Next year is a big year for Microsoft with new releases slated for Windows ( Desktop, Slate and Phone) and Office. There are also announcements due for the next Xbox and how they aim to grow Skype but these are far outweighed by the need for Microsoft to get their Windows and Office release right.
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No Comments » Just a quick update for everyone: Finally the iPad and iPhone are fully available within the Apple App store Anyone seen the Symbian client? Microsoft Android App now available in the Android Marketplace from here Microsoft Windows Phone App now available in the Windows Phone Marketplace here It is worth noting the first warning on
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I’m a big fan of the Kinect technology. I’ve written before that I think there is more business use to Kinect than entertainment and the release of a non commercial use SDK by Microsoft has resulted in a number of interesting concepts being developed. Microsoft promise a commercial SDK early next year. We are still very early into this technology life
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Almost a year after the release of Lync Microsoft has this week released the server code and supporting documentation for Lync mobile clients, with clients to follow sometime next week. While the lack of voice and video capabilities has disappointed some within the community I think this release is a good start. I emphasise that
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Well I guess there is nothing better than receiving very direct and constructive feedback on a session you’ve just performed. Such feedback has helped focus our adoption training for Lync. For the past couple of weeks we’ve been on a tour of locations providing an hour of informal introduction to Lync with people from all a Fortune
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Official details of the Lync mobile clients are drip feeding their way. Nokia blogged this week that they will have a Lync client for Symbian here. Windows Phone 7 Mango imminent release will have a Lync client. Blackberry support Lync with BES5 SP3, with the client available to downloaded on RIM’s app store. That just
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In a popular move for Mac and Lync users, MS this week have announced that a fully featured Lync client will be included in Office for Mac 2011 from October 1st. This will be a big win for IT departments wanting to convince senior executives on the value of deploying Lync. While we know that
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Kinect is a technology that seems ahead of its time. While the below video looks great for people who love technology I must admit an immediate use case doesn’t come to mind. However I guarantee that if we can get this type of technology into real users hands and make it easy for them to utilise I’m certain
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I’ve written before that I can see why Microsoft bought Skype at such a high valuation and it has to be based on selling advertising to the billions of potential Skype clients in the future. What I didn’t fully appreciate at the time is the potential benefit it could have for Lync. After speaking with
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