Windows 8 Phones Made in Redmond?

Windows 8 Phones Made in Redmond?

We've all heard that Microsoft is planning on making some of its own Windows 8 Surface tablets -- ?as big of a blockbuster move by Microsoft into PC hardware if I've ever seen one (and I've been following this stuff since June 4, 1984). All right, so I missed the Apple 1, the first IBM PC and the first Compaq, but I did see the Mac debut in '86!

On the heels of Surface are rumors that Microsoft is building its own Windows 8 Phone. "It's just a rumor," you skoff! Let me tell you a little about Rick Sherlund, the man behind the rumor. Sherlund was at Goldman Sachs in 1986 when Microsoft went public, and he, more than anyone I could recall, drove the IPO.

Now Sherlund says that Microsoft "may" be working on such a phone, which is a responsible way to share such information, in my estimation.

Given Nokia's shaky circumstances, this "may" not be a bad idea.

Keep in mind that Sherlund, still a Wall Streeter but not at Goldman, thought that Bing might be sold to Facebook -- so the "may" could be a very important word here.?

Posted by Doug Barney on 06/25/2012 at 2:06 PM

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Discovery increases understanding how bacteria spread

Thursday, June 21, 2012

A University of Alberta researcher is moving closer to understanding how infection is caused by the spread of bacteria.

In a study published in the high-impact Cell Press journal called Structure, Joel Weiner and his collaborators, Gerd Prehna and Natalie Stynadka at the University of British Columbia, share new knowledge about how bacteria release proteins.

Proteins are complex molecules that perform all sorts of functions in the cells of living things. The group studied a specific protein called YebF in E. coli bacteria. It is widely found in other bacteria as well.

Solving the structure and understanding the mechanism by which this protein spreads bacterial pathogens was a big step forward. As humans develop more resistance to antibiotics, researchers are in search of new ways to stop bacteria from spreading.

"Most pathogenic bacteria induce special structures in order to release proteins that allow them to infect a host," said Weiner of the Department of Biochemistry, whose lab is funded by the Natural Sciences & Engineering Research Council and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research. "What we show here is that normal, run-of-the-mill bacteria can actually release a protein through the pores [of the bacterial membrane] which are normally there to take in small molecules."

YebF proved to be an interesting protein molecule because in addition to its release through the bacterial pore, which is the most recent discovery, it has the unique property of secreting "passenger proteins" that are attached to it. This unique property was a prior discovery patented by the U of A because it has potential use for the production of protein-based drugs by the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industry.

"What we found in the structure is that there are regions that are very flexible in YebF that seem to be very important in getting it out of the bacteria," said Weiner. "If you make mutants in those regions you can prevent the protein from going out.

"We're not investing enough in identifying new targets for antibiotics," he said. "What this system does suggests a new target. We're looking at drugs that could block the ability of YebF to go out.

"That's really easy to test for," he added. Because the screen is easy, it's good for pharmaceutical companies."

This step in the research took several years, because solving the structure of this protein wasn't easy. The lab typically uses crystallization but stubborn YebF wouldn't work, so instead they had to use nuclear magnetic resonance.

Typically researchers know what action takes place and they try to find the protein that triggers it. In this case the researchers have been working the opposite direction. They have the protein, YebF, but they need to find out its purpose in the cell.

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Out & About

Ali Fedotowsky is single and ready to mingle! The former Bachelorette ? who broke up with fianc? Roberto Martinez in November ? got up close and personal with firemen on June 18 at the New York City kick-off of the Sauza Regional Rescue Tour. Though she has been dating, she really wants to find someone special. ?I?m ready,? Ali, 27, revealed.

The Real Housewives of New Jersey star Albie Manzo lined up to talk to Jersey Shore's finest, DJ Pauly D, as the celebrity DJ spun at Shrine at the MGM Grand at Foxwoods in Connecticut.

Ashley Tisdale was excited to show off her brand new pink hair streak at the Colgate Optic White Beauty Bar at 901 Salon in LA.

Kate Hudson bragged that she stays young with Elizabeth Grant Victory Eye Cream while out with pals in LA.

Looks like rock royalty has bad days, too. Slash's family had to be shipped out to the Beverly Hills Hotel due to a flood caused by a water heater splitting open at their Beverly Hills home earlier this month. "It was a freak accident," says wife Perla Hudson. "In the morning, when I realized there was no running water, I went downstairs and it was a swimming pool!" But the show must go on. Slash stars alongside Johnny Depp in the rock doc Sunset Strip: The Movie, which premiered June 19 at the Grauman's Chinese Theatre. He is still currently on a European tour, and he will be honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame next month!

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Microsoft demos support for NFC-enabled ads, business cards in Windows Phone 8

Microsoft spent plenty of time talking about its NFC-based mobile wallet for Windows Phone 8 today, but it has more than just payments and loyalty cards in mind for the technology. It's also showed off how a Windows Phone 8 device can be used to scan NFC-enabled advertisements or business cards. In the case of ads, Microsoft's Joe Belfiore used a recent issue of Wired to demonstrate how you can simply tap an ad in a magazine and have content pushed straight to your phone -- something that could also be used with posters or other ads out in public. With NFC-enabled business cards, you'd have the ability to automatically import a person's contact information simply by taping their card to your phone which, incidentally, is something that can also be done directly between two Windows Phone 8 devices (a la Android Beam).

Gallery: Windows Phone 8 NFC demo

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