Windows Vista screenshots

Found these on TechRepublic today:

Link: Vista screenshot images

Microsoft and Ford collaborate on a networked car line

The Detroit Auto Show is showing off another new line of Ford automobiles that will come with Ford Sync, the new Microsoft-based networking systems for cars.

"Sync is an in-dashboard gadget, controllable via voice recognition or steering-wheel controls, that lets you navigate and listen to audio players (includng iPods as well as Microsoftian models), transfer contact info from a phone to the car via Bluetooth, and listen to phone text messages via text-to-speech audio, among other things. (It also has a USB port that lets you charge your various mobile gizmos on the go.) "

Link: PC World

Dont' get Microsoft Vista just yet

Just read an article on Business Standard that talks about all the great features of Microsoft's new OS, Vista.

However, although M$ claims this is their most secure OS ever, they still encourage users to run security software to protect their PCs. Problem is that companies like Symantec, Trend Micro and CA are still working on products that support Vista which should be out anytime between December and February.

So, you might want to wait awhile, at least until February.

New Smartphone by Samsung and Microsoft

The companies said the phone _ the Samsung Ultra Messaging i600 _ was the world's thinnest 3G smartphone with a full QWERTY keyboard. It is also the first smartphone that supports Web applications like podcasts and RSS Feeder, which scans Web sites for updates, the companies said.

Full Smartphone article here

Cool! The article also mentions the phone has 2 cameras and can be used for 3G video calls. Nice, now I can look at the person I'm talking to on the phone while I'm driving. Oh wait....that's not good.