2003-Style Data Plan Pricing: Canada's Fido Network
by Jason Dunn on Monday, March 3, 2008

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Three Reasons Why The Xperia Matters
by Jason Dunn on Tuesday, February 12, 2008

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All That Apple Stuff Today...
by Jason Dunn on Tuesday, January 15, 2008

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CES 2008: Bill Gates' Keynote
by Darius Wey on Monday, January 7, 2008

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What Is Wrong With Windows Mobile Converged Devices
by Ed Hansberry on Monday, December 10, 2007

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Mobius 2007 Amsterdam: Day Two
by Jason Dunn on Friday, December 7, 2007

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Mobius 2007 Amsterdam: Day One
by Jason Dunn on Thursday, November 29, 2007

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Data Plans From Rogers: Stop The Insanity!
by Jason Dunn on Thursday, November 1, 2007

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Why Is WiFi Less Stable Year by Year?
by Jason Dunn on Wednesday, October 31, 2007

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Windows Mobile 6 Conference Call Notes
by Jason Dunn on Thursday, February 8, 2007

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Unofficial Western Australian Daylight Saving Time Update for Windows Mobile
by Darius Wey on Monday, February 5, 2007

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Palm's New GSM Treos: The 750v and the 680
by Janak Parekh on Monday, October 16, 2006

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HTC & Cingular's "Smart Meets Sexy": HTC America Does Press Events!
by Janak Parekh on Tuesday, October 3, 2006

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Mobius 2006 Thailand: Day Two
by Jason Dunn on Saturday, September 30, 2006

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Mobius 2006 Thailand: Day One
by Jason Dunn on Friday, September 22, 2006

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Coming Zune: The iPod's Rival
by Darius Wey on Saturday, July 22, 2006

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Jason and Dave's ThoughtCast - June 22, 2006
by Dave Conger on Thursday, June 22, 2006

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Jason and Dave's ThoughtCast - June 15, 2006
by Dave Conger on Friday, June 16, 2006

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Is Your Data Safe? Probably Not. Would You Pay $5 a Month to Protect it All?
by Jason Dunn on Friday, May 26, 2006

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Return of the Mobile Madman: It's a Love-Hate Relationship
by Raphael Salgado on Wednesday, May 24, 2006

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Jason and Dave's ThoughtCast - May 9, 2006
by Dave Conger on Tuesday, May 9, 2006

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Jason and Dave's ThoughtCast - April 26, 2006
by Dave Conger on Wednesday, April 26, 2006

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Is This the Diary of a Mobile Madman?
by Raphael Salgado on Tuesday, April 11, 2006

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Let's Talk About .mobi
by Darius Wey on Thursday, April 6, 2006

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Jason and Dave's ThoughtCast - March 23, 2006
by Dave Conger on Thursday, March 23, 2006

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Jason and Dave's ThoughtCast - March 13, 2006
by Dave Conger on Monday, March 13, 2006

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Jason and Dave's ThoughtCast - March 10, 2006
by Dave Conger on Friday, March 10, 2006

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Jason and Dave's ThoughtCast - March 9, 2006
by Dave Conger on Thursday, March 9, 2006

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Missing Parts and Bad Communication: The AKU 2 / A2DP Situation
by Jon Westfall on Friday, March 3, 2006

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3GSM World Congress 2006: Steve Ballmer Keynote
by Darius Wey on Tuesday, February 14, 2006

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Tons Of Uses For Google On Your Device
by Ed Hansberry on Monday, January 23, 2006

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Mobius 2005: The Report
by Jason Dunn on Friday, December 16, 2005

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Windows Mobile 5 Takes Two Steps Forward With Storage Cards, And Two Steps Back
by Ed Hansberry on Monday, November 21, 2005

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The Road To The Windows Mobile Powered Treo 700w
by Ed Hansberry on Monday, September 26, 2005

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Picking the Right Email Strategy for Your Windows Mobile Device
by Jason Dunn on Wednesday, September 14, 2005

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An Inside Look at SecureGSM
by Darius Wey on Wednesday, May 18, 2005

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The Dysfunctional Windows ROM Update Situation
by Jason Dunn on Monday, May 16, 2005

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Thoughts on MEDC Bill Gates Keynote
by Jason Dunn on Tuesday, May 10, 2005

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Why Photostory 3 Video Won't Play on your Pocket PC Without WMP10 Mobile
by Jason Dunn on Monday, January 3, 2005

