We just noticed this application in the Marketplace showcase. Aloqa, previously on the iPhone and Android, is a geo-location app that lets you know what’s happening around you.
What’s particularly great about the software is the breadth of services the software integrates with, including movie listings, live music and even Wikipedia.
The software is free in Marketplace and is definitely worth the download and is available here.
Desde el mes de agosto que estamos con la primer beta de Skype 2.1 mas presisamente la 2.1.0.47 y desde ahora gracias al desarrolo de la gente de skype llegamos a la 2.1.0.81 que ya se encuentra disponible para instalarla en la distribuciones linux mas populares.
– Pantalla compartida
– Citar un mensaje en el chat
– Formatos de tiempo localizado
– Soporte para estilos de interfaz de usuario
– Informe sobre abuso
Si quieren conocer todos los cambios les recomiendo una mirada a la nota de versión, en la que podran apreciar la cantidad de cambios respecto al anterior beta.
Ubuntu 8.10 o superior 32-bit
Ubuntu 8.10 o superior 64-bit
Debian Lenny
Fedora 10 o superior
OpenSUSE 11 o superior
Dynamic
Static
Applications are now being accepted for the 2010 G.I.R.L. Scholarship to help educate and recruit more women into the field of video game production and design. Sponsored by Sony Online Entertainment (SOE) and administered by Scholarship America, a leading non-profit educational support program, applications are available and more details, including official rules for entry are also available online. One skilled student will win up to $10,000 to be applied toward tuition and other educational expenses at the school at which the student is currently enrolled, and an optional internship of up to 10 weeks at one of Sony Online Entertainment’s studios (room, board, transportation and living expenses not included).
“The past two G.I.R.L. Scholarship recipients were such a valued addition to our team that we are thrilled to offer this program for the third consecutive year,” said Laura Naviaux, Vice President of Global Sales and Marketing, Sony Online Entertainment. “Our goal is to continue to encourage and reward women who share our commitment and passion for developing cutting edge online games for all demographic groups.”
To be eligible to participate, entrants must be currently enrolled in an undergraduate program related to video games, including video game art, design, animation, production, programming or visual effects, must not graduate before the end of the 2011 spring term and must comply with the program’s official rules. Entrants are required to complete an online application along with an existing piece of art, and if chosen as semifinalists, submit two pieces of concept art and one essay that will be reviewed by a panel of SOE judges. Online applications must be completed and submitted on or before February 15, 2010.
SOE will announce the winner on or about May 20, 2010.
Erin Kutz wrote:
SmartEquip, a Norwalk, CT-based provider of software solutions in parts, service, and product support for the construction equipment industry, has raised $18 million of a $20.5 million round of equity and security, according to an SEC filing. This comes after a $1.5 million Series C round SmartEquip raised in 2002, with Connecticut Innovations and Next Generation Ventures among the investors, according to Dow Jones VentureWire.
We do not have any more details yet, but Microsoft has made their (annual) press event at Mobile World Congress official.
The event will be held at on Monday, February 15, 2010, at 15:00-16:00 Central European Time at the Conference Garden Room, Catalonia Barcelona Plaza Hotel , Plaza Espana 6-8, 08014 Barcelona .
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Due to the momentous announcements we expect WMPoweruser.com have made a special effort to get first hand coverage of the event, and we can now announce that we will be in attendance, and attempt to provide live streaming coverage of the event as it unfolds.
A safe bet for the announcement is improvements in Windows Mobile 6.5, but expectations are high for some showing of Windows Mobile 7, and possibly of new hardware the OS is intended to run on.
Follow us on twitter.com/wmpoweruser to stay up to date with this and other Windows Mobile news.
Via MSMobiles.com
It’s loooong past time for RIM to shitcan BlackBerrys’ stock browser. Today, a new patent for server-optimized browsing, combined with their obvious interest in WebKit, means they might be about to do just that.
