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As reported on numerous sites this past week, Microsoft is collecting royalties on every Android-based smartphone that HTC sells. Back in April of 2010 Redmond signed a patent agreement with HTC entitling them to $5 in royalties per device, from Microsoft IP that is inherent in the package. Asymco’s Horace Dediu has calculated that Microsoft [...]

By Randy Giusto- Microsoft today officially got back in the game and rolled out its long-awaited Windows Phone 7 mobile platform.  At a New York City launch event (one was held in London too), Microsoft announced nine devices supporting Windows Phone 7. The first phones, from HTC, LG, Samsung, and Dell will be available on [...]

I’m sure that everyone who made the pilgrimage  to CTIA last week is glad they survivied the trek and maybe life can get back to normal now. You get a sense from the blogosphere that the show was ho-hum. For many of us, it’s been like that for a number of years, with many announcements [...]