Microsoft on Thursday announced a pair of patent licensing agreements with Acer and ViewSonic, granting the companies broad coverage of smartphones and tablets running Google’s Android mobile operating system.

A new report suggests that all Android app markets combined will soon outpace the app downloads of Apple’s iOS App Store, but a parallel report notes that piracy and malware republishing continue to destroy Android app developers’ ability to actually make money.

Home-improvement retailer Lowe’s plans to outfit employees with 42,000 iPhone 4s next month, with custom apps that will make use of the device as a point-of-sale system as part of a technology heavy retail overhaul.

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