Electronic Frontier Foundation shows Google fights for user privacy more than Apple, others
If you have an interest in your privacy – and, let’s be honest, you really should – then this information from the Electronic Frontier Foundation should be of interest to you. According to a recent report from the EFF, Google has ranked as one of …
Former Windows Phone GM hired by Amazon
According to The Verge, former Microsoft Windows Phone GM, Charlie Kindel, announced that he has been hired by Amazon. Listing his role as director of “something secret” on his LinkedIn profile, Kindel is wasting no time and is already courting mobile developers and testers, with …
Microsoft to release Office for Android in March 2013
Microsoft plans to release an Android version of its Office software suite in the coming months, according to new reports. Set to arrive in March 2013, the popular document creator will also be offered across Symbian, iOS, and Microsoft Windows Phone. In addition to the …
Listen to AndroidGuys #129 “99 Problems and They’re All First World”
RECORDED LIVE SEPT. 20, 2012 For the first time in months, the entire gang gets together to form the Android Podcast Voltron. Topics this week include LG’s Optimus G and the problem(s) it might face in the United States, HTC’s lack of an Android announcement, …
Microsoft wants to automate your life with new on{X} app for Android
Microsoft today introduced a new Android application which aims to automate your life with custom alerts and notifications. Called on{x}, the app lets users create somewhat detailed rules that run and/or respond to events on their handset or tablet. Let’s say you want your phone to …
Microsoft mulling XBOX Live games for Android?
Could MS be looking to Android and iOS to help draw more attention to their console?
[Video] Kinect hacked to work on Android, includes proof of concept
The idea of motion control is nothing new. The idea of motion control on Android? Well, that’s a bit of a different story. Using a projector, a Galaxy Nexus, a Kinect attached to a PC, some software (Simple-Kinect-Touch 2.0), and an AOSP ROM, this is …
XBOX Live mobile gaming to come to Android?
Who wouldn’t love some more mobile gaming options on Android? Well, if we’re to believe what we see (and we do) over at Microsoft Careers, we may be looking at some XBOX Live options on Android sometime in the near future. According to the job …
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Official Hotmail App Forwards Itself to the Android Market
In classic “late to the game” fashion, Microsoft has finally released an official Hotmail app for Android. If only we could invoke the almighty Mailer-Daemon on this one. All joking aside, there are still many people who utilize Hotmail (I use it when I sign …
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Microsoft convinces yet another Android Vendor to sign a patent protection deal.
The power of Microsoft has struck again! They’ve added another vulnerable vendor, General Dynamics Itronix. It was announced on June 27th that General Dynamics Itronix signed a patent agreement with Microsoft for Itronix devices running Android. General Dynamics Itronics (GDI) have signed this document because it could or …
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Bing App Now Released to All Major U.S. Carrier’s Android Market
Tired of Google Search? Want a new search engine that also does maps, images, directions, etc? Bing!
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Microsoft vs Motorola “The War Rages On”
Motorola vs Microsoft and Microsoft vs Motorola The war rages on with the two corporate giants. Ok let me catch you up if you don’t know the two (Microsoft/Motorola) are in a lawsuit war “I sue you then you sue me” over various trademark/patent infringements and Android was …
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DEBUNKED: Verizon Bing Deal Not as Bad as Initially Thought
Okay, so the rumor about Verizon’s intention to block Google Search in favor of Bing can be put to bed. Business Insider has confirmed the details of the arrangement with a Microsoft representative. What’s the deal? Bing will come loaded on a handful of phones, …
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HTC to Pay Microsoft Royalties on Android Phones
As we predicted in March, Microsoft has strong-armed HTC into signing a licensing agreement to pay Microsoft royalties for HTC’s Android phones. The good news here is that an Apple-style lawsuit is unlikely now that HTC has agreed to cough up the money. The bad …
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