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Hewlett-Packard(HP) recently informed PDAStreet that it will be providing hx2000 and hx4700 Pocket PC series owners with an opportunity to purchase Windows Mobile 5.0 Upgrade Kits.

The hx2000’s kit will be available for order this month, while the hx4700 (see top image) kit won't ship until next spring.

According to HP, unforeseen extended delays in the availability of a critical 3rd party driver required to operate the Windows Mobile 5.0 operating system (OS) with the hx4700 is the reason for the holdup of the upgrade kit's arrival for that handheld.

HP recently said the new iPAQ hw6500 series Pocket PC Phones would also see a Windows Mobile 5.0 platform upgrade, due at the end of 2005 or early 2006.

Windows Mobile 5.0 adds Microsoft's push e-mail capability to the cellular-wireless handheld. Something that isn't available with the OS (the Pocket PC Phone Edition of Windows Mobile 2003 Second Edition) the hw6500 ships with.

Windows Mobile 5.0 Upgrade
Microsoft's latest mobile device platform includes:

• ActiveSync 4.0, the most current synchronization software for faster management and transfer of information on your PC server
• Improved Productivity
• Faster access to email and information
• New Office Mobile Suite
• Word Mobile for great document format support
• Excel Mobile for better support when viewing and creating charts
• PowerPoint Mobile for viewing and giving presentation on the go
• Secure Device Management
• Integrated Multimedia (Windows Media Player 10)
• More support for media via services and the desktop
• More options to use media to personalize devices
• Persistent Store
• Voice Command, which allows you to go hands free easily and safely
• Pocket MSN, which permits one click access to MSN Hotmail and MSN Messenger
• Games

According to HP, languages that will be provided for the upgrades are English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Latin American Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, Korean and Japanese