Miguel Medeiros » Technology

Microsoft launches MSN Music almost four months late

Miguel — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 10:01:57 +0000

Microsoft is finally launching MSN Music, a music streaming and download service, nearly four months later than originally scheduled.

Source: The Telegraph

Mobile phone giant Nokia sues Apple over iPhone

Miguel — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 20:22:37 +0000

Nokia, the world’s biggest mobile phone maker, took on the iconic iPhone on Thursday by suing U.S. rival Apple for infringing 10 Nokia patents on mobile phone technology.

Source: Canada.com

Wolfram Alpha Launches $50 iPhone App

Miguel — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 13:05:31 +0000

On Thursday WolframAlpha launched its developer API, which should allow large and small developers (as well as businesses and educational institutions) to harness the power of the computational knowledge engine to enhance their own applications or products. Today, the WolframAlpha iPhone app (iTunes link) — which was built using the new API — was released to the App Store.

Source: Mashable

Apple on Snow Leopard Bug: Help Is on the Way!

Miguel — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 09:40:22 +0000

In response to widespread media coverage Monday, Apple has acknowledged a bug in its latest operating system, Snow Leopard, that involved some users losing a large amount of their data when logging into guest accounts.

Source: Wired

Adobe Flash CS5 will compile native iPhone and touch games

Miguel — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 20:33:15 +0000

Adobe Flash Professional CS5 will enable you to build applications for iPhone and iPod touch using ActionScript These applications can be delivered to iPhone and iPod touch users through the Apple AppStore.

Source: CS5

Top 10 social iPhone apps

Miguel — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 13:22:05 +0000

We present the top 10 iPhone apps for keeping in touch with friends, and getting the views of others…

Source: The Telegraph

The iPhone App for the iT Staff

Miguel — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 08:28:11 +0000

Phone apps started with the average consumer, then spread to small businesses, now they’ve hit the corporate level. Several apps are now aimed directly at the people who run computer networks for companies.

Source: BusinessWeek

Best mobile apps for iPhone and Androids

Miguel — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 15:48:32 +0000

Mini-programs, with which users download a collection of favourites and store on their phone, are a billion dollar industry.

Source: Times Online

Game Console Makers Feeling the Heat from Apple

Miguel — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 18:15:16 +0000

There’s a growing sense in the gaming industry that we may finally have reached “good enough” in the realm of hardware. And as the battle shifts from primarily hardware to software and great downloadable content, there is one unexpected player sitting pretty in the marketplace: Apple.

Source: Mashable

The worst Microsoft ads of all time

Miguel — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 18:12:32 +0000

A cringe-inducing Microsoft advert has been doing the rounds this week – but there are plenty of other skeletons in the company’s closet.

Source: The Guardian