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Microsoft will pocket $3.4 billion from Android this year

Microsoft will pocket $3.4 billion from Android this year
  • Posted May 10, 2013, 7:00 AM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Microsoft
  • Microsoft’s troubles with Windows 8 have been widely reported but they pale in comparison to the struggles that Redmond is having with their Windows Phone mobile operating system. Along with Nokia, the two have given it their all but the…

Microsoft says Office 2013 licensing is nothing new, but it's a price hike in disguise

Microsoft says Office 2013 licensing is nothing new, but it
  • Posted February 20, 2013, 10:16 AM by Jose Vilches | Filed in Microsoft, Software
  • Last week a number of sites including TechSpot reported on an apparently new licensing restriction for the retail version of Office 2013 that essentially ties your version of the software to a single computer -- not one at a time,…

Apple and HTC settle patent dispute, sign cross-licensing deal

Apple and HTC settle patent dispute, sign cross-licensing deal
  • Posted November 12, 2012, 11:30 AM by Jose Vilches | Filed in Apple, Industry News
  • Apple settled its first patent battle against an Android smartphone maker over the weekend. In a joint announcement with HTC, the company said it had reached a global settlement with the Taiwanese firm that includes the dismissal of all current…

RIM: BlackBerry 10 in final testing stages, can be licensed

RIM: BlackBerry 10 in final testing stages, can be licensed
  • Posted August 14, 2012, 11:00 AM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Industry News, Mobile Computing
  • RIM CEO Thorsten Heins has confirmed that the company’s upcoming operating system can be licensed. The admission follows months of rumors and speculation from analysts drawing the same conclusion, many of whom believe it’s the last hope for a RIM…

Microsoft says OnLive's use of Windows 7 and Office is unlicensed

Microsoft says OnLive
  • Posted March 9, 2012, 10:00 AM by Lee Kaelin | Filed in Microsoft, Mobile Computing
  • Cloud gaming company OnLive announced last month that they had added a free version of their Windows 7 desktop for iPad users, giving them access to a virtual Windows 7 desktop on their iPads and the ability to run Microsoft Office applications.

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