Channel 9 - Entries tagged with Smartphone Microsoft http://mschnlnine.vo.llnwd.net/d1/Dev/App_Themes/C9/images/feedimage.png Channel 9 - Entries tagged with Smartphone http://channel9.msdn.com/Tags/smartphone Channel 9 keeps you up to date with the latest news and behind the scenes info from Microsoft that developers love to keep up with. From LINQ to SilverLight – Watch videos and hear about all the cool technologies coming and the people behind them. http://channel9.msdn.com/Tags/smartphone en Sat, 18 May 2013 19:22:42 GMT Sat, 18 May 2013 19:22:42 GMT Rev9 14 1 25 Dive into the summer with ISVs : Introduction into Mobility Scenarios ISV Summer Campaign : Mobility Scenarios

Take advantage of this special about mobility scenarios to dive a little deeper into one of the hot topics of the moment during the summer months. We have information geared to fit in with your busy schedule. Only have 30 minutes or half a day to spare? Choose from the basics through to the best tools and resources for getting to know these important mobile scenarios like the back of your hand.

Mobility scenarios is the third topic that we're diving into this summer. You can expect one last topic by mid-August on leveraging the Web.

So keep an eye on your mailbox and dive in this summer with MSDN!

Explore and dive into mobility solutions

Over the last couple of years, demand for mobile and remote work solutions has been growing.  This demand is being accelerated by various factors: on one hand, the technology for allowing this is commoditizing (e.g. smartphones, tablet PCs, ubiquitous Wi-Fi access); on the other hand, people are growing more and more accustomed to mobile applications, allowing them to be 'online' any time, anywhere (e.g. social media applications such as Facebook, Twitter, FourSquare, etc.); finally, as traffic density and the associated economic and social impact are continuously growing, telecommuting is becoming the norm in many organizations.

As an independent software vendor (ISV), how easy is it for your customers to accommodate remote and mobile work scenarios using your application?  Does it require significant network or hardware investments (e.g. VPN  infrastructure)?  Does the application need a network connection all the time or do you support offline scenarios?  Can you take advantage of new device form factors and user experiences, such as smartphones, tables PCs and multi-touch?


Have a look at our website and discover a handpicked choice of articles, white papers and videos explaining how you can add support for mobile work scenarios and make them a competitive advantage for you as an ISV.

Speaker : Nick Trogh

Other interesting Summer Campaigns :

- For Developers : Windows Phone 7 Mango, Visual Studio 2010 ALM, HTML5

- For IT Professionals : Virtualisation(Part 1), Desktop Deployment, Virtualisation (Part 2)

- For Architects : Cloud Power, the Windows Azure Platform, Cloud Patterns and Practices

 

 

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/liese/Dive-into-the-summer-with-ISVs--Introduction-into-Mobility-Scenarios ISV Summer Campaign : Mobility Scenarios Take advantage of this special about mobility scenarios to dive a little deeper into one of the hot topics of the moment during the summer months. We have information geared to fit in with your busy schedule. Only have 30 minutes or half a day to spare? Choose from the basics through to the best tools and resources for getting to know these important mobile scenarios like the back of your hand.Mobility scenarios is the third topic that we're diving into this summer. You can expect one last topic by mid-August on leveraging the Web. So keep an eye on your mailbox and dive in this summer with MSDN!Explore and dive into mobility solutionsOver the last couple of years, demand for mobile and remote work solutions has been growing.  This demand is being accelerated by various factors: on one hand, the technology for allowing this is commoditizing (e.g. smartphones, tablet PCs, ubiquitous Wi-Fi access); on the other hand, people are growing more and more accustomed to mobile applications, allowing them to be 'online' any time, anywhere (e.g. social media applications such as Facebook, Twitter, FourSquare, etc.); finally, as traffic density and the associated economic and social impact are continuously growing, telecommuting is becoming the norm in many organizations. As an independent software vendor (ISV), how easy is it for your customers to accommodate remote and mobile work scenarios using your application?  Does it require significant network or hardware investments (e.g. VPN  infrastructure)?  Does the application need a network connection all the time or do you support offline scenarios?  Can you take advantage of new device form factors and user experiences, such as smartphones, tables PCs and multi-touch? Have a look at our website and discover a handpicked choice of articles, white papers and videos explaining how you can add support for mobile work scenarios and make them a competitive advantage 88 http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/liese/Dive-into-the-summer-with-ISVs--Introduction-into-Mobility-Scenarios Tue, 02 Aug 2011 07:25:36 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/liese/Dive-into-the-summer-with-ISVs--Introduction-into-Mobility-Scenarios Anthony de Bruyn Anthony de Bruyn 0 http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/liese/Dive-into-the-summer-with-ISVs--Introduction-into-Mobility-Scenarios/RSS Belgium BeLux fr-be ISV Mobile Mobility MSDN Multitouch Multi-touch NL-BE Summer Touch Windows 7 Smartphone Multi Touch touch screen Cloud Entertainment Comes to Windows Phone, Courtesy of Spotify Sometimes, it can be depressing to look through your music collection. Sure, you’ve built up a decent library of your favourites, but there’s so much music out there, you can never hope to listen to it all. Or indeed, afford to buy it all. 

