Articles Tagged “Microsoft”
Microsoft developing service transfer Android apps to WP
by Adrian Diaconescu on May 21, 2012 4 Comments">4
Microsoft’s Windows Phone platform has been released for more than a year and a half, but it has struggled to become a worthy competitor to Google’s Android and Apple’s iOS. The small number of devices running WP, as well as the relatively poor ecosystem have led to sales of just 2.7 million Windows Phone gadgets in Q1 2012. The mobile operating system powered only 2.6 percent of the smartphones sold worldwide in the first three months of 2012, which is disappointing for a product developed by a company that is so used to dominating markets. While the poor sales will probably go on …
Motorola infringes Microsoft’s patent on ActiveSync, may face import bans in the US
by Bams Sadewo on May 19, 2012 2 Comments">2
If you can’t beat your competitor, sue them for copyright infringement and have the court ban their products from entering the market! That seems to be the strategy that tech companies are using against each other with varying degrees of success. Sometimes you lose, sometimes you win – and sometimes there’s no clear winner at all. The latest patent battle between Motorola and Microsoft seems to favor the latter for now. According to yesterday’s ruling by the International Trade Commission, Motorola was found to have violated one of Microsoft’s patents related to ActiveSync technology. The consequence of losing is that …
As expected, Windows 8 tablets not price competitive with Android or iPad
by Lucian Armasu on May 18, 2012 32 Comments">32
Don’t say I didn’t warn you, but reports from Taiwan are now confirming what I’ve said since the beginning of this year. Windows 8 tablets will not be price competitive with Android tablets and the iPad, even for the ARM version, so expect the Intel tablets to cost even more. ARM situation is very bad Manufacturers from Taiwan are complaining that Windows 8 RT licenses will cost them $90-$100 per device. That may not seem that much at first (even though it should compared to Android, which is free), but this $100 comes on top of a cost of components …
Microsoft playing dirty again, plans to ban Firefox on ARM-based Windows 8 PCs and tablets
by Adrian Diaconescu on May 10, 2012 9 Comments">9
Although for many it might be a model worth following, Microsoft has a longstanding tradition of not only discouraging competition, but trying to eliminate it by any means possible. That includes dirty, unorthodox, and sometimes even illegal moves through which they’ve managed to monopolize the desktop operating system market, and, for a long while back in the ‘90s and early ‘2000s, the browser market. Internet Explorer was practically the only browsing solution users could possibly “choose” until 2004, when Mozilla launched Firefox. Not only was the browsing market situation unhealthy and unnatural, but as history has proven, it also delayed …
Microsoft sides with Barnes & Noble to tackle Amazon and Apple, to invest $605 million in B&N
by Bams Sadewo on May 01, 2012 0 Comments">0
GoodEreader Though Microsoft is no stranger to patent battles of its own, the company isn’t shy of reaching a win-win settlement with other corporations. It looks like Redmond just killed two birds with one stone when it decided to jump into the e-book market by investing in Barnes & Noble’s Nook reader, while settling its patent lawsuit against the e-reader company. Announced yesterday, the deal between Microsoft and Barnes & Noble Inc. sees Microsoft getting 17.6% share of the newly established e-book and college book business unit, in exchange for $300 million, which will leave B&N as the majority shareholder …
LG bids Windows Phone adieu, plans to focus on Android [Update: Denied]
by Bams Sadewo on May 01, 2012 1 Comments">1
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Bloomberg With Windows Phone failing to make a dent in the smartphone market, at least in its pre-Nokia Lumia 900 days, some phone manufacturers are getting uncomfortable with the special relationship between Microsoft and Nokia. One supporter of the platform is even going so far as to stop releasing Windows Phone altogether. LG Electronics, South Korea’s second largest phone manufacturer and a loyal supporter of Microsoft’s Windows Phone from the beginning, told Korea Herald that they are not going to release any Windows Phone in the near future. Claiming that the company hasn’t reaped any financial benefits from partnering with Microsoft, the …
Microsoft adds new scalp to its Android licensee collection
by Bogdan Petrovan on Apr 28, 2012 1 Comments">1
You might know that Microsoft is the owner of several important mobile-related patents, and that the Redmond giant has never been afraid to use said patents to squeeze some bucks from… well, everyone in sight. That’s the bad news. The good news is Microsoft, unlike another iconic company, is willing to talk before shooting, although some would replace “talk” with “extort the living daylights”. As a result, many Android manufacturers (supposedly infringing MS’ patents) have entered licensing agreements with Steve Ballmer’s company, which sees them paying a fixed amount per device sold, in exchange for some legal peace of mind. …
What Microsoft can teach Google about Android
by Gary Sims on Apr 25, 2012 27 Comments">27
