Finally, Windows Mobile 6 for Palm Treo 750 is downloadable and installable
Thanks, Kleefy for finding this one.
I do wonder why it took so long for the formal Telstra version to arrive.
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Unified Communications + Windows Live = Knowledge Worker 2.0
I am a mere Knowledge Worker in a large Enterprise. Working online, my work productivity has seen some major changes of late
I’ve installed the latest Windows Live for my Windows Mobile 6 Treo. One of the interesting features is voice search.
It’s a little difficult to describe in text (and in Australia it’s a little not-ready, but US and UK Windows Mobile users should install the latest version) — we’re heading down a very interesting path. However, voice is starting to be everywhere.
Along with the Office Communications Server, the concept of presence, work, location, phones, voicemail and email start to coalesce into a connected smartness. I can dial into our system whilst driving and give voice commands to the server.
Where ever I am, my laptop is connected to the work telephone system. Outlook gets my voicemails (which are just sound files!) and my presence is connected to my Outlook calendar. Using caller ID, the incoming call is connected to our global address list.
When not on my laptop, using Windows Live on my Treo, I can chat over the Telstra NextG network.
Knowledge Worker 2.0.
Windows Live Chat on Windows Mobile
Imagine: you are out having a pleasant dinner with your parents-in-law. One thing leads to another, and you start playing with your new toy: Windows Mobile 6.0 and my new Palm Treo 750.
Minutes before leaving the house, I had downloaded and installed the Windows Live client for Windows Mobile into my Treo, and had yet to log in to the service.
Over dinner, when the conversation turned to something where I could merely "nod", I un-pocketed by Treo 750 and signed in.
| Appearing on my "Today" screen was my Windows Live login details: | |
| Ooh, Messenger sign in. Tap here to sign in, let’s sign in and see who is online. |  |
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| At 6:10pm on a Friday, Sydney time only my European friends tend to be online. In this instance, Paul Foster fellow enthusiast from the UK is online, so I start up a quick chat.
The Contacts are exactly the same as your desktop and web list. No matter where I am, with my trusty Treo I can chat with them. |
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| Yes, in our chat we refer to each other as "dude" as it sounds cool.
Notice the little "Voice clip" option at the bottom left? By clicking on this, I was able to send a quick "G’day" to Paul. |
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A voice clip? Yes, just like the desktop version of Windows Live Messenger on your PC.
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I demonstrated this to my parents-in-law to show them I was a worthy husband for their daughter. Thankfully, they were impressed.
Oh, and thanks to Paul Foster for his assistance.
Windows Mobile 6, Treo 750 and Telstra
Thanks to some good friends I met at TechEd last week, I’ve received and installed a build of Windows Mobile 6 on my trusty Treo 750. Long Zheng talked about this last week.
After a few minutes of resetup (yes, I did have a data backup) my phone has leapt into 2007.
The Treo 750 UI feels faster and more responsibe. Which is a way cool thing. Thanks Palm!