Microsoft working on Cortana – a rival to Siri and Google Now
Windows 8.1 is coming to the desktop very soon and early in 2014 Windows Phone will also be updated to 8.1. There probably isn’t much of a connection between the two releases but at least Microsoft’s...
View ArticleBefore selling to Microsoft, Nokia had Lumia Android phones in the works
If you were part of the “we want a Nokia Android phone” crowd, this article may upset you. As it turns out, not only was an Nokia Android device discussed, it was a reality. The New York Times is...
View ArticleRumor: Microsoft also asked Samsung and Huawei about dual-booting Windows on...
James M Phelps, Jr / Shutterstock.com Last week, a new rumor surfaced claiming that Microsoft was attempting to convince HTC to bring Windows Phone to their Android devices as a second option. Now new...
View ArticleMicrosoft Remote Desktop Android app launched alongside Windows 8.1
In addition to launching its Windows 8.1 desktop OS update, Microsoft on Thursday also released a new Android application, a remote desktop app for Android devices. The Microsoft Remote Desktop app can...
View ArticlePatent war escalates: Apple and Microsoft-owned company sues Google and most...
The intensity and scale of the global patent war just went up a notch. Yesterday, a company that is co-owned, among others, by Apple and Microsoft filed lawsuits against Google and seven of the largest...
View ArticleNokita hopes to outbid Microsoft’s attempt to buy Nokia, only has two weeks...
Back in early September, Microsoft announced it was buying Nokia’s smartphone division in a move that is meant to help Microsoft’s solidify its in-house hardware development efforts. For many Nokia...
View ArticleMicrosoft reportedly earns roughly $2 billion per year from Android patent fees
As you may already know, over the last few years Microsoft has aggressively went after Android manufacturers, forcing them into patent agreements due to claims that Android violates the Redmond giant’s...
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Scroogled campaign hits new low: Microsoft introduces Scroogled merchandise
We’ve seen Microsoft’s Scroogled campaign attack just about everything Google-related under the sun from Chrome ads to Gmail, Google Search to Google Docs — but now they’ve hit apparently hit a new...
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Google comments on Microsoft’s Anti-Google merchandise — and the response is...
Yesterday we reported on Microsoft hitting a new low by attempting to directly profit from its Scroogled campaign via Anti-Google merchandise such as hoodies, t-shirts and coffee mugs. At the time, we...
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Microsoft and Apple lobby Congress in favor of patent trolls
The American software patent system is broken. I am no lawyer but I am a software developer and the very fact that patent trolls exist proves that the system is in a bad state. Earlier this year House...
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Microsoft ad compares Surface RT to Galaxy Tab 3, guess who wins
Microsoft isn’t above some good old-fashioned negative advertising, as the Scroogled campaign without doubt. Just this week, Microsoft sent Google fans into a tizzy with a commercial starring the...
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Google tries to protect partners, Nexus devices from Rockstar
Google is looking for an early victory against Rockstar, a patent troll company that’s suing several companies invested in the Android ecosystem. Rockstar is a shell company created by Apple,...
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5 Android apps you shouldn’t miss this week [Google Play Weekly]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6USFS-CsJWU It’s now 2014 and even though the holidays are over, there are still a lot of exciting things going on. CES is right around the corner and it’s expected that...
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First dual-boot Windows Phone and Android smartphone scheduled for this year
The Times of India is reporting that Indian phone manufacturer Karbonn Mobiles is planning to release dual-boot devices as early as June, which will run both Windows Phone and Android. It wasn’t too...
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Xbox Live reportedly coming to Android soon
Microsoft is reportedly looking to bring Xbox Live to Android and iOS, possibly bringing achievements and cross-platform play to more smartphones and tablets. According to The Verge, Microsoft is...
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How Nokia’s Android X phones could backfire
It has taken a long time to come, but Nokia finally unveiled a new range of Android smartphones at MWC in Barcelona. The Nokia X, X+, and XL are entry-level smartphones designed to act as “feeder”...
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Samsung and Microsoft join board of Qi wireless charging consortium
It looks like we are seeing the beginning of the end of the wireless charging wars. At the moment the Qi wireless charging specification is the de facto standard because it is about the only one which...
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3 in 1: Samsung takes on iPad, Surface, and Kindle in just 60 seconds
Samsung regularly takes jabs at Apple, its biggest competitor, in its commercials, but for this new Galaxy TabPRO TV ad, the attacks are a bit more inclusive. Yes, Samsung is taking potshots at the...
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Microsoft and Dell sign Android royalty agreement
James M Phelps, Jr / Shutterstock.com Microsoft has announced that it has entered into a patent licensing agreement with Dell for intellectual property relating to Android, Chrome OS devices and Xbox...
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Microsoft Office for Android is now free
Microsoft just made Office Mobile for Android free for home use. The app itself, available on Android since July of 2013, was always free, but it previously required a subscription to Microsoft’s...
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