But what if I told you that you could boost your available repertoire to not just hundreds of tracks, or thousands of tracks, but millions of tracks available on your Windows phone? From today, it’s possible, as Microsoft and Spotify have teamed up to launch a new music app for Widows Phone 6, and the forthcoming Windows Phone 7.

Spotify Premium subscribers will have instant access to the Swedish company’s massive library of tracks, all available to stream from the cloud via Wi-Fi, 2.5G or 3G connections. If you’ve previously built up Spotify playlists on PC, they’ll be waiting for you on your phone. Tracks can be skipped, with rewind, fast forward and shuffle controls available.

Spotify runs in the background, so you’ll be able to send texts, make calls and browse the web whilst enjoying your favourites and there’s a cool offline mode, which will allow you to download playlist tracks from the cloud to your device for those times when you know you won’t have a network connection. Sync features are also impressive – you can wirelessly sync your local files to your phone and any tracks you add to a playlist on one device will appear instantly both on your phone and PC.

Spotify for Windows Phone 6 is available now from the Windows Marketplace for mobile. Stay tuned for more on the Windows Phone 7 app.

 

 

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/coolstuff/Cloud-Entertainment-Comes-to-Windows-Phone-Courtesy-of-Spotify Sometimes, it can be depressing to look through your music collection. Sure, you’ve built up a decent library of your favourites, but there’s so much music out there, you can never hope to listen to it all. Or indeed, afford to buy it all.  But what if I told you that you could boost your available repertoire to not just hundreds of tracks, or thousands of tracks, but millions of tracks available on your Windows phone? From today, it’s possible, as Microsoft and Spotify have teamed up to launch a new music app for Widows Phone 6, and the forthcoming Windows Phone 7. Spotify Premium subscribers will have instant access to the Swedish company’s massive library of tracks, all available to stream from the cloud via Wi-Fi, 2.5G or 3G connections. If you’ve previously built up Spotify playlists on PC, they’ll be waiting for you on your phone. Tracks can be skipped, with rewind, fast forward and shuffle controls available. Spotify runs in the background, so you’ll be able to send texts, make calls and browse the web whilst enjoying your favourites and there’s a cool offline mode, which will allow you to download playlist tracks from the cloud to your device for those times when you know you won’t have a network connection. Sync features are also impressive – you can wirelessly sync your local files to your phone and any tracks you add to a playlist on one device will appear instantly both on your phone and PC. Spotify for Windows Phone 6 is available now from the Windows Marketplace for mobile. Stay tuned for more on the Windows Phone 7 app.     http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/coolstuff/Cloud-Entertainment-Comes-to-Windows-Phone-Courtesy-of-Spotify Tue, 05 Oct 2010 21:21:50 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/coolstuff/Cloud-Entertainment-Comes-to-Windows-Phone-Courtesy-of-Spotify Terry Walsh Terry Walsh 0 http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/coolstuff/Cloud-Entertainment-Comes-to-Windows-Phone-Courtesy-of-Spotify/RSS Cloud Services Music Windows Phone Smartphone The 4 Top Kin Features Explained: Loop, Spot, Studio and Zune By now, you’ve heard the big news about the new Kin smartphones, the phones aimed at the uber-social tween and teen set, a demographic group who need something smarter than a “feature phone” but may not be quite ready for an advanced smartphone (and its accompanying data bill!).

The Kin One and Kin Two devices don’t support an array of third-party applications like the more grown-up Windows Phones do. They aren’t designed for you to check your Exchange email or Outlook calendar, or collaborate with your work colleagues because these are kids phones.  

However, although there aren’t dedicated apps for social networking, the phones do allow for interacting with social media thanks to Kin’s integration of photos, videos, SMS messages, Twitter, MySpace and Facebook posts directly into the Kin UI (user interface). 

With Kin Loop, for example, you see an incoming stream of data from your friends which includes all of the above. And with Kin Spot you can push out your own media (again, photos, videos, maps, status updates, etc.) to your friends. Loop’s stream is prioritized by who you tag as your “favorite” friends, so you just see content relevant to you.

Kin Studio, the third major component to Kin devices, is a secure online service where your media is stored. It’s sort of like how Microsoft’s “MyPhone” web service functions except that the Studio feature is automatically syncing your content to the cloud straight out of the box. From the online Kin Studio service, you can browse your content and share it with others. 

Also included in the devices is Zune support. As with the Zune HD, Kin owners can sync their phones with Zune’s desktop software or can stream music via the Zune Pass service. An interesting note which some may have missed is that Kin phones will soon be able to sync with Mac computers, too: a Zune client for Mac arrives in May.

There are more features coming to Kin phones over time, but no word on what exactly those will be just yet. (We hope it’s a few games and IM, though.)

In the meantime, there’s a lot of info about the devices online at the newly launched Kin website here: kin.com.

