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A very Bing dilemma

by rush24

9 years

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It has been a longtime since Microsoft’s main location and mapping service, Bing, made any announcements regarding new features. With Nokia’s updated maps and Nokia Drive apps that now include offline maps and public...

Mobile innovation in an unlikely place

by rush24

9 years

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When one thinks of third world countries, one pictures starving children, civil wars or dire economic conditions just to name a few. Interestingly, a different image sprung in my mind with the news a week or so ago about certain G...

Are we going to get better looking Windows 8 apps?

by rush24

9 years

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Note: I wrote this article before this story  that partly covers the future of Metro UI at Microsoft. It answers some questions but I think this post is still relevant . Ever since Microsoft brought Metro UI to the forefront ...

Windows Phone; waiting for a hero

by rush24

9 years

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The Windows phone has been out for over a year now and yet month after month, the sales numbers indicate the platform not gaining positive traction with consumers in terms of market share. With the release of the Mango update, sto...

Elements of Metro on the latest Windows 8 Blog post

by rush24

9 years

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To the undiscerning eye, the latest Window 8 blog post was just that, an article revealing a little more about the future of the OS building up to the great reveal at the BUILD conference in about two weeks from now.  I on th...

Art imitating life

by rush24

9 years

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Reading thenextweb’s article on the new organizational hierarchy at Apple, I remembered these two articles (this and this) which highlighted the differences in structure between Apple, Microsoft and Google. That difference ...

Steve Jobs resigns as Apple’s CEO

by rush24

9 years

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Well if this wasn’t a crazy week already, now comes the news of Steve Jobs resignation as Apple’s CEO. It is a sad turn of events because more than likely, the decision was due more to his illness as it can be extrap...

Thought: Introducing the Xbox TV and Xbox TV Pro

by rush24

9 years

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As the battle for supremacy continues to be waged in the mobile space, there is companion battle brewing in the background  not garnering big headlines but I think just as important. By this I mean the living room. Cable comp...

Low end Windows Phones should not mean low spec

by rush24

9 years

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There has been a lot of talk lately about the next wave of Windows Phone handsets taking aim at the mid and low end of the market to combat the proliferation of Android devices in that space. It is my hope that Microsoft will not ...

Something borrowed, something new

by rush24

9 years

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One of the advantages of metro design principle is the simplicity of design and the focus on limiting clutter on the screen. Unfortunately, with the limited screen real estate on mobile devices, sometimes the end results in featur...

Dancing over Nokia’s grave

by rush24

9 years

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The technology world is abuzz with the reports that Apple has surpassed Nokia to be the largest smartphone manufacturer in the world. It gives the Cupertino based company a second crown, the first being the the largest technology ...

You say Google+ Circles, I say Windows Phone Groups

by rush24

9 years

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After few failed attempts at trying to crack the social networking nut, search giant Google, last month unveiled Google+, their most ambitious project to date in their quest to go after the social networking giant, Facebook. The s...