XP vs CE vs. Mobile

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XP vs CE vs. Mobile

Hi

I have just started to venture into the world of mobile pc's namely PDA's, tablets etc.

Really want to know the differences between the different OS' available

What are the differences between CE and Mobile and also an application created using VS 2005 and .NET Compact Framework 2.0 work on all three without any modification to the code provided Compact Framework is available

Please direct me to any links that might be helpful .. I am not looking at any phone(s), just PDA's and tablet's

thanks in advance

Savita




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XP vs CE vs. Mobile

  • Indhu

    Windows CE is a modular real time OS which can be configured to do specific task by OEM and can operate on number of different CPUs. Generally there are very few consumer devices running Windows CE, most CE devices are used either in vertical markets (e.g. some devices from Symbol) or as embedded controllers.

    Windows Mobile is a consumer oriented OS based on Windows CE which has special UI and set of PIM applications. It comes in Pocket PC and SmartPhone flavors. PPC has touch screen, SmartPhone does not. UI controls like buttons are gone from SP as there's no way to use them without touch screen.

    Pocket PC has special Phone Edition which is normal Pocket PC with addition of phone APIs and applications. Some devices called smart phones are in fact Pocket PC phone edition, for example Treo 700w. SmartPhone edition always has phone functionality.

    Tablets run Windows XP Tablet edition which is normal Windows XP with added pen support. It runs full version of .Net framework.

    It is possible to run same binaries created with .Net Compact Framework 2.0 on all these platforms, though it's rarely practical dues to UI differences. Common approach is to share business logic while using device specific UI.



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  • gvphubli

    thank you so much in explaining it briefly yet comprised all the information :-)

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