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The Evolution of Memory: miniSD and Transflash
by Jason Dunn on Tuesday, November 30, 2004

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Why Many New Devices Are Coming with 128 MB Flash ROM and 64 MB of RAM
by Jason Dunn on Friday, November 26, 2004

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Market Research and Online Forums
by Jason Dunn on Thursday, November 11, 2004

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Dell Axim X50/X50v/X30 Battery Life Tests
by Jason Dunn on Monday, October 25, 2004

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Excitement City: The BenQ P50
by marlof on Monday, October 11, 2004

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Checking Out This Fall's Gadgets: Pepcom's Holiday Spectacular Press Event
by Janak Parekh on Tuesday, September 21, 2004

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Talking Free, Wirelessly: Interview with Niklas Zennström, CEO of Skype Ltd.
by Pat Logsdon on Friday, September 3, 2004

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Pocket PC/Smartphones and DRM - A Completely Broken Scenario
by Jason Dunn on Sunday, August 29, 2004

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Should You "Prioritize" Your Tasks?
by Nathan Womack on Monday, August 9, 2004

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HP's New Rules for Enthusiast Sites - And Why I Resigned from the Program
by Jason Dunn on Friday, August 6, 2004

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Broken Scenario, Episode 1: That Darn "X" Button
by Jason Dunn on Thursday, July 29, 2004

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Memory Card Shoot-Out: Four 512 MB Secure Digital Cards Compared
by Jason Dunn on Monday, July 26, 2004

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Video Playback Quality: Does This Annoy Anyone Else?
by Jason Dunn on Tuesday, June 15, 2004

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OQO at CeBIT: Pictures & Impressions
by Janak Parekh on Friday, June 4, 2004

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MDC 2004 Highlights
by Andy Sjostrom on Tuesday, March 30, 2004

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Frustrations Of Setting Up A Device
by Ed Hansberry on Friday, March 26, 2004

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Derek Brown: A Legacy of Creative Windows Mobile Marketing
by Jason Dunn on Thursday, March 11, 2004

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Connectivity Nirvana: We're Not Quite There Yet
by Jason Dunn on Friday, February 20, 2004

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Pocket PC vs Pen and Paper: Fight!
by Tim Allen on Friday, January 23, 2004

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Interview with Valentin Iliescu
by Andy Sjostrom on Tuesday, December 9, 2003

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Palm's Creativity vs. Windows' Compatibility
by Ed Hansberry on Wednesday, December 3, 2003

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How To Get Booty With Your Pocket PC
by Philip Colmer on Monday, November 24, 2003

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Windows Mobile Tour: NYC
by Janak Parekh on Friday, October 31, 2003

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Mobius Redmond 2003: Day 0 and Day 1 (Half of it)
by Jason Dunn on Wednesday, October 22, 2003

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End of Week Thoughts
by Andy Sjostrom on Friday, October 17, 2003

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Palm This, Palm That, Toshiba Might Throw in Their Hat?
by Jason Dunn on Friday, October 3, 2003

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Future Pocket PCs, and the Future of eBooks
by Jason Dunn on Friday, September 19, 2003

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The Future of eBooks
by Ed Hansberry on Tuesday, September 16, 2003

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DRM Takes a Hit
by Jason Dunn on Friday, September 12, 2003

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Same Chassis, Different Options: A Big Deal? You Bet!
by Jason Dunn on Friday, September 5, 2003

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Another Week, Another New Pocket PC - or Two?
by Jason Dunn on Friday, August 29, 2003

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Is Windows Mobile 2003 Really Faster?
by Jason Dunn on Wednesday, August 20, 2003

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CeBIT America, Part 4: PalmSource Means Business
by Janak Parekh on Monday, August 18, 2003

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CeBIT America, Part 3: Interview With Microsoft's Mike Wehrs
by Janak Parekh on Friday, August 15, 2003

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When a Pocket PC Just Isn't Quite Enough - I'm Buying a Fujitsu 5010D Laptop
by Jason Dunn on Thursday, August 7, 2003

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Not So Mellow Yellow: The iPAQ 1940 Screen
by Jason Dunn on Friday, July 18, 2003

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Show Me The Pixels! The Importance of PPI
by Jason Dunn on Tuesday, July 15, 2003

