Microsoft celebrated 20 years in the GCC region today at its Open Door UAE event in Dubai. Since coming to …
BlackBerry triumphs in comparison of mobile platforms in enterprise
BlackBerry 7.0 has come out on top in a comparison of mobile platforms and how they meet the demands of …
BlackBerry and Apple triumph in enterprise-ready OS battle: Trend Micro
Trend Micro recently announced the release of brand new research comparing the ability of several different mobile platforms to meet …
Microsoft, Nokia to spend $24m on university program, boost app development
Microsoft and Nokia will invest up to $24 million in a new mobile application development program at Finland’s Aalto University …
Developer interest in Android slowly eroding: survey
While Google does not have to worry about app developers fleeing Android en masse, they might be concerned that developer …
85% of hospitals embracing BYOD, survey shows
A survey of the networking priorities of 130 hospitals found that about 85% support the use of personal devices like …
Android loses market share,as Apple soars: Gartner
Android lost smartphone market share for the first time, as Apple had a great fourth quarter buoyed by the launch …
Mobile World Congress sneak peek
It might be hard to imagine there will be that much more for makers of smartphones, tablets and other wireless offerings to …
Mobile Internet access doubled in 2011, data shows
Over the past 12 months, mobile access to the Internet nearly doubled to 8.5%, not counting tablets, according to data …
Microsoft teams with 24/7 for superior cloud-based platform
Microsoft has entered into a broad partnership with customer-service software provider 24/7 that the companies expect will yield a superior …
Microsoft to release native mobile apps for its CRM software
Microsoft is gearing up to release a phalanx of native mobile applications for its CRM software, with clients aimed at …
IBM introduces new software to solve BYOD concerns
IBM has introduced new software to help organisations manage and secure the growing use of employee-owned smartphones and tablets in …
Nokia ditches Symbian name for Nokia Belle
The next version of Nokia’s Symbian OS will be called Nokia Belle, the company said ina blog post yesterday. Since …
Office 365 a hit, especially with small businesses: Microsoft
Office 365, Microsoft’s cloud collaboration and communication suite for organisations, is selling eight times faster than its predecessor, the Business …
HCT and Microsoft to create MENA region’s first Microsoft Learning Center
The first “Microsoft Learning Center” in the Middle East and North Africa(MENA) region will be set up by the Higher …
IBM embraces BYOD
“IBM has embraced — nearly — the growing bring your own device (BYOD) trend of allowing employees to buy and …
RIM delays BlackBerry tablet OS to February 2012
Last week at its BlackBerry DevCon conference, RIM tried to excite developers about the forthcoming PlayBook OS 2.0 mobile operating …
Nokia lays off 3,500 employees
Nokia is planning to lay off an additional 3,500 employees, as the company continues to restructure after announcing its decision …
Microsoft signs Android licensing deal with Samsung
Microsoft has signed a cross-license patent agreement with Samsung Electronics that grants Microsoft royalties from Samsung’s Android-based smartphones and tablets, …
Mobile app downloads in APAC up 189% this year: Ovum
Asia-Pacific (AP) mobile phone application downloads will top almost 5 billion by the end of 2011, growth of 189% per …