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Windows Phone Marketplace now at 40,000 apps
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The Microsoft Windows Phone Marketplace has now reached the 40,000 app milestone. New apps are being added to the store at a rate of 165 apps a day. A breakdown of the apps submitted over the past 30 days shows that games comprise only 15 percent of apps submitted, while 68 percent of all apps were free, 23 percent paid, and 9 percent paid with a free trial.
Of the 10,882 apps submitted in the past 90 days, 10,731 came from different developers suggesting the platform has reasonable backing across the developer community. Based on the current rate of growth, the Windows Phone Marketplace will reach the 50,000 app milestone in early January 2012.
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Microsoft System Would Monitor Workplace Employees For Bad Behavior, Assign Positivity Ratings
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“The thing is, Bob, it's not that I'm lazy, it's that I just don't care.” That kind of brutal honesty to higher-ups shocked our senses and made us laugh when Peter Gibbons uttered it in Office Space. But could forthcoming generations not get the gag? That bit’s future funniness lies in doubt now that Microsoft’s newest technology patent has broken cover. The patent describes a computer program that monitors employees’ behaviors in emails, texts, VOIP conversations and interactions caught on video conferences, then identifies behaviors as either “negative” or “positive” and assigns employees a positivity rating based on the findings. It's in your HEAD!
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Nokia Windows 8 tablet pegged for June 2012 release
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Nokia is all set to launch a tablet in 2012 and has its sights set on a June launch.
This is according to one of the company's execs based in France, who was speaking to newspaper Le Echoes about the tablet and revealed the launch date and that it would indeed be packing Windows 8.
The short but snappy statement from Paul Amsellem said: "In June 2012, we will have a tablet that runs on Windows 8."
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Microsoft's Secret Social Network Gets Exposed
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We know what you're thinking -- cyberspace needs another social network like, well, cyberspace needs another social network. No further example is necessary, and some would say it's tough enough trying to juggle Facebook, Google Plus, Twitter, and even LinkedIn (for the more business oriented folk). Is there room for Microsoft to add yet another social portal?
The Redmond software giant is hellbent on finding out. Microsoft is working on a social network of its own caled Socl. Socl.com was actually mistakenly published to the Web last summer, and according to The Inquirer, what little was there was an "amateurish, ugly affair."
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Barnes & Noble calls for US investigation into Microsoft
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With Barnes & Noble unveiling its latest foray into the Android world recently with the new Nook Tablet, it will soon be hit with more demands to pay Microsoft. Just about every major firm that has fielded an Android device has now signed up with Microsoft to license the Android patents that the software giant holds. Microsoft has already accused B&N of patent infringement on some of the Nook readers B&N sells.
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Microsoft may halt development work on Silverlight plugin after next release
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It's not just Adobe that's altering its plans when it comes to browser plugins designed to play back rich web media — Microsoft's joining in too. New releases of Silverlight, Redmond's big competitor to Flash Player, are reportedly going to be abandoned after the launch of Silverlight 5, expected later this month. This information comes from multiple sources cited by the usually well-informed Mary Jo Foley. They don't know how long Microsoft will maintain support for Silverlight 5 or if there'll be any service packs, but it does seem like the company will be switching its operational focus to other areas and halting active development of Silverlight.
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Windows 8 tablet from Samsung to be an updated year-old Series 7 tablet
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Spoiler Alert! A Samsung executive told Bloomberg on Wednesday that the Korean based manufacturer will ship its new Windows 8 tablet sometime in the second half of next year, giving us a clue as to when Windows 8 might be launched. The tablet itself will look familiar as it will be an updated version of the currently available Series 7 device that uses Windows 7. That means you should expect an 11.6 inch touchscreen on the Windows 8 tablet. According to Samsung's PC group head Nam Seong Woo, current Series 7 owners whose tablets are equipped with Windows 7 will get an update to Windows 8 although he didn't say if the update would be offered at a special price or the regular Windows update pr...
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Barnes & Noble asked Justice Department to go after Microsoft in response to Android patent lawsuits
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Microsoft's strategy of demanding patent license fees from major Android device makers has been resoundingly successful in recent months, but that doesn't mean it's not controversial: the Wall Street Journal says Barnes & Noble has asked the Justice Department for an antitrust investigation into Redmond's attempts to "kill off" Android devices from smaller players with license fees and lawsuits. B&N told the government over the summer that "Microsoft's willingness to bully small players with expensive litigation raises a substantial barrier to entry" because only big companies can afford to pay the license fees. Unfortunately, we don't know how much Microsoft asks in fees, so we can't really...