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/coolstuff/The-4-Top-Kin-Features-Explained-Loop-Spot-Studio-and-Zune By now, you’ve heard the big news about the new Kin smartphones, the phones aimed at the uber-social tween and teen set, a demographic group who need something smarter than a “feature phone” but may not be quite ready for an advanced smartphone (and its accompanying data bill!). The Kin One and Kin Two devices don’t support an array of third-party applications like the more grown-up Windows Phones do. They aren’t designed for you to check your Exchange email or Outlook calendar, or collaborate with your work colleagues because these are kids phones.   However, although there aren’t dedicated apps for social networking, the phones do allow for interacting with social media thanks to Kin’s integration of photos, videos, SMS messages, Twitter, MySpace and Facebook posts directly into the Kin UI (user interface).  With Kin Loop, for example, you see an incoming stream of data from your friends which includes all of the above. And with Kin Spot you can push out your own media (again, photos, videos, maps, status updates, etc.) to your friends. Loop’s stream is prioritized by who you tag as your “favorite” friends, so you just see content relevant to you. Kin Studio, the third major component to Kin devices, is a secure online service where your media is stored. It’s sort of like how Microsoft’s “MyPhone” web service functions except that the Studio feature is automatically syncing your content to the cloud straight out of the box. From the online Kin Studio service, you can browse your content and share it with others.  Also included in the devices is Zune support. As with the Zune HD, Kin owners can sync their phones with Zune’s desktop software or can stream music via the Zune Pass service. An interesting note which some may have missed is that Kin phones will soon be able to sync with Mac computers, too: a Zune client for Mac arrives in May. There are more features coming to Kin phones over time, but no word on what exactly those will be just yet. http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/coolstuff/The-4-Top-Kin-Features-Explained-Loop-Spot-Studio-and-Zune Thu, 15 Apr 2010 05:20:00 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/coolstuff/The-4-Top-Kin-Features-Explained-Loop-Spot-Studio-and-Zune Sarah Perez Sarah Perez 0 http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/coolstuff/The-4-Top-Kin-Features-Explained-Loop-Spot-Studio-and-Zune/RSS Social phones Phone Smartphone Smartphones smart phone ICE: New Smartphone Offers Tactile Feedback to Touches Taiwan-based Mobinnova, Sony Ericsson’s new handset manufacturing partner, has just announced a new smartphone they’re calling the Mobinovva ICE. The phone, which works under GSM, WCDMA, and HSDPA networks, also introduces new touch sensitive controls, mobiToday and mobiShift. Together with the company’s unique mobiFeel technology, these controls deliver tactile feedback in response to touches on the phone’s 3” screen. The feedback is delivered through the display using a specialized touch sensitive mechanism. The company believes this will make the experience of interacting with the device even more intuitive than it is with other touchscreen smartphones.

With support for Microsoft Exchange, a 3.0 megapixel camera, built-in FM tuner, and Wi-Fi support, the ICE phone appears to offer a lot a great features, too.

The full specs are as follows:

  • Dimensions: 114 x 53.5 x 13mm
  • Weight: 120g with battery
  • Networks: GSM850/900/1800/1900MHz & WCDMA/HSPA 900/1900/2100MHz
    HSDPA 7.2Mbps & HSUPA 2 Mbps
  • Display: 3” WQVGA flat TFT-LCD touch-sensitive screen
  • User Interface: mobiToday, mobiFeel and mobiShift controls
  • Camera: 3 megapixel autofocus camera with dedicated shutter control. 2nd camera for video calling
  • Memory: 256MB ROM / 128MB RAM. microSD expansion slot with SDCH support
  • Wireless: WiFi 802.11 b/g
  • Radio: Built in FM Radio with RDS/RBDS function
  • Connectivity: Bluetooth 2.0 with EDR / A2DP for use with Bluetooth stereo headsets
    mini USB 2.0 plus TV-Out CVBS + L/R audio
  • Navigation: Built in GPS/AGPS
  • Chipset: Qualcomm MSM7201ATM (528MHz)
  • Operating System: Microsoft Windows Mobile® 6.1 professional
  • Battery: 1080mAh rechargeable Lithium-Polymer battery
  • Talk: Up to 6 hours
  • Standby: Up to 160 hours

Pricing and availability have not yet been released.

