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		<title>Nokia passes Lumias to MVPs, ignores past promises to own developers</title>
		<link>http://tamsppc.tamoggemon.com/2012/05/17/nokia-passes-lumias-to-mvps-ignores-past-promises-to-own-developers/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 08:40:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tam Hanna</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When Nokia first announced intent to switch over to Windows Phone 7, they offered their Symbian developers a free Nokia E7 and promised to follow it up with a free Lumia when WP7 would be &#8220;on the road&#8221;. Sadly, it looks like the Symbian developers have done their due, and are now no longer useful <a href='http://tamsppc.tamoggemon.com/2012/05/17/nokia-passes-lumias-to-mvps-ignores-past-promises-to-own-developers/'>[...]</a>


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<li><a href='http://tamsppc.tamoggemon.com/2011/08/08/nokia-gives-free-app-hub-membership-to-developers/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Nokia gives free App Hub membership to developers'>Nokia gives free App Hub membership to developers</a></li>
<li><a href='http://tamsppc.tamoggemon.com/2010/03/02/tam-hanna-talks-at-nokia-mobile-developers-forum-hagenberg/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Tam Hanna talks at Nokia Mobile Developers Forum Hagenberg'>Tam Hanna talks at Nokia Mobile Developers Forum Hagenberg</a></li>
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		<title>Bridgestone to give up on e-paper production</title>
		<link>http://tamsppc.tamoggemon.com/2012/05/17/bridgestone-to-give-up-on-e-paper-production/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 02:00:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tam Hanna</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The (usually monochrome) e-paper technology is used commonly in all kinds of e-readers due to the ultra-low power usage. Bridgestone, one of the largest makers of these screens, now gives up on them: Tokyo (May, 15 2012) — Bridgestone Corporation today announced plans to withdraw from electronic paper business. The company has made this decision <a href='http://tamsppc.tamoggemon.com/2012/05/17/bridgestone-to-give-up-on-e-paper-production/'>[...]</a>


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<li><a href='http://tamsppc.tamoggemon.com/2012/05/12/hp-to-resume-tablet-production-with-windows-8/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: HP to resume tablet production &#8211; with Windows 8'>HP to resume tablet production &#8211; with Windows 8</a></li>
<li><a href='http://tamsppc.tamoggemon.com/2009/12/14/aceeca-meazura-mez1500-enters-production/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Aceeca Meazura MEZ1500 enters production'>Aceeca Meazura MEZ1500 enters production</a></li>
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		<title>Robbie Bach: Zune hardware was a mistake</title>
		<link>http://tamsppc.tamoggemon.com/2012/05/16/robbie-bach-zune-hardware-was-a-mistake/</link>
		<comments>http://tamsppc.tamoggemon.com/2012/05/16/robbie-bach-zune-hardware-was-a-mistake/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 20:22:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tam Hanna</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It is a time-old tradition in the tech world: some time after an employee has left his former employer, he proceeds to washing his employer&#8217;s dirty laundry in public. This has now happened with Robbie Bach, a former manager in Microsoft&#8217;s music division. He stated the following during an interview: &#8230; would skip portable media <a href='http://tamsppc.tamoggemon.com/2012/05/16/robbie-bach-zune-hardware-was-a-mistake/'>[...]</a>


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<li><a href='http://tamsppc.tamoggemon.com/2011/10/05/zune-hardware-gone/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Zune hardware gone'>Zune hardware gone</a></li>
<li><a href='http://tamsppc.tamoggemon.com/2009/04/10/zune-hardware-and-software-go-internationalone-day/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Zune hardware and software go international&#8230;one day'>Zune hardware and software go international&#8230;one day</a></li>
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		<title>Kantar: light growth of WP7 marketshare in Europe</title>
		<link>http://tamsppc.tamoggemon.com/2012/05/16/kantar-light-growth-of-wp7-marketshare-in-europe/</link>
		<comments>http://tamsppc.tamoggemon.com/2012/05/16/kantar-light-growth-of-wp7-marketshare-in-europe/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 16:16:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tam Hanna</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Traditionally, one expects a new version of a product to achieve a larger market share than its predecessor. Sadly, this was not at all the case in the area of Windows Mobile &#8211; Windows Phone had a significantly lower share. Reuters now brings us the following bit of info from a market research company named <a href='http://tamsppc.tamoggemon.com/2012/05/16/kantar-light-growth-of-wp7-marketshare-in-europe/'>[...]</a>


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<li><a href='http://tamsppc.tamoggemon.com/2011/11/01/half-of-uk-smartphones-are-powered-by-android-rim-holds-number-two-spot-2/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Half of UK smartphones are powered by Android, RIM holds number two spot.'>Half of UK smartphones are powered by Android, RIM holds number two spot.</a></li>
<li><a href='http://tamsppc.tamoggemon.com/2011/09/10/smartphone-sales-surpass-featurephone-sales-in-west-europe-says-idc/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Smartphone sales surpass featurephone sales in West Europe says IDC'>Smartphone sales surpass featurephone sales in West Europe says IDC</a></li>
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		<title>IDC: HTML5 &#8220;planned&#8221; by almost 80% of developers</title>
		<link>http://tamsppc.tamoggemon.com/2012/05/16/idc-html5-planned-by-almost-80-of-developers/</link>
		<comments>http://tamsppc.tamoggemon.com/2012/05/16/idc-html5-planned-by-almost-80-of-developers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 13:40:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tam Hanna</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When it comes to mobile development, religious wars can be fought about the question of web 2.0 vs native. Mobile Business Briefing now brings us the following nugget: Research house IDC said that 79 percent of surveyed mobile app developers plan to integrate HTML5 into products they launch this year. The company said that by <a href='http://tamsppc.tamoggemon.com/2012/05/16/idc-html5-planned-by-almost-80-of-developers/'>[...]</a>


