December 2018

Juniper System pointed out that Microsoft support for the Windows Mobile operating system ended in 2010, and each Windows 10 update made USB file transfers using Windows Mobile Device Center more improbable. Since there still are a large number of Windows Mobile-based devices out there, Juniper Systems launched Mobile Connect to support its Windows Mobile users for years to come. [See "How to use Mobile Connect on a Windows Mobile handheld"]

Juniper Systems: Mobile device manufacturers should stop building batteries for front-end battery performance
In its latest blog entry, Juniper Systems observes that lots of mobile device manufacturers tout big batteries. They put more powerful batteries into their devices and claim longer battery life. However, they are not talking about an equally important battery measure – one that more manufacturers should design around and eventually brag about – battery cycle life. As is, many consumer products only provide a year and a half of healthy battery performance. By comparison, Juniper points out, their systems are designed to optimize battery life. [See Mobile device manufacturers should stop building batteries for front-end battery performance] -- Posted Thursday, December 13, 2018 by chb