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cyanogen

LineageOS, the successor to orphaned CyanogenMod, releases its first builds

When Android operating-system company Cyanogen Inc. shut down services in December, a group of independent developers pledged to continue making a version of… Read More

Open-source Lineage project rises from Cyanogen’s ashes as Android maker abruptly shuts down services

Android operating system company Cyanogen is shutting down services after a tumultuous year that saw layoffs as well as the departure of its… Read More

Harish Naidu

Tech Moves: Accolade names longtime Microsoft GM as CTO; Smartsheet adds worldwide sales leader; and more

High-level appointments just keep coming at Accolade, as the health care company announced on Wednesday that it had appointed Harish Naidu,… Read More

Report: Android OS-maker Cyanogen cuts ‘significant’ amount of employees

Android operating system developer Cyanogen is laying off a “significant portion” of its staff today, according to an AndroidPolice report.… Read More

Cyanogen enables deeper integrations with new “MOD” platform for apps

Android’s appeal has always been tied to customization. However, while users can do a lot of low-level tinkering by loading up… Read More

Microsoft’s Cortana may come to next Cyanogen OS release, CEO reveals

Cortana, Microsoft’s digital assistant, may be coming to yet another mobile operating system, according to Cyanogen CEO Kirt McMaster. In an… Read More

‘Google Maps on steroids’: Cartogram raises $325K for indoor mapping platform

Editor’s note: This story was updated to reflect that Steve Kondik is a board member, not an investor, in Cartogram. … Read More

Tech Moves: Cyanogen snags Amazon exec; Veghte named SurveyMonkey CEO; Ossia expands; and more

—Cyanogen, the makers of modified versions of Android for mobile devices, has snagged two executives from Amazon and Qualcomm to expand international… Read More

Foxconn invests in Cyanogen as part of Android OS maker’s $80M round

Contract manufacturing giant Foxconn has invested in Cyanogen as part of the Android OS maker’s $80 million Series C investment… Read More

GeekWire Awards: Vote for Next Tech Titan

The Pacific Northwest is already home to a handful of groundbreaking technology companies. Who will establish themselves as the Next… Read More

Microsoft strikes deal with Cyanogen, creating another Android inroad

Microsoft’s apps and services will be integrated with the Android-based Cyanogen operating system, under a new strategic partnership announced by the companies… Read More

Android OS-maker Cyanogen raises $80M from Twitter, Qualcomm, Rupert Murdoch

Cyanogen Inc., the Android OS-maker with offices in Palo Alto and Seattle, today announced an $80 million Series C funding round… Read More

Microsoft reportedly declines to invest in $110M round for Android OS-maker Cyanogen

Cyanogen Inc. is reportedly raising a $110 million round — one that will not include participation from Microsoft. Bloomberg Business reported… Read More

Cyanogen aims for mainstream Android market: New Alcatel device, Qualcomm deal, and big plans

Cyanogen Inc. is launching a new effort to take its Android-based operating system further beyond its hacker roots — posing a stronger challenge to Google… Read More

Microsoft reportedly planning investment in Android OS maker Cyanogen

Cyanogen may be getting some help for its fork of Android from an unlikely source: Microsoft. The Redmond-based software company… Read More

Tech Moves: Liz Powell lands at Pro.com; Juno bolsters board ahead of IPO; etc.

—Liz Howekamp Powell, the former vice president of marketing at WhitePages, has landed a new gig as head of organic… Read More

Tech Moves: Cyanogen hires mobile vets; Blucora taps ex-Buy.com exec; Ben Elowitz leaves Wetpaint; and more

—Cyanogen, which is looking to disrupt the mobile operating system market, has named former Amazon and Hulu employee Dave Herman… Read More

CyanogenMod debuts installer app for customized Android experience, aims for third major OS spot

Cyanogen today released a CyanogenMod Installer in the Google Play Store to help ease the process of installing the company’s customized… Read More

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