I Still Believe in a Microsoft Phone
Michael Gartenberg says I'm wrong about the Microsoft phone. Not so fast, Michael.
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27.11.2008 Microsoft My Phone beta
Coming soon. Microsoft My Phone syncs information between your mobile phone and the web, enabling you to.
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7.2.2009 Microsoft, MCI Plan PC-To-Phone Service again
Microsoft and MCI said Monday they'll soon offer a service that lets customers place calls from their personal computers to regular phones. But the service will permit only outbound calls at first, even as rivals Yahoo and America Online allow instant messaging users to receive calls from conventional phones as well as to call out.
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13.12.2005 Microsoft, MCI plan PC-to-phone service
VoIP service will allow with outbound calling during tests
Microsoft Corp. and MCI Inc. said Monday they'll soon offer a service that lets customers place calls from their personal computers to regular phones.
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14.12.2005 Microsoft clarifies WGA Notifications "phone home"
Microsoft responds to "WGA Phones home" issue, on the MSDN blog.
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9.3.2007 Microsoft unveils hardware for Web phone push
Microsoft Corp. introduced on Sunday phones, headsets and other devices to work with its software that aim to replace the traditional office phone and deliver e-mails, instant messages and phone calls over the Internet.
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14.5.2007 Microsoft Wins 500,000 Phone-Software Order
Microsoft Corp. won its biggest-ever contract for mobile-phone software, an order from the U.S. Census Bureau that covers 500,000 handsets.
Microsoft, the world's biggest software maker, plans to unveil the deal today, general manager Scott Horn said in an interview.
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5.4.2006 The Linux phone
With thousands of phones in the market, companies are looking for ways to cut costs to give the users the best overall experience, along with a cheap price tag to attract a user base.
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9.2.2009 Office 12 Coming to a Smart Phone Near You
From Microsoft Watch:
Office 12 Beta 1 is due to hit any day now. We still don't know which pieces of the next-gen Office family will go to testers, or even how many Office 12 SKUs are likely to debut when the product goes gold in the latter half of next year.
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15.11.2005 Samsung SPH-G1000 Gaming Phone
Samsung has recently launched the SPH-G1000 and SCH-G100 gaming phones in Korea. These phones are powered by powerful industry-leading 3D accelerator and vibration capability, make them quite promising for gamers. Controls which include a dedicated gaming joypad and a multi-key which operates in 8 directions are ergonomic and comfortable. For more detail, check out the specs below.
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24.11.2005 Google First Android Phone Released in New York
Yesterday, the highly anticipated launch of the Android phone took place in New York. Google's first-born baby phone was officially named G1, and is manufactured by HTC.
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24.9.2008 First Android phone in stores today and tomorrow
While I like the fact that T-Mobile let us existing customers pre-order the T-Mobile G1 the day it was announced last month, the benefit of pre-ordering seems to have lost that huge advantage I was thinking we were gaining.
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21.10.2008 Samsung To Release 10 Megapixel Camera Phone
Samsung Electronics will put a 10-megapixel camera phone on the market in South Korea shortly. The mobile phone was first shown at Cebit in Germany in March this year and was originally due to launch in the second quarter.
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11.10.2006 Zune phone? Ballmer says focus is Windows Mobile
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer answered questions Thursday night at a USA Today CEO Forum on the University of Washington campus, and at one point interviewer David Lieberman of USA Today asked about Microsoft's plans for a Zune phone.
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26.4.2007 Can owning a Wi-Fi Skype phone land you in jail?
A man in London was arrested for using an open Wi-Fi network from someones unsecured broadband link from a nearby house. Similar arrests have happened in the US and this makes me wonder: Can owning a Wi-Fi Skype phone land you in jail?
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23.8.2007 First Microsoft Genuine Office Validation Download on Download Center
Microsoft has posted the first Office download which has Genuine Office Validation (not required yet). It is sounds.exe the download enables sound in Office 2000,XP and 2003.
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28.4.2006 Put Windows Live on your Windows Mobile phone
Windows Live for Windows Mobile is now available to download for your Windows Mobile phone. Windows Live for Windows Mobile lets Windows Mobile users sync their email from Windows Live Hotmail as well as their Windows Live Contacts.
