I mean I can Skype or email Scoble all the time, and he still manages to find time in his hectic lifestyle to send me a message back or have a chat.

I would like to have that type of relation with Rory, but of course it's reciprocal, if you don't want us having your screen names and email's that's awesome and I respect your privacy.

Just figured it would be awesome to email you every once in a while. With your new role as the face of C9 comes great responsibility to your audience

For news hounds like myself, which spend hours at a time in an RSS reader, the way the fonts are rendered on websites is crucial to the desktop experience.

I haven’t tried Windows Vista since Beta 1, and even back then I noticed how much sharper the text looked. What are the advances being made in that regard?

Will people like me who won’t be able to run Aero Glass still enjoy the same font rendering experience as the fancy pants Glass guys?

Charles wrote:



Rory will be leading the C9 Mobility effort (he's a mobility geek, after all). Stay tuned for more mobility on C9!

Sara, perhaps we can interview some mobility people at TechEd. Why not?
C

Arstechnica wrote:

Microsoft hopes to double the number of Windows smartphones being sold this year, from 6 million at the end of 2005 to nearly 12 million phones by the end of this year. Additionally, Microsoft hopes to keep up with this rate of growth in coming years, according to an interview in German-language Euro am Sonntag.

Microsoft's Mobile and Embedded Devices division head Peter Knook said that the number of devices operating on Windows Mobile doubled to 6 million last year, adding that they'd like to shoot for another 100 percent increase this time around. While goals of continually doubling numbers seem lofty, analyst firm Gartner said that the smartphone and PDA market expanded by 57 percent worldwide in the first half of this year, with an expected increase of 66 percent for smartphones over the entire year. Both Microsoft and RIM—who have about 6 million users each—are competing against Nokia, which currently comprises about half of the global smartphone market.

It's possible that Microsoft could come close to doubling its numbers again this year just by the mere increase in overall smartphone sales, but in order to make strides against its competitors, Microsoft will have to start offering more incentive for users to switch over to a Windows Mobile phone. One option, according to Knook, is for Windows Mobile smartphones to connect to Microsoft's Xbox Live service, Live Anywhere, allowing users to message friends on their friends lists and download mobile gaming content.

Push e-mail, as RIM has learned, has turned into big business, making smartphones into the pager of the 21st century. Microsoft has just gotten into the game, but has some ideas for ways to make Windows Mobile appeal to smartphone users—tight software integration. Microsoft, unlike some of its competitors, is gearing up to make money on all sides of the smartphone experience—Vista's built-in Mobile Sync Center syncing data from the phone with Microsoft Exchange being one of them. There is even potential for the Zune to start syncing game data from the Xbox 360 and Vista, which would then sync with a Windows Mobile smartphone. There is a lot of money tied into smartphone sales for Microsoft, and they're just dying to see how many of their products can be integrated into the smartphone user experience.

z33driver wrote:

These are the shoes I got, Trionfo Low. They are like the Speed Cats but not fireproof.'

j0217995 wrote:

What makes it your favorite?  Or are you just following Robert who on every blog posts pimps it?

Minh wrote:

 It's free
 It does podcasts
 It allows me to Centralize my feeds
 It's AJAXy
 Lets me put feeds in diff folders

An anonymous GottaBeMobile.com reader sent us the specs on the yet to be announced Lenovo X60s Tablet PC. We have every reason to believe that these are accurate and believable; however, official specs will be released when it is announced, which according to our source, is next month. No word on pricing.

I have to tell you, these specs ( if they hold to be true ) look incredibly awesome and I cannot wait to get my hands on one! The specs I'm most excited about are the high res and the multitouch for pen and touch.

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      Intel 945GM chipset
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      Intel Core Solo and Core Duo Processors Low Volt Processors
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            Core Duo ( L2400 (1.66ghz) and L2500 (1.83 ghz)
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            Core Solo (U1400 (1.2 ghz) to announce in January 2007
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            new 2.5" SATA high-speed, standard models with 5400rpm, up to 120gb capacity and optional 100gb 7200 rpm hd available (yeah!!)
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            128mb of Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950
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            Up to 4gb of PC2-5300 DDR2 memory (667 mhz) - 3.2gb available to the operating system
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            2 memory slots - memory is no longer soldered to the mother board (thank goodness!)
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      connectivity
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            802.11 a/b/g
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            Embedded Wireless WWAN
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            Bluetooth options
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            Integrated modem and Gigabit
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      12.1" XGA Wide angle display ( 170 degrees) comes standard with
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            Anti-glare / anti reflective coating, now with dynamic screen orientation that adapts the screen to how you want to work ( we are assuming this is like the M200 and M400 accelerometer that auto rotates based on the angle you hold the screen)
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            Plus two other new screen options
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                  Optional models available with SXGA ( max res of 1400 x 1050)
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                  Optional models available with indoor / outdoor viewing capability with touch screen for enhanced ease of use and flexability
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                        MultiTouch screen allows either finger or pen touch to move cursor for ease of use and more natural interaction with tablet (oh yeah!)
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                        MultiView display provides better screen technology for viewing indoors, outdoors, and from wide angles ( 170 degrees )
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      UPDATE: The pen has an eraser on the end of it!

 I have some initial weights and battery times to go along with the Lenovo X60s Tablet PC specs that were posted yesterday. Again, this might change at time of annoucement, but they are what was provided to my source, so I'm passing them along to you.

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      Weight: 3.66 lbs with 4 cell battery, 4.16 with 8 cell. That does not look to be too much different than the X41.
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      Battery life will be better than X41 and up to 9 hours with extended battery options

The only picture provided to me is a little blurry, and it looks just like the X41. I've posted it here anyway. Nothing much to see there.

If I receive any other pictures of the x60, I'll be sure to post them



    *  More natual design featuring an eraser on the back end
    * More tactile feel with rubberized paint
    * More robust, sturdy feel
    * Compatible with current tether
    * System works with any Wacom-compatible pen
          o other pens are not supported