The patent comes by way of the WSJ, and claims:
A system for enhancing network-browsing speed by setting a proxy server on a handheld device, comprising: a browser operating on the handheld device arranged to send a request for requesting a message from a first website; the proxy server provided on the handheld device; a wireless network communicably linked to the proxy server; and an intermediary server communicably linked to the wireless network
This is a server-side compression system, a lot like the ones Opera and Skyfire use to make their mobile browsers so incredibly fast. Those companies have managed to make the rendering good enough that it’s nearly indistinguishable from uncompressed content, and I imagine RIM could pull off the same. But you can download Skyfire and Opera Mini for BlackBerry right now, so what’s the big deal?
WebKit.
This is the rendering engine that powers the browsers in the iPhone, the Pre, Android and Symbian. It’s under Chrome’s hood as well as Safari’s, and it’s a veritable superpower, insofar as an obscure, underlying set of code can be called that. It renders well, and mobile sites are often optimized for it. This is also the engine that RIM is clearly building on from here on out, since they gobbled up company that only makes WebKit browsers, and put out a call for new developers to help work on a “develop a WebKit-based browser for the BlackBerry Platform.”
Combined with server-side optimization, a BlackBerry’s browser wouldn’t just catch up with its competition—it could leapfrog it. BlackBerry software could be exciting, for once! Think about that. [WSJ]
Gregory T. Huang wrote:
It feels like the dawn of a new era. As of yesterday, Bill Gates is officially on Twitter, where he has already attracted more than 235,000 followers in the first day or so. Gates also just announced a new website, called the Gates Notes, where he will be sharing his thoughts (that extend greater than 140 characters) on what he’s working on and the societal issues he’s passionate about—global health, education, the environment, and so forth.
The Microsoft co-founder and chairman—also the co-chair and trustee of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation—has always communicated extensively through memos, speeches, and books. Now he will be using social media and the Web to reach an even bigger, more mainstream audience, and to impart his message on a wide range of global issues he’s dived into since leaving his full-time job at Microsoft in June 2008.
To me, this feels like a big deal—like social media has passed another threshold. Gates being on Twitter means even the world’s richest man cannot hide from this mode of interactive communication. The world’s most influential people can no longer operate solely behind the scenes. I don’t know about you, but I don’t necessarily want to know what Gates is thinking about on a daily basis. Part of what makes certain leaders special is that you don’t know what they’re working on all the time. In any case, let’s hope his Web writings truly reflect his personal views and analysis, and are not just the product of a finely honed advisory staff and PR team.
The Gates Notes site is currently divided into a number of nevertheless intriguing sections: “What I’m thinking about” (including ways to deal with carbon emissions through innovation in transportation and electricity); “What I’m learning” (including references to books by Vaclav Smil, a global energy and population expert); and “My travels” (including his impressions of health care in India).
Gates says the site is an extension of the annual letter he writes for the Gates Foundation—this year’s will be posted on Monday, Jan. 25. “I decided to write an Annual Letter because in 2008, Warren Buffett encouraged me to find a way to share my thinking more broadly about the foundation’s goals and to assess as frankly as possible our progress toward achieving these goals,” Gates writes on his site. “I wrote my first Annual Letter in 2009, and I have to admit I was surprised by the outpouring of interest after it was published.”
For a little more context, Gates’s introductory note on his new site reads, in full:
“Since leaving my fulltime job at Microsoft to dedicate more time to our foundation, a lot of people have asked me what I’m working on. It often feels like I’m back in school, as I spend a lot of my time learning about issues I’m passionate about.
“I’m fortunate because the people I’m working with and learning from are true experts in their fields. I take a lot of notes, and often share them and my own thoughts on the subject with others through e-mail, so I can learn from them and expand the conversation.
“I thought it would be interesting to share these conversations more widely with a website, in the hope of getting more people thinking and learning about the issues I think are interesting and important. So, welcome to the Gates Notes.”
And welcome to a brand-new era of transparency in thought leadership.
