The sum of Windows Mobile 6.5 and May 11th = False

WinMo users who were preparing for May 11th by stocking up on certain party supplies in anticipation for a WinMo 6.5 launch will sadly have to keep their goods in the cellar a bit longer as Microsoft has annouced that some information from a recent blog posting (below) was misinterpruted (and has now since been corrected) and WinMo 6.5 will not be launching on May 11th.  Sorry WinMo users, looks as if May 11th is not your day to shine after all.  Oh well, look on the bright side – by the time Windows Mobile 6.5 is released, the wait for Windows Mobile 7 will be a cake walk compared to this disaster.

Source: Boy Genius

Blackberry OS 5.0 more info revealed

Crackberry users are one of the few groups who count OS revision numbers as closely or more more closely than they do their own wedding anniversaries or even birthdays.  Don’t get me wrong, there isn’t anything wrong with that at all, per say.  It seems that every few tens of a number in change in a Blackberry OS, those loyal number counters twitch with anticipation for the latest release of said OS.  But when something as big as an entirely new number comes along, say OS 5.0, those users may find themselves in the emergancy room.  Twitchers, RIM is getting ready to reveal just that, an OS that breaks in to an entirely new set of numbers, the 5.0 range!  Take a seat and sit back.  We don’t want your blood pressure to rise too quickly.  How much are your eye balls really going to take in if you black out?!  For the full scoop of the newness that is Blackberry OS 5.0 and the updated feature set presented in a nice, easy to read bulleted list, step right on in.

Unleash your inner James Bond with the USB Spy Pen

James Bond is perhaps one of the greatest heros of all time for many boys and grown men alike.  He gets all of the ladies, vacation hot spots, and most importantly, the gadgets.  For years boys and men alike have drooled at the TV screen with each new gadget that Bond ads to his arsenal, dreaming of an imaginary life in which they too could hold that gadget in their hand, whatever it may be, and for a moment live the life of bond.  If said dream corresponds more or less with your thought process, today is starting to look up for you.  The USB Spy Pen is just for you.  Why?  Now you can secretly record video in AVI format at a 352 x 288 resolution and snap stills at a slightly more ocularly *new word* pleasing 640 x 480.  Jump inside for the full specs and even more ocular goodness.

The incompetence returns to Apple’s App Store approval process

It has been several weeks since a story has been posted about some seemingly retarded and incompetent move on behalf of Apple’s App Store approval team.  However, not wanting to disappoint, the App Store approvers have once again given us something to talk about.  What exactly is the cause for concern this time?  Would you believe it all revolves around something as trivial and miniscule as a tiny icon that couldn’t occupy  more than 40-50 pixels square?

AT&T doubling network speeds to 7.2Mbps – Great…do you have a signal?

Carriers in the U.S. have long had a fascination with advertising themselves as the fastest, biggest, or most reliable network.  Really who could blame them?  It is a PR move meant to attract as many customers as humanly possible.  In the age of increasing smartphone use, more and more people are in tune to and concerned with how fast the network is as it will allow their mobile web browsing to be much more fluid and desktop like.  Sure faster speeds are always a big plus, but what if you can’t even get a reliable signal let alone any signal at all?  What good is all of that speed?

Windows 7? Old news. Windows 8? Now we’re talkin’

I know that technology and the gadget world as a whole move at a pretty fast clip, but a new job posting by Microsoft brings a new meaning to the words “forward thinking”.  The job posting by Microsoft states:

Are you a talented SDE/T Lead looking for the next technical challenge on a key operating system component? Are you passionate about distributed systems, networking, file systems and want to be the leader of a cutting edge project? Are you looking for a team with abundant opportunities to grow? If so, we have the position for you!…

For the upcoming version of Windows, new critical features are being worked on including cluster support and support for one way replication. The core engine is also being reworked to provide dramatic performance improvements. We will also soon be starting major improvements for Windows 8 where we will be including innovative features which will revolutionize file access in branch offices.

Well I guess the good news is the job outlook at Microsoft is at least somewhat hopefull.  Something that can also be viewed as good news is that individuals who are so far unimpressed with what Windows 7 has to offer can take comfort in knowing that Microsoft is thinking ahead…way ahead.  There’s always next time, right?

Source: Alley Insider, Neo Seeker, *Image Source: i.Tech Republic*

Mac Office 2004 users going it alone starting in October

Even though Mac computers and OS X come with a pretty good set of *full* software titles out of the box, there are certain things that they still lack such as an office suite.  Usually when a Mac user gets ready to take the plunge into the office world, they choose between three main players:

1. Microsoft Office
2. Apple’s iWork Suite
3. Open Office

Out of these three suites, Microsoft’s Microsoft Office is most often the winner simply because it is the defacto standard in many places of the world.  More Mac “purists” will instead opt for iWork as it is designed from the ground up to blend in and work perfectly with the rest of the Mac OS, while Open Office users tend to distance themselves from the first two groups and instead want to either stand out or simply like more choice.  Whatever the case may be, Microsoft Office users, 2004 Office users to be exact, will have something to think about come October: support.