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Microsoft, Toyota Bring Cloud to Cars
Fri Apr 08, 2011 1:46 pm | By Kendra Srivastava
Microsoft and Toyota will be first to bring cloud computing to the road, announcing a $12 million partnership to equip vehicles with Windows Azure cloud software.
App Makers Game the System to Get Attention
Wed Mar 23, 2011 5:48 pm | By Doug Rule
App makers are getting more creative as they try to game the system and stand out from increasing competition, striving to reach the top apps charts any which way they can.
Apple Dominates Apps, But Google Gaining
Tue Mar 15, 2011 1:28 pm | By Daithi hAnluain
Apple captured nearly 71 percent of the app market last year, but rivals like Google are gaining ground and expected to surpass the iPhone maker as the market begins to fracture.
Windows Phone Hits 10,000 Apps
Mon Mar 14, 2011 12:44 pm | By Daithi hAnluain
The Windows Phone Market registered its 10,000th app just four and half months after the store launched, showing keen developer interest in the new platform.
Microsoft Hits 9,000 Apps, Spurs Development With Policy Changes
Wed Mar 09, 2011 3:54 pm | By Kat Asharya
Windows Marketplace recently hit the 9,000-app mark, just as Microsoft announced a series of policy changes aiming to spur further growth for the operating system.
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Apps to Keep Your Smartphone Safe, Secure
Fri Feb 25, 2011 8:02 pm | By Doug Rule
A growing crop of security apps are helping to protect smartphones from cyber-criminal threats, as popularity of mobile devices now outsell PCs.
Apps Sales to Triple in 2011
Wed Jan 26, 2011 12:09 pm | By Florence Labedays
Revenue from mobile apps will more than triple this year, with growth surging more than 1,000 percent between 2010 and 2014, according to research firm Gartner.
Microsoft Offers "OneNote" for IPhone
Wed Jan 19, 2011 1:08 pm | By Brian McCulloch
Microsoft today launched a free trial version of its "OneNote" software for the iPhone, in a move which shows the importance the company is placing on increasing its presence in mobile devices.
Microsoft Fights Apple's "App Store" Trademark
Wed Jan 12, 2011 10:40 am | By Kat Asharya
Microsoft recently filed a motion with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to deny Apple a trademark on the phrase "App Store," saying the term is broad and competitors should be able to use it.
Microsoft to Pay People to Create Apps for Windows Phone 7
Wed Jul 14, 2010 10:45 am | By Allen Tsai
Microsoft is paying programmers to develop mobile applications for its new Windows Phone 7 software, in hopes of catching up to the number of third-party programs available to rivals Apple and Google.