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/coolstuff/ICE-New-Smartphone-Offers-Tactile-Feedback-to-Touches Taiwan-based Mobinnova, Sony Ericsson’s new handset manufacturing partner, has just announced a new smartphone they’re calling the Mobinovva ICE. The phone, which works under GSM, WCDMA, and HSDPA networks, also introduces new touch sensitive controls, mobiToday and mobiShift. Together with the company’s unique mobiFeel technology, these controls deliver tactile feedback in response to touches on the phone’s 3” screen. The feedback is delivered through the display using a specialized touch sensitive mechanism. The company believes this will make the experience of interacting with the device even more intuitive than it is with other touchscreen smartphones. With support for Microsoft Exchange, a 3.0 megapixel camera, built-in FM tuner, and Wi-Fi support, the ICE phone appears to offer a lot a great features, too. The full specs are as follows: Dimensions: 114 x 53.5 x 13mm Weight: 120g with battery Networks: GSM850/900/1800/1900MHz & WCDMA/HSPA 900/1900/2100MHz HSDPA 7.2Mbps & HSUPA 2 Mbps Display: 3” WQVGA flat TFT-LCD touch-sensitive screen User Interface: mobiToday, mobiFeel and mobiShift controls Camera: 3 megapixel autofocus camera with dedicated shutter control. 2nd camera for video calling Memory: 256MB ROM / 128MB RAM. microSD expansion slot with SDCH support Wireless: WiFi 802.11 b/g Radio: Built in FM Radio with RDS/RBDS function Connectivity: Bluetooth 2.0 with EDR / A2DP for use with Bluetooth stereo headsets mini USB 2.0 plus TV-Out CVBS + L/R audio Navigation: Built in GPS/AGPS Chipset: Qualcomm MSM7201ATM (528MHz) Operating System: Microsoft Windows Mobile® 6.1 professional Battery: 1080mAh rechargeable Lithium-Polymer battery Talk: Up to 6 hours Standby: Up to 160 hours Pricing and availability have not yet been released. http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/coolstuff/ICE-New-Smartphone-Offers-Tactile-Feedback-to-Touches Tue, 30 Dec 2008 19:25:00 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/coolstuff/ICE-New-Smartphone-Offers-Tactile-Feedback-to-Touches Sarah Perez Sarah Perez 4 http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/coolstuff/ICE-New-Smartphone-Offers-Tactile-Feedback-to-Touches/RSS Windows Mobile Windows Mobile 6 Smartphone Smartphones mobile phones Live Search For Blackberry To Get Even Easier a software download, Live Search will now be found directly within the Blackberry’s built-in web browser as well as in RIM’s mobile portal. In addition to integration of the web search within the browser, the new partnership will also bring integration of Live Search in Blackberry Maps, too. From there, Blackberry users will be able to perform contextual, location-sensitive searches as well as look for nearby points of interest. These new changes are expected later this year. ]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/coolstuff/Live-Search-For-Blackberry-To-Get-Even-Easier Microsoft and Research in Motion (RIM), makers of Blackberry smartphones, have just announced a deal that will make Live Search even easier to use on Blackberry devices. Already available as a software download, Live Search will now be found directly within the Blackberry’s built-in web browser as well as in RIM’s mobile portal. In addition to integration of the web search within the browser, the new partnership will also bring integration of Live Search in Blackberry Maps, too. From there, Blackberry users will be able to perform contextual, location-sensitive searches as well as look for nearby points of interest. These new changes are expected later this year. http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/coolstuff/Live-Search-For-Blackberry-To-Get-Even-Easier Tue, 16 Sep 2008 14:09:00 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/coolstuff/Live-Search-For-Blackberry-To-Get-Even-Easier Sarah Perez Sarah Perez 0 http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/coolstuff/Live-Search-For-Blackberry-To-Get-Even-Easier/RSS live search Smartphone Smartphones Blackberry Live Search for Mobile Swype: Touch Type With Just One Finger signing up for the Swype beta.

From the website: "Swype provides a faster and easier way to input text on any screen. With one continuous finger or stylus motion across the screen keyboard, the patented technology enables users to input words faster and easier than other data input methods"

"Swype is faster than existing text entry methods because it has built-in intelligence that does not require users to hit each letter accurately. Also, tracing a smooth, continuous path is much faster than “target-tap-lift-target-tap...”. Even novice users can quickly achieve sustained data entry speeds of over 40 words per minute."

More: http://swype2type.com ]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/NicFill/Swype-Touch-Type-With-Just-One-Finger Do you have a smart phone or tablet PC? Want to be able to "touch type" on your device at 40 words per minute with just one finger? If so then you might be interested in signing up for the Swype beta.From the website: "Swype provides a faster and easier way to input text on any screen. With one continuous finger or stylus motion across the screen keyboard, the patented technology enables users to input words faster and easier than other data input methods""Swype is faster than existing text entry methods because it has built-in intelligence that does not require users to hit each letter accurately. Also, tracing a smooth, continuous path is much faster than “target-tap-lift-target-tap...”. Even novice users can quickly achieve sustained data entry speeds of over 40 words per minute."More: http://swype2type.com http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/NicFill/Swype-Touch-Type-With-Just-One-Finger Fri, 12 Sep 2008 14:07:00 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/NicFill/Swype-Touch-Type-With-Just-One-Finger Nic Fillingham Nic Fillingham 1 http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/NicFill/Swype-Touch-Type-With-Just-One-Finger/RSS Windows Mobile Tablet PC Smartphone Smartphones text input smart phone Get a Vista Theme for Your Smartphone [Hey Forina] Whether you have a Microsoft smartphone or Pocket PC, you can now download a free interface that makes your phone look like a little Vista computer. The interface comes with some pre-installed background images, or you can use your own by pressing the "Action" key. On the right side of the screen a sidebar displays, showing a very Vista-like clock, plus the current weather, a battery indicator, and a signal strength indicator.

