Microsoft Names Satya Nadella New CEO
Kellen
Satya Nadella is Microsoft's new CEO. In other words, they got the man that had been rumored for some time. They got a Microsoft guy. Also as expected, Sundar Pichai is staying with Google. Via: Microsoft
Microsoft Reportedly Considering Google’s Sundar Pichai for CEO Position
Kyle
Microsoft’s search for a CEO just got a lot more interesting. Though it was widely reported yesterday that longtime executive Satya Nadella was a likely shoe-in for the position, a report from Silicon Angle claims that Google’s own Sundar Pichai is now the...
Xbox Music Receives Update on Google Play, Allows for Storing Playlists Offline
These days, it seems that there are just as many streaming music services as there are social networks in our world. If you are one of the people who uses Microsoft's Xbox Music service, today is a good day. An update pushing to users now will allow for you to...
Google Goes on the Attack Against Patent Troll Rockstar Consortium
The battle between Google and Rockstar Consortium - a patent troll group backed by Apple, Microsoft, Blackberry, and others that owns $4.5 billion in Nortel patents - heated up over the holidays, with Google filing a lawsuit to try and protect Android and its...
Nokia “Normandy” Reportedly the Company’s Budget-minded Android Device
Tim
An image posted back in November by @evleaks, which showed a red Nokia device, is now being reported as the company's first step into the Android realm. As reported by The Verge, the device, which is codenamed Normandy internally, is supposedly set to launch...
Proposed Bill to Fight Patent Trolls Overwhelmingly Passed by the House of Representatives
You might not be familiar with the Innovation Act that is currently making the rounds in Washington D.C., but you might want to keep an eye on it now. Today, the bill brought to the floor by Rep. Bob Goodlatte from Virginia was passed by a wide margin of 325...
Microsoft Releases Xbox One SmartGlass App to Google Play
Microsoft launched the official Xbox One SmartGlass app to Google Play last night, allowing future owners of the next-gen console to utilize certain functions built right into the system. The SmartGlass app can act as a second screen for the Xbox One, enabling...
PW3: Patent War 3 is Upon Us, “Rockstar” Consortium Sues Google and Android
We all thought it was over, thought we were past it, but we were oh so wrong. The patent wars have returned in full force and this time the patent trolls are more well equipped than they ever have been before. After Nortel went bankrupt in 2009, their patent...