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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jun 02, 2013
The new definition of computer has caused Android and iOS to control market share, leading Mark Shuttleworth to close Bug #1 in Ubuntu's bug tracker
Mark Shuttleworth, the founder ...
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by Andrew Martonik
May 10, 2013
Even when counting laptops and tablets, Android powers 59-percent of all devices shipped in Q1
We often get glimpses into how well Android is performing in terms of shipments compared to other m...
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by Phil Nickinson
Apr 29, 2013
We can all stipulate that holding up your phone at a wedding like that is kind of a douche move, right? Could be worse, though -- they could all be carrying annoying safety day-glo nuclear gree...
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by Alex Dobie
Apr 09, 2013
Microsoft, Nokia, Oracle and others call Android 'a deceptive way to build advantages for key Google apps'
A group of Google's competitors have sent an antitrust complaint to the EU,...
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by Andrew Martonik
Jan 30, 2013
Google extends EAS sevice through July; Microsoft says it'll update to CalDav/CardDAV
Google is making a nice gesture today by extending the cutoff point for using EAS (Exchange Ac...
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by Richard Devine
Jan 17, 2013
Fortune today released its annual list of the top 100 companies to work for, with a definite case of score one for Google. Sitting pretty in the top spot, Google is deemed to be the best company out...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jan 04, 2013
Our Windows Phone-loving pals at WPCentral have found themselves in quite the pickle. First there's the whole to-do over YouTube and the fact that Google's not opening up its metadata to Win...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Dec 09, 2012
A group consisting of Google, Dell, Facebook, Homeaway, Intuit, Rackspace, Red Hat and Zynga have filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals suggesting that courts stop honoring and u...
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by Phil Nickinson
Dec 04, 2012
I can't imagine how this could possibly go wrong. If anyone feels like replying to old 'Softie, here's the tweet from which to do it.
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by Richard Devine
Nov 30, 2012
A quick heads up to all the Xbox users out there, that the Xbox Smartglass application has been updated. It's not a big update save for one feature. It now works on the Google Nexus 7 and o...
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by Andrew Martonik
Nov 27, 2012
Microsoft has just released a new version of its email app to coincide with its overall email rebranding to Outlook.com from Hotmail.com today. While the app brings a lot of features that Outlook us...
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by Andrew Martonik
Nov 15, 2012
Microsoft just announced updates to both its Android and Windows Phone versions of its SkyDrive app, which is their version of a consumer cloud storage solution. This latest update -- version 1.1 --...
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by Simon Sage
Nov 13, 2012
Today Microsoft and Motorola are meeting in courts over royalty fees for 802.11 wireless and H.264 video patents. Microsoft is claiming that Motorola is asking for too much for the use of these tech...
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by Phil Nickinson
Oct 28, 2012
Ladies and gentlemen, Microsoft is back.
I wasn't sure we'd ever have reason to write those words again, and Microsoft's not yet all the way back. But it's absolutely taking the rig...
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by Phil Nickinson
Oct 26, 2012
Looking to extend your Xbox to your Android smartphone? It's now possible, with today's release of Xbox SmartGlass for Android. (Never mind that Microsoft itself said it wasn't comi...
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by Simon Sage
Oct 23, 2012
Today Microsoft expanded SmartGlass for Windows Phone, which promises to easily share web, music, movie, and game content to (and from) your TV through an Xbox. Though Windows Phone is pre...
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by Alex Dobie
Oct 15, 2012
With the Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8 launch just around the corner, Microsoft is once again making a big push into the world of digital music with its new Xbox Music service. Launching across Wind...
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by Simon Sage
Oct 10, 2012
Microsoft Office has been flirting with Android for awhile now, but things may be getting a lot more serious now that MS Product Manager Petr Bobek said that the full productivity suite may be landi...
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by Simon Sage
Oct 05, 2012
Microsoft's latest patent lawsuit against Motorola was ruled in favor of Motorola in Mannheim, Germany regional court today. The patent in question related to the interoperability of software be...
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by Chris Umiastowski
Oct 01, 2012
Google’s market cap has surpassed that of Microsoft. Market gyrations continue, so for all we know it's possible for Microsoft to inch back ahead of Google tomorrow. But the milestone for ...
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by Simon Sage
Sep 06, 2012
Alright, we've rounded up just about all of the specs on Amazon's new Kindle Fire HD tablets, now let's see how they size up against the competition: Apple's new iPad, the Google Nex...
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by Chris Parsons
Aug 28, 2012
It wasn't any secret that Microsoft was working on an official SkyDrive for Android app. In fact, it wasn't all that long ago they let us know it would soon be here and now, if you head on o...
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by Chris Parsons
Aug 14, 2012
Although there is a few apps on the Google Play Store right now that have some SkyDrive integration, there isn't a Microsoft delivered solution available. At least not yet. Microsoft took the ti...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jun 20, 2012
One digital wallet to rule them all? Not so much, apparently. Microsoft today at its Windows Phone Summit in San Francisco announced Windows Phone Wallet, which appears to take the best of Google Wa...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jun 19, 2012
Microsoft came back to life this evening, at least for a little bit. They showed off their latest idea, namely the Microsoft Surface, and have made a pretty big splash on the Interwebz. It's not...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jun 18, 2012
Steve Ballmer and company announced the Microsoft Surface, a 10.6-inch 1.5 pound Windows 8 tablet, this evening in Los Angeles. Complete with a kickstand, and a Transformer-esque "cover&qu...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jun 15, 2012
Kinect for the Xbox 360 has been one of my best tech purchases in the past year. (Yeah, I was a little late to that party.) My kids, particularly, have loved Kinectimals, a game in which you roll ar...
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by Richard Devine
Jun 13, 2012
Been hankering after some mobile Xbox Live action like your iOS and Windows Phone buddies? Hanker no more, today the official My Xbox Live application has made its debut on Android.
We heard&...
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by Alex Dobie
Jun 05, 2012
In one of the day's stranger announcements, Microsoft has announced a brand new smartphone automation service for Android devices, dubbed on{X}. On{X} combines an Android application with a Java...
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by Richard Devine
Jun 04, 2012
If you weren't watching the Microsoft Xbox keynote from E3 live online, or following the WPCentral liveblog -- which you really should have been doing might we add -- then fear not. Thanks to th...
