Microsoft's role in iPhone 2.0: Exchange ActiveSync

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With the recent launch of the iPhone App Store, I spent a few minutes trying to figure out if Microsoft had written any of the 500 or so applications that became available on day one. After all, Microsoft had previously said that it was looking at opportunities to make a profit off the iPhone. Having found nothing, I concluded that Microsoft is biding its time... Submitted by: mattkpeters | Visited 3 times | Comments 0

♦ Users Eager, Integrators Mixed on Enterprise IPhone Use

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Andrew Maddox is still using the first generation of Apple's iPhone, but he wasted no time this week in getting his business e-mail pushed to the device. He was able to do so through Apple's iPhone 2.0 software, officially released Friday along with the next-generation iPhone 3G, which has support for the ActiveSync protocol used by Microsoft Exchange. Submitted by: Overclock099 - Visited 2 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ iPhone proves to be good business for AT&T

1 vote	Though the iPhone represents only a small fraction of overall mobile sales, the device is bringing in lots of customers to AT&T customers that spend mo' money. Rubicon Consulting has released the results of a recent survey of US iPhone users and found that nearly half had switched from their previous carrier to use the device. Submitted by: Illum - Visited 10 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Orange rolling out iPhone 2.0 upgrade path?

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French iPhone carrier Orange might have an upgrade plan in the works when Apple ships the next generation of the iPhone. French iPhone owners are reportedly being presented with an upgrade path to the expected 3G version of the iPhone. Anyone with a pulse and even a passing interest in consumer electronics knows that the 3G iPhone is perhaps weeks away from making its debut... Submitted by: mohamedd - Visited 7 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Ultra iPhone Video Converter

1 vote	Ultra iPhone Video Converter is best iPhone converter software to convert all video files such as MOV, MP4, RM, RMVB, DivX, ASF, VOB, 3GP, FLV, WMV, MPEG, AVI to iPhone movies, iPhone MP4(widescreen). Ultra iPhone Video Converter helps you watch music video... Submitted by: fibonacci81 - Visited 7 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ iPhone early adopters: your warranty is dwindling

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A word of caution to all of you that bought the iPhone on opening weekend: your warranty is about to run out. The folks at TUAW have reminded us that the one-year anniversary of the launch of the iPhone is approaching. Unless you are planning to upgrade your current soon-to-be old 'n' busted iPhone to a shiny new 3G iPhone very soon, you could be out of luck if your iPhone breaks. Submitted by: bob803 - Visited 3 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Conspiracy theory: Microsoft sponsors open source census to prepare for lawsuits

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Considering that Microsoft has yet to be a real friend to open source I have to be at least a bit suspect of the intentions behind the sponsorship of the ongoing open source census. My guess? I think Microsoft wants access to the results both so it can understand open source but also so it can start to consider legal actions against the most popular products and the companies that develop them. Submitted by: roger_inkart - Visited 13 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ US iPhone, App Store mania builds as iPhone 2.0 launch nears

1 vote	Even though the iPhone 3G won't be out in the US until tomorrow, users are already getting new software a day early. An update to iTunes, the launch of MobileMe, the introduction of the App Store, and some leaked iPhone 2.0 firmware offer plenty of pre-iPhone Day entertainment. Read More... Submitted by: mmikeyy - Visited 7 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Bill Gates demos Touchwall, vertical Microsoft Surface

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Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates loves touch-screen devices like the Microsoft Surface. At the Microsoft annual CEO Summit, his keynote entitled "The Next Wave of Business Productivity and the Challenge of Continual Innovation" further underscored his enthusiasm. During the speech he showed off Microsoft's latest prototype, known as TouchWall. The 4-foot-by-6-foot TouchWall... Submitted by: spark23 - Visited 9 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ iPhone 3G will need 'unbricking' when purchased?

