Microsoft has a handful of research labs spread all over the world and soon they will be able to add New York City to that list. Ex Yahoo employee Duncan Watts and 13 oth former Yahoo employees have been hired by Microsoft and will be opning up this new Research facility in the middle of ...
Introducing Microsoft’s newest patent, a wearable EMG device. The sensors provide wireless interaction with computer devices like a smartphone and/ or PMP etc. Imagine controlling your Windows Phone while jogging or apps like Endomondo getting tons of more information. Abstract: A “Wearable Electromyography-Based Controller” includes a plurality of Electromyography (EMG) sensors and provides a wired ...
Microsoft after some time of going to war with Barnes & Noble in the court room. They have finally settled and in grand fashion. Microsoft today announced their new partnership with Barnes & Noble where B&N will create a subsidiary which will bring together the college and digital businesses of B&N. In turn, Microsoft is ...
Microsoft is asking fols to discover smarter apps. On Facebook they have posted an application where you get to browse through Windows Phone apps and pin them to a virtual Lumia 900. By doing that you are automatically entered to win a Lumia 900. Check out the promotion here on Facebook.
Looks like Microsoft has been working on an affiliate program for the Windows Phone marketplace. The program seems to be in private beta with the special links starting off on microsoftaffiliates.com but pointing to the online Windows Phone marketplace. For example: Affiliate Link: http://www.microsoftaffiliates.com/z/1076/CD2908/ Redirects to: http://www.windowsphone.com/en-US/apps/540af928-3c9e-e011-986b-78e7d1fa76f8 According to participating members, affiliates get between 8% and 12% of app ...
April 30th will be the cut off date for any submissions for the “Your App Here” promo ad campaign. If you are’nt familiar with the campaign you can read all about it here. Here is Microsoft’s letter to developers: Windows Phone & Nokia are looking for innovative new apps targeted for Windows Phone 7.5 to ...
Sales for the Lumia 900 have been a hot topic for tech sites as the phone doing well is of high importance for Microsoft and Nokia. There are tons of signs that point to the Lumia 900 selling very well as AT&T can’t even keep 2 out of the 3 colors in stock. Another way ...
Microsoft has now changed their strategy when it comes to Skydrive. Not only have they added paid tiered to their services but now you only get 7GB free instead of the 25GB we have grown to love. No matter though because if you are already a user (haven’t tested any new users yet), you have the ...
Today Microsoft finally upgraded Skype from Beta to Gold. Now they have updated the Skydrive app to coincide with the services upgrades last week. Not too much changed except for friendlier URL’s and the UI has been changed in a few areas. Small update but a pretty pleasant and positive one. Download the free app ...
Microsoft has filed for a patent where a mobile device has secondary screen on the back of the phone. The second screen would be a low powered screen that can and may also run on its own low end processor. This is a pretty cool idea as you can double the screen space without making ...
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