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14.5.2008 Download Windows 7 MUI Language Packs - Official 32-bit and 64-bit Direct Download Links
Microsoft has released MUI (Multilingual User Interface) language packs for Windows 7 RTM. The Windows 7 language packs is available via Windows Update as optional update for Windows 7 Ultimate and Enterprise editions only.
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28.8.2009 DOWNLOAD Microsoft Encarta 2006
Microsoft Encarta 2006, the #1 best-selling encyclopedia brand, is the trusted multimedia resource for your family. With rich interactive multimedia, plus special content written for a younger audience, it?s ideal for users of all ages.
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New Microsoft Codename Max - Download
Microsoft Codename Max is not like any other product. That's because it's not a product it's your opportunity to try an exciting new user experience from Microsoft. Max is built on the next-generation WinFX Runtime Components technology that will drive the development of Windows Vista? applications.
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4.12.2005 Microsoft Management Console 3.0 Download
Microsoft Management Console 3.0 (MMC 3.0) is a framework that unifies and simplifies day-to-day system management tasks on Windows by providing common navigation, menus, toolbars, and workflow across diverse tools.
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14.3.2006 Microsoft Download Center: Silverlight or not?
Thanks for Ben's comment to my last post and a reality check! :) The new download center with Silverlight is in its beta, there are a number of usability issues we need to improve on especially that there are no accessibility features in the current version.
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14.1.2008 DOWNLOAD Microsoft Office 2003 SP2
Microsoft Office has evolved from a suite of personal productivity products to a more comprehensive and integrated system. Building on the familiar tools that many people already know, the Microsoft Office System includes programs, servers, services, and solutions designed to work together to help address a broad array of business problems.
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14.12.2005 Microsoft Codename Max Download 1.0.60831
Microsoft Codename Max is your opportunity to try a new, exciting and constantly evolving experience from Microsoft. Max lets you make beautiful photo slideshows to share with your family and friends.
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10.9.2006 Download Windows 7 Themes and Wallpapers from Microsoft
Personalize your PC - And just as Windows Vista, well, the Ultimate editions at least, came with the exclusive DreamScene video backgrounds, Windows 7 also offers tailored content unavailable to previous releases of the Windows operating system.
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17.2.2009 Microsoft Security Essentials is Now Available for Free Download
Microsoft today has released the final version of their free antivirus/antispyware solution for Windows 7, Vista and XP.
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29.9.2009 Microsoft Hones IE 7's "Drive-by-Download" Defenses
While Microsoft's chairman Bill Gates told security professionals that security is job number one on Tuesday, he's leaving it up to developers like those working up the next version of Internet Explorer to make it happen.
Internet Explorer 7 (IE 7), said Gary Schare, director of product management for IE, will reduce the chance that spyware spreaders can use silent drive-by downloads to infect PCs with malicious software.
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16.2.2006 Microsoft IE7 Beta 2 Preview Released for Download
Developers and IT pros: Download and evaluate the newest, layout-complete build of the Internet Explorer 7 Beta 2 Preview - released on March 20th - and explore the improvements in security, user interface, and development platform.
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20.3.2006 Download Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 Beta 2 official
On April 25, at 12:01 a.m. EST, Microsoft will open the Internet Explorer 7 Beta 2 floodgates?and the phone support lines.
Microsoft is set to post for download from the Microsoft Internet Explorer Web site Beta 2 of IE 7 for Windows XP Service Pack (SP) 2 customers.
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25.4.2006 Download everything from Microsoft without Windows Genuine Advantage Check
ghacks.net has found a workaround to bypass the WGA, wonder how long MS will take to fix this.
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8.9.2006Microsoft My Phone First Impressions
Microsoft unveiled its new service called My Phone, a service to sync text messages, photos, video, contacts and more to the Web, at the Mobile World
Congress. The My Phone service helps users to automatically upload photos and video from their Windows phone directly to the My Phone service. The My
Phone service is currently available in a limited invitation-only beta Once you get access to the My Phone service, you can download and install the
My Phone installer cab to your Windows phone.
