Sidekick
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Ray Ozzie's view from the clouds
Insight newsmaker Microsoft's software chief talks about Windows Azure, lessons learned from Sidekick fiasco and future in which devices record everything imaginable.
Tags: Business applications, Cloud computing, Microsoft Office, Ray Ozzie, Computing, Phone, Microsoft Corp., Amazon.com Inc., Business applications, Virtual Machine
i-mate Ultimate 9502
Reviews The Ultimate 9502's video-out feature may attract those who need to project handheld content onto a larger screen. However, it's not overly pocket-friendly and battery life leaves a little to be desired.
Hilton hacker sent to juvenile hall
News Teenager who admitted to hacking mobile-phone operator T-Mobile and posting data from Paris Hilton's Sidekick on the Web will serve 11 months in a juvenile facility.
Microsoft's Sidekick data 'almost certainly lost'
News U.S. users of the T-Mobile Sidekick handset have been told their personal data, which was being hosted by Microsoft, is unlikely to be recovered after a server failure.
Tags: Cellular phones, VoIP/IP telephony, Smart phones, VoIP, Hiptop, Microsoft Corp., handset, Sidekick, Backup, Server
T-Mobile says Sidekick data may yet return
News Wireless carrier has said efforts suggest 'recovering some lost content may now be possible', while those who do suffer a permanent data loss will get US$100.
Tags: VoIP, VoIP/IP telephony, Data backup, disaster recovery, Data Management, Database, Data services, Battery, Phone, Microsoft Corp., Sales
Perils of mobile cloud
News As consumers store addresses, e-mail, and other data from their mobile phones via online services, the potential for lost data is rising.
Tags: E-mail servers, Business applications, Business development/management, Phone, Microsoft Corp., mobile, Business applications, Smart Phone, Backup, Storage
Apple acknowledges Snow Leopard data loss issue
News Company says it is aware of a problem related to guest account log-ins that "occurs only in extremely rare cases" and it does not yet have a fix for it.
Tags: Mac OS, Apple Inc., guest account, cell phone, CBS Interactive Inc., mobile, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Macintosh, Apple Mac OS, discussion board
Web-based e-mail: Businesses beware
News Businesses should think carefully before opting for low cost Web-based e-mail services.
Tags: E-mail servers, Communications, Microsoft Office, Google Inc., Avant, Microsoft Corp., Radicati Group Inc., Backup, Small Business, e-mail
Microsoft's Windows phones hit the market
News Software maker, looking to get back into the cell phone conversation, is launching a big marketing push Tuesday touting the arrival of phones powered by Windows Mobile 6.5.
Tags: Smart phones, Apple Inc., Phone, Operating System, iSuppli Corp., Microsoft Corp., mobile, Smart Phone, Microsoft Windows Mobile, Microsoft Windows
Motorola: Windows Mobile 7 will arrive in 2010
News Motorola's chief executive lets it slip during his company's earnings call. Microsoft says it has "nothing to announce".
Tags: Microsoft Windows, Storage, Mobile/Wireless, Mobile applications, Mobile platforms, Microsoft Corp., Mobile, Motorola Inc., operating system, Microsoft Windows Mobile
Limp Bizkit porn leak could lead to Hilton hacker
News The online posting of an amateur video of singer Fred Durst could help police track down the Paris Hilton T-Mobile hacker.
Tags: Hacking
Drawings of Android phone revealed
News The blog "Android Guys" publishes some of the most detailed engineering drawings yet of the soon-to-be released T-Mobile phone that uses Google's Android operating system.
Tags: Smart phones, Open source, Google Inc., phone, T-Mobile G1, T-Mobile, keyboard, Google Android, memory card, Apple iPhone
Paris Hilton's cell phone hacked?
News The contents of the socialite's cell phone are posted on the Net, including celebrities' phone numbers and e-mail addresses.
Tags: Mobile/Wireless
Handspring crafts ultra-small companion to handhelds
News Think of it as Handspring's tribute to Austin Powers sidekick Mini Me.
Microsoft: Mobiles are for life, not just for business
News The software giant says the industry must now produce devices that can be used for both business and pleasure.
Tags: Microsoft Windows, Cellular phones