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Microsoft chasing down Huawei for Android patent license agreement
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Microsoft is chasing down Huawei in search of a patent licensing agreement, The Guardian reported on Tuesday. “Yes, Microsoft has come to us,” Huawei Devices chief marketing officer Victor Xu told The Guardian. ”We always respect the intellectual property of companies. But we have 65,000 patents worldwide too. We have enough to protect our interests. We are a very important stakeholder in Android.” Xu also said that “negotiations are in progress” with Microsoft, which takes home an estimated $444 million annually from Android royalties. Microsoft has a cross-licensing agreement with Samsung and has similar deals with HTC, ViewSonic and other Android device vendors. It is expected that Micros...
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Barnes & Noble asks feds to look at Microsoft's Android patent licensing tactics
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Bloomberg is reporting today that bookseller and Android tablet maker Barnes & Noble has asked U.S. regulators to investigate Microsoft's tactics in demanding patent royalties from manufacturers of Android-based smartphones and tablets.
In a letter sent to the Department of Justice's chief counsel for competition policy, Gene Kimmelman, the company claimed that "Microsoft is embarking on a campaign of asserting trivial and outmoded patents against manufacturers of Android devices" and "Microsoft is attempting to raise its rivals' costs in order to drive out competition and to deter innovation in mobile devices."
Microsoft filed a patent infringement suit against Barnes & Noble back in March ...
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Spotify for Windows Phone 7.5 now available
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During an event in New York City on Monday, Microsoft announced that the popular music service Spotify will launch for Windows Phone 7.5 (Mango) devices sometime during the day. Spotify allows users to stream free ad-supported music from a computer, but access to the service from mobile devices requires a $9.99 monthly subscription option. The monthly fee also gets rid of ads and allows users to store playlists on a mobile device for offline playback. Spotify is already available on Android and iOS, and the service has been very successful in the U.S. since launching this past July.
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Microsoft taps Samsung VP Gavin Kim to be new Windows Phone GM
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The last Windows Phone General Manager, Charlie Kindel, may have been a longtime Microsoft vet, but the company's looked beyond Redmond for his permanent replacement. As BGR reports, Microsoft has snagged Samsung's VP of of consumer and enterprise services, Gavin Kim, to lead the Windows Phone product team. In describing his new role, Kim tells BGR that he'll "be responsible to help set the future direction for the Windows Phone platform and to accelerate Microsoft's trajectory to win the hearts and minds of consumers, carriers, device manufacturers, developers and partners." At Samsung, Kim most recently worked on the company's various Galaxy products, and he unsurprisingly remains complime...
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Nokia CEO hints at possible Windows 8 tablet
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While discussing his intentions to expand Nokia’s presence in the United States, Nokia CEO Stephen Elop recently made comments that suggest his company could have a Windows 8 tablet in the pipeline. “There’s a new tablet opportunity coming,” Elop told Bloomberg in a recent interview. “We see the opportunity. Unquestionably, that will change the dynamics [of the market].” Elop described Microsoft’s Windows 8 operating system as a “supercharged” version of its Windows Phone operating system, implying a hint of interest in using the OS on a tablet. The two operating systems share a user interface called “Metro UI.” Nokia recently announced its first two Windows Phone devices, the Lumia 710 and ...
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Microsoft licenses 200 IP messaging patents from Openwave
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Openwave Systems, who is in the process of suing Apple and RIM, have reached an agreement with Microsoft to license their portfolio of 200 patents.
The portfolio include several foundational patents covering smart device and cloud technologies, among others. The patents have been described as “covering a range of smartphone core features and functions,” by Erin-Michael Gill, managing director and chief intellectual property officer at MDB Capital Group, and difficult to work around.
Openwave Systems Inc.is a global software company delivering context-aware mediation and messaging solutions that enable communication service providers and the broader ecosystem to create and deliver smarter se...
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Linux Advocates protest 'Designed for Windows 8' secure boot policy
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The Linux Foundation, Red Hat, and Canonical have all registered discontent with Microsoft's new mandate that if OEMs want "Designed for Windows 8" certification, Secure Boot must be turned on by default. Microsoft's chosen implementation of the UEFI (Unified Extensible Firmware Interface) helps prevent boot loader attacks but also complicates matters for Linux: computers with the sticker will not be able to Secure Boot into the OS without help from OEMs. Microsoft has addressed these concerns by pointing to the Developer Preview tablet given away at the BUILD conference last month, which included the option to disable Secure Boot. However, using the feature in conjunction with Linux instead...
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