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CeBIT America, Part 2: A Tour Of The Show Floor
by Janak Parekh on Monday, July 14, 2003

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CeBIT America, Part 2: A Tour Of The Show Floor (Page 2)
by Janak Parekh on Friday, June 27, 2003

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CeBIT America, Part 2: A Tour Of The Show Floor (Page 3)
by Janak Parekh on Friday, June 27, 2003

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CeBIT America, Part 1: Overview
by Janak Parekh on Thursday, June 26, 2003

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Pocket PC Windows Media Player 9 Q&A
by Jason Dunn on Monday, June 23, 2003

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Tech Ed 2003 - A Look Back, Part 4
by Philip Colmer on Friday, June 20, 2003

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Tech Ed 2003 - A Look Back, Part 3
by Philip Colmer on Thursday, June 19, 2003

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Tech Ed 2003 - A Look Back, Part 2
by Philip Colmer on Wednesday, June 18, 2003

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To Close Or Not To Close - Summary
by Ed Hansberry on Monday, June 16, 2003

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Tech Ed 2003 - A Look Back, Part 1
by Philip Colmer on Friday, June 13, 2003

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Bring Your Application to the Mobile Market
by Andy Sjostrom on Monday, May 19, 2003

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Mobius Day Four: Last Day in Geek Paradise
by Jason Dunn on Thursday, May 8, 2003

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Mobile2Market Q&A with Microsoft's Mark Spain
by Jason Dunn on Friday, May 2, 2003

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Battery Life: A Two Year Study
by Jason Dunn on Tuesday, April 29, 2003

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Mobility Developer Conference 2003, Paris
by Peter Foot on Tuesday, April 29, 2003

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Casio! Casio! Wherefore Art Thou Casio...?
by Jason Dunn on Wednesday, April 23, 2003

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Smart Phones On Top, Windows CE Out-ships Palm OS, Battle Ahead
by Andy Sjostrom on Wednesday, April 23, 2003

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...Pocket PC...Loaded Up...Can't Move...So Slow...
by Jason Dunn on Monday, April 21, 2003

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Mobius Day Three: Bring On The Geeks!
by Jason Dunn on Thursday, April 17, 2003

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Be Free Or Not Be Free
by Andy Sjostrom on Thursday, April 10, 2003

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Mobius Day Two: Meet & Greet Shindig
by Jason Dunn on Monday, April 7, 2003

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Mobius Day One: Travelling Fun
by Jason Dunn on Thursday, April 3, 2003

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Fido and GPRS Goodness...Ruff Ruff!
by Jason Dunn on Friday, March 28, 2003

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Pocket PC Thoughts Interview
by Jason Dunn on Thursday, March 27, 2003

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Don't Blame the Memory Card...Yet
by Jason Dunn on Wednesday, March 19, 2003

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by fmcpherson on Monday, March 10, 2003

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Software Activation Isn't the Problem. Why Don't They DEACTIVATE the Damn Stuff?
by Jason Dunn on Monday, March 10, 2003

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Firewalls, Messenger, and VoIP Software - Oh the Horrors!
by Jason Dunn on Sunday, March 9, 2003

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Canon i950: Oh How I Adore Thee
by Jason Dunn on Thursday, March 6, 2003

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Say "Ciao!" to The Obvious Opportunity
by Andy Sjostrom on Monday, March 3, 2003

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muvee AutoProducer: The Best Damn Video Software on the Planet!
by Jason Dunn on Thursday, February 20, 2003

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Pocket PC Screen Resolution
by Jason Dunn on Tuesday, February 18, 2003

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GPS Navigation Shootout Intro - Will You Get There or Get Lost?
by Gary Garland, Esq. on Monday, February 17, 2003

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Bluetooth - The Technology Buzz (Part 1)
by Chris Hendriks on Thursday, January 30, 2003

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Which PDA Is "Simple" Again?
by Ed Hansberry on Saturday, December 28, 2002

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The Web is Not Friendly to Mobile Devices
by Jason Dunn on Wednesday, December 18, 2002

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Modern Day "Slavery"?
by Andy Sjostrom on Tuesday, December 10, 2002

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Christmas Wish: A New Bus For My XScale
by Andy Sjostrom on Friday, December 6, 2002

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The Orange SPV Smartphone Lock Down
by Andy Sjostrom on Thursday, December 5, 2002

