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Microsoft mobile services
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<p>Microsoft mobile services are a set of proprietary mobile services created specifically for mobile devices; they are typically offered through mobile applications and mobile browser for <a href="/facts/Windows_Phone/khEg0rGT">Windows Phone</a> platforms, <a href="/facts/Binary_Runtime_Environment_for_Wireless/SMSgLsPI">BREW</a>, and <a href="/facts/Java_/9ScgFyAL">Java</a>. Microsoft's mobile services are typically connected with a <a href="/facts/Microsoft_account/unm2BvRt">Microsoft account</a> and often come preinstalled on Microsoft's own mobile operating systems while they are offered via various means for other platforms. Microsoft started to develop for mobile computing platforms with the launch of <a href="/facts/Windows_CE/bMUhjgqQ">Windows CE</a> in 1996 and later added Microsoft's Pocket Office suite to their <a href="/facts/Handheld_PC/o4mQvDH6">Handheld PC</a> line of PDAs in April 2000. From December 2014 to June 2015, Microsoft made a number of corporate acquisitions, buying several of the top applications listed in Google Play and the App Store including Acompli, <a href="/facts/Sunrise_Calendar/P7I7cm0l">Sunrise Calendar</a>, Datazen, <a href="/facts/Wunderlist/s6EA65zs">Wunderlist</a>, Echo Notification Lockscreen, and <a href="/facts/MileIQ/esDPL4Wh">MileIQ</a>. </p> Applications and web services<table><tbody><tr><th>Mobile service</th><th>App</th><th>Web</th><th>SMS</th><th>Exchange ActiveSync</th><th>Description</th><th>Status</th></tr><tr><td>Calendar Mobile</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Web-based version of <a href="/facts/Windows_Live_Calendar/I4sund79">Windows Live Calendar</a> designed for mobile devices to view, schedule and manage calendar appointments and events. SMS service for users to query today and tomorrow's appointments in their Windows Live Calendar</td><td>Final</td></tr><tr><td>Contacts Mobile</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Web-based version of <a href="/facts/Windows_Live_Contacts/I4sund79">Windows Live Contacts</a> designed for mobile devices for access to contact information. Client-based version allows integration of the Windows Live contact list with the mobile device's address book. Also allow users to query contact information via SMS</td><td>Final</td></tr><tr><td>Groups Mobile</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Web-based version of <a href="/facts/Windows_Live_Groups/ewrGbQEL">Windows Live Groups</a> designed for mobile devices</td><td>Final</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Outlook.com/I4sund79">Outlook</a> Mobile</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Web- and client-based version of <a href="/facts/Hotmail/I4sund79">Outlook</a> that targets mobile devices, and allow new email alerts via SMS</td><td>Final</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Windows_Live_Messenger_Mobile/Fan8DcWu">Windows Live Messenger Mobile</a></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Web- and client-based version of <a href="/facts/Windows_Live_Messenger/Fan8DcWu">Windows Live Messenger</a> that is designed for mobile devices, and allow users to send instant messages via SMS</td><td>Final</td></tr><tr><td>Profile Mobile</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>View and update user's own <a href="/facts/Windows_Live_Profile/unm2BvRt">Windows Live Profile</a> information using a mobile device</td><td>Final</td></tr><tr><td>OneDrive Mobile</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Web-based version of <a href="/facts/OneDrive/4Pty6BW8">OneDrive</a> designed for mobile devices for accessing documents stored on the cloud. Client-based version allows upload of photos directly from a mobile phone camera.</td><td>Final</td></tr></tbody></table>