GerardoDada
Hello. I am Gerardo Dada, formerly responsible for Developer Marketing at Microsoft (hence the blog name), now doing Windows Mobile Marketing with our OEM and mobile operator carriers. Even though I work in marketing for Microsoft, this blog represents m
Last Post - Follow me to my New Blog!
All good things come to an end... After four fantastic years, my time at Microsoft is coming to an...
Date: 06/28/2008
Is Microsoft Green?
I believe every company has a responsibility to be Green - companies like MIcrosoft who consume a...
Date: 06/24/2008
Samsung Omnia
In case you missed it, the Samsung Omnia was announced recently. Still unknown if it will come to...
Date: 06/24/2008
Is Opera Mobile 9.5 the Best Mobile Broser?
I use the browser on my WM6.1 phone quite often, and while the experience its not optimal, it works....
Date: 05/21/2008
Check out the New HTC Diamond
When I saw the first picture a while back I was unimpressed with the successor of the HTC Touch. Now...
Date: 05/06/2008
Mobile Gadgeteer on BlackBerry dominance
I read a pretty interesting posting from Matthew Miller, ZDNet's Mobile Gadgeteer about threats to...
Date: 05/01/2008
The Best Windows Mobile Blogs
You probably know that blogs are big at Microsoft. They are encouraged to get people to connect...
Date: 04/29/2008
Check the Microsoft Surface at the AT&T Store
Microsoft Surface Arrives at AT&T Stores Here is a shorter amateur version from a customer And a...
Date: 04/29/2008
Brazil does their Census with Windows Mobile PDAs
Over 5,000 cities and 82,000 Windows Mobile devices. The application runs on the .NET compact...
Date: 04/23/2008
Windows Mobile powered Watch
I am not sure it makes much sense, but it is cool. A few years ago the guys from Fossil had a...
Date: 04/18/2008
Windows Mobile 6.1 Demo
Video: Windows Mobile 6.1 demo video
Date: 04/17/2008
Guitar Hero for Windows Mobile
What do you think? More games found here https://www.winplay.com/
Date: 04/11/2008
Mobile Field Service Best Practices Webinar
Motorola and Industry Week are hosting an on-demand webcast. The webinar will cover the following...
Date: 04/09/2008
Electrocardiograms on a Windows Mobile PDA
This is quite amazing. A company called DRE has produced a n ECG machine that plugs into a standard...
Date: 04/08/2008
2Mbps Upload speed in a Windows Mobile Phone
Samsung has launched their first HSUPA (High Speed Upload Packet Access) phone, the SCM-M470, which...
Date: 04/08/2008
Windows Mobile 6.1 Key Features
At CTIA Last week, Robbie Back announced Windows Mobile 6.1 I haven't seen as much excitement as I...
Date: 04/04/2008
A True Open Mobile OS
Last week Commnexus invited me to participate in a panel to talk about Mobile Operating Systems...
Date: 04/04/2008
Microsoft Dynamics Mobile version 1.1 for Dynamics NAV and Dynamics AX
The Dynamics team has released Microsoft Dynamics Mobile version 1.1 to Dynamics Partners Dynamics...
Date: 04/04/2008
Mobile Business Applications Accelerator
The LOB Solution Accelerator is a full application delivered under shared source license, that any...
Date: 03/14/2008
Windows Mobile earns more Security Certifications
I want to share some very exciting news with you. Windows Mobile has achieved Common Criteria...
Date: 03/14/2008
How does Microsoft Manage 55,000 mobile users?
Microsoft does a good job about sharing best practices from their own IT department in a content...
Date: 03/13/2008
Silverlight and Mix
Last week Microsoft hosted the second edition of Mix, the event for the web and graphic design...
Date: 03/12/2008
Department of Defense certifies Windows Mobile
A while back I bloged about WIndows Mobile getting the US DoD DISA STIG certification. Now Windows...
Date: 03/12/2008
Speed up your Sprint Mogul
HTC and Sprint have released a ROM update to enable Rev. A speeds on the Mogul. You can download it...