The main screen is called the "Start Screen," which is a heads-up display that shows your missed calls, text messages, appointments, news, and more.

You can then browse into other screens to see details on the weather, read the news, view your message history and missed calls, and access your program launcher.

You can see more images of these screens and other functions as well as download the program from here if you would like to try it out.

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/coolstuff/Get-a-Vista-Theme-for-Your-Smartphone [Hey Forina] Whether you have a Microsoft smartphone or Pocket PC, you can now download a free interface that makes your phone look like a little Vista computer. The interface comes with some pre-installed background images, or you can use your own by pressing the "Action" key. On the right side of the screen a sidebar displays, showing a very Vista-like clock, plus the current weather, a battery indicator, and a signal strength indicator. The main screen is called the "Start Screen," which is a heads-up display that shows your missed calls, text messages, appointments, news, and more. You can then browse into other screens to see details on the weather, read the news, view your message history and missed calls, and access your program launcher. You can see more images of these screens and other functions as well as download the program from here if you would like to try it out. http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/coolstuff/Get-a-Vista-Theme-for-Your-Smartphone Fri, 11 Apr 2008 01:30:00 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/coolstuff/Get-a-Vista-Theme-for-Your-Smartphone Sarah Perez Sarah Perez 0 http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/coolstuff/Get-a-Vista-Theme-for-Your-Smartphone/RSS theme Themes Vista Windows Mobile Windows Vista Smartphone Vídeo: Conheça o Smartphone HTC-S621 com Windows Mobile
Para o Brasil, vou tentar trazer alguns vídeos de lançamentos locais, de entrevistas com meus colegas da Microsoft Brasil e também de vocês, usuários de nossas tecnologias! Nesse primeiro vídeo, vou mostrar o novo Smartphone da HTC, o HTC-S261, também conhecido como Excalibur e Dash. Ele é fabricado aqui no Brasil e será vendido pela TIM e Oi. ]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/Galileu/Vdeo-Conhea-o-Smartphone-HTC-S621-com-Windows-Mobile O on10 conta com muitos vídeos para enriquecer o portal. Meus colegas dos Estados Unidos têm acesso invejável a informações e produtos da Microsoft. Eles revelaram, ao longo dos últimos meses, coisas como o Xbox 360 Elite, o Microsoft Popfly e o Microsoft Surface Computer, aquele fenomenal computador de mesa. Esses são excelentes exemplos de como um vídeo facilita o entendimento das funcionalidades e características de um produto. No caso do Microsoft Surface, on on10 teve o lançamento exclusivo do produto à meia-noite do dia da revelação oficial no D5: All Things Digital.Para o Brasil, vou tentar trazer alguns vídeos de lançamentos locais, de entrevistas com meus colegas da Microsoft Brasil e também de vocês, usuários de nossas tecnologias! Nesse primeiro vídeo, vou mostrar o novo Smartphone da HTC, o HTC-S261, também conhecido como Excalibur e Dash. Ele é fabricado aqui no Brasil e será vendido pela TIM e Oi. 579 http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/Galileu/Vdeo-Conhea-o-Smartphone-HTC-S621-com-Windows-Mobile Thu, 20 Sep 2007 16:58:00 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/Galileu/Vdeo-Conhea-o-Smartphone-HTC-S621-com-Windows-Mobile Galileu Vieira Galileu Vieira 0 http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/Galileu/Vdeo-Conhea-o-Smartphone-HTC-S621-com-Windows-Mobile/RSS HTC Video Windows Mobile Smartphone S621 Sync Your Facebook Contacts with Outlook Fonebook, you can sync up your Facebook contacts with your Outlook contacts. The application works with both Outlook 2003 and Outlook 2007. As an added bonus, if you also use a Nokia or Windows Mobile smartphone, you can then copy your contact's photos over to your phone, too! Currently Fonebook copies your contacts' photos, web addresses, About Me details, and Status Details into your Outlook. If you are using Outlook 2007, their birthday will be copied over too. The application was written by Ross Dargan after a blog post by Jason Langridge (aka "Mr. Mobile") mentioned how Facebook contacts could be used in Outlook. ]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/coolstuff/Sync-Your-Facebook-Contacts-with-Outlook With the new Facebook app Fonebook, you can sync up your Facebook contacts with your Outlook contacts. The application works with both Outlook 2003 and Outlook 2007. As an added bonus, if you also use a Nokia or Windows Mobile smartphone, you can then copy your contact's photos over to your phone, too! Currently Fonebook copies your contacts' photos, web addresses, About Me details, and Status Details into your Outlook. If you are using Outlook 2007, their birthday will be copied over too. The application was written by Ross Dargan after a blog post by Jason Langridge (aka "Mr. Mobile") mentioned how Facebook contacts could be used in Outlook. http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/coolstuff/Sync-Your-Facebook-Contacts-with-Outlook Tue, 31 Jul 2007 06:43:00 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/coolstuff/Sync-Your-Facebook-Contacts-with-Outlook Sarah Perez Sarah Perez 0 http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/coolstuff/Sync-Your-Facebook-Contacts-with-Outlook/RSS Facebook Outlook Smartphone Free Stuff for Windows Mobile Owners Windows Mobile Owner's Circle website, Windows Mobile users get immediate access to an extensive and growing selection of benefits. These benefits include free ringtones, free wallpapers, free themes, free games, free productivity software, free member help, help forums, a monthly newsletter and more. Some of the apps available offer satellite maps, travel and traffic updates, breaking business and market news alerts, Photo Contacts, and Live Search for Windows Mobile. The addictive logic puzzle game, Super Sudoku, is one of the more popular downloads. Another membership benefit allows you to save 20% on an item of your choice from Handango, a site that sells a wide array of mobile software. ]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/coolstuff/Free-Stuff-for-Windows-Mobile-Owners With a free membership at the Windows Mobile Owner's Circle website, Windows Mobile users get immediate access to an extensive and growing selection of benefits. These benefits include free ringtones, free wallpapers, free themes, free games, free productivity software, free member help, help forums, a monthly newsletter and more. Some of the apps available offer satellite maps, travel and traffic updates, breaking business and market news alerts, Photo Contacts, and Live Search for Windows Mobile. The addictive logic puzzle game, Super Sudoku, is one of the more popular downloads. Another membership benefit allows you to save 20% on an item of your choice from Handango, a site that sells a wide array of mobile software. http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/coolstuff/Free-Stuff-for-Windows-Mobile-Owners Tue, 24 Jul 2007 03:58:00 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/coolstuff/Free-Stuff-for-Windows-Mobile-Owners Sarah Perez Sarah Perez 1 http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/coolstuff/Free-Stuff-for-Windows-Mobile-Owners/RSS Windows Mobile Smartphone Smartphones Your opportunity to help change the world in healthcare: Check out new RFP's from Microsoft Research