Wade Roush wrote:
Crisis Commons, a non-governmental organization formed last year to apply information technology to disaster management and humanitarian relief efforts, will mount a “CrisisCamp” session for Boston-area developers this Saturday in Cambridge. It’s the second weekend in a row the group has organized such sessions; similar camps took place last weekend in Los Angeles, Washington D.C., and other cities.
“The goal is to bring together a large group of volunteers from the technical community—at varying levels of technical proficiency—to collaborate on technology projects that aim to assist in Haiti’s relief efforts by providing data, information, maps, and technical assistance to NGOs, relief agencies, and the public,” says Liz Campbell, vice president at Cambridge-based Fama PR, which is assisting Crisis Commons with publicity around the event. Previous CrisisCamp sessions have produced digital maps of Haiti to help relief groups coordinate rescue operations and a Creole-to-English dictionary for the iPhone and other smartphones.
Travel reservation software company ITA Software is hosting the session, which will run from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. this Saturday, January 23. At press time, there was still room for at least 60 participants. For detailed information about the event, see this CrisisCommons wiki page, and to sign up to participate, go to this Eventbrite registration page. For more background on the CrisisCamp phenomenon, see this informative article at CNN Tech.
There has been some concern earlier this month when the Windows Mobile sessions at Microsoft’s MIX 2010 conference disappeared from the time table. At the time it was taken as evidence of a delay in the release of Windows Mobile, but here at WMPU we always suspected it was simply a clumsy attempt by Microsoft at news management.
Well, worry no longer. The Windows Mobile sessions are back at MIX10, with promise of the “next generation” in tow.
Yes, at MIX10 you’ll learn about developing applications and games for the next generation of Windows Phone. Yes, we’ll have Phone sessions, and we can’t say more…yet. Stay tuned and check back often or join the MIX mailing list.
MIX10 will be from the 15th to 17th March and should introduce developers for the first time to Windows Mobile 7.
Keep an eye on the MIX10 website, or alternatively our twitter account at twitter.com/wmpoweruser for more Windows Mobile news.
Gregory T. Huang wrote:
The past week has been pretty busy in the Northwest, with a number of deals in software, Internet, electronics, and cleantech. And the activity wasn’t limited to Seattle—there’s a fair bit of news from Vancouver and Portland as well.
—Tantalus, a Burnaby, BC-based company that develops wireless networks for smart-grid applications, raised $14 million in equity financing led by Redpoint Ventures. It’s one of the bigger cleantech-related deals as of late.
—Cloudvox, a Seattle-based service that connects Web applications with phone services, was acquired by Chicago-based Ifbyphone, an Internet telephony firm. Financial terms were not disclosed.
—Beaverton, OR-based Avnera closed its $10 million Series D financing round, from new investor Onkyo and existing investors. Avnera develops technology for wireless audio chips and other consumer electronics applications.
—Seattle-based Gist, a startup focused on integrating information from the Web into people’s e-mail inboxes, announced that its software now works with IBM’s Lotus Notes communication and collaboration software, in limited release. It’s part of Gist’s strategy to push relevant information and updates to business people in order to make their meetings more efficient.
—Arch Venture Partners and Polaris Venture Partners, which both have Boston and Seattle operations, are paying $14 million for the assets of Iceland-based genomics firm deCode Genetics, as Ryan reported. DeCode (NASDAQ: DCGN) filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in November.
—Portland, OR-based AboutUs acquired Jyte.com, a social website that uses RPX, the flagship product from Portland startup JanRain. Financial terms weren’t disclosed. AboutUs is building a collaborative guide to the Web, and is backed by Seattle-based Voyager Capital.
—Bellevue, WA-based Visible Technologies landed $22 million in new funding, led by Investor Growth Capital, a new investor. Previous investors Ignition Partners, Centurion Holdings, In-Q-Tel, and WPP also participated in the round. Visible Technologies, which makes software to help companies and brands manage their online reputations, will use the funds to accelerate its global expansion, particularly in Europe.
