Google aiming for enterprise with Android for Work initiative

After saturating the consumer market, Google is taking aim at enterprise with their Android for Work initiative.

Google is actively working with device makers, application developers and management solutions to provide CIOs with a secure, flexible, economical and consistent mobility platform. Some of the partners include Blackberry, Samsung, Citrix and more. Hit jump for more details.

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Microsoft YouthSpark Challenge for Change contest launches today

Microsoft YouthSpark Challenge for Change contest launched today. The contest was created to inspire and reward young people who have the passion and creativity to make their communities, schools, campuses, or the world a better place.

This is a worldwide contest open to those aged 13-25, who are encouraged to submit an idea designed to spark change for good in their community or around the world for a chance to win amazing prizes. Hit jump for all the details.

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Motorola launches new Moto E entry-level smartphone now featuring LTE and Lollipop

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Motorola launched an updated and redesigned version of its most affordable Moto E smartphone by bringing Android 5.0.2 Lollipop and LTE to the entry-level. It is expected to be available for about $150 contract-free next month at Koodo, TELUS and Videotron. It will also be available at chatr wireless, MTS and WIND this spring. Its US price is $119.

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iOS 8.3 update to addresses diversity with new skin tone emojis and flags

Apple's iOS 8.3 update coming to iPhones, iPad and iPod Touches will bring over 300 new emoji icons, many of which will focus on diversity. Communicating with the use of  emoji icons in email or messaging apps has been gaining popularity as these small illustrations can often do a quicker job of sending a message or response.

The standards for emoji character is changing and quickly showing a more diverse and inclusive range of skin tones, flags and culturally diverse icons. Definitely something to look forward to when iOS 8.3 comes around.