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Dolby and Nokia to Bring High Definition Audio Experience to Mobile

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Dolby Laboratories, Inc. announced a collaboration that will see Nokia incorporate Dolby surround sound technologies into select handsets worldwide. “Nokia is a market leader in mobile entertainment and we are delighted to be working with them to bring Dolby Digital Plus to the mobile market” The two companies revealed their collaboration following the launch of … Read more

WP7 Office and Calendar Video Revisited

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Ahh thank you MS. Same videos but this time there’s an intro and sound so you know what the hell you’re looking at. And guess what? It’s like a million times better this way:) Notice the calendar HUB in action and the integration of multiple calendars. I’m loving this. Definitely worth watching even if you … Read more

SPB TV WAP Open Beta Testing (Free!)

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They used the ‘F’ word…Free. SPB opened a forum thread with the following info on a feature phone version of SPB TV: In this forum we are going to perform beta testing of our new service – SPB TV WAP. This is open beta program, so everyone is welcome! The only limitation is that your … Read more

WP7 Dev Tools Refreshed – VS2010 Compliant

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They finally fixed this up so now on Visual Studio 2010 you can build WP7 apps. From the release: Beginning today you can download the Windows Phone Developer Tools CTP Refresh (WPDT CTP) from http://developer.windowsphone.com, which means you can now build Windows Phone 7 apps on the final release of Visual Studio 2010 (VS2010). While … Read more

More on WP7 Office HUB Integration

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image Today Microsoft Senior Product Manager Augusto Valdez hosted a forum Q&A session about the Office HUB and email and calendar integration and productivity. There are lots of things we’ve already known, but a few answers are worth sharing which I’ve edited a bit for your sake. I’m also categorizing them and changing the order of the questions/answers to make it a lot easier. A lot of question are almost the same but I think they’re different enough to leave them in. I’ve highlighted a few that I found particularly interesting, especially the fact that there may not be network access to docs out of the box.

SYNCHRONIZATION

Q: Can Office documents be sync’d directly to a PC or will all synchronization be through the cloud?

A: it will have to go through email or SharePoint. We use SkyDrive for OneNote syncing but not for documents, the easiest way to sync a document for now will be to email the document(s) to yourself

Q: Is there any support for accessing files on network shares in the plans for the Office Hub/WP7 in general?

A: right now the file access in networks is restricted to SharePoint access, as it provides a better control on versions and things like that

Q: Will OfficeHub have integration with Microsoft Cloud computing on a business level and additionally on a consumer level?

A: That is an interesting question, for sync docs you can use both SharePoint Server (on premise) or BPOS (SharePoint Online). For OneNote you can even use Windows Live skydrive to sync over the air your notes with your PC

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Psychology of Technology: N.E.I. is the New T.M.I.

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One of America’s most cherished rights is citizens’ right to privacy, as former Supreme Court Justice Harry Blackmun noted, "the right to be let alone." Passions are stirred by debates about the right to privacy and it has become a political hot potato in recent years due in part to the domestic wiretapping controversy, identity theft, and data mining on the Internet. Yet these days, a growing swath of America, mostly the young and tech savvy, are not only unconcerned about their privacy, but actively eschew that right. They seem to believe in N.E.I. (Never Enough Information) rather than the more familiar T.M.I. (Too Much Information, for those who were just rescued from a deserted island).

This desire on the part of young people to be an "open book" began in the ancient days of the 20th century (and probably long before) when the dominant form of media was television. Reality-based shows, such as MTV’s Real World and Big Brother, in which the lives of young people were broadcast for all the world to see, were the forbearers of today’s movement to make lives embarrassingly public. The growing wave of social media that caters to N.E.I. has included MySpace, Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter, and is now pushing the I-don’t-care-about-privacy envelope with Google Latitude, Foursquare, Blippy, and DailyBooth.

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HP To Buy Palm – It’s Official

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Hot off the presses WebOS lives: HP to Acquire Palm for $1.2 Billion Combination will accelerate HP’s growth within the more than $100 billion connected mobile device market PALO ALTO and SUNNYVALE, Calif., April 28, 2010 HP and Palm, Inc. (NASDAQ: PALM) today announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which HP … Read more

The Wisdom of Chuck Norris at Your Fingertips

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How often has this happened to you (it happens to me all the time)? You’re at a cocktail party and, in the middle of a deep philosophical debate that includes references to Descartes and Kierkegaard, you absolutely must add Chuck Norris’s perspective on the discussion. Well, folks, now you can. There is no doubt that … Read more

Mobility Digest Review: Telstra HTC HD2 T9193

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IMAG0312The title says it all really. I finally got my hands on a Telstra version of the HTC HD2 to use with 3G on the AT&T Network! I have been using the T-Mobile (review coming) version of the HTC HD2 and it is simply awesome. Burning with curiosity I had to see this device perform on a high speed network and advocate for the Telstra HTC HD2 that has the same AT&T 850MHz 3G bandwidth. So thanks to our good friends at OnTheGoSolutions.com, they have entrusted me, to show you, just how this device will fare under a rigorous review process. So please jump after the break to continue reading the Mobility Digest Review: Telstra HTC HD2 T9193!

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