Archive for February, 2010

Your Camera and Your Phone Want Snappy Speeds; Your Video Games Want to Join Your Computer in a Race to the Internet! (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)

Wednesday 24 February 2010 @ 1:13 pm

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.----Improved mobile Internet access is coming soon to millions more Americans, with plans announced today by Sprint to bring 4G to several additional markets across the country in 2010.

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Windows Mobile RESET button was pressed in 2008 (MS Mobiles)

Wednesday 24 February 2010 @ 10:02 am

February 24, 2010 [General] | By Edward J. R. Previously there were many speculations about it, but now it has been finally confirmed: it was in second half of 2008 when Microsoft decided to assign wholly new people to Windows Mobile 7 development.

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Microsoft changes its Zune (Independent Online)

Wednesday 24 February 2010 @ 9:22 am

Apple rocked the wireless business by combining the functions of a phone and an iPod. Now, more than two years later, Microsoft has its comeback.

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Microsoft Asia prototypes fancy new inductive charging pad (Ars Technica)

Wednesday 24 February 2010 @ 8:44 am

Microsoft has applied for a neat patent for a smart inductive charger (via Being Manan ). Inductive charging, used, for example, in the Palm Pre's Touchstone, allows for contactless charging of devices in close proximity. The charger couples inductive charging with an LCD screen that can be used to show off "weather conditions, sports scores, news headlines, and/or other selected items" through ...

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Microsoft Bullies Amazon (The Motley Fool)

Tuesday 23 February 2010 @ 3:35 pm

Microsoft and Amazon sign a patent deal, a deal that Amazon couldn't refuse.

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Windows Phone 7: What’s behind chassis doors 1, 2 and 3? (ZDNet)

Tuesday 23 February 2010 @ 11:52 am

It sounds like there are three different chassis specs to which mobile developers interested in building Windows Phone 7 Series devices will be adhering. There aren't many public details on what these specs include, but thanks to a couple of Microsoft podcasters, here's a little more information. by Mary Jo...

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Microsoft and Amazon make a deal (The Inquirer)

Tuesday 23 February 2010 @ 7:57 am

Edward Berridge THE INQUIRER Gets Kindle technology

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Microsoft phone system hits reset on music (MSNBC)

Tuesday 23 February 2010 @ 12:28 am

It's been more than six years since then-Microsoft CEO Bill Gates admitted that Apple caught the company "flat-footed" in the digital music market and directed his team to make up for lost ground, according to recently surfaced internal e-mails.

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Windows Phone 7 Series Takeaway (AnandTech)

Monday 22 February 2010 @ 12:07 pm

Microsoft has finally unveiled its platform to return to feature competition in the smartphone space. Is it enough to hang with the likes of Android, iPhone OS and webOS?...

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FMA: Brotherhood available for DTO on PlayStation Network and Zune Marketplace (Mania)

Monday 22 February 2010 @ 8:47 am

The Elric brothers are back ...

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