Amidst all the hype around Windows Phone 7, I’m glad people are still taking some time to have a swipe at the iPhone :-)
I love this video by Russell Arch
There has to be some credit owed here though, even under scrutiny, Apple still invoke creativity amongst the community!!
I was sat in a keynote at WPC today and it has just been announced that the final beta for the developer tools for Windows Phone 7 Series are now LIVE!
Really is a huge opportunity for Partners to provide customers with a seem-less, integrated and rich experience across a number of different platforms! this is real and now and I, for one, am very excited.
Its a new channel for SI’s to help extend solutions out to a different platform and allow mobile workers to interact with Line of Business applications.
http://developer.windowsphone.com/
The UI looks incredible with information being displayed via hubs with panoramic screens that offer seem-less integrate with web based applications. I am also loving the framework for building applications. The phones should be in stores for “holiday season” and will have a single ‘optimised hardware target’
I found out this week that I have secured a place in the 2011 Marathon des Sables, for those of who are unsure, take a look here
I will be undertaking this challenge to raise money for a very worthwhile charity Hope for Children take a look at my fundraising page and please make a contribution!
The hardship I will endure over 6 days in the desert is nothing compared to the suffering of children all over the world.
Go on, do something amazing!!
Interesting article on Office 2010. Some great quotes including…
“In some ways, the ‘Office versus Google Docs’ debate doesn’t merit a lot of consideration -- it’s still no competition,” said J.P. Gownder, a Forrester analyst. “In terms of usage and penetration, Google Docs remains a failure -- so far, anyway.”
On Monday, we announced the launch of office web apps within Sky Drive, go have a play...