Cyanogen Inc Archives

Cyanogen CEO Refutes Claims of Company’s Pivot to Apps, “We are an OS Company”

Tim July 25, 2016 10

Kirt McMaster, the current CEO of Cyanogen Inc., took to Twitter this last Saturday and this morning to briefly discuss last week's news of the company laying off a large portion of its workforce. McMaster confirmed that the company had to "let go of some...

Cyanogen Inc. Laying Off Large Portion of Workforce

Tim July 22, 2016 81

First reported by Android Police, then confirmed by sources of our own, Cyanogen Inc. is in the process of laying off a substantial amount of its workforce. According to numbers provided by our source, roughly 28 out of 134 employees have received notice that...

Cyanogen Inc and Qualcomm Collab to Provide Support for Best Features and UI Enhancements on Snapdragon Chips

Tim March 2, 2015 9

Cyanogen and Qualcomm announced a new collaboration during MWC this week, which will focus on highlighting select features and user interface improvements in select upcoming Snapdragon-powered devices. To be exact, Cyanogen's launcher application and personal...

Report: Microsoft to Invest in Cyanogen Inc, Hopes to Weaken Google’s Hold on Android

Tim January 29, 2015 76

According to sources of The Wall Street Journal, Microsoft, the makers of Windows Phone, which currently holds about 3% of the smartphone marketshare, is set to invest in Cyanogen Inc. While the investment would be for a minority share of a $70 million round,...

Report: Cyanogen Inc. Turns Down Acquisition Attempt by Google, Seeks $1 Billion Valuation

Tim October 2, 2014 213

According to a report from The Information, Google's own Sundar Pichai, the overseer of all things Android and Chrome, met with Cyanogen Inc. executives recently, and was turned down after expressing interest in a complete acquisition. Ultimately, in theory, a...

Cyanogen Inc. Working on “Something Really Cool” With Ex Google, HTC and Apple Employees

Tim August 27, 2014 34

"Something really cool" is getting worked on, as announced by Cyanogen Inc. and Nextbit, a not-so-new startup focused entirely on mobile devices and cloud computing. Nextbit's team is comprised of former Google (original Android team engineers), Dropbox,...

Cyanogen Brings On New Executives to “Build a Global Phenomenon”

Tim June 24, 2014 21

Cyanogen Inc. announced three new executive hires today, filling new roles for VP of Product, VP of Engineering, and VP of Global Partnerships and Distribution. Cyanogen's new VP of Product is Dave Herman, who previously held roles at Amazon, Hulu, as well as...

OnePlus One Hands-on: Video and Gallery

Tim April 29, 2014 127

We are live in San Francisco at a OnePlus One event, hosted by the Cyanogen Inc. crew, and have been given the opportunity to get hands-on time with the newly-announced device. It was only late last week when the device finally became official, and already,...