| Version |
Changes |
| 1.0 |
Released November 18, 1996. Codename "Alder".
- Devices named "handheld PC" (HPC).
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| 2.0 |
Released September 29, 1997. Codename "Birch".
- Devices named "Palm-sized PC".
- Real-time deterministic task scheduling.
- Architectures: ARM, MIPS, PowerPC, StrongARM, SuperH and x86.
- 32-bit color screens.
- SSL 2.0 and SSL 3.0.
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| 3.0 |
Released June 15, 2000. Codename "Cedar".
- Major recode that made CE hard real time down to the microsecond level.
- Base for the Pocket PC 2000, Handheld PC 2000, Pocket PC 2002 and Smartphone 2002.
- Priority levels was increased from 8 to 256.
- Object store was increased from 65,536 to 4.19 million allowed objects.
- Restricted access to critical APIs or restricting write access to parts of the registry.
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| 4.x |
Released January 7, 2002. Codename "Talisker/Jameson/McKendric".
Driver structure changed greatly, new features added.
- Base for "Pocket PC 2003".
- Bluetooth support.
- TLS (SSL 3.1), IPsec L2TP VPN, or Kerberos.
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| 5.x |
Released in August 2004. Adds many new features. Codename "Macallan".
- Automatic report of bugs to the manufacturer.
- Direct3D Mobile, a COM-based version of Windows XP's DirectX multimedia API.
- DirectDraw for 2D graphics and DirectShow for camera and video digitisation support.
- Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) support.
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| 6.0 |
Released in September 2006. Codename "Yamazaki".
- Process address space is increased from 32 MB to 2 GB.
- Number of processes has been increased from 32 to 32,768.
- User mode and kernel mode device drivers are possible.
- 512 MB physically managed memory
- Device.exe, filesys.exe, GWES.exe has been moved to Kernel mode.
- Cellcore
- SetKMode and set process permissions not possible.
- System call performance improved.
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| 7.0 |
Released in March 2011.
- Multi-core CPU support (SMP)
- Wi-Fi Positioning System
- Bluetooth 3.0 + HS
- DLNA (Digital Living Network Alliance)
- DRM technology
- Media Transfer Protocol
- Windows Phone 7 IE with Flash 10.1 support
- NDIS 6.1 support
- UX C++ XAML API using technologies like Windows Presentation Foundation and Silverlight for attractive and functional user interfaces
- Advanced touch and gesture input
- Kernel support for 3 GB physical RAM and supports ARMv7 assembly
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