When talking about success in the mobile device market, Microsoft isn’t the name that instantly springs to mind. Google yes, Apple yes, RIM maybe, but Microsoft? Although they have a version of Windows for mobile phones (the latest being Windows Phone 7.5) and although Windows 8 has some potential to increase Microsoft’s market share, Microsoft has failed to make it big on phones (or tablets). Of course, that isn’t true for PCs. In fact, Microsoft is the overwhelming number one in terms of PC operating systems (Windows) and PC software (Microsoft Office). So, why has Microsoft been so successful on …
Microsoft rumored to inject $3.5 billion into RIM
by Ankit Banerjee on Apr 13, 2012 1 Comments">1
Saying that RIM had a poor 2011 is a bit of an understatement. RIM has gone from dominating the US market with a 44% market share in 2009 to less than 17% by the end of 2011. The Canadians have also had to drastically slash the prices of their Blackberry PlayBook, just to have a chance at competing with the iPad and a slew of Android tablets available on the market. In more disappointing news, RIM announced last December the delay of the release of its Blackberry 10 platform to late 2012. In addition, over the last year, RIM has …
OnLive switches to Windows Server to comply with licensing, handwriting feature is collateral victim
by Adrian Diaconescu on Apr 09, 2012 1 Comments">1
OnLive’s innovative Desktop App was launched about a month ago on Android, and, in just a few short weeks, it became very popular among gadget lovers all over the world. Offering an almost complete Windows 7 experience and the Office productivity suite for free on Android and iOS, it wasn’t difficult to predict its booming success, but also its legal problems. Microsoft doesn’t take kindly on developers offering their premium products (or variations of these) for less than what they usually charge, so it didn’t come as a huge surprise when one of the company’s officials took a stand a few …
Android OS set to overtake Windows by 2016; Android loyalists share a knowing look
by Ankit Banerjee on Apr 01, 2012 7 Comments">7
We all have fond memories of Google’s and Verizon’s “Droid Does” campaign that first introduced Android to the world. Since Android 1.0, dubbed “Cupcake” was first launched, the OS has gone from strength-to-strength, currently featuring its most robust and refined feature set yet, the absolutely mouth-watering Ice Cream Sandwich – Android 4.0. In its meteoric rise to the top, the OS has created a lot of waves and left a lot of its competition behind. Attesting to this is the fact that the Android OS is the leading market share holder in the US, leaving behind iOS in 2010. But …
Is Nokia’s $99 Lumia 900 a threat to Android?
by Bams Sadewo on Mar 26, 2012 7 Comments">7
Nokia’s flagship device, the Lumia 900 smartphone, is set to hit AT&T stores on April 8. After being out of the limelight for so long, does the Lumia 900 offer enough incentives for buyers to put Nokia – and to a certain extent, Microsoft – back on the smartphone map in the US and the rest of the world? It’s quite telling how both companies are craving to have a bonafide hit on their hands as the Nokia Lumia 900 is positioned at a competitive $100 price point with a two-year contract. Despite its dominant global presence – and ever …
Play Skirim or Battlefield 3 on your Android device via Kainy
by Mike Andrici on Mar 17, 2012 5 Comments">5
Kainy is a new Android app from “indie” developer Jean-Sebastian Royer that has managed to raise quite a few interested eyebrows. Although not one of the most polished apps around, the Kainy Android app (available for $5.04 in Google Play) works paired with its free PC counterpart, allowing you to stream games from your Windows PC to your Android smartphone or tablet. While not entirely visionary – as I’ll explain by the end of this article — the app is an excellent example on how the concept of streaming might be used in the future to intermediate the delivery of …
Microsoft to OnLive: You Had Your Fun, Now Pay Up
by Bogdan Petrovan on Mar 08, 2012 3 Comments">3
Just last week, we wrote about OnLive Desktop, the service that lets you run a full Windows 7 machine, complete with Microsoft Office, on your Android tablet or iPad. In a nutshell, OnLive Desktop works by “streaming” the Windows 7 environment to your tablet – all the software is hosted in OnLive’s cloud and you’re just accessing it from your tablet, just like you would with a Netflix movie. The most amazing part about OnLive Desktop is the fact that you can get an almost complete Windows 7 experience and the Office productivity apps for free. The paid versions of …
Is Google Working with Asus on the Next-Gen Android 5.0 Transformer?
by Lucian Armasu on Mar 02, 2012 3 Comments">3
Asus has just said that its close partnership with Google will lead it to become the first company to come out with “Android 5.0 JellyBean”, most likely with a tablet. In my opinion this makes almost perfect sense, and I’m glad that it’s happening. Why “almost”? Because I’d also want this tablet to have a Cortex A15 chip inside it. But going by the rumors, Samsung might be the only company with a Cortex A15 chip out this year, and certainly the only one by the end of summer, because I believe we’ll see the first Cortex A15 device by …
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