—Seattle-based Big Fish Games expanded its partnership with Playfirst, based in San Francisco. Financial details of the multi-year deal weren’t given, but Big Fish will provide e-commerce and customer support services for PlayFirst’s game distribution portal, and PlayFirst gets access to the Big Fish game catalog.
BumpTop’s been bumping kicking around for a few months on Windows, and even made a cameo in HP’s newest touch tablets. Today, it arrives on what feels like its natural home: OS X.
The BumpTop concept is the same as it is in Windows, which is to say it’s a 3D sandbox of a regular desktop. Icons can be placed on the floor—the main desktop surface—or any one of its four walls, which can be viewed from the top down, or head on. Icons can be stacked, literally, into piles which can then be previewed in a variety of ways, and interact with one another as solid objects would. If you throw one, it has momentum. If you throw one into another one, they collide.
Execution on Mac feels a bit smoother than on PC, mainly because the multitouch gestures, first seen in the Windows 7 version, work so well with MacBooks’ glass trackpads. The metaphor is fun, if not immediately practical, and the performance penalty is minimal—my install idles at around 1% CPU use and 90MB of RAM after a few minutes of use.
You can try BumpTop for free, while a $30 Pro version adds multitouch support, instant search and a few extra gestures. As an interesting tech demo it’s definitely worth a download, and for what it’s worth it blends into my computer habits pretty well, to the point that I forget about it until I run into my desktop (which to be honest, doesn’t happen a whole lot), only to be pleasantly, if slightly, surprised. But $30? That feels little steep for what amounts to giving a single folder in your OS a makeover. [BumpTop]
Press Release: VASCO Data Security Inc. (www.vasco.com), a leading software security company specializing in authentication products, today announced that DIGIPASS® for Mobile now is available to Windows Mobile users. Both DIGIPASS for Mobile and DIGIPASS® for Mobile Enterprise Security Edition support Windows Mobile, facilitating the deployment of authentication using the mobile phone for online banking and the use in corporate environments.
DIGIPASS for Mobile is VASCO’s authentication solution which leverages Internet enabled mobile telephones for authentication purposes. DIGIPASS for Mobile can be used for two factor authentication and digital signature for m-banking, e-banking and e-commerce. It can also be used for authentication purposes in corporate environments: gaining secure remote access to corporate networks and business applications. With DIGIPASS for Mobile now available for Windows Mobile, VASCO covers a vast majority of all mobile platforms commonly used. The availability of DIGIPASS for Mobile for Windows Mobile facilitates the deployment of authentication especially in corporate environments. In the enterprise environment, Windows Mobile enabled mobile phones are extensively used by staff, which makes the mobile phone extremely suited for secure remote logon to the corporate network and the business applications.
DIGIPASS for Mobile can rapidly be deployed through download or for corporate deployments the USB connection can be used by IT staff to efficiently port the authentication application directly onto the mobile phone. For service providers and mobile application developers wanting to integrate authentication functionality directly into their application, VASCO also has a software development kit (DIGIPASS® API). With DIGIPASS API, One-Time Password (OTP) and digital signature functionality is integrated into the application without having to change the existing user experience or the back-end infrastructure. DIGIPASS for Mobile uses 3DES and AES and respects ANSI X4.13 specifications, widely used in the banking community. DIGIPASS for Mobile uses proven VASCO VACMAN® authentication technology and supports more than 400 types of mobile phones.
"Mobile phone users are increasingly embracing mobile services. As a result the mobile platform is becoming more and more attractive to hackers. Traditional Internet fraud schemes are moving towards the mobile environment. With DIGIPASS for Mobile companies offering their services online or mobile site service providers can enhance security of their online service channels through the authentication of their users and by digitally signing transactions. With DIGIPASS for Mobile becoming available to Windows Mobile users, we are convinced that the corporation will increasingly embrace the use of authentication," says Jan Valcke, President and COO at VASCO Data Security.
