Richard Spalding

"I thought we would hear about WL Messenger integration with Skype before Facebook and Skype. I really hope they have a plan for WLM and Skype to merge." - Richard Spalding

"I don't disagree, hardware is important. My point was more that Nokia won't make this Maps app free for all Windows Phones, there's limited business sense in doing that aside from brand awareness. If they keep the Maps app exclusive to Nokia Windows Phones it's a great marketing message and a 'killer app'." - Richard Spalding

"I think manufacturers are having a hard time differentiating their Windows Phone hardware from the competition. Specs are nice, but software is the 'killer app'. Therefore I think Nokia will keep this limited to Nokia hardware." - Richard Spalding

"There's something wrong with the services.reg step in this guide. Instead I used the below guide to manually add the correct string to "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\uTorrent\Parameters" via Run >> RegEdit http://jack.ukleja.com/utorren..." - Richard Spalding

"There's something wrong with the services.reg step in this guide. Instead I used the below guide to manually add the correct string to "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\uTorrent\Parameters" via Run >> RegEdit http://jack.ukleja.com/utorren..." - Richard Spalding

"There's something wrong with the services.reg step in this guide. Instead I used the below guide to manually add the correct string to "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\uTorrent\Parameters" via Run >> RegEdit http://jack.ukleja.com/utorren..." - Richard Spalding

"I am one of the WP7 early adopters and am so happy with it. WP7.5 'Mango' will easily bring it in line with iOS5 and Android." - Richard Spalding

"I am one of the WP7 early adopters and am so happy with it. WP7.5 'Mango' will easily bring it in line with iOS5 and Android." - Richard Spalding

"As a Windows Live and WP fan this is exciting news, a service that would bind it all together with free VOIP calls to that ever growing contact list (of which not all I have telephone numbers for, just Facebook contacts). I've wanted Google Voice for ages, but as a UK resident it's not an option. The other thing to consider from a business perspective is that MS couldn't let anyone else get it. If FB got it, it could put it at odds with it's relationship with MS. If Google got it, it could have solidified its competitive advantage in Voice Communication. And Apple's FaceTime is a threat. So perhaps it's just more about MS trying to not be left behind to play catchup as usual. The point about Mobile Networks of the future is spot on IMHO." - Richard Spalding

"As a Windows Live and WP fan this is exciting news, a service that would bind it all together with free VOIP calls to that ever growing contact list (of which not all I have telephone numbers for, just Facebook contacts). I've wanted Google Voice for ages, but as a UK resident it's not an option. The other thing to consider from a business perspective is that MS couldn't let anyone else get it. If FB got it, it could put it at odds with it's relationship with MS. If Google got it, it could have solidified its competitive advantage in Voice Communication. And Apple's FaceTime is a threat. So perhaps it's just more about MS trying to not be left behind to play catchup as usual. The point about Mobile Networks of the future is spot on IMHO." - Richard Spalding

"This is interesting. But when I see things like this, I wonder what the application would be for Home Entertainment. Even assuming content was available, this would completely change our home culture. Would everyone sit in a circle watching the 'hologram' movie (5.1 surround sound would be useless, and 360 degree sound systems would be needed). What about watching a news broadcast, some people would be watching the presenters back. Could you use a 3D 360 degree internet? Would it even be useful? Perhaps an obvious use case is the 360 3D phone call, but no one is really interested in 3G video calls, some would argue because they don't want to worry about what they look like on the phone. So having a 3D projection of oneself could be even less appealing to users." - Richard Spalding

"This is interesting. But when I see things like this, I wonder what the application would be for Home Entertainment. Even assuming content was available, this would completely change our home culture. Would everyone sit in a circle watching the 'hologram' movie (5.1 surround sound would be useless, and 360 degree sound systems would be needed). What about watching a news broadcast, some people would be watching the presenters back. Could you use a 3D 360 degree internet? Would it even be useful? Perhaps an obvious use case is the 360 3D phone call, but no one is really interested in 3G video calls, some would argue because they don't want to worry about what they look like on the phone. So having a 3D projection of oneself could be even less appealing to users." - Richard Spalding