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The Pocket PC is a computer in handheld size that runs a variation of the Windows operating system and is capable of very similiar things as common desktop PC. Nowadays there are thousands of software for Pocket PC. It seems that future devices will also include GSM phone. Pocket pc is used with many other adds on like GPS recievers or bar codes readers.

The most current version is Microsoft Windows Mobile™ Software 2003 for Pocket PC. This system comes bundled with scaled-down versions of many popular desktop applications, including Microsoft Internet Explorer, Word, Excel, Windows Media Player, and others. Windows Mobile runs on top of Windows CE, a special version of Microsoft's Windows operating system that has been re-designed for use on limited platforms such as PDAs, sub-notebook computers, and integrated devices. The most current version of Windows Mobile runs on top of Windows CE.NET 4.2. Past Pocket PC operating systems include Pocket PC 2002 (launched October 2001) and Pocket PC 2000 (launched April 2000), both running Windows CE 3.0 underneath.

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Pocket PCs are manufactured and sold by several different companies; the major manufacturers include HP, Toshiba, ViewSonic and Dell. In Mid-2003, Gateway and JVC announced that they too are releasing Pocket PCs. Prices in 2003 ranged from around $800 USD for the high-end models, some of which are combined with cell phones, to $200 for low-end models. A $100-$200 model is rumored to be released within 2004 or early 2005.


Before Pocket PCs were released, there were other Windows-based machines of the same form factor made by HP, Philips, and others called Palm-size PCs. These devices ran Windows CE 2.0-2.11 and had an interface that was nearly identical to the then-current desktop version of Windows, Windows 98.

See also: Microsoft, Personal Digital Assistant, Windows CE

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