My colleagues at Microsoft Research asked me to spread the word about an announcement they made on Monday during their External Research & Program’s Faculty Summit. Faculty Summit is the premier event hosted by ER&P for academic researchers and professors to meet with Microsoft researchers and product group engineers for in-depth presentations and discussions of computing problems and research trends. The conference brings together approximately 350 academics from 175 leading institutions worldwide.

During the Summit, Microsoft Research outlined the research agenda for the next year by announcing 11 new RFPs. These are research grants open to anyone, two of which focus on healthcare (outlined below).

Cell Phone as a Platform for Healthcare

Goals:

· Explore applications and evolution of the cell phone for healthcare services.

· Incubate, develop, and disseminate to the worldwide academic research community new healthcare services prototypes and mobile technology tools.

Solution Statement: What medical applications are relevant, worldwide, for ‘smart’ mobile phones (application and web-enabled) in rural, and urban, communities? What are the appropriate services and infrastructures to be created to provide affordable and accessible healthcare services?

Personalized Medicine: Improving Genome-Wide Association Studies

Goal: Genome-Wide Association Studies (GWAS) is an area that would greatly benefit from having computing improvements for researchers. Focus areas for improvement include:

• Improvement of HapMap (tools for data collection, etc.)

• Standardization of genetic data collection, semantics and DB schema

• Improvement of Algorithms (particularly for in multi-allele disorders) accuracy, performance (e.g., parallelization, HPC)

• Genomic Data Visualization

Solution Statement: Genome-Wide Association Studies (GWAS) are defined by the NIH as any study of genetic variation across the entire human genome that is designed to identify genetic associations with observable traits (such as blood pressure or weight), or the presence or absence of a disease or condition. GWAS are laying the groundwork for personalized medicine. What is needed to put this data as quickly as possible into the hands of a broad number of researchers so that they can advance the state of the art in this area.

If you’re interested in any more detail, please contact Tami Begasse: tami.begasse@microsoft.com.

Here’s your chance to help change the world in healthcare.

Good Luck!

