October 27th, 2011 by lhaas                              

Microsoft collects license fees on 50% of Android devices

With the announcement of the tenth license fee agreement, Microsoft now collects fees on an estimated half of all Android devices. A poster on Slashdot.com points out “Notably refusing to cooperate and instead opting for the court battle route are Motorola and Barnes and Noble.”

Google’s complaints about patent-based attacks against Android don’t seem to be [...]

July 7th, 2011 by lhaas                              

Who Won The 6,000+ Nortel Patents? Apple, RIM, Microsoft — Everyone But Google

Google “Biggest Loser” in bid for Nortel patents:

When Google first made the “stalking-horse” bid on the Nortel patent portfolio in early April, it was all but assumed that they would push hard and win the rights to the patents. They were hardly the only bidder — RIM and Apple were definitely involved [...]

April 13th, 2011 by lhaas                              

Windows already up and running on ARM architecture | RCR Unplugged

How will these developments affect the tablet market?

Over at Microsoft Corp.’s MIX Developer Conference in sunny Las Vegas, Microsoft has demoed a new preview build of Internet Explorer 10 (which you too can take for a spin, if you feel so inclined), and also dropped a little premature Easter egg – the [...]

January 19th, 2011 by lhaas                              

Microsoft to disable Windows Phone 7 unlocking in first update - TechSpot News

In the first update to Windows Phone 7, Microsoft is planning to block ChevronWP7, which allowed users to unlock any retail Windows Phone 7 device for application side-loading without having to pay $99 per year for a WP7 marketplace account. The update, which is slated for release this month, will also introduce copy [...]

March 16th, 2010 by lhaas                              

Microsoft retreats from demand that killed whistleblower site

Thought Microsoft’s “Criminal Spy Guide” might be interesting to some of you investigative folk.

Microsoft Corp. today withdrew its demand that Cryptome.org yank the “Microsoft Global Criminal Spy Guide” document from its site and said it had never intended for the whistleblower’s domain to be knocked off the Web…

The document, a 17-page [...]

October 14th, 2009 by ahoog                              

Windows Phone review / Windows Mobile 6.5 review | Software | Reviews | PC Pro

I’ve long said the Microsoft’s attempt to force the Windows UI onto a phone would not meet with approving users.  It appears the most recent update (6.5) is still in that category and will likely continue to decline in market share and relevance.  Given Microsoft’s strategic alliance with Nokia/Symbian over ActiveSync, it seems [...]