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Smartphone battle royale: The land grab is good for buyers

Smartphone battle royale: The land grab is good for buyersDon't forget HTCThey are certainly not a software player, but neither is Samsung, LG or Moto for that matter. HTC is a major hardware player in this market and is arguably the "go-to" WM platform mfg'er right now - and...

Tags: Handhelds, Operating systems, Cellular phones, Windows Mobile Platform, land grab, High Tech Computer Corp., grab, Microsoft Windows Mobile, Smartphone, Apple iPhone, phone, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2008-06-30

IT Manager Webcast: Windows Mobile Series: Why Windows Mobile for Your Business (Level 100)

As enterprises ramp up investments in wireless communications devices and services, IT organizations must manage the complexities and costs of new mobile technologies. Windows Mobile devices and Microsoft System Center Mobile Device Manager can help improve mobile workforce productivity, enhance mobile device security, and simplify management and lower costs. The...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Mobile, Webcast, Mobile, Windows Mobile Platform, Advertising & Promotion, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Marketing, Software

Webcasts 2008-04-15

Comparison of Windows CE .NET 4.2, Pocket PC 2002, and Windows Mobile 2003 Software for Pocket PCs

The Windows Mobile platform is the lead Microsoft offering for mobile handheld computing devices and applications, including personal digital assistants PDA. Standardization of both hardware and software requirements has allowed the Pocket PC to provide an optimized mobile handheld experience while supporting third-party application development. This document compares some of...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Mobile 2003, Microsoft Windows Mobile, Mobile, PC, Microsoft Windows CE .NET, Pocket PC 2002, Windows Mobile Platform, Pocket PC, Microsoft Windows, Handhelds, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows CE, Hardware, Software

White papers 2003-08-01

Microsoft Executive Circle Webcast: Exploring Innovative Windows Mobile Devices

Are you looking for a way to stay in touch with e-mail messaging, Web browsing, even reading and editing of Word and Excel files on the go? The highly integrated and familiar Microsoft Windows Mobile software platform provides a variety of options to connect with people and personal information-enabling them...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Mobile, Webcast, Mobile, Microsoft Corp., Windows Mobile Platform, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Handhelds, Advertising & Promotion, Software, Hardware, Marketing

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Preview: Plusmo Pro Football Live app (updated)

As you already know I really want a good NFL application for the iPhone. Now that it's NFL season and it would be great to track teams, players and games in progress – especially when you can't be in front of a television. As I've I mentioned...

Tags: Apple iPhone, NFL, App, Plusmo Pro Football Live, Plusmo NFL App, Games, Digital Music, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Jason D. O\'Grady

Blog posts 2008-09-05

Microsoft builds $300M cathedral to Bill Gates, hires Jerry Seinfeld as Pope

I'm just having a little fun.... I don't get the Seinfeld commercial. They are selling Bill, not Windows. What's with that? Bill retired in July. This just in from Adweek's commercials critic, Barbara Lippert: The Future. Delicious" is the sign-off, but I am...

Tags: Bill Gates, Ass, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Branding, Web Browsers, Strategy, Operating Systems, Software, Marketing, Internet, Management, Mitch Ratcliffe

Blog posts 2008-09-05

What went wrong with Joost's desktop client?

The news broke today that Joost, the company which in a lot of ways was on the forefront of rich media, is canning its signature desktop client in favor of a purely web based portal. As a big proponent of desktop applications in general, and especially these hybrid applications which...

Tags: Ryan Stewart

Blog posts 2008-09-05

Mainstream media writes Windows obit

Wow, a tough day for Windows. BusinessWeek reports that HP, the world's biggest PC company, is so troubled by Vista's 'tepid reception' and Apple's resurgence that it is developing its own operating system. Meanwhile a New York Times columnist writes on his blog that Windows is "already...

Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Hewlett-Packard Co., PC, Microsoft Windows Vista, Mainstream Media, Microsoft Corp., Web Browser, Microsoft Windows, Linux, Operating Systems, Software, John Morris

Blog posts 2008-09-05

Enterprise password management really isn't a good idea

Being at a university and working for a government department allows me to understand this concept well. There are shared resources here, there and everywhere, provided by different people and providers, all open to a "certain type" of person - employees or students. By having a single sign-on SSO point...

Tags: Software, Password Management, Mozilla Firefox, Password, Single Sign-on, RoboForm Enterprise, Zack Whittaker

Blog posts 2008-09-05

Demo Facebook app creates DoS botnet

Do you know what that innocent-looking Facebook app is really doing? Researchers at the Institute of Computer Science ICS have created a proof-of-concept Facebook application capable of covertly herding users of the popular social network into a powerful -- and malicious -- botnet. The...

