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By:
DevToolsGuy
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In:
Marketing
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Posted On:
Tue, Jan 22 2013
I guess the writing was on the wall when Microsoft bought Skype back in 2011. But the news is now official. The once ubiquitous messenger app, Microsoft Messenger, is soon to be retired and replaced entirely by Skype. The original announcement was made...
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By:
Nick Landry
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In:
ActiveNick's Big Bald Blog
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Posted On:
Fri, Nov 16 2012
I’ve been an avid iPad user for 30 months and counting. I still love and use my Pad a lot, but I also bought a new Surface RT. Will my Surface ever completely replace my iPad? I don’t know yet, but I’d love to find out. This blog series is aimed at comparing...
Tags / Android, Bing Maps, Microsoft Surface, Touch Computing, Windows Phone, Enterprise Mobility, Twitter, iPad, Google, Apple App Store, Google Maps, SkyDrive, YouTube, Apple, Windows RT, Mobile Ecosystem, Metro, Skype, iOS, HTML5, Google ID, Tablet, Windows 8, Maps, Mapping, Windows Phone Store, Microsoft Office, Windows Store Apps, Windows Store, Internet Explorer, Touch Cover, Bing, Google Play, Favorite Fridays, Google Reader, Nextgen Reader, iPad vs Surface, From iPad to Surface
I’ve been an avid iPad user for 30 months and counting. I still love and use my Pad a lot, but I also bought a new Surface RT. Will my Surface ever completely replace my iPad? I don’t know yet, but I’d love to find out. This blog series is aimed at comparing...
Tags / LinkedIn, Microsoft Surface, Touch Computing, Enterprise Mobility, iPad, Apple App Store, Netflix, Zinio, Dropbox, Flipboard, Windows RT, Mobile Ecosystem, Xbox 360, Skype, iOS, Brent Schooley, Facebook, Tablet, Windows 8, Angry Birds, HuluPlus, Flixter, Windows Store Apps, Windows Store, Amazon Kindle, IMDB, Kindle, Blackberry PlayBook
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By:
Nick Landry
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In:
ActiveNick's Big Bald Blog
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Posted On:
Mon, Oct 29 2012
I’ve been an avid iPad user since May 2010. I upgraded to an iPad 3, err… sorry, the “New iPad” in June 2012, which is apparently now already obsolete thanks to the introduction of the 4th generation iPad barely 6 months later. Thanks Tim Cook, really...
Tags / LinkedIn, Android, Bing Maps, Microsoft Surface, Touch Computing, Windows Phone, Microsoft, Infragistics, Twitter, iPad, e*Trade, Apple App Store, HBO, Audible, Netflix, Zinio, Dropbox, SkyDrive, Apple, Xbox LIVE, Windows RT, Metro, Skype, iOS, Facebook, Tablet, Windows 8, Angry Birds, Calendar, Microsoft Store, HuluPlus, Microsoft Office, eBay, Microsoft Excel, Windows Store Apps, Windows Store, Amazon Kindle, Microsoft Word, Internet Explorer, CNN, instapaper, Tablet PC, IMDB, Lync, UMPC, Touch Cover, Kindle, Microsoft Account, Blackberry PlayBook, Safari Books, Asus, Bing
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By:
Nick Landry
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In:
ActiveNick's Big Bald Blog
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Posted On:
Fri, Oct 26 2012
There is a new version of Windows available today: Windows 8 . Every time you hear about Windows 8, you hear about how vastly different it is from Windows 7 and its predecessors. Then you head to a Microsoft Store , or stumble into one of those pop-up...
Tags / Windows 7, Microsoft Surface, Touch Computing, Windows Phone, World of Warcraft, Microsoft, Infragistics, iPhone, iPad, Apple App Store, Netflix, SkyDrive, YouTube, Xbox LIVE, Windows RT, Metro, Xbox 360, Skype, iOS, ARM, Tablet, Netbook, Ultrabook, Windows 8, Windows Phone Store, igniteUI, Evernote, Microsoft Store, HuluPlus, Microsoft Office, Flixter, eBay, Microsoft Excel, Skyrim, Windows Store Apps, Live Tiles, Windows Store, Amazon Kindle, Microsoft Word
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By:
Nick Landry
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In:
ActiveNick's Big Bald Blog
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Posted On:
Thu, Jul 19 2012
There are now more than 100,000 applications in the Windows Phone Marketplace , from games like Angry Birds and Civilization Revolution to common mobile apps like Netflix, Audible and Skype, including other gems like Carbon , 4th & Mayor and TouchDevelop...
Tags / WPF, NetAdvantage, Data Visualization, Mobile Development, Geospatial, Windows Phone, Infragistics, Twitter, Silverlight, Windows Phone SDK, 4th & Mayor, Audible, Netflix, Lumia 800, YouTube, Skype, iOS, Motion Framework, HTML5, OpenStreetMap, Chart, jQuery, Visual Studio, C#, xamDataChart, Carbon, MobileAdvantage, Angry Birds, TouchDevelop, Civilization Revolution
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By:
Nick Landry
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In:
ActiveNick's Big Bald Blog
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Posted On:
Fri, Apr 20 2012
A debate is raging in the technology world these days: Is there a need for a third mobile ecosystem? (FYI, iOS and Android are the first two) If so, which is it gonna be? My position is that yes, we need a third mobile ecosystem, and Windows Phone is...
Tags / Product Management, Windows 7, NetAdvantage, Android, Geek Life, Mobile Development, MVP, Touch Computing, Windows Phone, Enterprise Mobility, Microsoft, Infragistics, iPhone, Visual Basic, Mango, Tango, Open Source, Google, Nokia, Apple App Store, Lumia 800, Samsung, Storage, Apple, Dual-core, Symbian, Apollo, Windows RT, DroidRage, Nintendo, Open Handset Alliance, MeeGo, Linux, PlayStation, Mobile Ecosystem, Wii, Metro, Lumia 900, Mac, Bada, Technology Wars, Sega, Windows Mobile, Cars, Xbox 360, WebOS, AJAX, Bitlocker, Blu-Ray, Windows CE, Skype, iOS, RIM, Research in Motion