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Web Rendering Proxy, or WRP, is an intermediate networking app that sits between the Internet and your Windows CE device, allowing the modern web to be rendered in Pocket Internet Explorer.

WRP can operate in one of two modes. The first, Graphical mode, converts a modern webpage into a series of... Continue Reading »

Jonathan Scott over at Retro Tech Reads has posted a 2026 retrospective review of the venerable HP 320LX – the first of HP's line of Windows CE devices positioned as the technical successor to the well-regarded MS-DOS based LX series of HP Palmtop.

The review - somewhat critical of the device... Continue Reading »

Yes, that's right, it's that time of year again! It's Windows CE's birthday!

Beginning its journey at Comdex 96 and ending its place as an officially supported product in October 2003, Windows CE has been with us now for 29 years.

Gone, but not forgotten
As CE enters its 30th year,... Continue Reading »

The SunVox multi-track music synthesiser has been updated to version 2.1.3.

The multi platform (Windows CE, Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS and Android) music composition application allows you to create, sample and export musical compositions on the go directly from your mobile device.

The changelog for the update is quite comprehensive and technical,... Continue Reading »

TMKSoft has released a new port of the Neko ProjectII PC-98 emulator for Windows CE.

PC-98, or in full the PC-9800 were a custom line of 16 and 32-bit Japanese personal computers manufactured by NEC between 1982 and 2003. The systems ran on a modified, non-standard variant of the x86... Continue Reading »

Stephen Bye has dropped the Spring 2025 bug fix release of SpreadCE, offering the usual wave of bug fixes and enhancements to the acclaimed Pocket Excel spreadsheet replacement.

The main headline for the new version 3.21 is that it is the first SpreadCE release to offer a build with compatibility for... Continue Reading »