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17.02.2009Microsoft My Phone update and feature request(s)
Microsoft My Phone Team has announced that an update is available for My Phone application to address some of the known issues. Users will receive a
prompt to download and install the update the next time their phone syncs with their online account. The update can also be obtained by visiting the
My Phone installation page from the phone's browser. My Phone service will stop working if the update is not installed within 7 days of receiving
the prompt. Meanwhile in another blog post by the My Phone team, the team has acknowledged some of the great feedbacks discussed on the forums.
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04.03.2009CES 2006: Samsung's
Fast-Data-Download Cell Phone
Samsung to show prototype
phone compatible with High
Speed Downlink Packet Access...
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29.12.2005Windows Live on your Windows Mobile phone
Windows Live for Windows Mobile is now available to download for your Windows Mobile phone. Windows Live for Windows Mobile lets Windows Mobile users
sync their email from Windows Live Hotmail as well as their Windows Live Contacts.
Just download the .cab file for the version of Windows
Mobile you are running (Standard or Professional). Windows Live for Windows Mobile works on phones running both Windows Mobile and Windows Mobile 6
(and 6.1).
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14.05.2008Microsoft Office Communicator 2007 Phone Edition
Microsoft Office Communicator 2007 Phone Edition enables you to make outbound audio calls and answer inbound phone calls from callers (PBX, PSTN, VoIP
or soft-phone callers) and provides this functionality from inside or outside the company firewall. In short, you can do everything you can do today
with your regular phone - and more.
With Office Communicator 2007 Phone Edition, you have new voice communication capabilities
not available with your traditional desktop phone. For example you can:
- Set call-handling options to forward calls to another
number or contact, so you can get calls on your mobile phone, for example, when youre not in the office
- Configure your presence and view
the presence for your Contacts
- Touch-to-call a contact without needing to look up their phone number
- Easily initiate calls
to contacts, transfer calls and conference callers together
- Play individual voicemails without needing to go through the full voicemail
menu
- Search for and call people in your companys global address list (GAL) without needing to look up their phone number
These are just a few of the features enabled by Office Communicator 2007 Phone Edition.
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16.10.2007Put Windows Live on your Windows Mobile phone
Windows Live for Windows Mobile is now available to download for your Windows Mobile phone. Windows Live for Windows Mobile lets Windows Mobile users
sync their email from Windows Live Hotmail as well as their Windows Live Contacts.
Just download the .cab file for the version of Windows
Mobile you are running (Standard or Professional). Windows Live for Windows Mobile works on phones running both Windows Mobile and Windows Mobile 6
(and 6.1).
Windows Live for Windows Mobile however does not come with a Windows Live Messenger client for your Windows Mobile phone.
We've chosen to do this to support carrier's plans for IM services for their phones. If there is no IM client on your phone, you can try our
browser based version of Windows Live Messenger to chat with friends or ask your carrier about IM options for your phone.
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14.05.2008Microsoft announces new My Phone Web syncing service
Earlier we reported about the sight of the new SkyBox website going live for some time and later it turned out to be that it was indeed one of new
Microsoft's offering - Microosft My Phone Web Service Microsoft has now officially responded to jkOnTheRun website about the new My Phone web
service: Today, Microsoft's My Phone Web site went live prior to its scheduled debut. However, we are excited about the new Microsoft My Phone
service, which will be available as a limited, invite-only beta. This is a significant milestone for Microsoft as it connects the phone to the PC and
Web, making mobility a key pillar for the company's software+services strategy.
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07.02.2009A Microsoft smartphone: No. A Microsoft phone chassis: Yes
Microsoft is not going to introduce a Microsoft-branded phone at the Mobile World Congress show in Barcelona later this month. Not a Microsoft-branded
Zune phone. Not any kind of Microsoft-branded phone. Period.
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06.02.2009Microsoft My Phone beta sign in found
It appears that Microsoft is about to unveil its much rumored My Phone Service beta for the Windows Mobile Platform. Microsoft has yet to officially
update the main My Phone page but it is expected that the beta service will launch this week. For those that have been following the My Phone
service they will know that the "sign in" button has yet to appear but there is a back door way into the beta. If you're looking to jump into
the experience you can follow the link here.
