8.5 Billion for Skype? Outlandish you say? Well we now have discovered that the video recording and sharing service, Qik, is coming along for the ride. You see, Skype finalized their purchase of Qik early this year and now Microsoft has yet another audio/visual communication stalwart in the fold. It is not a stretch to … Read more
This morning Howard offered his take on the smartphone market. I figured that even though, like everyone else, he didn’t mention Windows Phone, I’d transcribe and pass it along to you guys anyway given that there’s no Sirius app for WP and I don’t want you to miss out on his genius: I had a … Read more
In what seems to be another Mango feature leak this week, it appears that visual voicemail will join the famed “Mango” update for Windows Phone. We’ve known for a while that these keys are present in the registry, but when they were to be implemented has remained a mystery. The above tweet certainly doesn’t say … Read more
Looking for a simple game that is easy to play, can be picked up whenever you want, and played for any amount of time? Enter Number Guesser, a simple number guessing game that does just that. Just enter your guess, and the game will tell you whether it is too high or too low. Keep … Read more
On 5/10/2011 9:34 AM, David K wrote: Exploited: Google Chrome Pwned by VUPEN Chris Leiter: Without a public release and a 0day report to all government and vendor entities, this will be fixed and probably won’t be an issue going forward. They specifically say this is one of the most advanced pieces of code they’ve … Read more
We knew it was coming but now it’s official. Here’s the press release with the few important points highlighted for you and yes, they will continue to support Android and iOS: REDMOND, Wash., and LUXEMBOURG – May 10, 2011 – Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq: “MSFT”) and Skype Global S.à r.l today announced that they have entered … Read more
Many of you might not know this but I really love working out. I love running, cycling and lifting weights but lately I have been focusing on my run because I feel like that is where I am the weakest. I wanted a way to keep track of my runs and listen to music at … Read more
Microsoft Research just dropped a new app called Engkoo. Here’s how they describe it: Free dictionary and translation based on new technology from Microsoft Research. Currently supporting English-English and English-Chinese (Simplified). Define/translate a word, phrase or sentence. Features include: fresh definitions and sample sentences mined from the web, pronunciation (audio), autocomplete with built-in support for … Read more
All Things Digital (of The Wall Street Journal) is now reporting the Microsoft and Skype is a done deal and they will officially make an acquisition announcement tomorrow morning at 5am PT (8am EST) for a price of $8.5b after considering their long term debt. Apparently Ballmer has been personally heavily involved in the negotiations. … Read more
The Wall Street Journal has a pretty solid record of having inside information on the tech industry and they’re now reporting that Microsoft is close to sealing a deal with Skype for $7b. This deal has plenty of critics already because Microsoft already has Messenger and Lync which are essentially their versions of Skype but … Read more
Hello to all the Mobility Digest Faithful, Casual Readers and Those Just Looking for a story to write. I’m the new writer here at Mobility Digest. Some of you may have noticed the name, I’ve been an avid commenter for months (mostly to provide a counter-point to Simmons) and an visitor of the site since, … Read more
On 5/9/2011 2:26 PM, Doug Simmons wrote: Imagine if this had been a wp. My guess is that it would sell relatively well, the best phone in various respects. Conversely, you know what won’t turn heads, another year or two of pansy-ass 800MHz/256mb/8mb phones no matter how "optimized" the platform’s employment of some gpu it … Read more