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I know you’ve seen it – someone using the “Push To Talk” feature on their company phone that essentially turns it in to a sort of high-tech walkie-talkie. Would you like to be able to do something similar with your Android or iOS device? Enter a free iOS/Android app called “Heytell.” Heytell is sort of a cross between “Push To
Nokia today announced two new smartphones, the E6 and the X7, both sporting the latest version of Symbian, codenamed "Anna". The Nokia E6 adds to the business range and the Nokia X7 excels at games and entertainment. The new Anna software has new icons and usability improvements, including better text input, faster browsing and a refreshed Ovi Maps. "We are further
Back with Microsoft for a more consumer oriented evening. This time it's going to be Windows Media Centre, Home Server, Xbox, Kinect and more on the phones. First up is Microsoft Home Server 2011 - every house should have one. As standard it's a media server, dishing out photos, music and videos. Usual DLNA stuff. Microsoft provides a remote site
Microsoft's TechNet Live Tour is giving a half day seminar on the cloud and what it means for the IT professional. I've been invited along so, for a change, I'm going to try a bit of a "live blog" approach, just typing as I go. It's going to cover Windows Intune, Small Business Server 2011, Office 365, Dynamics CRM 2011,
As regular listeners to the podcast will know, the Geek News Central website is powered by Wordpress. Until now, I've always used the web interface to write posts. "It works" is about the kindest thing you can say about it. Browsing the Palm App Catalog, I came across Poster for Wordpress, an app that allows blogging from the Palm Pre
Normally I have very little interest in games. However, a friend got me to install an app on my iPod called “Words With Friends,” an iOS/Android cross-platform app that allows games between people and utilizes push notification to let you know when it’s your turn to play. This allows for asynchronous play in spare moments. That caused me to start
In a press release yesterday, The Carphone Warehouse announced that it had sold one million Android handsets in Europe with a year-on-year growth of 2000%. The Carphone Warehouse has been a strong supporter of Android with exclusive arrangements on handsets such as the Samsung's Nexus S and a similar deal on the forthcoming Motorola Xoom tablet.