There’s some more corporate reshuffling going on in the Windows Phone universe this week, now that Brandon Watson has confirmed his departure from Microsoft. Watson, who served as head of the WP Developer Experience, announced the news on his Twitter page Friday, and later told ZDNet that he’s heading to Amazon , where he’ll be Director of the Kindle Cross Platform team.
There’s some more corporate reshuffling going on in the Windows Phone universe this week, now that Brandon Watson has confirmed his departure from Microsoft. Watson, who served as head of the WP Developer Experience, announced the news on his Twitter page Friday, and later told ZDNet that he’s heading to Amazon , where he’ll be Director of the Kindle Cross Platform team.
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Windows Phone exec Brandon Watson leaves Microsoft, headed to Amazon
Wouldn’t it be absolutely splendid if you could hand your phone over to a friend (or complete stranger) without fear of them mucking up your system or digging into your personal bits? Yes, we’d absolutely love to see guest accounts become standard issue on all handsets, but until that day arrives, a new application called SwitchMe will work in a pinch. Word of caution, this app requires root privileges, which may deter many folks
Wouldn’t it be absolutely splendid if you could hand your phone over to a friend (or complete stranger) without fear of them mucking up your system or digging into your personal bits? Yes, we’d absolutely love to see guest accounts become standard issue on all handsets, but until that day arrives, a new application called SwitchMe will work in a pinch. Word of caution, this app requires root privileges, which may deter many folks
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SwitchMe brings makeshift guest account to Android root users
When HP announced last month that it would open-source webOS, the outfit seemed mighty pleased (and relieved) to have finally made a definitive decision regarding the fate of its $1.2 billion software experiment. In fact, though, the company’s initial announcement was light on detail, other than the fact that webOS will live on with the help of developers both inside and outside HP. Now, the company’s ready to talk specifics: HP says it expects the software will be fully open-sourced by September, at which point its official name will be Open webOS 1.0
When HP announced last month that it would open-source webOS, the outfit seemed mighty pleased (and relieved) to have finally made a definitive decision regarding the fate of its $1.2 billion software experiment. In fact, though, the company’s initial announcement was light on detail, other than the fact that webOS will live on with the help of developers both inside and outside HP. Now, the company’s ready to talk specifics: HP says it expects the software will be fully open-sourced by September, at which point its official name will be Open webOS 1.0
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HP: Open webOS 1.0 arriving in September, Enyo 2.0 framework free to developers today
Just a few days after announcing that production of its Model B Linux computer is underway, Raspberry Pi has now unveiled a preview of what its single board device can do when combined with AirPlay .
Just a few days after announcing that production of its Model B Linux computer is underway, Raspberry Pi has now unveiled a preview of what its single board device can do when combined with AirPlay .
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Raspberry Pi demos Model B computer’s AirPlay capabilities (video)
The towering cultural colossus that is Justin Bieber giveth, yet he must also taketh away. Merely days after appearing as the pitchman for dancing crotch-speaker robot Tosy mRobo , the last tech-product he was tasked with selling might have been quietly put to sleep behind Sony’s barn. The Dash was a pseudo-tablet powered by Chumby OS that, perhaps inexplicably, never caught on, angering the floppy-haired Canadian infant
The towering cultural colossus that is Justin Bieber giveth, yet he must also taketh away. Merely days after appearing as the pitchman for dancing crotch-speaker robot Tosy mRobo , the last tech-product he was tasked with selling might have been quietly put to sleep behind Sony’s barn. The Dash was a pseudo-tablet powered by Chumby OS that, perhaps inexplicably, never caught on, angering the floppy-haired Canadian infant
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Sony dashes Dash development: is Bieber’s favorite tablet on the way out?
It’s only right that the creative individuals behind a multi-billion dollar industry should have access to their own professional body, but for some reason the idea has yet to take hold.
It’s only right that the creative individuals behind a multi-billion dollar industry should have access to their own professional body, but for some reason the idea has yet to take hold.
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App developers unite! Or at least organize yourselves a bit better
When Mimo’s Magic Touch monitor came out it was pitched as just that: a secondary, USB-powered display. But Windows Phone developer Social Ebola immediately eyed it as a potential programming tool.
When Mimo’s Magic Touch monitor came out it was pitched as just that: a secondary, USB-powered display. But Windows Phone developer Social Ebola immediately eyed it as a potential programming tool.
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Mimo Magic Touch screen combined with WP7 emulator to make impromptu Windows Phone tablet
Couch potatoes may soon be able to get a more complete Android app experience without leaving the living room, or picking up a tablet or smartphone.
Couch potatoes may soon be able to get a more complete Android app experience without leaving the living room, or picking up a tablet or smartphone.
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Myriad Alien Vue brings Google TV apps to existing HDTVs, set-top boxes (video)
Merely a day after Verizon’s version of the Galaxy Nexus was gifted with v4.0.2, Google itself is announcing Android 4.0.3, a so-called ” incremental release of the Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) platform.” We’re told that the new release includes a variety of optimizations and bug fixes for phones and tablets, as well as a small number of new APIs for developers.
Merely a day after Verizon’s version of the Galaxy Nexus was gifted with v4.0.2, Google itself is announcing Android 4.0.3, a so-called ” incremental release of the Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) platform.” We’re told that the new release includes a variety of optimizations and bug fixes for phones and tablets, as well as a small number of new APIs for developers.
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Android 4.0.3 announced, bringing ‘variety of optimizations and bug fixes’ to phones and tablets
A new product has hit the Android Market and we think you might find it quite nifty. Known as PocketCloud Explore, the app allows users to search for and view files across their PCs and Macs, all without ever needing to surrender data to the cloud.
A new product has hit the Android Market and we think you might find it quite nifty. Known as PocketCloud Explore, the app allows users to search for and view files across their PCs and Macs, all without ever needing to surrender data to the cloud.
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PocketCloud Explore arrives for Android, enables file searching and viewing across multiple computers
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