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This shiny new iPhone 3G might actually be an expensive brick unless activated in an authorized store. More signs are emerging that Apple is taking new steps to restrict iPhone hacking with the release of the iPhone 3G. A similar memo was distributed to employees of Rogers, Canada's besieged iPhone carrier, according to a post in the forums of iphoneincanada.ca. Submitted by: aly21 - Visited 8 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ New iPhone-specific version of Google Translate launched

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Almost as soon as the iPhone SDK was announced, the focus shifted from web application development to the development of native iPhone applications. But, there are still some instances where a full-blown iPhone app isn't necessary or isn't the best way to go. For instance, when one Google engineer wasn't happy with how the Google Translate page worked on his iPhone, he chose to stick with the web... Submitted by: soul3 - Visited 35 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ U.K. demand for iPhone 3G halts O2 preorders

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The preorder process for the iPhone 3G in the U.K. was taken offline Monday after a flood of interest. If the online demand for the iPhone 3G in the U.K. is any indication, Apple, O2, and U.S. carrier AT&T could be in for a long weekend. O2, the U.K. carrier of the iPhone, had hoped to deflect some of the expected demand for Apple's new iPhone, scheduled to launch Friday... Submitted by: freediver - Visited 7 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ HSBC could be dumping BlackBerrys for 200,000+ iPhones

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The company currently uses RIM's BlackBerry devices to keep staff connected to e-mail, calendar, and contacts. One of the biggest barriers to enterprise adoption of the iPhone was once the lack of Exchange support. Apple vastly improved the enterprise compatibility of iPhones by licensing Microsoft's ActiveSync technology to sync the device with Exchange servers. Submitted by: shashank4u - Visited 8 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Sling Media announces iPhone client on the way

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All the WWDC rumors may be focusing on the new iPhone hardware we may see tomorrow. If you ask me, though, the far more compelling (expected) release is the iPhone 2.0 firmware and iPhone App Store. I'm more jazzed about iPhone software than new hardware, and tonight's announcement from Sling Media is a great example of why. Purveyor of an Internet-streaming peripheral called the Slingbox... Submitted by: cbin - Visited 5 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ 18 months later, Microsoft to finally tell "real" Vista story

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At Microsoft's annual Worldwide Partner Conference, Brad Brooks, Microsoft's VP of Windows Vista consumer marketing, gave a long keynote about Windows Vista. As usual, Brooks talked about where Vista is at the moment, how Microsoft got here, and how great the latest operating system is. He started talking about Microsoft's ambitious plan to improve security... Submitted by: nevalex - Visited 9 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ The Second Coming: Ars goes in-depth with the iPhone 3G

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Buzz about the next version of the iPhone began before even the original iPhone was released just over a year ago. Although the EDGE-capable "2G" iPhone ended up being a smash success during its one-year reign, critics wanted a 3G version from the very beginning. And so Apple giveth. Even though the iPhone 3G may not seem much different from its predecessor to the average person on the street... Submitted by: artboy - Visited 5 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ International Luxury Home Exchange

1 vote	Welcome to the New International Luxury Home Exchange - Where you can home swap-switch homes-exchange houses-for vacation or holiday click now. Welcome to the New International Luxury Home Exchange - Where you can home swap-switch homes-exchange houses-for vacation or holiday click now. Submitted by: searchpros - Visited 4 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Apple releases iPhone Configuration Utilities for business

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Amidst all the iPhone 2.0 software, App Store, and iTunes 7.7 commotion this morning, Apple even managed to think of enterprise and business customers. The company released three configuration utilities for both OS X and Windows that simplify the iPhone setup and deployment process. iPhone Configuration Web Utility 1.0 for Mac and iPhone Configuration Web Utility 1. Submitted by: joebloggs - Visited 5 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Back-to-school, MacBook rumors, and pizza metaphors: The week in laptops

1 vote	Yeah, that's pizza. Trust me, it applies.My new tagline for This Week in Laptops: The antidote to iPhone fever. Catchy, no?While our colleagues toiled away on iPhone rumors, iPhone release stories, iPhone reviews, and iPhone software news... Submitted by: peepin2me - Visited 4 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ iPhone 2.0 firmware to go golden master this week

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The highly-anticipated 2.0 version of the iPhone firmware is said to be "highly probable" to achieve golden master status this Friday, according to a report by Gizmodo. Citing "a source inside the Cupertino's iPhone software development effort," the golden master will follow build 345, which is said to have two new code-signing and encryption features. The report contends that iPhone 2. Submitted by: Serious - Visited 3 - Comments 0 - Write first comment