Interactive Apps Awards in Germany

Deutsche Telekom, one of the most successful Microsoft IPTV installations, have announced the winners of their annual interactive tv app developer awards.  In game betting, social TV and interactive shopping apps all received gongs.  The whole story including screen shots is here.

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Nokia and Microsoft tie up

Nokia and Microsoft have agreed to join forces against Android and Apple in the smartphone market. Nokia CEO is claiming that this will now make the smartphone market a “three horse race” but he also gave employees a warning about the company’s financial future this week.

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Microsoft getting into the PayTV business with XBox

Microsoft are reported to be working on a Pay TV solution through the XBox.  Farncombe have one of the best reviews of this news.

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Tablets, Social and Gaming

• Head of Time Inc hints that he’s excited about Google based tablets to put pressure on Apple to allow for better subscription terms
• The Galaxy Tab and the new Macbook Air launch in the US
• Ad Age has posted an editorial of six things to keep in mind when moving your brand to an iPad app
• Ashley Highfield interviewed for the future of interactive gesture devices and how the Windows 7 phone is a “step change” (video)
• Commentary from the FT that suggests Facebook get on with its IPO before it goes the way of other (declining or non-existent) social networks
• NewsCorp buys casual / social game developer Make Fun in big to enter digital games market

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Post – PC Era

Ray Ozzie is leaving Microsoft and the FT reports today about a memo that he has sent to employees about that fact that we are in a post-PC era.   I’m sure that this is exactly the same as the memo sent about VCRs, dialup and numerous other technologies that have disappeared (like the bedside tea pot / cosy).  Anyway, it is an interesting two minute read about stuff that almost all of us are already working on – so feel yourself ahead of the curve!

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The Future According to Steve Ballmer

Steve Ballmer was in London this week talking at the LSE.  The FT Blog covers what he said about cloud computing, social networking, Kinect and more.   It is a very interesting five minute read.

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"Blue Screen of Death" Bug

2X software has now located the source of the long standing blue screen of death.  Check out all of the details here.  A patch is expected soon

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The browser war goes on and on

Market share stats at the bottom of this post about Firefox 3.6 (the best of all web browsers, IMO).  Now with about 25% market share.  But google chrome is the fastest growing.

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Cloud Computing

Microsoft & HP announce a closer partnership for cloud computing with emphasis on “private clouds”.

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Google Goggles coming soon!

A good post on the FT Tech Blog about upcoming innovations from both Microsoft and Google.    The Google Goggles is a focus on non-text searching (snap a picture and do a search).  Some more cool stuff coming!

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