Get Microsoft Services in your Nokia Mobiles

Nokia has agreed to bring microsoft services to Nokia mobiles & devices .These servcie sincluded Windows Live services like Hotmail, Windows Live Messenger, Windows Live Spaces, and Windows Live Contacts will be available on Nokia S60 & series 40 mobile devices .

This deal is a big boost to Microsoft's plans to enter into mobile market & bad news for companies like Google and Yahoo which offer competing mobile messaging and connectivity solutions . If you own a S60 compatible Nokia mobile device you can start downloading & enjoying Microsoft services right now & from the begining of 2008 customers who purchase Series 40 devices can also avail Microsoft services.

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Iris Recognition in Windows Mobile Gadgets

According to a news from windowsfordevices.com, Iris recognition technology has been introduced in new Windows Mobile.The "Iris Recognition Technology for Mobile Terminals" software reportedly uses existing cameras and currently targets handheld devices running Windows Mobile, Windows XP, or Symbian OS.



For several years, Oki has been providing iris-recognition equipment, but these devices required dedicated infrared cameras. The company says its new middleware can now use any camera offering more than 1 megapixels. This permits developers to add biometric security to easily-stolen mobile devices, without a fingerprint reader or other additional hardware.

Devices will reportedly be able to scan a user's eye for authentication, then unlock themselves in less than half a second, as long as they have RISC processors clocked at 220MHz or above. If the host camera offers 2 megapixels or more, Oki says, false positives will occur in no more than 1 out of 100,000 scans.

A device's camera must be able to focus on the iris and capture its diameter in 100 pixels or more. Oki said its software will require about 200KB of storage and 200KB of RAM when in operation.

Teruo Iijima, general manager of Oki Electric's business incubation division, stated, "we are very pleased to introduce this technology which will enable manufacturers to include iris recognition technology in their mobile phones and PDAs. Users will now be able to utilize their mobile terminals with security and peace of mind."

In October of 2005, Oki began marketing a technology claimed to inexpensively add face recognition to camera-equipped cellphones. Oki's "Face Sensing Engine" (FSE) "middleware" could decode facial images within 280mS on a 100MHz ARM9 processor, and could restrict access to mobile devices by recognizing their owners, the company said at the time.

The new iris recognition middleware appears to be available now, though Oki Electric has not released pricing details. Devices using the technology are expected to go on sale in 2008. The recommended development environment is Microsoft's Visual Studio 2005.

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Cracking Windows Passwords is even more easier for HACKERS now!

Using @stake LC4 (formerly L0phtCrack), now you can easily crack the Windows passwords. However since Symantec stopped development of L0phtcrack, use Sean's program called LC5.
Just like L0phtCrack, LC5 attacks your Windows machine with a combination of dictionary and brute force attacks.

LC5 can crack almost all common passwords in seconds. More advanced passwords with numbers and characters takes longer.

The main purpose of the LCP program is user account passwords auditing and recovery in Windows NT/2000/XP.

HOW IT WORKS:

Windows NT, 2000 and XP passwords are stored as encrypted hash marks. LC5 attacks these hash marks with hundreds of passwords per minute. Eventually the correct password will be sent and then displayed to the screen.

Hackers can install this application onto a primary domain controller and steal hundreds of passwords within minutes.

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Word, Excel, PowerPoint & PDF files on your Windows Mobile Smartphone

Leaving your office or leaving your laptop behind does not have to mean leaving your critical files and work behind too. Now you can work smarter, save time and be more productive by using files and attachments right on your smartphone.

Documents To Go for Windows Mobile 5.0 Smartphone & 6 Standard lets you view, edit and create Microsoft® Word, Excel and PowerPoint® files, view Adobe® PDF files as well as unzip files on your device - all in one complete package.

Easy to use - Documents To Go has the familiar look and feel of the programs you have on your desktop.

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Shipments of Windows Mobile-based devices to top 20 million units in 2008

An additional 20 Microsoft Windows Mobile 6-based handsets will be launched before the end of 2007 and global shipments of Windows Mobile-based devices are expected to top 20 million units in 2008, according to sources at Microsoft Taiwan.
With the recently launched Windows Mobile 6 platform, Microsoft's share in the global mobile devices market is expected to double to 20% in 2008 from the current level of 10%, said Eddie Wu, managing director of Microsoft ODM embedded devices, Asia. Wu made the remarks as the software giant officially launched its Windows Mobile 6 OS on June 26 in Taiwan.
Additionally, shipments of Windows Mobile platform-based devices are expected to grow at a CAGR (compound annual growth rate) of 61.6% from 2006 to 2010, higher than the projected shipment growth for smartphones, said sources at Microsoft Taiwan, citing IDC data.

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