Uh, whoa . When we heard Google’s threatened pullout of China had prompted Motorola to seek out an alternative search provider for its China-bound handsets, we can’t say we were expecting a partnership with Microsoft to result. But here we are, staring at a press release announcing the Bing search and Maps will be the default on Moto’s Chinese Android phones starting in Q1 — and the partnership is described as “global,” so there’s a chance it could spread
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Motorola partners with Microsoft, will use Bing search and maps on Chinese Android phones
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We’ve been dying to know more about Microsoft’s Courier tablet / e-book device ever since we first caught wind of it last September, and while our entreaties to Mr. Ballmer went unanswered, we just learned some very interesting information from an extremely trusted source
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Microsoft’s Courier ‘digital journal’: exclusive pictures and details
Word from Apple is out — so get your credit cards ready. The iPad will be launching on Saturday April 3rd (and on the shelves, er… display tables at Apple retail stores), but you’ll be able to plunk down cold, hard cash for it in just a week
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iPad launches on April 3rd, pre-orders begin March 12th
Microsoft is keen on unveiling the meat of its developer story around Windows Phone 7 Series at MIX10 in less than two weeks, but with GDC coming up next week, they’re figuring that now is a good time to start dropping hints — they’ll want to be capturing the collective imagination of the gaming industry, after all, what with that Xbox Live integration they’ve got going on. To that end, Charlie Kindel of WinPho’s developer experience team has outed a few key items at a reception in San Francisco this evening
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Microsoft talks Windows Phone 7 Series development ahead of GDC: Silverlight, XNA, and no backward compatibility
Having a little trouble checking in on your tweeps this morning on your Droid ? Is your new Pre Plus not syncing with Facebook, or your Storm2 acting a little too calm?
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Verizon suffering ‘nationwide’ data outage
What’s the one biggest hurdle to throwing out your dedicated GPS nav unit and going ahead with the free turn-by-turn navigation offered by your smartphone ? If your answer was that most phones don’t have the great big screens or easy installation systems of some satnav devices, look out, because Nokia’s about to shake up your world all over again.
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Nokia and Alpine integrating handsets into cars, bringing Ovi Maps to your dashboard
Skype for Symbian . A freely downloadable application that allows you to converse with your Skype-equipped friends over a WiFi or 3G connection. Seriously, why would you ever make another cellular call again?
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Nokia adds Skype to Ovi Store, foreshadows death of regular phone calls
There’s no delicate way to put this: at least part of Apple’s patent lawsuit against HTC appears to be a proxy fight for a larger issue with Android as a whole. Apple’s complaint with the International Trade Commission makes an explicit distinction between HTC’s Android devices and its WinMo phones (referred only to as “DSP Products”), and the Android sets are repeatedly called out for infringing certain patents.
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Apple specifically going after Android in HTC lawsuit
Looks like Apple’s going on the warpath, kids.
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Apple sues HTC for infringing 20 iPhone patents
After so many delays, we’ve nearly given up hope on the EeeKeyboard PC ever actually hitting retail.
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ASUS EeeKeyboard PC delayed again, now shipping in April
