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Microsoft is reportedly investing in Cyanogen's custom Android mod Now here's something we've never expected to write: Microsoft is investing in Android -- well, sort of. [Read more...] B-OUYA! Guess who just got a $10 million investment from Alibaba? Are we tired of making puns based around the silly name for the Kickstarter-funded, Android-powered, miniature game console, OUYA? No, friends. [Read more...] SkyMall's savior might be one of the products that it used to sell Rumors of SkyMall's demise might have been exaggerated, at least if the CEO of Scottevest gets his way. [Read more...] 'Super Smash Bros.' 8-player mode just got a whole lot better Super Smash Bros. for Wii U raised the stakes for local multiplayer with its 8-Player Smash mode, but gamers were limited to just a few stages for the frantic action. [Read more...] SYNEK's countertop draft system brings fresh beer home this summer SYNEK's method for bringing draft beer to kitchen counters everywhere first caught our eye last summer, and after nabbing $650,000 in Kickstarter contributions, the final product is on the way. [Read more...] Shyp for Android is now shypping Shyp, an app that helps making shipping goods easier, is now available for Android. The app has been on iOS for the past eight months or so (though it was in beta for awhile before that), and is currently live in San Francisco, New York and Miami, with plans to expand to Los Angeles. [Read more...] Apple's now shipping as many smartphones as Samsung When people talk about Apple and Samsung, the lazy narrative is to say that Apple makes the most money, but Samsung makes the most devices. [Read more...]