Tags: Denial Of Service, Facebook, Application, Network, DOS, Social Networking, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Ryan Naraine

Blog posts 2008-09-05

Red Hat buys Qumranet, adds gasoline to the spreading VDI bonfire

VDI, somewhat ironically, may also work well for market mover Microsoft as it seeks to slow the momentum to outright web-based and OSS/LAMP-supported applications and services for large businesses. Microsoft must realize that enterprises have had it with the high cost of maintaining and managing the traditional Windows OS in...

Tags: Desktop Virtualization, Red Hat Inc., Server, SolidICE VDI, Virtualization, Microsoft Windows, Cloud Computing, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Desktops, Open Source, Hardware, Operating Systems, Software, Storage, Dana Gardner

Blog posts 2008-09-05

Nokia: Our market share will slip over weak demand

Nokia said Friday that its mobile device market share will slip in the third quarter from the second quarter "due to weaker consumer confidence in multiple markets." The company also said it refused to be lured into a price war. Nokia (all resources, reviews and blogs) said...

Tags: Nokia Corp., Mobile, Mobile Device, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-09-05

Forget Seinfeld. Can Windows gurus help the Windows brand?

The day after it launched the first ad in its $300 consumer-focused make-over campaign, Microsoft is going public with some of the other planned Windows-branding fixes it has in the pipeline. by Mary Jo Foley

Tags: Brand, PC, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Mary Jo Foley

Blog posts 2008-09-05

EA's 'Spore' aims to create new worlds, businesses

Electronic Arts's creature-building game "Spore" offers players a chance to develop new worlds--and maybe even new lines of business for the video game maker. RALEIGH, North Carolina--Electronic Arts's creature-building game Spore offers players a chance to develop new worlds--and maybe even new lines of business for the video game...

Tags: Electronic Arts Inc., Spore, Games, Personal Technology, Reuters, Electronic Arts, video games, Nintendo

News items 2008-09-05

News to know: Windows 7; Patch preview; Office 2.0; Dell

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Ryan Naraine: Critical WMP, MS Office bugs on Patch Tuesday swat list Dancho Danchev:Malware and spam attacks exploiting Picasa and ImageShack Mary Jo Foley:...

Tags: Google Inc., Dell Computer Corp., Microsoft Windows 7, Comcast Corp., Microsoft Corp., Office 2.0, Microsoft Windows, Linux, Operating Systems, Software, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-09-05

Debrief And Defend: Choosing Linux instead of Windows Vista

Microsoft advocates Windows Vista as the operating system of choice for desktops. But there are plenty of adherents to the Linux operating system who say that it's a better choice. Is it really? The Choosing Linux instead of Windows Vista presentation provides a prepackaged opinion piece for...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista, Linux, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, UNIX, Open Source, Software

Download resources 2008-09-05

Debrief And Defend: Standardizing on Windows Vista instead of Linux

Microsoft advocates Windows Vista as the operating system of choice for desktops. But there are plenty of adherents to the Linux operating system who say that it's a better choice. Is it really? The Standardizing on Windows Vista instead of Linux presentation provides a prepackaged opinion piece...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista, Linux, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating Systems, UNIX, Open Source, Software

Download resources 2008-09-05

File Sorter & Filter Personal Edition (zip)

File Sorter & Filter Personal Edition is a multifunctional tool for file sortation and filtration, it has been integrated advantages of all known similar tools. It can sort or filter files by filename similarity, filename keyword, filename extension, file size, and file modified date. Characteristic: Need not installation; Easy to...

Tags: Tool, Wenming Peng, Productivity

Software downloads 2008-09-05

V2-Folder-Security (msi)

Windows XP free trial folder lock-unlock software can easily secure your files, folders, and documents from others. You can apply password on folder to protect data while locking. PC security program hide for search and encrypt folders files. Simply right click on the folder to lock it. Download computer data...

Tags: Folder, Folder Lock Software, PC Security Tool, Disaster Recovery, Productivity, Backups, Microsoft Windows XP, Tools & Techniques, Desktops, Security, Data Management, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Management, Hardware

Software downloads 2008-09-05

Seinfeld

SeinfeldHow did this make it past focus groups?My theory is that they told the focus group subjects it was for a different company, and the subjects responded favorably. Therefore, we're all wrong and Microsoft is right.Wow, that's just brilliant!Windows' image is no longer tarnished. They are now being associated with...

Tags: Marketing research, Microsoft Corp., Seinfeld, Microsoft Windows, Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-09-04