Foxconn, Microsoft’s Biggest Patent Licensee

Microsoft has made a deal with Hon Hai, which also owns Foxconn, Microsoft’s biggest patent licensee now. The company is going to license Microsoft’s patents, the ones associated with Android and Chrome OS. Apparently, Microsoft will be paid a fixed fee for every Android or Chrome-based device that Foxconn will make. About 40 percent of the world’s phones and consumer …

Microsoft Touchscreen Smartwatch Being Developed?

According to reports, a Microsoft Touchscreen Smartwatch is in the works, and apparently the company is also working on it’s own smartphone. But this has not been confirmed by Microsoft yet. If rumours are to be believed, a few months back Microsoft asked their Asian suppliers to ship components of what seemed to be a watch-styled device. Microsoft seems to …

New Microsoft Bing Apps Updates : Windows 8

New updates have been launched for most of Bing’s apps for Windows 8. There have been Bing apps updates in the News, Finance, Sports, Travel and Maps apps for Windows 8. All the five of these are installed on Windows 8 devices by default. Microsoft says that these Bing apps updates and the new features will “make it easier to customize …