A demo of DIGIPASS for Mobile is available on: http://dp4mobile.demo.VASCO.com
Humming, mouth-strumming, BAH-ing—whatever you call it, it’s not singing. But no matter! iPhone app Voice Band cuts even the laziest vocal utterances into multilayer, multi-instrumental songs. $3. [Gizmag]
It seems mobile ad networks are a hot commodity at present, with Opera the latest to snap one up. This follows Google buying AdMob for $750 million and Apple buying Quattro Wireless.
Opera, who served web pages to 41 million people directly in November last year, up 150% from the same month the year earlier, purchased AdMarvel for an initial $8 million, with a further $15 million available depending on performance.
"Every month about 50 million people surf the Web with Opera for mobile phones," says Lars Boilesen, who recently replaced Jon S. von Tetzchner at the head of Opera Software. "With AdMarvel we believe we can play an important role in mobile advertising.”
According to StatCounter, in December 2009 Opera had 26% of all mobile web browsing, ahead of Apple’s iPhone with only 21%. Gartner estimates that by in 2013 25% of revenues shops mobile downloads will come from advertising versus only 5% in 2009.
It is not known yet if how this will affect users of either Opera Mini or Opera Mobile, but Opera Mini is most likely to see changes first, as all web traffic for the free browser travel through Opera’s servers at present.
Via Mobinaute.com
Sim Simeonov wrote:
History repeats itself, it seems, because the defining technology battle of this decade is going to come straight from the 80s: it’s hardware versus software. [tweet] Every decade brings substantial advancements to both software and hardware, but in certain decades the strategic importance of one versus the other shifts dramatically in many segments. I’m using the term hardware loosely to include software wrapped in metal, which is still what companies such as Cisco and EMC live off of. Here is an extremely brief recent history of computing:
The period between 1950 and 1980, and the business models of the dominant players, were about hardware. In the ’80s, for the first time, software stood on its own and started taking a significant portion of spending at the expense of hardware. In the ’90s there was more of everything: servers, routers, storage, and during Bubble 1.0 large enterprises wanted at least one of every type of Web-related software. During the millennium decade, hardware made big advances through smartphones and in the fast-growing storage business, while companies were able to spend less on software thanks to broader adoption of open-source technology. This decade will be defined by a reversal of this trend, one that will mimic the ’80s in terms of hardware commoditization.
Most hardware doesn’t matter because some hardware matters a lot. [tweet] Apple owns the top of the PC pyramid through its brilliance in hardware design and through the software leverage of OS X and iTunes. This forces all other PC manufacturers into a deadly, low-margin competition in the low and mid tiers.
Netbooks accelerate the race to the bottom. [tweet] In a short period of time, netbooks have become a big part of portable shipments. Pushed by subsidies from mobile operators wishing to lock users into multi-year plans, netbooks will become “smartphones with larger screens.” Netbooks are great for browser-based applications, which makes the netbook OS and hardware even less important. That’s good, because there isn’t much margin in a $300 netbook.
Virtual appliances replace physical appliances. [tweet] For many years, appliance vendors have extracted additional margin by slapping their logo on a commodity appliance. CIOs want none of this. Virtualization and advancements in distributed systems make it possible to run all kinds of enterprise applications and infrastructure services such as storage, networking, and security on commodity hardware. Commodity again means lower margins for hardware manufacturers, including companies such as EMC and Cisco, who have reacted by shifting their focus to service businesses and pure software packaging.
Cloud computing makes hardware less relevant. [tweet] This decade will be defined by a migration to cloud-based computing for everyone from consumers to the largest of enterprises. On the enterprise side, the move is driven by the desire to lower costs and add flexibility. On the consumer side, it’s driven by the need to manage data and applications across several devices (laptop, netbook, e-reader, mobile phone, etc.). Cloud-based architectures buck a multi-decade trend and emphasize service level agreements (SLAs) that come from software as opposed to hardware. Instead of powerful, expensive servers, high performance and availability come though horizontal scaling of unreliable, cheap servers combined with new distributed software architectures. On top of this, the very large cloud vendors will operate vast server farms which, increasingly, as Google does today, will deploy commodity custom servers. Even less margin for the major hardware players.
