Job tips: Expert advice in mobile development, cloud computing, business intelligence What can people do to better position themselves for emerging jobs in technology? That was a core question earlier this… Read More
Roundup: ID guru leaves Microsoft, Google Maps goes indoors, EA downplays discs A quick rundown of news stories catching our attention this afternoon … Google Maps is going indoors with panoramic photos… Read More
Microsoft Bing gets big beachhead on BlackBerry Most surreal moment of the day so far in the tech world: Steve Ballmer making a surprise appearance at the… Read More
Time for A New Apartment? How Your Phone Can Help It’s springtime and, in addition to tulips, baseball, and short sleeves, that means apartment-hunting time for many people. Traditionally, that… Read More
Barnes & Noble: Microsoft wanted ‘shockingly high’ fees for Android in Nook [Updated with Microsoft’s statement.] Barnes & Noble is rejecting Microsoft’s claims that the use of Android by its Nook e-reader… Read More
Mobile gaming company looks to capitalize on WikiLeaks Two buddies who worked as interns for the National Security Agency in high school are now turning their attention to… Read More
Study: Microsoft’s Windows Phone losing developer interest at slower rate than BlackBerry Life is tough when you’re trying to come from behind against Android and iPhone in the mobile market, which means… Read More
Top 10 Hottest Apps Not Atop Google’s Android Market There’s been a lot of discussion lately about how apps are ranked in the iTunes App Store and the Android… Read More
Microsoft, Nokia make it official: Turning point for Windows Phone? Sealing a deal they announced in February, Microsoft and Nokia have finalized their mobile partnership ahead of schedule, the companies… Read More
Phone usage shows iPad users aren’t just Apple fanboys Hey, you over there with the iPad — is that a BlackBerry in your pocket? Research firm comScore is out… Read More
Music apps: Seven of the best for Android and iPhone Last week we took a look at some great baseball apps for the Android platform. This week we’re going to… Read More
Speed test: Windows Phone IE9 vs. iPhone 4 and Android At Microsoft’s MIX conference in Las Vegas this morning, the company announced a series of enhancements for the next version… Read More
Early Microsoft partner HTC rides Android past new Microsoft partner Nokia Microsoft and HTC tied their fortunes together in the emerging smartphone market a decade ago, back when people were still… Read More
Play Ball! A lineup of the top five Android baseball apps Major League Baseball is in full swing and, with all the new Android users out there, we at AppStoreHQ thought… Read More
Nerd Notes: Volcanoes, sports, sneakers and moonbuggys Sci-fi fantasy novelist George R.R. Martin feels cheated by the “Lost” finale. Lost co-creator Damon Lindeloff feels like starting a… Read More
Google bids $900M for Nortel patents, but Microsoft already has them in the bag [Post updated at 1:45 p.m. with clarification of Microsoft’s rights to these patents under a previous licensing deal with Nortel.]… Read More
Chart: Google Android continues to soar, while Windows Phone slumps You’d think by this time Microsoft might have regained some of its mojo in mobile. But the latest report from… Read More
Windows Phone says its apps are real, not padded What is it with these Microsoft groups feeling the need to publicly defend their numbers all of a sudden? The… Read More
Report: Windows Phone to add NFC mobile payments One of the biggest buzzwords in the mobile industry right now is NFC, or Near Field Communication — a short-range… Read More
Microsoft uses Amazon to bolster Apple ‘App Store’ fight Microsoft’s fight against Apple’s attempt to trademark the phrase “App Store” took on new significance last week when Apple sued… Read More
Prediction: Windows Phone will top iPhone by 2015 A new study from the IDC research firm predicts that Microsoft’s Windows Phone will surpass the iPhone and Blackberry in… Read More
Weekend Reading: Apple vs. Amazon.com, the full text Who needs a novel when there are juicy court filings to read? When the news broke this week that Apple… Read More
A Microsoft IT tool for iOS, Android and Symbian? Yep You can be forgiven if you’ve never heard of Microsoft’s “System Center Configuration Manager,” which IT departments can use to… Read More
Apple hits adult ‘app store’ MiKandi with cease-and-desist over trademark Amazon.com isn’t the only company being targeted by Apple for using the phrase “app store” in conjunction with its Android… Read More
Google: Microsoft’s Android claims ‘threaten innovation’ Google itself hasn’t yet been named as a defendant in any of Microsoft’s patent litigation over Android, but the search… Read More
Amazon.com opens its Android ‘Appstore,’ Apple be damned Amazon.com this morning launched its new Appstore for Android, despite a last-minute lawsuit from Apple over the “App Store” trademark. … Read More
The patents Microsoft is using to sue Barnes & Noble Just how many anti-Android patents does Microsoft have up its sleeve? In reading through the Redmond company’s lawsuit this afternoon… Read More
Microsoft sues Barnes & Noble over Android in Nook Microsoft says it has filed patent infringement lawsuits against Barnes & Noble and the manufacturers of its Nook e-reader, based… Read More
Look out, Amazon’s Kindle unit is hiring Android devs Nice catch by the New York Times this morning: Amazon.com’s Lab 126, which develops the company’s Kindle e-reader, has posted… Read More
T-Mobile’s Sidekick 4G offers texting across PCs, phones The pictures of T-Mobile’s new Google Android-based Sidekick 4G are nice, but what’s really interesting is the way the company… Read More
