Microsoft Smartphone unveiled
By Ian Robson
Posted on 22 Oct 2002 at 17:43
World's first review: Microsoft unveils its entry into the Smartphone market.
With US GSM/GPRS networks still in their infancy, Microsoft has chosen its lucrative venture into the mobile phone market to start in the UK. October 28th 2002 sees the release of the Orange SPV (Sound, Pictures, Video) running a stripped down version of Microsoft's Pocket PC 2002 (PPC 2002) operating system known simply as the Smartphone OS.
Originally manufactured by HTC (makers of the Compaq iPAQ), the tri-band, GPRS mobile phone/PDA hybrid will be branded by Orange resticting its release to only those countries with an Orange service. Currently this excludes the US although other manufacturer's Smartphones will launch there early next year.
You can read the first review of the new Orange handset in the Reviews section of the PC Pro Website.
You will be able to read the full review in the next issue of PC Pro
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