Microsoft Mix-It-Up On 25 Mar

At the next Microsoft Mix-It-Up, get the latest technology updates from Microsoft. Take your developer knowledge and skills to the next level by attending the first MSDN event of the year. We will be focusing on Visual Studio 2010, Team Foundation Server, Silverlight 4, and Windows Azure. Read more

65Bits Episode 153: It’s China day

Our friends at Tech65 starts off this week with their weekly podcast on the following issues that dominated the tech landscape: [1] Google: A new approach to China, [2] Google Plans to Upgrade Old Billboards in Street View, [3] German government issues official warning. Do NOT use Internet Explorer until it is fixed, [4] Facebook Releases Their Version Of Retweets As Twitterfication Continues, [5] Lenovo Thinkpad Edge and X100e. Do click and check out their latest podcast here. You can now also listen to the Tech65 podcast here as well by coming to the blog post directly. Read more

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The Future Of Technology Is…

Filled with hovercrafts? Flying trains? Androids overrun? Increasing individualization or loss of it? What do you think the future of technology is? HP and Microsoft organised a series of events in the region titled “Future is…” meant to spark imaginations and spur people to think of the future of technology, our future. Read more

65 Bits Episode 151: Best Tech of the Decade

Our friends at Tech65 starts off the new year with their weekly podcast on the following issues that dominated the tech landscape with the review of 2009 and predictions ahead for 2010 in the last week of this year: [1] Microsoft loses its appeal in $200-million-plus Custom XML patent infringement case, [2] Court-ordered patch removes custom XML tools from Office 2007 components, [3] OCZ Vertex 2 Pro SSD previewed, [4] Samsung NX10, [5] Best tech of the decade Do click and check out their latest podcast here. As it is a new year and a long relationship between SGE and Tech65, we are now going to syndicate the content on our site and our readers can also listen to the podcast on the site as well. We also heard that Tech65 is now on the top 50 gadget blogs in the world and our congratulations to them. :) Read more

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Microsoft to Open Source the .NET Micro Framework

Looks like there will be new opportunities for developers in Singapore, Microsoft has just announced that they are releasing version 4.0 of the.NET Micro Framework (via Peter Gill) and will be open sourcing making it available under the Apache 2.0 license. Given that there are a lot of ongoing efforts in developer space like HackerSpace and online communities dealing with Internet and tech enterprises, this development will be of interest for those out there. On another note, SGE is also part of Microsoft BizSpark Sponsorship program and drop us a note if you are interested to be part of the program.

All About Microsoft – The Web Story

Is Microsoft only about desktop PCs and office productivity software? There are two sides to every story. Come and find out about the other side of Microsoft’s story – the side where Microsoft helps developers develop and run rich, engaging and robust applications on the web and the cloud. Read more

65Bits Episode 139: Kevin is back, while stocks last

Our friends at Tech65 start their weekly podcast on the following issues that dominated the tech landscape last week with special guest, Kevin Lim: [1] Hotmail passwords leaked online (Gmail, Yahoo Mail affected too), [2] Flash 10.1 Full Flash for Everyone Except iPhone, [3] AT&T Allows VoIP Over 3G for iPhone, [4] Kindle 2 goes to $259, International GSM version coming October 19 (List of countries getting Kindle 2 international), [5] DoubleTwist Unveils An Alternative To The iTunes Music Store, Powered By Amazon MP3, [6] New Ways to Try and Buy Microsoft Office 2010, [7] Norton 2010 Launch, [8] Sony Notebook Launch, [9] Canon Camera Launch, [10] Windows 7 Social Party, and the bonus: Google Wave Is Easier To Understand Than… Do click and check out their latest podcast here.

3 Interesting TED Demo Videos for Innovators Part 1

We all hear about the inspiring and brilliant TED videos where inventors, thought leaders and social activists give a scintillating 18-20 minutes speech about their own topic of interest. While the talks about social media, politics, economics, language, design, architecture and many more gave us much food for thought, there are interesting TED demo videos which give us a glimpse of future technologies and what is going to come. We start with a series of interesting demos from how one can synthesize a three dimensional structure using a set of images (coming out of Microsoft Research), a new type of GUI desktop interface for operating system and lastly, wireless electricity and how we can get our phones charge without wires. Read more

65Bits Episode 138: Lots of Google and Microsoft

Our friends at Tech65 start their weekly podcast on the following issues that dominated the tech landscape last week: [1] Google Trike in Singapore, [2] Google Toolbar adds comments with Sidewiki, [3] Google Wave invite-only preview begins, [4] Microsoft confirms free security software ships Tuesday, [5] Vista/IE market share slide, Win 7/Firefox/Chrome surge, [6] Microsoft says automated ‘Fix it’ is working, [7] Wacom Bamboo – Correction: Wacom Bamboo Fun Pen & Touch 6×9 cost S$329 while the rest cost below S$200, and the Byte of the week: Dropbox iPhone App. Do click and check out their latest podcast here.

A Guide for Mobile-Web Developers to Smartphone Apps Stores

With the emergence of the iPhone, new opportunities emerge with the long tail economy for the mobile-web entrepreneurs and developers with respect to the mobile smartphone apps store. While there is a choice for a lot of mobile-web development platforms from Google Android to iPhone OS 3.0, most developers are not sure about the market reach, coverage and how many devices that their apps can reach to. Here is a guide on the 5 most well-known mobile-webs store: Apple iTunes Store, Nokia Ovi Store, Google Android Market, BlackBerry (RIM) Apps World and Microsoft Windows Marketplace. Read more

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