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Nokia and Microsoft Alliance

August 12th, 2009

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Microsoft and Nokia today announced an Alliance around the needs of Enterprise customers.

They are focussing on delivering Microsoft Office on Nokia devices as well as providing integration with Sharepoint and System Center for Nokia devices.

During the call both organisations re-iterated their commitment to their relevant platforms (Symbian and Windows Mobile)

Interesting times ahead !!!!

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Nokia and Microsoft to announce ‘alliance’ today…

August 12th, 2009
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Nokia and Microsoft will today host a conference call announcing…an alliance….?

The blogosphere and twitter are rife with rumours of a partnership around a Mobile Office partnership.

This won’t be the first time Microsoft and Nokia have collaborated however we’ll have to wait to see what the basis of the ‘alliance’ is.

You can get more details HERE

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Ebay Mobile releases iPhone update

August 12th, 2009
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I love the Ebay Mobile application and they have just improved it even further by adding support for payment via Paypal and Push notifications for Outbid notices. These were the two items that were frustrating me with the old version so I’m really pleased to see this pop up as an update!

If you haven’t already got the App you can download it from HERE

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Orange launch LG Watch Phone

August 11th, 2009

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If you feel the need for some retro Dick Tracy action then you can indulge yourself with the Orange LG Watch Phone.

This phone does come at a premium though as it’ll be available for €899 plus subscription!

You can get more details in the France Telecom press release HERE

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YouTube now Smartphone friendlier

August 10th, 2009

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Now if you visit youtube.com from your mobile phone you will be taken a specially designed mobile friendly website. You can then log into your account, view your favorites, and discover and share new videos quickly and easily with whoever you choose.

So head over to youtube.com now from your phone!

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Co-Pilot Live now available on iPhone

August 10th, 2009

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ALK’s Co-Pilot Satellite Navigation solution was always my favourite on my Windows Mobile device. They have just released their iPhone product which is priced at a very reasonable £25.99 on the App Store for the UK version.

You can download it from HERE

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Rightmove release iPhone application

August 7th, 2009

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We are currently in the process of moving house and when we were searching for new houses this application would have been REALLY useful.

Rightmove have released an iPhone application to work with their very popular web site. The application even allows you to use the GPS on your iPhone to find properties for sale near your current location. You can save specific searches and even call the agent with just one click!

The application is FREE and can be downloaded from HERE

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Microsoft release update to Communicator Mobile

August 3rd, 2009
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Microsoft have just released an update to their Communicator Mobile client. Designed to work with Office Communications Server 2007 R2 it provides a number of new capabilities such as:

  • Simplifying the joining of conference calls setup with OCS 2007 R2
  • Preventing Roaming charges by preventing Communicator Mobile signing in when roaming
  • A Windows Mobile 6.5 Home screen plug in
  • Allowing users to dial extension numbers for internal calls.

The Office Communicator Team Blog has the download as well as more HERE

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Kensington announce Charging Dock with Mini Battery Pack for iPhone and iPod

August 3rd, 2009
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Kensington have just announced the Charging Dock with Mini Battery Pack for iPhone and iPod. The dock will simultaneously charge your iPhone and the included Mini Battery Pack.

It’s available for pre-order now!

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