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Article: Pocket PC to wed phone; Microsoft previews a Pocket PC phone and wireless options for Pocket PC at WirelessAgenda.(Technology Information)
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- Network World
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- May 29, 2000
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AUSTIN, TEXAS - Microsoft's wireless plans for Pocket PC extend beyond adding modems to actually putting Pocket PC in a mobile phone.
At the WirelessAgenda conference here this week, Microsoft demonstrated wireless connectivity for the Pocket PC and previewed a prototype convergence phone with an integrated Pocket PC personal digital assistant built in. Other than showing a sneak peak of the software on the Stinger Smartphone, Microsoft would not comment on the device's manufacturers, pricing, or availability.
"The Stinger Smartphone is a scaled down Pocket PC with a phone," says Paul Gross, senior vice president of Microsoft's collaboration and ...