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In pictures: Microsoft unveils Windows Phone 7
The big announcement of the day at MWC is Microsoft’s unveiling of Windows Phone 7 Series, its smartphone operating system. With market share being lost to Apple, RIM and Symbian Microsoft had to do something special with its latest platform to
Mobile firms gang up on Apple
A number of mobile firms from across the world have joined forces to fight Apple’s monopoly on the app store experience.The Wholesale Applications Community wants to make it easier for developers to build their apps, “irrespective of device or
Morning roundup: pick of the comment
Our pick of the morning reading1. Turmoil at MySpace blamed on News Corporation (The Guardian)Departure of Owen Van Natta, the social networking site’s chief executive, calls into question Rupert Murdoch’s digital strategy, says Bobbie Johnson.2.
Exclusive podcast: CEO of Actuate, the open source firm behind BIRT
“I like the Italian family culture… damn sometimes it comes down to arguments and fights – it can get emotional, typically it’s passion.” Pete Cittadini, ActuateI had a good long chat with Pete Cittadini, CEO of open source business intelligence
Morning roundup: pick of the comment
Our pick of the morning reading1. Any answers to mobile phone crime? (BBC)Rory Cellan-Jones visits the Home Office to see the latest in mobile phone protection.2. Facebook has 100m mobile users – will its own phone be next? (Financial Times)Tim
Morning roundup: pick of the comment
Our pick of the morning reading1. Bill Gates Joins the iPad’s Army of Critics. Steve Jobs Couldn’t Care Less (BNet)Microsoft founder Bill Gates thinks the iPad will struggle without a real keyboard and he doesn’t wish Microsoft has got there
Why LBS is ‘just one aspect’ of context-aware computing
Analyst house Gartner has predicted big things for both location-based services (LBS) and context-aware computing over the next few years, and the rise of geolocation services on the likes of Twitter and Google’s Gmail-based social network Buzz has
Morning roundup: pick of the comment
Our pick of the morning reading1. Google Buzz is social Swiss army knife (Financial Times)Google’s new Gmail-based social network, Buzz, faces a challenge to appeal to a public that might prefer the separate simplicity of 140-character tweets and
UK firms failing to meet worker laptop expectations
Most UK workers believe their laptop is just as important as their mobile phone, according to new research by Sony UK while desire for a portable device is so strong that many are considering buying their own laptop to use for work.The survey also
Will the UK government’s latest open source action plan actually get implemented?
Since early 2004, it has been the government’s stated policy to use open source software in the public sector wherever possible, as long as it offers the best value for money.To date, the policy has had little impact. So will the latest tweaks to