Web2.0

Friday, August 21, 2009

Gaming Couldn't Get Better

Project Natal, a revolutionary new way to play: no controller required. See a ball? Kick it, hit it, trap it or catch it. If you know how to move your hands, shake your hips or speak ...

Sunday, August 16, 2009

Twitter plans official support for retweets

If you've been on Twitter since the beginning, you know that @replies weren't always supported the way they are now. The @username convention started from the ground up, with Twitter's users, and the functionality was coded afterward. Now, the same thing is happening with retweets, according to a blog post by Twitter's Biz Stone.

Although the design hasn't been finalized, 'Project Retweet' looks like it will include a 'retweet' link next to each tweet. Instead of the conventional 'RT:' in front of retweeted posts, they'll appear to your followers as they were written, with a 'retweeted by' note at the end, next to the date and time of the tweet. At first, people will probably wonder why they're seeing posts by folks they don't follow, but I'm sure users will eventually learn to assume they're seeing retweets. Besides, 'RT' was taking up valuable characters!

Project Retweet rolls out in 'a few weeks or so,' according to Biz. This way, app developers have time to support the functionality. Retweeting has been added to the API, so adding it to apps should only be a small hassle. I'm predicting iPhone apps will lag behind desktop apps in adding the new retweet feature, though, while their updates wait in Apple's App Store approval queue.

Downloadsquad

Thursday, August 13, 2009

Nokia – Microsoft Forge Office Centric Alliance To Lure Business Mobile Users

Nokia – Microsoft Forge Office Centric Alliance To Lure Business Mobile Users: "

Microsoft and Nokia have annoucned an alliance to bring into an alliance that will bring Microsoft Office Mobile and other productivity software to Nokia mobile phones. This move is clearly targetted at taking RIM the makers of Blackberry smart phones head on and also to take on Google’s android which is fast making inroads into the mobile segment. The main reason for Nokia to venture into this alliance has been its declining market share in the smart phone segment. Nokia’s symbian OS and lack of business tools weakens it position in front of Blackberry and the iPhone.

Under this agreement the work on the design, development and marketing of productivity solutions for business mobile users will start immediately. The microsoft software would be available on a series of Nokia smartphones starting with the E-series.

India A Big Market For Mobile Driven Productivity And Office Tools?

Globally the mobile apps market has seen tremendous growth and according to an IDC report market is projected to grow to Rs.15,932 crore ($3.5 billion) in 2010, with CAGR of 23 per cent. Another report states that US alone would reach $9 billion by 2011. We have earlier analysed the difference between native mobile apps and web based mobile apps. Given the penetration of mobile phone users in India and the global growth of smart phone sales all indicate that eventually India would be a very important market for this Microsoft Nokia alliance.

Whats your take? Would you give up a blackberry or iphone for a microsoft office enabled nokia phone?