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Motorola grabs for Microsoft’s Windows in patent dispute
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Microsoft has Android device makers by the short and curlies when it comes patent fees. Virtually all manufacturers who are creating Android smartphones and tablets license patents from Microsoft. It seems like Microsoft is set to get a taste of its own medicine from Motorola. Apparently, a German court appears set to side with Motorola in a patent dispute that has to do with patents used for video compression and decompression technology. Microsoft is allegedly using patented tech in some of its most important and popular products.
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Special Edition Star Wars Xbox 360 Coming This Spring
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On April 3rd of this very year, we know exactly where you can find the droids you’re looking for. Microsoft is releasing a special edition Xbox 360 console done up to look like the iconic droids from the Star Wars movies. The system was first teased at last year’s Comic Con. The bundle comes with the system and a few Kinect-related extras for $449.
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THQ developer approves of Xbox 720 banning pre-owned games
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There is a growing amount of speculation that the next generation of Xbox consoles will know if a game is pre-owned and will prevent it from being played. This is causing a lot of anger from the gaming community at large, as you might imagine. But for the people who make games, it is seen as a boon to the industry, especially one Jameson Durall.
Durall, who was a designer on Red Faction: Armageddon, was quoted as saying, “There’s another big rumor about the next Xbox console that could really start to shake things up… it won’t play used games at all. Personally I think this would be a fantastic change for our business.” The way such a system would work would be for every Xbox 720 game to req...
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Microsoft kills the Start button in latest Windows 8 build
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Microsoft hasn’t been shy about the radical direction it’s taking with the user interface design on Windows 8, but it looks like their latest change may be a big one. PCBeta reports that the latest build of Microsoft’s next operating system does away with the ubiquitous “Start” button, which has graced Windows for almost twenty years. The functionality of the Start button remains, but as a limited “hotspot” in the lower-left corner by default, not unlike the Aero Peek feature in Windows 7. Even that functionality is only present in the classic or desktop mode, which drops the shiny new Metro tile interface for a more traditional windowed UI.
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Microsoft on social search: Google did what we didn't want to do
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Microsoft's been on the offensive regarding Google's recent policy changes, with the search giant's controversial decision to prioritize Google+ in its results a particular target of ire. However, you might not be aware that Microsoft actually has deals in place for displaying results from Facebook and Twitter in its own search engine, Bing, which allow it access to the social networks' feeds. The implementation has been subtle so far, but director of Bing search Stefan Weitz explains why in an interview with All Things D. While Weitz acknowledges that the company has been slow to make use of its hook-ups, he stresses the difficulty of making accurate recommendations, or even understanding w...
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Microsoft loses key Windows Phone employee to Amazon
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The man who was in charge of getting new apps and content on the Windows Phone Marketplace has left Microsoft to pursure a similar occupation at Amazon. Brandon Watson apparently feels that the online bookseller-turned-behemoth has a brighter future. Or they offered him more money. Or both. Either way, it’s definitely a setback for Microsoft.
For most people, landing an executive position at Microsoft would be the pinnacle of their career. Watson’s new position at Amazon is working on Kindle apps, so it is almost exactly the same line of work, though now for what was one of his biggest competitors. It leaves a question mark about Microsoft’s future in the mobile space, though not a black hol...
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Windows 8 Kernel for Windows Phone 8 may NOT happen
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After the recent leak by Pocketnow and confirmation by Paul Thurrott, one would have though it was a sure thing that the next version of Windows Phone will run on the NT Windows 8 kernel.
Not so fast says The Register, who claims to have spoken to insiders who are not so sure that this idea will come to fruition.
Quoting sources close to Microsoft , they note the leak is true, but say no decision has been taken to base the mobile platform on the Windows 8 kernel.
They note the information leaked was real, but should be thought of as more of a blueprint, a wish-list, than a concrete roadmap, say sources. In particular, the decision to throw out the 15-year-old Windows CE kernel in favour of ...