Date: 03/10/2008
Monday Humor: The Pacific Northwest According to Jeff Foxworthy
This is so funny because most of it is true! You know the state flower (Mildew). You feel guilty...
Date: 02/18/2008
More on Windows Mobile Momentum
I recently blogged about the momentum of Windows Mobile. Since that post I found two more dtapoints...
Date: 02/14/2008
Palm Responds to BlackBerry's outage
Nice.
Date: 02/14/2008
Windows Mobile wins Best Mobile Enterprise Product at Mobile World Congress
https://www.globalmobileawards.com/winners.shtml#winner_cat2a Judges' comments: “A leading platform...
Date: 02/13/2008
BlackBerry service down - again
CNBC and Engadget Mobile have a story about the Blackberry service being down again. Now there is...
Date: 02/11/2008
Microsoft Project on Windows Mobile
Very cool application from Twiddlebit that allows people to interact with Microosft Project from...
Date: 02/07/2008
Where is MEDC?
A few people were suprised to learn there will be no MEDC this year. The good news is that instead...
Date: 02/07/2008
At&T Dev Central webcasts on Windows Mobile, FSA apps
Our developer team and AT&T are joining forces on a series of webcasts. One of them is around...
Date: 02/07/2008
Windows Mobile Momentum
As companies evaluate mobile platforms for long-term bets, they look for indicators of momentum...
Date: 01/28/2008
Windows Mobile 6 Upgrade for the Blackjack finally here!
The Windows Mobile 6 update for the Blackjack has been finally released!! Download it from this link...
Date: 01/22/2008
Hp releases the 210 iPAQ
HP is apprently now shipping the iPAQ 210 handheld PDA . Here are the specs: Windows Mobile 6...
Date: 01/18/2008
Sun's acquisition of MySQL
I recently blogged about how many unsuccessful great technologies with no chance of being monetized...
Date: 01/18/2008
How to Hard Reset your Windows Mobile phone
I tried to compile information on how to hard reset most Windows Mobile phones. If I am missing any...
Date: 01/11/2008
Great case study about a large company standardizing on Windows Mobile
Cyrtec is a chemical and materials company with 6,600 employees. A few months ago the IT department...
Date: 01/10/2008
Bono uses a Blackjack and other interesting revelation in Bill Gates' last day video
Incredibly funny. Check it out on this link to MSN Video! It is part of his goodbye-CES speech....
Date: 01/07/2008
Why the REDFLY will succeed where the Foleo failed
Celio Corp. announced a new device called the REDFLY Mobile Companiion, which looks a lot like the...
Date: 01/03/2008
I Love my Zune
Got a 4Gb black Zune for the Holidays and I love it. It seems to be a trend- take a look at this...
Date: 01/02/2008
Developing Moblie Data Applications that Scale to Thousands of Users
Rob Tiffany is a product manager in our Windows Mobile developer team. Rob has just published a book...
Date: 01/02/2008
Free Soup, Open Source and Android
Last weekend I went to an Asian-cuisine restaurant with the whole family. It is one of our favorite...
Date: 12/23/2007
Cool PCs
Honestly, I think it is ridiculous that the best laptop to run Vista is a MacBook (this is what many...
Date: 12/21/2007
Jason gives an overview of cool Windows Mobile 6 phones
Check out this video from Jason "Mr. Mobile" Langridge that shows some of the latest/coolest WIndows...
Date: 12/21/2007
Unified Communications and Windows Mobile on TechNet Radio
You can listen to the recorded TechNet radio show on UC and Windows Mobile to learn about the value...
Date: 12/10/2007
RIM is getting Scared of Windows Mobile and tries some Marketing Spin
A colleague sent me a link to a "Get the Facts" page that RIM has created as part of a new...
Date: 12/07/2007
Upgrade to Windows Mobile 6 for the AT&T Treo 750 now available
Palm and AT&T have just released the much awaited Windows Mobile 6 upgrade for the Palm Treo...
Date: 12/04/2007