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Motorola putting Bing on some Chinese Android phones in lieu of Google

Phil Nickinson News Thursday, 11 March 2010

This is another one of those deals that's likely to raise a few eyebrows, or at least produce some unwarranted exclamation points. The long and short of it is that Microsoft and Motorola have come to a deal that will make Bing the default search engine on Android devices released in China in the first quarter.

Here's another way to write that headline: "Manufacturer does what it wants with its own phones."

While it's the first time we can think of Bing...

Microsoft releases its Tag application for Android, still doesn't do QR codes

Phil Nickinson Applications, News Thursday, 04 March 2010

Yes, yes, Microsoft has released its Microsoft Tag app -- which has been around for a while on Windows Mobile -- for Android. A little background: Microsoft Tag codes...

Android quick app: Xbox 360 Live

Phil Nickinson Applications, News Monday, 01 March 2010

For you Android owners out there who spend as much time on your Xbox as your phone, be sure to check out 360 Live. The app gives you access to your Xbox Live gamer profile, as well...

Apple rumored to be considering Bing over Google's search

Phil Nickinson News Wednesday, 20 January 2010

Our pals at The iPhone Blog point us to a piece that could pit Google and Apple against each other in the search market, with Microsoft a key player. The gist is that Apple reportedly is considering dropping Google as its default search engine and would switch to Bing, for which there

Microsoft rep: Android "is free like a puppy"

Phil Nickinson News Tuesday, 12 January 2010

We're not sure it's news every time one OS manufacturer pokes fun at another, but here we go again anyway. During a panel on netbooks (attended and reported by LaptopMag's Mark Spoonauer) at CES, Microsoft GM of consumer products James DeBragga took a swipe at Android after it was lauded as being versatile and free. DeBragga sort of agreed, calling it "free like a puppy" in that it's cute at...

Microsoft Exec Criticizes Android

Casey Chan News Wednesday, 10 June 2009

 

Microsoft Exec Steve Guggenheimer recently voiced his skepticism regarding Android and its ability to translate to a computing operating system. To quote:

"I'm somewhat sceptical that consumers will begin running to Android right now," said Guggenheimer. ...

HTC Magic Supports Exchange But Google Says Android Doesn't

Casey Chan News Monday, 18 May 2009

 

One of the biggest strikes against Android is the lack of an official, native first-party Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync client (third party support isn't quite as nice). We don't personally use Exchange but we know many folks who know of nothing else. So if you're a big Exchange user you'll be happy to know that the HTC Magic is going to offer Exchange...

Ballmer Finally Sees Android As a Competitor...For PCs

Casey Chan News Thursday, 12 March 2009

Android Market Getting Paid Apps This Week?

Brian Hart News Thursday, 12 March 2009

Dataviz Bringing Microsoft Office to Android

Casey Chan News Thursday, 12 March 2009

This is great news! DataViz, makers of the uber-popular and uber-good suite, Documents To Go is bringing their award winning mobileOffice suite to Android! So if you're a productivity beast or heavy business user, there's one more reason to test out Android! You'll have access to Microsoft Word, Excel, Powerpoint and PDF files on the go with Documents To Go. We've heard nothing but good things from Documents To Go so be ready to download their software in 2009! 

Facebook Says NO to Android, Refuses to Develop App

Casey Chan News Thursday, 12 March 2009

Ballmer Says: World Not Ready for Cloud Computing

Casey Chan Editorial Thursday, 12 March 2009

Ballmer on Android: It's Just Version One

Casey Chan News Thursday, 12 March 2009

 
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