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<li><a href='http://tamsppc.tamoggemon.com/2011/06/13/ms-plans-to-woo-android-developers-launches-new-tools/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: MS plans to woo Android developers, launches new tools'>MS plans to woo Android developers, launches new tools</a></li>
<li><a href='http://tamsppc.tamoggemon.com/2011/11/01/half-of-uk-smartphones-are-powered-by-android-rim-holds-number-two-spot-2/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Half of UK smartphones are powered by Android, RIM holds number two spot.'>Half of UK smartphones are powered by Android, RIM holds number two spot.</a></li>
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		<title>Telefonica: 2 € = 25MB, EU-wide</title>
		<link>http://tamsppc.tamoggemon.com/2012/05/15/telefonica-2-e-25mb-eu-wide/</link>
		<comments>http://tamsppc.tamoggemon.com/2012/05/15/telefonica-2-e-25mb-eu-wide/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 05:44:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tam Hanna</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Roaming in the EU is quite a topic &#8211; given that Hutchison has used the communality across its network for great advantage, I have frequently predicted that it would be but a question of time when other carriers react. According to Mobile Business Briefing, Telefonica has just done so: Telefonica has launched a pan-European data <a href='http://tamsppc.tamoggemon.com/2012/05/15/telefonica-2-e-25mb-eu-wide/'>[...]</a>


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<li><a href='http://tamsppc.tamoggemon.com/2009/05/26/ntt-docomo-and-telefonica-get-toshiba-tg01/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: NTT Docomo and Telefonica get Toshiba TG01'>NTT Docomo and Telefonica get Toshiba TG01</a></li>
<li><a href='http://tamsppc.tamoggemon.com/2009/04/25/hutchison-austria-on-roaming/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Hutchison Austria on Roaming'>Hutchison Austria on Roaming</a></li>
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		<title>Microsoft Advertising gets prepaid option and new name</title>
		<link>http://tamsppc.tamoggemon.com/2012/05/13/microsoft-advertising-gets-prepaid-option-and-new-name/</link>
		<comments>http://tamsppc.tamoggemon.com/2012/05/13/microsoft-advertising-gets-prepaid-option-and-new-name/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 13 May 2012 11:42:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tam Hanna</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Development]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[When it comes to advertising on the Windows Phone 7 platform, Microsoft&#8217;s adCenter is a pretty popular and simple-to-use option. However, a few small changes are now incoming. First of all, it looks as if a prepaid option will soon become available for advertisers: This is just a quick heads up that your Microsoft Advertising <a href='http://tamsppc.tamoggemon.com/2012/05/13/microsoft-advertising-gets-prepaid-option-and-new-name/'>[...]</a>


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<li><a href='http://tamsppc.tamoggemon.com/2012/03/31/mobile-advertising-now-part-of-cannes-lion-competition/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Mobile advertising now part of Cannes lion competition'>Mobile advertising now part of Cannes lion competition</a></li>
<li><a href='http://tamsppc.tamoggemon.com/2010/04/23/microsoft-could-purchase-a-mobile-ad-company-of-its-own/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Microsoft could purchase a mobile ad company of its own'>Microsoft could purchase a mobile ad company of its own</a></li>
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		<title>EU reduces roaming fees further</title>
		<link>http://tamsppc.tamoggemon.com/2012/05/13/eu-reduces-roaming-fees-further/</link>
		<comments>http://tamsppc.tamoggemon.com/2012/05/13/eu-reduces-roaming-fees-further/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 13 May 2012 06:57:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tam Hanna</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The EU intends to be a &#8220;super state&#8221; &#8211; in a super state, however, citizens can expect to pay no roaming fees when traveling from one substate to another (similar to the USA). Sadly, the EU currently has not yet achieved this state. However, it remains work in progress. The Independent now repors the following: <a href='http://tamsppc.tamoggemon.com/2012/05/13/eu-reduces-roaming-fees-further/'>[...]</a>


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		<title>Attention: closed beta of BB10 tools for Visual Studio closing</title>
		<link>http://tamsppc.tamoggemon.com/2012/05/13/attention-closed-beta-of-bb10-tools-for-visual-studio-closing/</link>
		<comments>http://tamsppc.tamoggemon.com/2012/05/13/attention-closed-beta-of-bb10-tools-for-visual-studio-closing/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 13 May 2012 02:14:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tam Hanna</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Development]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Even though Visual Studio is traditionally used for the development of applications for Windows Mobile / Windows Phone, the IDE is very well-known and thus has a large user base. Should anyone of you be interested in using this IDE for creating stuff for the new BlackBerry OS, then the Tweet below could be highly <a href='http://tamsppc.tamoggemon.com/2012/05/13/attention-closed-beta-of-bb10-tools-for-visual-studio-closing/'>[...]</a>


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		<title>HP to resume tablet production &#8211; with Windows 8</title>
		<link>http://tamsppc.tamoggemon.com/2012/05/12/hp-to-resume-tablet-production-with-windows-8/</link>
		<comments>http://tamsppc.tamoggemon.com/2012/05/12/hp-to-resume-tablet-production-with-windows-8/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 12 May 2012 20:21:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tam Hanna</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[HP has stopped the production of webOS tablets some time ago &#8211; sadly, the OS has now no manufacturers left. However, the firm originally planned to resume the manufacturing of webOS tablets in 2013 &#8211; which now seems to have changed slightly. Bangkok Post reports the following: : Hewlett-Packard (HP) has announced it will resume <a href='http://tamsppc.tamoggemon.com/2012/05/12/hp-to-resume-tablet-production-with-windows-8/'>[...]</a>


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