Windows 8: Microsoft’s Game-Changing Technology
I have to be honest with you: For about the past year, I’ve had some serious doubts about Microsoft’s place in the technology world. Don’t misunderstand me, Microsoft has many fantastic products and technologies, but with the shift to the cloud (and fears of outsourcing for IT pros) and Microsoft not gaining share fast enough in very important areas (mobility, virtualization, etc.), I was beginning to question Microsoft’s place as well as my place in the Microsoft ecosystem.
But then something happened: I saw Windows Server 8.
Right before the Build conference last month, I was in Redmond for a few days for a “reviewers workshop” to learn all about Windows Server 8. Windows 8 directly addresses many of the shortcomings that I had been concerned about. I honestly don’t think I’m overstating it here when I say Windows 8 is exactly what Microsoft needs in order to re-establish itself as a dominant market leader. Read More
Nokia Releases NFC-Enabled Tangible Games
Nokia has released in the Nokia Store a series of tangible casual games leveraging Near Field Communications technology to allow users play with physical objects in the real world.
The three new games, which include Nokia World Flags, Nokia Shakespeare Shuffle and Nokia Nursery Rhyme Shuffle, can be played now on any Nokia Symbian NFC-enabled phone including the Nokia C7 Astound, Nokia C7-00, Nokia 600, Nokia 603, Nokia 700 and Nokia 701.
Using NFC cards from online retailers, or even an ID badge or other NFC chipped piece of identification, gamers can use their phones to match virtual images, solve puzzles, etc. Players don’t have to read or write to the tags in order to work, their phones only need to detect the tags. Read More
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