E-Z Life » Windows http://www.ezrahill.co.uk - Daily Diary of Ezra Hill Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:12:00 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Nokia: ‘We don’t have a Plan B’ http://www.ezrahill.co.uk/2012/02/08/nokia-we-dont-have-a-plan-b/ http://www.ezrahill.co.uk/2012/02/08/nokia-we-dont-have-a-plan-b/#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:45:00 +0000 Daniel Cooper http://www.engadget.com/2012/02/08/nokia-we-dont-have-a-plan-b/
Wander into Nokia’s corporate HQ and, if Victor Saejis is to believed, you’ll be hard pressed to find any manilla folder bearing the legend “Plan B.” The handset maker’s European Manager told Swedish financial daily Dagens Industri that the company has no contingency plan in the event that Windows Phone loses out to Android and iOS saying that “Plan B is that Plan A is to succeed.” It’s a pretty unequivocal statement that Espoo’s betting the farm on consumers embracing Microsoft’s OS. Commenting on the company’s recent troubles and winding down of Symbian and demise of MeeGo, he said “it’s like starting all over again. But we must succeed in the U.S. if we are to succeed in the world” — pretty honest, if a little disappointing to anyone who hoped there was an Android-powered white N9 lying in a Finnish skunkworks.

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Skype rolled out its version 5.8 software update for Windows users today, and it brings with it a couple of fairly notable features. That includes full HD video calling (provided you have a suitable webcam and internet connection, of course), video calling to Facebook users (regardless of whether they have Skype installed or not), and group screen sharing, which will let folks share either their entire desktop or a single application with other participants on a conference call. That last feature is only available with Skype Premium, though. Other new features include a “push to talk” option that will let you set up a hotkey to trigger your microphone (for multiplayer gaming, for instance), the ability to hide offline Facebook contacts, and one possible fruit of the Microsoft acquisition: Bing toolbar integration.

Skype rolls out update for Windows with full HD video calling, group screen sharing originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:54:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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]]> http://www.ezrahill.co.uk/2012/02/02/skype-rolls-out-update-for-windows-with-full-hd-video-calling-group-screen-sharing/feed/ 0 Boxee desktop app being removed from servers tonight, get it while you can http://www.ezrahill.co.uk/2012/01/31/boxee-desktop-app-being-removed-from-servers-tonight-get-it-while-you-can/ http://www.ezrahill.co.uk/2012/01/31/boxee-desktop-app-being-removed-from-servers-tonight-get-it-while-you-can/#comments Tue, 31 Jan 2012 21:39:00 +0000 Terrence O'Brien http://www.engadget.com/2012/01/31/boxee-desktop-app-being-removed-from-servers-tonight/ Boxee 1.5

We knew that the Boxee desktop app’s days were numbered, we just didn’t realize how numbered. It was only the day after Christmas that we learned version 1.5 would be the last to ship for Linux, Windows and OS X. Now, with January coming to a close, its life is officially being snuffed out. Tonight, as you flip the calendar to February, Boxee will be busy purging its servers of the installable media center software. What that means, in case you hadn’t figured it out, is that this is your last chance to download the official app for your desktop OS of choice as the company shifts focus to the Boxee Box and other streaming appliances. Of course, we’re sure someone will pick up the torch and update the program, but as far as Boxee is concerned it has no desktop son.

Boxee desktop app being removed from servers tonight, get it while you can originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 31 Jan 2012 17:39:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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]]> http://www.ezrahill.co.uk/2012/01/31/boxee-desktop-app-being-removed-from-servers-tonight-get-it-while-you-can/feed/ 0 APK puts Windows 95, 98 and XP, plus Linux on the EVO 3D http://www.ezrahill.co.uk/2012/01/31/apk-puts-windows-95-98-and-xp-plus-linux-on-the-evo-3d/ http://www.ezrahill.co.uk/2012/01/31/apk-puts-windows-95-98-and-xp-plus-linux-on-the-evo-3d/#comments Tue, 31 Jan 2012 02:12:00 +0000 Michael Gorman http://www.engadget.com/2012/01/30/apk-puts-windows-95-98-and-xp-plus-linux-on-the-evo-3d/

And here you thought Microsoft bringing Windows 8 to ARM was big news. Turns out, a member of the xda-developers forum has managed to make an APK that puts a variety of Redmond’s x86 operating systems on the HTC EVO 3D and its 1.2 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon silicon — Windows 95, 98, XP and even your favorite flavor of Linux are all available for the three dee-equipped handset. All you need to do is install the Bochs Pentium emulator APK and the OS disk image of your choice, modify a couple files, and you’ll be doing yesteryear’s desktop computing on a handheld in no time. Feeling nostalgic? Detailed instructions how to do it yourself and the necessary files can be found at the source link below, but all we want to know is: does it do the blue screen of death or the force close dance when things go awry?

APK puts Windows 95, 98 and XP, plus Linux on the EVO 3D originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 30 Jan 2012 22:12:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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]]> http://www.ezrahill.co.uk/2012/01/31/apk-puts-windows-95-98-and-xp-plus-linux-on-the-evo-3d/feed/ 0 Absinthe A5 Jailbreaker for iPhone 4S / iPad 2 now available for Windows http://www.ezrahill.co.uk/2012/01/21/absinthe-a5-jailbreaker-for-iphone-4s-ipad-2-now-available-for-windows/ http://www.ezrahill.co.uk/2012/01/21/absinthe-a5-jailbreaker-for-iphone-4s-ipad-2-now-available-for-windows/#comments Sat, 21 Jan 2012 21:24:00 +0000 Richard Lawler http://www.engadget.com/2012/01/21/untethered-jailbreak-iphone-4s-ipad-2-windows/

When the Absinthe A5 untethered jailbreak solution hit yesterday it opened Apple’s iPhone 4S and iPad 2 for more creative uses by their owners — as long as they were on OS X. Now the team has returned with a version of the tool built for Windows users who enjoy iLife mixing and matching. All the usual restrictions, warnings and directives apply, but you know what you’re here for — hit the source link below to download a ZIP file straight from greenpois0n’s servers and get going, or check the other links for more information on the exact steps to follow.

[Thanks to everyone who sent this in]

Absinthe A5 Jailbreaker for iPhone 4S / iPad 2 now available for Windows originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 21 Jan 2012 17:24:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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