Microsoft is openly courting developers dumped in mass layoffs by cloud gaming service OnLive, hosting a mixer for potential hires at its Mountain View campus. "We are eager to speak to individuals and teams affected by the OnLive transition," reads a description on events site EventBrite. "With...
Some added spice for Xbox 720 rumors
As the Apple vs. Samsung jury reads its verdict, let's take a moment and think towards the future. This week was either the calm before the storm, or the eye of the hurricane, or that moment when you're just about to jump out of the plane and...
Not to be outdone by Asus' Tablet 600, Samsung has begun teasing what appears to be a new transforming Windows 8 notebook in a video posted to its official YouTube page. As Neowin reports, the video flashes glimpses of an unannounced device with a thin-profile keyboard panel, wide bezeled, tablet-style display, and even an integrated stylus. The design seems to match the Series 5 transformer...
Microsoft's Bill Cox, senior director of Windows Phone marketing communications, has reacted to the Samsung vs. Apple verdict today. Moments after the jury awarded $1.049 billion in damages to Apple for Samsung's violation of various software, hardware design patents, and trade-dress dilution, Cox tweeted that "Windows Phone is looking gooooood right now."
Windows Phone is looking gooooood right now.
— Bill Cox (@billcox) August 24, 2012
Samsung failed to win any damages from its Apple patent counter-suit after the jury determined that no monetary damages are owed for its claims. Samsung had claimed that Apple violated five patents with the iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, and others. Today's verdict is a big win for Apple, although the damages are a relatively small price for Samsung to pay for its huge Android market share — despite the...
Microsoft talks up Windows Phone following Samsung defeat
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Microsoft's new logo, unveiled yesterday, is a bold departure from tradition because it's the first to feature a visual symbol alongside the familiar wordmark. This sudden outburst of color from the typically staid company has inevitably...
Nadim Kobeissi, a Canadian security researcher, has outlined some privacy concerns with Microsoft's Windows 8 SmartScreen technology this week. Kobeissi claims that Microsoft's filter technology, designed to prevent users from downloading or installing malicious software,...
