| Pocket PC can mean an operating environment | | | | by Microsoft and includes a combination of |
| based on Microsoft's Windows CE operating | | | | Windows CE Version 3.0, an enhanced user |
| system (a variation of Microsoft Windows | | | | interface, Pocket Office applications, handwriting |
| operating system for miniature computers and | | | | recognition, an e-book reader, wireless Internet, |
| embedded systems) or a handheld device that | | | | etc. Versions that include mobile phone features |
| runs a specific version of that OS. According to | | | | and capabilities, such as Mobile 2003 Phone Edition, |
| Microsoft, the Pocket PC is ""a handheld device | | | | have also been released. Popular handheld PDAs |
| that enables users to store and retrieve e-mail, | | | | such as the Hewlett-Packard Jornada 540 series, |
| contacts, appointments, play multimedia files, | | | | the Compaq iPaq, and the Casio Cassiopeia E-115 |
| games, exchange text messages with MSN | | | | run on the Pocket PC platform. |
| Messenger, browse the Web, and more." | | | | The latest Pocket PC from Microsoft is Windows |
| To be labeled as a Pocket PC, there are some | | | | Mobile 5.0, officially released on May 10, 2005. It is |
| prerequisites for handheld devices, such as running | | | | based on Windows CE 5.0, can be mounted as a |
| Microsoft Windows CE, PocketPC edition; being | | | | USB Mass Storage device, and incorporates |
| bundled with a specific suite of applications in ROM | | | | features such as Direct3D Mobile, integrated |
| that include a touchscreen, directional pad, and a | | | | Bluetooth and Wi-Fi stacks. A Phone application is |
| set of hardware application buttons; and being | | | | also included, and Windows Mobile 5.0 is compatible |
| based on a ARM version 4 compatible CPU, Intel | | | | with Microsoft's Smartphone OS and related |
| XScale CPU, MIPS CPU, or SH3 CPU. | | | | applications. |
| The Pocket PC platform was introduced in 2000, | | | | |