Bill Crounse, MD   Worldwide Health Director   Microsoft Corporation ]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/bcrounse/Your-opportunity-to-help-change-the-world-in-healthcare-Check-out-new-RFPs-from-Microsoft-Research My colleagues at Microsoft Research asked me to spread the word about an announcement they made on Monday during their External Research & Program’s Faculty Summit. Faculty Summit is the premier event hosted by ER&P for academic researchers and professors to meet with Microsoft researchers and product group engineers for in-depth presentations and discussions of computing problems and research trends. The conference brings together approximately 350 academics from 175 leading institutions worldwide. During the Summit, Microsoft Research outlined the research agenda for the next year by announcing 11 new RFPs. These are research grants open to anyone, two of which focus on healthcare (outlined below). Cell Phone as a Platform for Healthcare Goals: · Explore applications and evolution of the cell phone for healthcare services. · Incubate, develop, and disseminate to the worldwide academic research community new healthcare services prototypes and mobile technology tools. Solution Statement: What medical applications are relevant, worldwide, for ‘smart’ mobile phones (application and web-enabled) in rural, and urban, communities? What are the appropriate services and infrastructures to be created to provide affordable and accessible healthcare services? Personalized Medicine: Improving Genome-Wide Association Studies Goal: Genome-Wide Association Studies (GWAS) is an area that would greatly benefit from having computing improvements for researchers. Focus areas for improvement include: • Improvement of HapMap (tools for data collection, etc.) • Standardization of genetic data collection, semantics and DB schema • Improvement of Algorithms (particularly for in multi-allele disorders) accuracy, performance (e.g., parallelization, HPC) • Genomic Data Visualization Solution Statement: Genome-Wide Association Studies (GWAS) are defined by the NIH as any study of genetic variation across the entire human genome that is designed to identify genetic associatio http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/bcrounse/Your-opportunity-to-help-change-the-world-in-healthcare-Check-out-new-RFPs-from-Microsoft-Research Fri, 20 Jul 2007 21:50:00 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/bcrounse/Your-opportunity-to-help-change-the-world-in-healthcare-Check-out-new-RFPs-from-Microsoft-Research Bill Crounse, MD Bill Crounse, MD 0 http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/bcrounse/Your-opportunity-to-help-change-the-world-in-healthcare-Check-out-new-RFPs-from-Microsoft-Research/RSS Health Healthcare Microsoft Research Smartphone genome Oops, I'm Late! Mr. Mobile!, Jason has discovered a really useful app for your Windows Mobile smartphone. The application is called "Oops I'm Late" and it automatically alerts meeting attendees that you are running late to your appointment. The application uses your GPS location information from your Windows Mobile Device to determine when you are running late, then it alerts the other attendees via SMS, email, or it can automatically call a designated contact person.

To use the program, you set up your appointment in your Outlook calendar as you usually would, turn on the GPS on your phone, and run the "Oops I'm Late" program on your phone. If need be, you can add or remove attendees from your notification list. That's it! It's really a "set it and forget it" type of application, especially when it's used for regular or recurring meetings with a consistent attendee list. Now you can concentrate on driving and not fumbling with your phone! Great find, Jason! ]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/coolstuff/Oops-Im-Late Over at Jason Langridge's blog, Mr. Mobile!, Jason has discovered a really useful app for your Windows Mobile smartphone. The application is called "Oops I'm Late" and it automatically alerts meeting attendees that you are running late to your appointment. The application uses your GPS location information from your Windows Mobile Device to determine when you are running late, then it alerts the other attendees via SMS, email, or it can automatically call a designated contact person. To use the program, you set up your appointment in your Outlook calendar as you usually would, turn on the GPS on your phone, and run the "Oops I'm Late" program on your phone. If need be, you can add or remove attendees from your notification list. That's it! It's really a "set it and forget it" type of application, especially when it's used for regular or recurring meetings with a consistent attendee list. Now you can concentrate on driving and not fumbling with your phone! Great find, Jason! http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/coolstuff/Oops-Im-Late Thu, 12 Jul 2007 10:02:00 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/coolstuff/Oops-Im-Late Sarah Perez Sarah Perez 2 http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/coolstuff/Oops-Im-Late/RSS Productivity Windows Mobile Safety Smartphone Backup Your Mobile Phone for Free Cellfish service offers a way for mobile phone users to backup the content saved to their mobile phones for free. If you've ever lost your phone or replaced it with a new one, you've probably also lost some of the mobile content that was saved on your device. Now your favorite pictures, videos, music, wallpapers, and more can be stored safely and securely online. With this new service, you receive unlimited storage at a online digital "locker" which can be accessed from any PC or mobile phone with an internet connection.

In addition to storing your content online, you can also share this content with your friends. Sharing content is easy: you simply click on the content stored at Cellfish and then click on the "Share" button underneath the content image. You then type in your friend's phone number, email address, or Cellfish username and your friend receives a message with the link to the content. If he or she is also a registered user, they will be able to send the content to their digital locker and access it on their cellphone. The Cellfish website also offers a large selection of music, wallpapers, ringtones and videos available for download from the site. Some of the items are free and some can be purchased for an additional fee. The Cellfish website is certainly useful for anyone who uses a modern-day mobile device's many features beyond its ability to simply make and receive calls.

