Mobile Minutes: Microsoft courts Android app makers; Tencent's mobile gaming; Mobile news' rise; Apple Watch and tattoos
Microsoft courts iOS, Android app makers for Windows
Microsoft has released tools to make it easier for Google Android and Apple iOS
developers to make their apps available for Windows phones as well, in a bid to
turn around its struggling smartphone unit.
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Tencent pushes further in U.S. gaming with Glu Mobile
stake buy
Tencent Holdings Ltd, the dominant social networking and online entertainment
company in China, has agreed to buy 14.6 percent of mobile game developer Glu
Mobile Inc for $126 million to expand in the U.S. gaming market.
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Mobile news on the rise as print decline continues
For news publishers, it's a mobile world. More readers are coming from mobile
devices than computers for 39 of the top 50 digital news sites, influencing
publishers' decisions on a wide range of editorial and advertising strategies,
said a new Pew Research Center study released Wednesday.
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Tattoos may stop Apple Watch from working
Tattooed wrists can prevent the Apple Watch's heart rate sensor from
functioning properly, according to some customers. Since the Apple Watch uses
your heart rate to determine whether you're wearing it, you might not be able
to use Apple Pay, receive notifications, place calls, or use certain apps if
you have tattoos on your wrists.
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