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Office 365 Launch, Android Licensing Made Microsoft’s Week

The centerpiece of Microsoft's week was the launch of Office 365, the company's cloud-productivity platform.A rebranding of the company's BPOS (Business Productivity Online Suite),...

Skype for Android Comes to Select ‘Gingerbread’ Smartphones

Skype, the PC calling company Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) is buying for $8.5 billion, launched its Skype for Android application to let owners of Android smartphnes...

iPhone Share Growing Faster Than Android Smartphones: Nielsen

Google's (NASDAQ:GOOG) Android creator Andy Rubin said Android is being activated on more than 500,000 smartphones and tablets each day, and yet there is...

Oracle Seeks $2.6B From Google in Android Spat

Reports of Oracle (NASDAQ:ORCL) seeking damages up to $6 billion in its Android patent infringement case versus Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) were exaggerated, the company claimed...

Android, BlackBerry, iPhone Game Helps Users Maintain Daily Health Routines

Online startup MeYou Health has a noble mission: to challenge gamers to maintain daily health rituals the company hopes they'll continue for the rest...

Microsoft’s Android Licensing Agreements Continue With Onkyo

Microsoft is serious about this whole Android licensing thing.The company has entered into yet another patent agreement, this one with Onkyo Corp., which manufactures...

Microsoft Corners Another Android Manufacturer on Patents

Microsoft has entered into a patent agreement with Velocity Micro, a maker of Android-based tablets. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed by either...

Symantec Compares Apple iOS, Google Android Security Features

Even though both Apple's iOS and Google's Android smartphone operating systems are pretty secure, they are still susceptible to multiple types of attacks, Symantec...

Google Android Gets 500K Daily Activations

Google's Android mobile operating system is growing like a proverbial weed, and is poised to get a new member to the company's vaunted Nexus...

Microsoft’s Android Royalty Strategy Targets General Dynamics Itronix

Microsoft has reached an agreement with General Dynamics Itronix for royalty payments on the latter's Android-based products.Microsoft claims that the Android platform infringes on...