Software begins to dominate as the driver for mobile device purchases. [tweet] Historically, back in the now distant days when mobile phones were primarily used for calling, consumers chose the phone first and then went along with whatever software came with the device. RIM was the first to change this with the Blackberry. Then came Apple’s iPhone. In both cases, these were systems-hardware and software came together and were supported by additional desktop and server software, namely the Blackberry desktop client and Blackberry Enterprise Server and iTunes / iTunes Store. What is more important? The design of the Blackberry device or the fact that it’s the best mobile e-mail machine on the planet? Would you have bought the iPhone if it ran Motorolla’s clamshell software? Google’s Android mobile OS pushes the divide further. I’m not suggesting that there won’t be really successful mobile hardware innovations. There will be a continuous streak of delightful innovation in devices. I’m simply arguing that, in this decade, the relative importance of mobile software and the third party ecosystem of software products and services will dominate.
Tablets are the obvious dark horse on the hardware side. If the human I/O problem is solved, we could see a radical shift in form factor that should exceed that of netbooks. I guess we won’t know for a few years. Even if Apple “does an iPhone” with its iSlate, it will be a long time before their volume meaningfully affects the landscape. Steve doesn’t like to sell things cheap.
There is one less obvious dark horse that hasn’t been named yet so let’s call it Rackware. [tweet] The “commodity custom servers” in data centers I mentioned above will look quite different from the typical servers that go on racks today. Google’s already do. In fact, they may combine CPU, memory, storage and I/O in very different and more variable ways than current servers for heat density, workload optimization and I/O virtualization reasons. Also, they may come not in server units but in rack units or other types of units (such as Google’s containers) that make deployment and management, including power and cooling, much cheaper and easier. It is foreseeable that a company could create sufficient new intellectual property in this area-both on the system and supply chain management side-to command premium margins for a period of time. Dell is a good example of this: one of the key differentiators they had in the early days was a supply chain patent that covered the just-in-time manufacturing of customized PCs.
The large scale value shift from hardware to software will have significant ramifications for innovation, venture capital, and investing. It will be an exciting decade.
Here is a pretty interesting application that does away with the speed issues associated with Bluetooth file transfer.
Goomeo lets you share your files with other people using wifi (direct phone to phone) so you can share contacts, MP3’s, playlists, podcasts, videos, pics and other files. It also has a chat feature that lets you text message or voice message (like a walkie talkie) also using wifi over WIFI, which has a 100 m range in free air. Through Goomeo you can also update your facebook status or tweet and you can provide your location and a meeting point.
The app is cross platform, but there is an alpha release out for Windows Mobile at present.
Try the app here and let us know how well it works.
Via FuzeMobility.com
Gregory T. Huang wrote:
First Rob Glaser, then Ken Myer. Who’s next? (These things always seem to come in threes.)
As a journalist, it can be hard to take off a holiday like MLK Day—you never know what juicy news you’re going to miss. Myer announced yesterday that he’s stepping down from his post as CEO and president of the Washington Technology Industry Association as of early April 2010. During his three years of service, he has presided over the WTIA’s evolution into something that encompasses more than just software companies—it now includes sectors like hardware, electronics, and cleantech, across a diverse membership of about 1,000 (representing some 125,000 employees). He also seems to have injected some fresh ideas and talent into the nonprofit trade organization, whose staff numbers a modest 11.
I caught up with Myer, 52, by phone this morning. The former IBM executive and co-founder of Interval Systems seemed his usual self—in good spirits and focused on the present. We touched on a few issues, including the challenges he has faced as the head of one of the largest statewide tech associations, and his plans to dive back into the commercial sector.
