Archive for the ‘WinPhone’ Category

Two-Way PIM Sync for Android and Windows Phone Devices Announced at CES 2012

Michelle Ruhfas, MobileBurn, 1/12/2012 CompanionLink Software announces two-way synchronization of contacts, calendars, tasks, and memos between popular CRMsolutions and the latest smartphones and tablets announced at CES 2012 in Las Vegas. Over 25 new devices on both the Android and Windows Phone platforms were announced, including the Samsung Galaxy Note, Sony Xperia S, EeePad Memo [...]

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Posted on January 12, 2012 at 5:24 pm by lesliemanzara · Permalink · One Comment
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AT&T unveils a new API platform for HTML5 apps

Nancy Gohring, IDG News Servic, 1/9/2012 The operator also said it plans to launch an online store for HTML5 apps this year AT&T is hoping to encourage developers to use HTML5 with the release of a new API platform. “It’s essentially a rich set of APIs and tools aimed at furthering the HTML5 appeal as [...]

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Posted on January 9, 2012 at 4:15 pm by lesliemanzara · Permalink · One Comment
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Microsoft Lync arrives on Windows Phone and Android, other mobile OSs still waiting in the queue

Mat Smith, Engadget, 12/15/2011 Microsoft can’t release apps quick enough. Bolstering the cross-platform likes of SkyDrive, OneNote and Kinectimals, its Lync app is the latest addition to the app roster. The corporate communication app ties together instant messaging, audio conferencing and VoIP calls on both Windows Phone and Android devices, while the Symbian and iOS [...]

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Posted on December 15, 2011 at 9:08 am by lesliemanzara · Permalink · Leave a comment
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Microsoft SkyDrive for iOS takes on iCloud, Dropbox

Daniel Ionescu, PCWorld, 12/14/2011 Microsoft’s SkyDrive cloud storage service debuted for iPhones this week, after it had been available to Windows users for several years and on Windows Phone 7 devices more recently. Microsoft understands that a lot of Windows users are carrying iPhones with them, so SkyDrive for iOSis a welcome addition, but the [...]

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Posted on December 14, 2011 at 4:33 pm by lesliemanzara · Permalink · Leave a comment
In: Android, iPhone, Mobile Technology, WinPhone

Windows Phone Becomes Latest Microsoft OS to Suffer From “Nuking”

Jason Mick, DailyTech, 12/13/2011 Hackers can reset your phone via SMS, Facebook, or Windows Live Messenger communications Some of you may have fond memories of “nuking” local Windows 95 machines using urgent pointer (URG) based TCP “winnuke” tools (e.g. “NukeIt”) or Windows 98 machines via large fragmented IGMP packets with malformed headers. Now Microsoft’s Windows [...]

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Posted on December 13, 2011 at 9:07 am by lesliemanzara · Permalink · Leave a comment
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Firefox’s Android reboot begins tomorrow

Stephen Shankland, CNET News, 11/21/2011 It was a tough decision for Firefox on Android: improve the browser’s performance or keep its compatibility with add-ons and other technology? But after creating a prototype, Mozilla settled on the winning answer quickly: performance. And tomorrow, a month after making the decision, Mozilla plans to release an early version [...]

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Posted on November 21, 2011 at 12:37 pm by lesliemanzara · Permalink · One Comment
In: Android, iPhone, Mobile Technology, WinPhone

What Mobile Consolidation? Canonical Wants Ubuntu On Smartphones, Tablets

Tom Krazit, MocoNews, 10/31/2011 At least one company thinks the world hungers for another mobile operating system. Canonical, the company that builds and maintains Ubuntu Linux, is planning to release a version of their operating system for smartphones and tablets. ZDNet scored an interview with Canonical founder Mark Shuttleworth, who discussed plans for mobile Ubuntu [...]

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Posted on October 31, 2011 at 8:50 am by lesliemanzara · Permalink · Leave a comment
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Intel Ditches MeeGo Mobile OS for HTML5-Centric Tizen

Sara Yin, PCMag.com, 9/28/2011 After months of speculation, Intel has officially abandoned the Linux-based MeeGo mobile operating system it launched in 2010 with Nokia. Instead, Intel will focus on Tizen, an open-source Linux build being developped with Samsung. Like MeeGo, a hybrid of Intel’s Moblin and Nokia’s Maemo, Tizen is hosted by the Linux Foundation. [...]

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Posted on September 28, 2011 at 10:21 am by lesliemanzara · Permalink · Leave a comment
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BoxTone blends mobile device control with enterprise directories, policies

John Cox, Network World, 9/27/2011 Revamped software maps enterprise policies to mobile users BoxTone has released a new version of its mobile device management software, which now works with existing enterprise policy-setting and security tools. This integration lets enterprise IT staff apply those tools to mobile users. Management and security policies set through Microsoft Active [...]

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Posted on September 27, 2011 at 3:36 pm by lesliemanzara · Permalink · One Comment
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NFC Companies Prepare for Windows 8

Claire Swedberg, RFID Journal, 9/19/2011 Near Field Communication (NFC) technology vendors are already aligning themselves to provide solutions that could be used with Microsoft‘s upcoming Windows 8 operating system (OS), which will include built-in NFC functionality, according to Microsoft’s product presentation and demonstration offered at the company’s Build developer conference, held on Sept. 13-16, 2011. [...]

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Posted on September 20, 2011 at 4:27 pm by lesliemanzara · Permalink · 2 Comments
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