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Windows users love them their XP. No matter how prettier, more secure, and better architected — though admittedly heavier — Vista may be, the PR problems round Microsoft way have made it seem like every user is desperate to keep XP running on everything from their server farm to UMPC.

And now thanks to the folks at Citrix — who rumor has it know Windows at the they-contributed-towards-the-kernel level — could the iPhone be next?

Well, technically no. They’re not really getting XP to run on Apple’s handset, but they are enabling the same kind of remote wizardry they’ve been doing on the Windows side for years.

Using XenDesktop over WiFi, they accessed the aged OS via Citrix Server at the Application Delivery Conference in Melbourne as part of the Keynote.

Pundits and plain folk have been saying for a while now that the iPhone gives you a UNIX box in your pocket, and its nice to see some of that power being harnessed.

Could Go to Meeting be far behind?

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From Playlist: The iPod Blog - playlistmag.com/weblogs/ipodblog

I was recently discussing all that has happened with the iPhone in the past week with Arn over at MacRumors. It’s pretty amazing to think about, really. RIM, the “smartphone” industry, the PDA… Read more…

From iPod Hacks - www.ipodhacks.com

Digital Lifestyle Outfitters (DLO) announced the immediate availability of the StrapWrap on Tuesday. The StrapWrap is a universal neoprene case that attaches to almost any backpack or briefcase shoulder strap and keeps a mobile device close at hand.

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From iPod Observer - www.ipodobserver.com

No term strikes more fear and fluster in a coder than the word “Java”, and I’m not talking about the scalding hot cup of Starbucks dark roast you spilled in your lap on the way to work this morning. No, I’m talking about Sun Microsystems’s long touted (and lamented) portable programming environment designed to run […]

If you had the power to decide which movies were available for rent or purchase at the iTunes Store, how would you slice it? Here are a few ideas to get you started. Read more…

From Playlist: The iPod Blog - playlistmag.com/weblogs/ipodblog

I was recently discussing all that has happened with the iPhone in the past week with Arn over at MacRumors. It’s pretty amazing to think about, really. RIM, the “smartphone” industry, the PDA… Read more…

From iPod Hacks - www.ipodhacks.com

Digital Lifestyle Outfitters (DLO) announced the immediate availability of the StrapWrap on Tuesday. The StrapWrap is a universal neoprene case that attaches to almost any backpack or briefcase shoulder strap and keeps a mobile device close at hand.

Read more…

From iPod Observer - www.ipodobserver.com

Apple promised 1,000 rentals by the end of today. Looks like another February promise may be fulfilled in early March. Read more…

From Playlist: The iPod Blog - playlistmag.com/weblogs/ipodblog

iPhone may soon come to the land of the rising sun. Word on the street is that NTT DoCoMo head honcho, Masao Nakamura, has been seen in public holding hands with a certain American wearing faded denim jeans and black mock turtleneck sweater. He confirms today that his company is actively engaged in talks with […]