Today Apple had their big iPhone SDK press release. They opened up the phone and added a bunch of Enterprise features that many small to large corporate customers have been asking for. But they still haven’t implemented the features I am looking for in a smart phone, and until they do, they will not see my money.

1. Microsoft Exchange Direct Push
2. Tethering
3. 3G Network (I currently use Verizon)

I know #2 will be coming, if not through Apple somebody else will do it, since Apple has unlocked the iPhone to developers.  However #3 is the one that I may have to wait for Verizon to switch to GSM in the distant future.  Other than my last 2 requirements I am sold on the iPhone.

Just saw on OSNews that Microsoft Research has just released the Singularity Source Code on CodePlex.

Microsoft has released source code from the Singularity research project onto Codeplex under an academic, non-commercial license. “The Singularity Research Development Kit is based on the Microsoft Research Singularity project. It includes source code, build tools, test suites, design notes, and other background materials. The Singularity RDK is for academic non-commercial use only and is governed by this license.”

If you are unfamiliar with the Singularity Project, its goal is to create an Operation System based off of the C# programming language and the .NET 1.1 Framework. (I can only image they use the .NET 1.1 Framework, because that is about the time they started the project and haven’t got around to updating it.

Singularity is a research project focused on the construction of dependable systems through innovation in the areas of systems, languages, and tools. We are building a research operating system prototype (called Singularity), extending programming languages, and developing new techniques and tools for specifying and verifying program behavior.

Some interesting things that I found while browsing the source code:

1. Singularity: Rethinking Dependable System Design
2. Building and Running Singularity RDK 1.1.pdf
3. Kernel Project
4. X86 Processor Command Codes in C#
5. Some Application Built to Run on Singularity

For anybody interested in Operating Systems this is very interesting stuff.  Especially for a guy like me that has never touched assembly or low level C programming in any kind of professional level.  Hopefully this weekend I will have some time to load it up in Virtual PC and play with it.

I would like to congratulate the Penn State IFC/Panhellenic Dance Marathon (THON™), it is the largest student-run philanthropy in the world, and this past weekend they raised $6,615,318.04 for children with cancer. And a special congratulations to my fraternity Alpha Phi Delta, Chi Chapter, for participating and helping to raise money for this great cause.