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Citrix to bring remote capabilities to the iPhone

by ewdithen on June 20, 2008

We have all seen a jail broken iPhone with the capability to VPN into a windows running machine, but now we may be seeing a program that will allow you to do this without unlocking your iPhone. Citrix recently released that they are working on a technology client to run Windows XP on the iPhone. They ran a demo of the way the application will run on the iPhone and ... continued »

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A glimpse into the App Store of Apple

by ewdithen on June 19, 2008

As we get closer and closer to the release date of iPhone 3G we are all wondering what Apple will release in the App store that will be available for us to purchase. They released a few insights into some Apps we've all wanted to see. The first that I know I am looking forward to is EasyTaskManager, which is a desktop manager that supports "GTD, the ‘Get it done' ... continued »

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Microsoft Live Maps works with the iPhone - break out the Champagne!

by Vincent Nguyen on April 21, 2008

I got a call from a buddy of mine earlier tonight all excited that Microsoft Live Maps is now compatible with Safari and more importantly Safari Mobile. He insisted I give it a try, so I did. Two minutes into trying to use Live Maps, I realized why I don't use Google's implementation of maps.google.com on the iPhone simply because it is too slow and takes too much work. So I ... continued »

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Microsoft considering Office functionality for iPhone

by Chris Davies on March 26, 2008

The fanboy Apple/Microsoft debate may rage on, but don't doubt that both companies are viewing the iPhone as a big profit opportunity. Fortune has been talking to the Specialized Devices and Applications Group at Microsoft, who are responsible for Mac-friendly software like Office for OS X, and the team there are keen to stress that they're seeing the coveted Apple cellphone as a prospective platform. "It's really important for us ... continued »

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Microsoft planning MultiTouch rivals in Vista’s successor

by Chris Davies on December 13, 2007

Looks like Microsoft have decided they've had enough of hearing that the iPhone has "killed" traditional touchscreens.  Earlier this week, Microsoft software test engineer Hilton Locke spilt a tidbit about Windows Mobile 7, the follow-up to Vista: "If you are impressed by the "touch features" in the iPhone, you'll be blown away by what's coming in Windows 7" Hilton Locke, TabBlogger It looks as though Microsoft are also doing their own work ... continued »

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Synchronica Announced Support for Microsoft Exchange to iPhone

by Vincent Nguyen on July 15, 2007

Borrowing from Secret's deodorant slogan, "iPhone is good enough for business users, but designed for consumers."  It's clear that Apple designed the iPhone for consumers, but that doesn't stop business people from lusting over the ability to use it for business functions. Email tops the list. Support for Microsoft Exchange is available for iPhone owners, but not from Apple. IT managers cringe at the idea of granting iPhone owner access to ... continued »

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Microsoft Exchange support for iPhone in next two months?

by Chris Davies on July 12, 2007

One of our more active posts here on MYiTablet is Vincent's guide to setting up Exchange on the iPhone.  Now it's not a proper push-email solution, so don't go rushing over there and then become upset and belligerent, but according to Sven Rafferty we should only have a month or two to wait until Apple flicks the switch on a Direct Push upgrade. continued »

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