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16.02.2009Microsoft Demos PC, Cell Phone
Combo
Microsoft is currently
developing a new cell phone
operating system that it would
market as low-cost computing
alternative in developing
nations. Called FonePlus, the
current iteration of the
product is essentially the
WebTV platform running on a
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29.07.2006Verizon, BlackBerry Introduce Dual-Mode Phone
RIM on Wednesday introduced a
new phone for the Verizon
Wireless network that would
allow the carrier's customers
to use the phone overseas.
Included in the phone is a
dual-mode chip compatible with
both CDMA and GSM...
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25.04.2007Yahoo Ready to Launch Phone
Service
Yahoo revealed on Wednesday
that it had two new VoIP
services in the works for its
Yahoo Messenger client, which
would allow users to place and
receive phone calls. Called
Phone In and Phone Out, the
additions would allow Yahoo to
compete with companies like
Skype in the growing VoIP
market...
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09.12.2005Opera Launches 'Mini' Phone
Browser
Opera Software on Tuesday
rolled out the final version
of Opera Mini, a full Web
browser designed to run on any
mobile phone that supports
Java. The software has been in
trial mode since August and is
available for download free of
charge by loading
mini.opera.com in a phone's
WAP browser...
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24.01.2006Cingular Offers Mail, IM Phone
Software
Cingular on Monday introduced
two mobile applications that
users will be able to download
to their phones in order to
access their e-mail and
instant messaging accounts.
The effort is designed to
provide standard phones with
features normally found on
high-end handsets. Both
applications will be a free
download...
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25.10.2005Microsoft to Release Service Pack for Small-Business Phone System
U.S. small businesses can soon take advantage of voice over Internet protocol (VoIP) phone service on Microsoft Response Point phone systems to
improve their business communications. Today at the third annual Microsoft Small Business Summit, Microsoft Corp. announced it will release a feature
update, Service Pack 1 (SP1), to its Microsoft Response Point phone system software this summer, available free via a simple download.
Small businesses rely heavily on the phone to communicate with customers and want a solution that allows them to reliably reach as many
customers as possible at a low cost, said Xuedong Huang, general manager for Response Point at Microsoft. Response Point SP1 will make it easy to
transition from traditional analog service to the promise of digital voice services.
Response Point SP1 will enable small
businesses to easily supplement their existing phone service with VoIP services. As customers become more comfortable with the reliability and quality
of service offered by VoIP, they can seamlessly move from analog to VoIP without needing telephony expertise.
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24.03.2008Nokia N91 Music Phone Pushed
to 2006
Nokia on Tuesday officially
said it was delaying the
much-anticipated N91 music
phone until the first quarter
of next year, citing the
desire to make the phone work
with as many music providers
as possible and hold thousands
of songs. Motorola's ROKR
iTunes phone can store up to
100 songs...
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21.09.2005Palm's past is Pre-logue for a buzzworthy phone
It's a phone. It's a phone that didn't even arrive on Earth shooting out of Steve Jobs'...shirt pocket. So what about the reveal of the Palm Pre
proved so intoxicating on Thursday to CES attendees and press?..
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09.01.2009Microsoft OneApp Connects Emerging Markets to Popular Mobile Phone Apps
New mobile phone application makes it possible for feature phone users to access popular apps and social networking sites now enjoyed by smartphone
users...
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25.08.2009Kadoink dials up music over the phone
A carrier-agnostic platform for sending music over the phone, has launched a beta in the United States. If it all works out, it could convert the cell
phone into a music promotional tool...
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07.12.2007Global Mobile Phone Use to Pass Record 3 Billion
Global mobile phone use will
pass the 3 billion
markequivalent to half the
world's populationfor the
first time in 2007 as cell
phone demand booms in China,
India and Africa, a survey
said on Wednesday.
From African farmers to
Chinese factory workers,
mobile operators will have
notched up more than 3.25
billion mobile phone
subscriptions worldwide by the
end of the year, according to
a report by UK-based telecoms
analysis company The Mobile
World.
Along with the
Internet, the mobile phone has
revolutionized communication.
The mobile phone has spread
from city whiz kids to
Brazilian slum dwellers. ..
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