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HP has announced that webOS, the mobile operating system acquired with Palm, will become an open source project: HP will make the underlying code of webOS available under an open source license. Developers, partners, HP engineers and other hardware manufacturers can deliver ongoing enhancements and new versions into the marketplace. HP will engage …continue reading HP contributes webOS to open source. Where next for HP mobile devices? Microsoft’s newly published Certification Requirements for the forthcoming Windows 8 store includes some notable points. Here are a few that caught my eye. 2.3 Your app must not use tiles or notifications for ads No complaints about that one. 3.2 Your app must not stop responding, end unexpectedly, or contain programming errors Hmm, this …continue reading Not allowed in Windows 8 Metro: porn, ads in live tiles, bugs, or opt-out data collection Microsoft’s Ted Dworkin, Partner Progam Manager, has posted details of how the forthcoming Windows Store will work. There is also detailed new information on MSDN. It is a key piece if you care about the next version of Windows, including details of how enterprises will be able to deploy apps as well as the …continue reading Windows Store: Microsoft explains another piece of its new platform Once again people are asking why Microsoft has not allowed OEMs to build tablets running Windows Phone 7. Matthew Baxter-Reynolds says it is to do with income from OEM licenses: Now, Microsoft charges OEMs far less for Windows Phone licenses (about $15 per unit) than for full-on Windows licenses (on average, working out to …continue reading Why there are no tablets running Windows Phone 7 Microsoft has released Exchange 2010 SP2, which I have successfully installed on my small system. There is a description of what’s new here. The most notable features are the Hybrid Configuration Wizard for setting up co-existence between on-premise Exchange and Office 365, and Outlook Mini for low-end phones with basic browsers. A hybrid …continue reading Exchange 2010 Service Pack 2 with Office 365 migration wizard and retro Outlook Mini I picked up a Guardian newspaper today and could not miss the full-page Google+ advertisement. Or was it? The advertisement stated that it was from the Citizens Advice Bureau in partnership with Google. The Citizen’s Advice Bureau (CAB) is a well-respected (and genuinely useful) service which runs a network of offices in the UK …continue reading Google and the UK Citizens Advice Bureau – an uncomfortable alliance |
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