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Pocket PC
An operating environment for handheld computers from Microsoft, based on the Windows CE operating system. In 2000, Microsoft introduced the Pocket PC platform that included a combination of...
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Definition: Pocket PC
An operating environment for handheld computers from Microsoft, based on the Windows CE operating system. In 2000, Microsoft introduced the Pocket PC platform that included a combination of Windows CE Version 3.0, an enhanced user interface, Pocket Office applications (Internet Explorer, Word and Excel), handwriting recognition, an e-book reader, wireless Internet and longer battery life. The Pocket PC was designed to compete more directly with the popular Palm devices.
Pocket PC is part of the Windows Mobile platform and was renamed Windows Mobile Classic and Windows Mobile Professional in 2007. See Windows Mobile and Pocket PC Phone Edition.
Handheld Windows
Pocket PCs such as this Jornada from HP emerged after the turn of the century, providing users with mobile versions of popular Windows programs.
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