 

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/coolstuff/Backup-Your-Mobile-Phone-for-Free The just-launched Cellfish service offers a way for mobile phone users to backup the content saved to their mobile phones for free. If you've ever lost your phone or replaced it with a new one, you've probably also lost some of the mobile content that was saved on your device. Now your favorite pictures, videos, music, wallpapers, and more can be stored safely and securely online. With this new service, you receive unlimited storage at a online digital "locker" which can be accessed from any PC or mobile phone with an internet connection. In addition to storing your content online, you can also share this content with your friends. Sharing content is easy: you simply click on the content stored at Cellfish and then click on the "Share" button underneath the content image. You then type in your friend's phone number, email address, or Cellfish username and your friend receives a message with the link to the content. If he or she is also a registered user, they will be able to send the content to their digital locker and access it on their cellphone. The Cellfish website also offers a large selection of music, wallpapers, ringtones and videos available for download from the site. Some of the items are free and some can be purchased for an additional fee. The Cellfish website is certainly useful for anyone who uses a modern-day mobile device's many features beyond its ability to simply make and receive calls.   http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/coolstuff/Backup-Your-Mobile-Phone-for-Free Wed, 11 Jul 2007 03:38:00 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/coolstuff/Backup-Your-Mobile-Phone-for-Free Sarah Perez Sarah Perez 1 http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/coolstuff/Backup-Your-Mobile-Phone-for-Free/RSS Windows Mobile Backup Smartphone The next wave in remote monitoring: Better care, peace of mind In previous Blog entries I've talked about the next wave in remote physiological monitoring. Mobile technologies, devices and web services will soon allow us to remotely monitor patients suffering from chronic diseases or elderly people living alone in their homes. The devices and technologies will be easy to use and ultimately quite affordable as the devices and services become commoditizied.

One of my colleagues on Microsoft's Channel 10, Laura Foy, recently produced a short video with David Bychkov, CEO of a company called Exmocare. Exmocare is the first of what will surely be a number of companies offering the kinds of devices and services I've been discussing on this Blog and elsewhere. Their Bluetooth enabled Exmocare watch can connect seamlessly with a Windows Mobile Smartphone, Pocket PC, home computer, Xbox, Media Center PC or other device.

It continuously records heart rate, heart rate variability, galvanic skin response, and movement. Using various algorithms it determines parameters of physical and emotional wellness and activity and reports these via Bluetooth to a Smartphone or other device linked to the Internet. Medical personnel or family members can log into a secure web site to receive reports on the person being monitored. The system can also be set to send out alerts to those monitoring someone via e-mail, IM, or text messaging should the watch detect physiological readings or activity levels that are out of range.

Examocare Monitor

This is just the beginning of a new era of technologies that will help us extend care into the home and bring peace of mind to those of us concerned about aging parents who live far away. Unified Communication technologies will augment these services with on-demand video and multimedia conferencing from a Smartphone, notebook or desktop PC, Xbox, or digital television.

While the first devices to hit the market will be a bit bulky and expensive, they will be arguably less expensive than the cost of live-in helpers and caregivers while providing a sense of safety and connectedness for those being monitored.
 
Be on the lookout for many more devices and web services that will facilitate health and wellness programs in the home and connect us to medical professionals and other experts. As an aging baby boomer, I take a great deal of comfort in knowing these technologies will be ready for me and my family in the very near future. There is also a virtually unlimited potential for these devices and services to meet the healthcare needs of emerging and underserved markets around the world.


Bill Crounse, MD   Worldwide Health Director    Microsoft Corporation

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/bcrounse/The-next-wave-in-remote-monitoring-Better-care-peace-of-mind In previous Blog entries I've talked about the next wave in remote physiological monitoring. Mobile technologies, devices and web services will soon allow us to remotely monitor patients suffering from chronic diseases or elderly people living alone in their homes. The devices and technologies will be easy to use and ultimately quite affordable as the devices and services become commoditizied. One of my colleagues on Microsoft's Channel 10, Laura Foy, recently produced a short video with David Bychkov, CEO of a company called Exmocare. Exmocare is the first of what will surely be a number of companies offering the kinds of devices and services I've been discussing on this Blog and elsewhere. Their Bluetooth enabled Exmocare watch can connect seamlessly with a Windows Mobile Smartphone, Pocket PC, home computer, Xbox, Media Center PC or other device. It continuously records heart rate, heart rate variability, galvanic skin response, and movement. Using various algorithms it determines parameters of physical and emotional wellness and activity and reports these via Bluetooth to a Smartphone or other device linked to the Internet. Medical personnel or family members can log into a secure web site to receive reports on the person being monitored. The system can also be set to send out alerts to those monitoring someone via e-mail, IM, or text messaging should the watch detect physiological readings or activity levels that are out of range. This is just the beginning of a new era of technologies that will help us extend care into the home and bring peace of mind to those of us concerned about aging parents who live far away. Unified Communication technologies will augment these services with on-demand video and multimedia conferencing from a Smartphone, notebook or desktop PC, Xbox, or digital television. While the first devices to hit the market will be a bit bulky and expensive, they will be arguably less expensive than the cost of live-in helpers and caregivers wh http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/bcrounse/The-next-wave-in-remote-monitoring-Better-care-peace-of-mind Tue, 17 Apr 2007 20:28:00 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/bcrounse/The-next-wave-in-remote-monitoring-Better-care-peace-of-mind Bill Crounse, MD Bill Crounse, MD 0 http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/bcrounse/The-next-wave-in-remote-monitoring-Better-care-peace-of-mind/RSS Healthcare Microsoft PC Xbox home care remote monitoring Smartphone aging chronic disease