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Microsoft makes its 'Gmail Man' video official in privacy fight against Google
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We have seen the "Gmail Man" video before thanks to a leak, but Microsoft just posted it to the company's official YouTube, Twitter and Facebook pages. The spoof video was originally broadcast at Microsoft's internal Global Exchange sales conference on July 20th last year, and it depicts a mail man riffling through letters (email) to find keywords for ads. "Would you trust this guy to deliver your mail?" asks Microsoft on its Facebook page, one Facebook commenter responded "I trust him about as much as I trust Hotmail Man."
Microsoft's decision to bring the video back to life clearly follows its exploitation of the concern around Google's privacy policy amendments. The software giant is runn...
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Windows 8 browser can prompt users to switch to desktop IE for Flash content
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We already know that Windows 8's Metro style Internet Explorer won't support browser plug-ins like Adobe Flash, but Microsoft has revealed how developers can prompt users to switch to traditional Internet Explorer 10 to use plug-ins. Web developers that require plug-ins can use a HTTP header or meta tag to prompt Metro style Internet Explorer users, resulting in an option for Windows 8 users to switch into Internet Explorer 10 desktop.
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Microsoft Brick & Mortar Retail Stores Taking Pre-orders For Nokia Lumia 900
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Microsoft Brick & Mortar retail stores in US is now taking pre-order for Nokia Lumia 900 device. The Nokia Lumia 900 4G LTE device was announced at CES last month and is expected to launch on March-18th from AT&T. Even the price of the device was rumored to be $99 from AT&T under 2 year contract.
By paying $25, you can now pre-order the device in Microsoft’s physical stores and you have to choose between Cyan & Black colors upfront. No other details regarding the price and date of availability was told to customers who pre-ordered the device. If you are near any of these Microsoft Store locations, consider a visit to the store to make the pre-order.
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ITC reportedly rejects Barnes & Noble's antitrust complaint against Microsoft
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Barnes & Noble and Microsoft are currently tied up in two separate legal battles, one being heard by the Department of Justice and the other by the International Trade Commission. In March 2011, like previous Android vendors, Microsoft accused Barnes & Noble’s NOOK and NOOK Color of infringing on the company’s patents. The software giant, which takes in roughly $450 million a year through Android royalties, was looking to license the infringed patents to the bookseller, but the company fired back with claims that Microsoft was creating an abusive monopoly. It is now being suggested by patent expert Florian Muller of FOSS Patents that the ITC is likely to reject Barnes & Noble’s antitrust com...
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Marko Ahtisaari, Head of Nokia Design, talks about future products
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When Nokia reported their Q4 2011 financial results last month there was one bit of news in there that we glossed over. Marko Ahtisaari, son of Martti Ahtisaari, former President of Finland, had his title upgraded from Head of Nokia Design to Executive Vice President of Nokia Design. His responsibilities will stay the same, he’ll just bring home more bacon. Anyway, Marko recently sat down with The Guardian and let out some details about the future of Nokia’s devices. Let’s start with the obvious: Near Field Communication (NFC) will be huge. We’ve been saying that forever now, but because the Head of Design at a huge multinational corporation said it in an interview we have to stand up and pa...
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Kinect For Windows Hardware Now Available From Amazon & Microsoft Store
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Microsoft today announced the availability of Kinect For Windows hardware. The device is available for sale from Amazon and Microsoft Store. The device will cost $249 and will have one year warranty. The newly released Kinect for Windows hardware is optimized for use with computers and devices running Windows 7, Windows 8 developer preview.
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BlackBerry, Microsoft team up for cloud services
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While Microsoft and Research In Motion are competing for the hearts and minds of smartphone users, that won’t stop the two companies from teaming up to help business users get their software on the go. RIM introduced the BlackBerry Cloud Service for its handsets and this will enable BlackBerry users to access Microsoft Office 365.
On its web site, RIM describes some of the benefits for BlackBerry users:
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Microsoft and Nokia now distributing phones to developers
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Microsoft and Nokia ran a contest at the beginning of this year, offering a total of 500 Nokia Lumia 800′s for submitting a Mango app to the Marketplace. The first 500 developers to publish a Mango-enabled app which met the Metro design criteria and used fast app switching were the lucky winners of this contest.
Apparently the handsets are now being distributed to qualifying developers, with this email below going out to some:
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