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Microsoft to Get $444 Million From Android Patent Deals

September 29, 2011 No Comments

Now who could of even dreamt something like this up. Microsoft, who is battling to grab one of the top spot in the mobile industry is making tons of cash off of the one holding 1st place (for now). Recently Microsoft announced that they had cut a deal with Samsung, the largest supplier of Android devices. […]

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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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Microsoft Awarded Patent For Sliding Mobile Device Yesterday

August 12, 2011 1 Comment

Well I guess finally Microsofts  acquisition of Danger has gotten them something in return. Microsoft has just been awarded a patent for sliding mobile devices. This is probably one of the most ‘out of the blue’ patents I have ever heard. A patent that covers the mechanics and the idea of a mobile device having […]

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ITC judgment of HTC infringement of Apple patents Help Windows Phone

July 19, 2011 No Comments

Android has been under fire recently after HTC lost its battle against Apple as the The US International Trade Commission (ITC) made it’s ruling that HTC infringes on 2 Apple patents via Android. We have already seen many companies run to Microsoft to make mobile patent deals but we might see companies start to choose […]

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Apple’s IOS5 Blatantly Copies WP7 Integrated Viewfinder Too

June 9, 2011 No Comments

Looks like Apple has taken another idea from Windows Phone 7 and Microsoft. Earlier this week we went over all of the new features on Apple’s IOS5 that take a handfull of WP7 features. This time around it doesn;t get anymore blatant than this. Windows Phone’s Integrated Viewfinder that let’s you take pictures and just […]

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Nokia Begins to Advertise the Lumia 710 – Welcome to the Amazing Everyday (video)

With the Lumia 800 being Nokia’s flagship Windows Phone at the moment, its no wonder that it has been getting...

Lenovo LePhone S2 Running Windows Phone Coming 2012

Lenovo announced yesterday its LePhone S2 running Android which seemed to kill any chance of them making a Windows...