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Microsoft Signs Samsung to Android Patent Deal

September 28, 2011 1 Comment

 Microsoft announced today that Samsung has finalized a patent deal with the tech giant. They both join the ranks of HTC, Acer, Viewsonic and many others in licensing the proper patents from Microsoft in order to avoid lawsuits from them in the future. It is being reported that Samsung will have to pay Microsoft $10 […]

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Free Flick + Share App Goes Mango and Launches Android App Too

September 22, 2011 No Comments

Not only has Flick + Share recieved a Mango update, they also have launched their Android version as well so you can share pictures with friends outside of Windows Phone (even though you should be convincing them to switch lol). Flick + Share is a fun Developer: Tufty Time With a simple flick, you can send […]

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Smaato: Windows Phone Comes in First Place in OS Click Through Rate

September 20, 2011 No Comments

When you are a relatively new OS and your battling your way to the top, you have to take your wins wherever you can get them. Smaato has released their Q2 mobile ad metric reports, Windows Phone has come out #1 US and worldwide in ad click throughs. Apple’s iPhone is a close 2nd in […]

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HTC Considering Purchasing Their Own OS

September 12, 2011 No Comments

Even though HTC has continually been supportive of Google’s acquisition of Motorola, they are still considering purchasing their own operating system. Cher Wang, of HTC has gone on record to say: “We have given it thought and we have discussed it internally, but we will not do it on impulse.” Wang went on to say […]

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Rumor: Samsung Will Stop Supporting Windows Phone by 2013

September 12, 2011 No Comments

There is a huge rumor making its rounds around the Internet lately. First time I heard it – I dismissed it because it sounded to absurd but then after sometime, I realized it made some sense. Samsung will stop making Windows Phones after the end of 2012. The rumor in question was started by non […]

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More Storage Space Coming To Skydrive (Unlimited Photos & Docs)

September 11, 2011 No Comments

To say that Microsoft has spent a lot of time and money on the cloud would be an understatement. They feel like that is where the future is headed and I totally agree with them. You can see the change already with services  like dropbox and the tons of online storage just like it. Skydrive is not new and […]

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Google Docs From Oracle Lawsuit Confirms Motorola Edge Over Other OEMs

September 8, 2011 No Comments

Google might say that even though they purchased Motorola, things will still be running the same way with all their Android OEM’s. Recently though in their court hearings with Oracle, an internal presentation has been exposed to reveal that Motorola will in fact have a huge edge over other manufacturers. I doubt that Android manufacturers like Samsung, […]

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Acer and Viewsonic Join HTC and others with Microsoft Patent deal

September 8, 2011 No Comments

Microsoft announced today that both Acer and Viewsonic have finalized patent deals with the tech giant. They both join the ranks of HTC and many others in licensing the proper patents from Microsoft in order to avoid lawsuits from them in the future. No word yet if Acer has to pay Microsoft per Android device […]

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Upcoming SkyDrive Update to Allow Multiple File Management

September 6, 2011 No Comments

A big issue with Microsoft’s SkyDrive has been the inability to manage multiple files on your SkyDrive account simultaneously. It seems that the upcoming update for SkyDrive will correct that issue aside from other things. These improvements are coming at an opportune time since Microsoft is developing SkyDrive applications for Windows, Windows Phone, iOS, Mac […]

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Windows Azure Toolkit Announced for Android – WP7 Kit Updated to V1.3

August 31, 2011 No Comments

Microsoft has just announced an update to Windows Azure Toolkit for Windows Phone. THey have also announced a toolkit specifically for Android Developers. To make it easier for Windows Phone developers to use Windows Azure, we have created the Windows Azure Toolkit for Windows Phone. This toolkit provides a set of Visual Studio project templates […]

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Nokia Lumia 900 Launching Early 2012 in the US With Tango (Specs)

  BGR has inside information regarding Nokia’s launch of Windows Phones in the US. With this comes new that...

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