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News to know: Intel; Oracle, Microsoft patches; Azure; Mourning a dead laptop

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Larry Dignan: Intel shines: Earnings, revenue, margins well above estimates; Outlook better Andrew Nusca: PC sales to see biggest drop...

Tags: Larry Dignan, Oracle Corp., Mobile, Patch Management, Microsoft Corp., Laptop Computer, Intel Corp., Windows Mobile Customizability, Advertising & Promotion, Open Source, Marketing

Blog posts 2009-07-15

Windows Mobile customizability has a rap star singing its praises

Readers here know that I enjoy using Windows Mobile devices even though they don't seem to be popular with the crowd. Their Exchange support is fantastic and they are highly customizable. I was reading Smartphone Thoughts and thoroughly enjoyed the 16 minute YouTube video interview embedded below of Naughty by...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Mobile, Mobile, Windows Mobile Customizability, Mobile Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Mobile Applications, Handhelds, Advertising & Promotion, Wireless And Mobility, Software, Hardware, Marketing, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2009-07-14

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Hands-on with the HTC HD2, most impressive Windows Mobile device to date

I like what HTC is doingYou've got the Hero and the HD2. I'd like to see what the difference is in performance between the two, but the Hero has a slower processor. Personally, I like the Windows Mobile platform, and it is the best option for Windows-based IT...

Tags: Smart phones, Notebooks, Operating systems, mobile device, Apple iPhone, HTC HD2, High Tech Computer Corp., Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Mobile

Discussion threads 2009-11-19

Review: Spb Mobile Shell 3.5 for Windows Mobile

Nice!Very interesting. The power of Windows Mobile is in it's customizability and flexibility, and I like the fact that it *is* like a computer in your pocket, even if it's not an x86-compatible version of Windows desktop version. There is a lot more programmability here than what Apple...

Tags: Mobile operating systems, Operating systems, Mobile applications, Handhelds, Spb Mobile Shell 3.5, Microsoft Windows Mobile, mobile, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-09-29

IIS gaining market share

According to the recent market share report by Netcraft, Microsoft's IIS, a product included as part of Windows Server, has been making important gains against Apache. Though Apache still has the lead with a 49.98% market share, which is 14.5% ahead of IIS. As the survey notes, however,...

Tags: Software Infrastructure, Programming, Microsoft, Hardware Infrastructure

Blog posts 2007-07-18

Thoughts on HTC's iPhone competitor

Thoughts on HTC's iPhone competitorAlternatives can be more customizable at lower costThe fact is that Apple makes its money on hardware run by their unique OS. Most makers of phones don't do that.Profit has to be their like every company main concern. MS alternatives, like Linux, allow more...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Operating systems, Window Mobile, platform marketplace, Microsoft Corp., Apple iPhone, Apple Inc., phone, phone maker, High Tech Computer Corp., operating system

Discussion threads 2007-06-08

Thoughts on HTC's iPhone competitor

Clearly, I favor Microsoft products, which shouldn't surprise anyone. I was a fan of the company's technology long before I was employed by them in May of 2005.This means that I want Windows Mobile to respond properly to some of the innovations popularized in the iPhone. Fortunately, that appears to...

Tags: Wired & Wireless, Personal Technology, Microsoft, Apple

Blog posts 2007-06-08

Optimus Maximus Keyboard (Optimus Maximus Keyboard)

Optimus Maximus Keyboard Optimus Maximus KeyboardErgonomic Version?$1500 and its not even ergonomic?Worth the price?The bloody thing's not even ergonomic. I'm sorry, but a conventionally-laid out "unconventional" keyboard doesn't do it for me. Perhaps if it were able to use galvanic skin response to enhance the human-machine interface, and use an...

Tags: Keyboards, keyboard, Optimus Maximus Keyboard, Optimus Corp.

Discussion threads 2007-03-16

Smartphones: Where the computer and telephony cultures clash

Buried in my recently posted saga of why synch can stink was a comment about how, when using Intellisync to wirelessly (over Verizon Wireless' EVDO network) synchronize email, contacts, appointments, etc. between my PC (an IBM Thinkpad T42) and an Audiovox XV6600 PocketPC phone, I was unable to control...

Tags: Intellisync, wireless carrier

Blog posts 2005-08-11