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What is NAND Memory, Like That of the New HP iPAQ h1910?
by Ed Hansberry on Monday, December 2, 2002

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Software-based Wireless: Nirvana at Last?
by Jason Dunn on Monday, November 25, 2002

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The Hidden Gems inside the New iPAQ H5450
by Jason Dunn on Thursday, November 21, 2002

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How Does The Mobile Devices Division in Microsoft Stack Up?
by Ed Hansberry on Tuesday, November 19, 2002

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The Flat Rate Breaking Point
by Jason Dunn on Friday, November 15, 2002

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My Favourite Colour Is...
by Jason Dunn on Friday, November 15, 2002

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Hotmail & Spam
by Jason Dunn on Friday, November 15, 2002

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Pocket Office and the Truth About the 3rd Party Market
by Jason Dunn on Thursday, November 14, 2002

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Turning to the News Groups for Help
by Ed Hansberry on Monday, October 28, 2002

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Microsoft Bluetooth Keyboard and Mouse are Coming
by Jason Dunn on Tuesday, October 15, 2002

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pt does a quick Q&A with T-Mobile
by Ed Hansberry on Friday, October 11, 2002

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Bluetooth, Bluetooth - Wherefore Art Thou Bluetooth?
by Jason Dunn on Monday, September 23, 2002

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Random XDA musings, part 4
by Jason Dunn on Wednesday, August 21, 2002

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Random XDA musings, part 3
by Jason Dunn on Monday, August 19, 2002

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Random XDA musings, part 2
by Jason Dunn on Thursday, August 15, 2002

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Random XDA musings, part 1
by Jason Dunn on Thursday, August 15, 2002

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Wireless Wonderland
by Jason Dunn on Monday, August 12, 2002

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Sony will buy Palm
by Jason Dunn on Thursday, August 8, 2002

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Combining Innovation and Tradition to Fashion the Stowaway
by Jason Dunn on Wednesday, August 7, 2002

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Are we really in a computerized society?
by Jason Dunn on Tuesday, July 9, 2002

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Who hires these PR people?
by Jason Dunn on Tuesday, June 25, 2002

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XScale and the Pocket PC – what’s going on?
by Jason Dunn on Thursday, June 20, 2002

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The Flash memory interview
by Jason Dunn on Monday, June 17, 2002

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Bluetooth needs to get its act together
by Jason Dunn on Wednesday, June 12, 2002

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Philly Pocket PC Summit: Derek Brown keynote
by Jason Dunn on Wednesday, May 29, 2002

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The ugly truth about ActiveSync and categories
by Jason Dunn on Wednesday, May 22, 2002

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So begins the long road for Palm's OS5 conversion
by Ed Hansberry on Friday, May 17, 2002

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ActiveSync is Evil, Part 1
by Jason Dunn on Tuesday, May 14, 2002

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Do you ever just not feel, you know, fresh?
by Jason Dunn on Tuesday, April 16, 2002

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The Myth of the Killer App
by Jason Dunn on Monday, April 15, 2002

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The Whole Internet, Everywhere
by Jason Dunn on Sunday, April 14, 2002

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Mobius Europe 2002, Journal Day 2
by Jason Dunn on Thursday, April 11, 2002

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Mobius Europe 2002, Journal Day 1
by Jason Dunn on Thursday, April 11, 2002

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Myopic Thinking
by Jason Dunn on Monday, April 8, 2002

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Mobius Europe 2002, Journal Day 0 (Getting There)
by Jason Dunn on Friday, April 5, 2002

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Sub-folders are a beautiful thing
by Jason Dunn on Thursday, April 4, 2002

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He Shoots, He Scores - Pocket PCs in the NHL
by Jason Dunn on Wednesday, April 3, 2002

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These things go to eleven!
by marlof on Sunday, March 17, 2002

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AvantGo Custom Channels Shutting Down
by Jason Dunn on Monday, February 18, 2002

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Developer Language Challenges
by Jason Dunn on Thursday, March 8, 2001

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Winds of Change: The PDA Upgrade Cycle
by Jason Dunn on Tuesday, February 6, 2001

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Let's talk about DataPlay
by Jason Dunn on Tuesday, January 23, 2001

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The Pocket PC email syncing problem
by Jason Dunn on Sunday, January 21, 2001

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Why Palm is Going to be a Smoking Husk in 24 Months
by Jason Dunn on Wednesday, October 25, 2000

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