Tag: Microsoft
Motorola, Microsoft partner to launch Bing search & maps on Android phones in China
So who's Motorola partnering with to provide search and maps services on its Chinese Android-based smartphones? Apparently Microsoft, with its Bing search tagging along....
Microsoft releases first app for Android platform
Things just keep on getting more interesting, as Microsoft has just announced the launch of its first-ever app for the Android platform. Yes, that’s...
Android Mail mix-up: is your email getting garbled?
I'm having issues with my Android email, and it looks like I'm not the only one. Since using a Motorola MILESTONE and a Google...
Android Adoption about to Explode, According to different Sources
We all know Microsoft was the biggest player in the mobile OS arena for a long time, not because WinMo was the best, but...
Android to outstrip iPhones by 2012
Industry watchers predict the lead iPhone has over the competition may be short lived. Informa Telecoms & Media have predicted in a new report...
Microsoft Microscope on Android and Apple
The "concern" of open-source mobile operating system Android is not far from Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer's mind. Ramping up investments into a client operating...
Microsoft starts taking shots at Google’s Android
Android has been under a lot of heat lately from some of the leading mobile companies such as Sprint. Google’s Android platform seems to...
Android Community Week in Review – Week 42 2008
What a week it has been for Android Community. We started off with a story about T-Mobile selling 1.5 million G1 handsets already in...
Microsoft may bring Silverlight to Android
Microsoft’s Internet application browser plugin, Silverlight, may soon be coming to Android-powered handsets. Silverlight is the direct competitor of Adobe’s Flash. Seeing Silverlight or...
Microsoft’s Ballmer on Android: We’re not worried
Speaking to the BBC, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has said that an open-source handset would not appeal to phone manufacturers; his prediction was that...