—On the history of his involvement with WTIA: Myer says he was a volunteer with the organization, formerly known as the WSA (Washington Software Alliance), from 1997-2002. (He even met his wife through it.) He also served as a volunteer board member. When former CEO Kathy Wilcox said she was retiring in 2006, Myer thought that was “interesting,” but he figured he wouldn’t go after such a position until he was much older. He changed his mind and submitted his application on the last day resumes were due.
—On running WTIA like a startup: “I thought I’d take a business approach to a trade organization,” Myer says. “And I wanted to give back [to the community]. It’s been really fun. It’s a young staff, and very different from those in the past. People have a lot of responsibility at a fairly young age. I’m running it in some ways like a startup. We took a step back, and said, ‘What are we about?’” Myer says he wanted the WTIA to have more of an impact on the younger generation. To that end, he also recruited startup leaders like Keith Smith, now CEO of BigDoor Media, to the board.
—On the main challenge of trade associations: “Trade associations and chambers of commerce have definitely felt it: the Internet. What an association is, it’s a group of people getting together and talking to peers. If [people] can do that online, you have to be really focused to deliver value,” Myer says. “Every new job, you have to adapt. What are the issues in this business, and what are the rules of the game? You are clearly appealing differently to people when you’re selling a membership in a trade association than when you’re selling a particular product or service. You’re appealing to their community instincts. You appeal to their return-on-investment needs, and their feelings of belonging to the community they’re part of.” At the same time, he says, “there are opportunities to partner [with other organizations] in this world that you don’t have in the commercial world. You’re mission driven, not profit driven.”
—On his timing and the future: “It’s principally time to make a change,” Myer says. “I really like big challenges, big problems to solve, big opportunities to go after. This job is not over. There’s always more that can be done. We’re just at the beginning.”
I pressed him a little on whether he’d return to an executive role at an established tech company. “I don’t know yet,” he said. “There was something very satisfying in doing something very different.” He added that he’ll probably look at both options—trying something new again, and returning to the industry in a more conventional role. “I’ve relied on my gut sense of what feels right. The common thing, as I look at my career, is I view every job as a new tool for my toolbox.”
There have been a few rumours around about Windows Mobile 7 not being based on Windows CE. Sources that prefer to remain unnamed have confirmed the opposite to us, and that Windows Mobile 7 will in fact be based on Microsoft’s latest CE kernel, CE7.
Windows CE 7 has been in development for some time now, and we have written about the purported features of the OS some time ago:
Chelan is to support the following key features.
– Dual Core Support (SMP, ARMv6)
– Visual Studio 2008 Plug in
– WIFI Positioning System
– Bluetooth 2.1
– Cellcore
– DLNA (Digital Living Network Alliance)
-DRM
– Media Transfer Protocol
– IE7 Rendering Rich Media Plug-Ins
– NDIS 6.1 support
– UX C ++ XAML API using technologies like Windows Presentation Foundation and Silverlight for attractive and functional user interfaces
– Touch Input
This certainly mesh well with other rumours regarding the advances specs support of Windows Mobile 7 including support for the latest processor technologies such as on the new QSD8672 – a dual core snapdragon device supporting 1080p video and WSXGA screens (more specs here).
Seems a bit of an overkill for a Zune phone, but we are still expecting to find out pretty soon about the many brnaches of Windows Mobile 7
The quality of Windows Mobile games vary greatly, from some being completely crap, to others being excellent.
BestWindowsMobileApps have published this quicky review of 3 top racing apps on the Windows Mobile platform. Watch the video and tell us if they came to the right conclusion.
Erin Kutz wrote:
Lumigent Technologies, an Acton, MA-based company that produces automated governance, risk and compliance software, announced that it has closed $3 million in funding from Waltham, MA-based North Bridge Venture Partners. The new Lumigent funding comes on top of a $6 million Series A funding round from North Bridge, secured in January 2009, a company spokeswoman said.
