Microsoft has agreed to buy Skype for $8.5 billion, the companies announced Tuesday. The companies’ CEOs, Steve Ballmer and Tony …
Nokia outsources Symbian OS activities, transfers employees
Nokia will outsource its Symbian software activities to Accenture, transferring 3,000 employees to the company in the process, as it …
Gartner tablet forecast overlooks Microsoft
Research firm Gartner yesterday gave Microsoft a hard diss on the tablet front by not including Redmond in its recent tablet-OS …
Nokia’s profit drops
Nokia reported an increase in sales for the first quarter, but profit declined and the company expects a challenging second …
Nokia lays out risks in Microsoft deal
In a recent filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Nokia laid out the threats it faces as part …
Doing a Ratner
It may be known only in the UK, but people in business anywhere in the world can recognise ‘that Ratner …
Microsoft to pay out “billions” as part of Nokia deal
Nokia yesterday hinted that Microsoft essentially won a bidding war against Google to supply software to the world’s largest handset …
Nokia-Microsoft: is this the path to success or continued failure?
The broad Nokia-Microsoft partnership announced yesterday in which the Windows Phone operating system would run on Nokia smartphones sounds like …
Android sales leap to second place: Gartner
Android in 2010 became the second best selling smartphone operating system after Symbian from Nokia, Gartner reported yesterday. Android sales …
Android tablets gain traction with developers
Although Apple’s iPad remains number one in the hearts of tablet application developers, Google Android tablets are increasingly piquing programmers’ …
What technologies can the UAE expect in 2011?
Whether it the flood of Apple iPad’s that made their way to the UAE or the Blackberry fiasco that ensued …
Gartner: 10 mobile & wireless technologies that should be on your radar
“These mobile technologies were selected because they will evolve in ways that affect corporate strategies, significant numbers of customers or …
Google CEO preaches ‘mobile first’
Google CEO Eric Schmidt put mobile devices squarely at the center of the computing universe in his first keynote at …
Google CEO: No plans to compete with mobile operators
Google has made investments in wireless networks, is testing gigabit-to-the-home technology, and is selling 60,000 Android smartphones a day — …
Google CEO preaches 'mobile first'
Google CEO Eric Schmidt put mobile devices squarely at the center of the computing universe in his first keynote at …
HTC unveils update to Nexus One and HTC Legend
One of the two new smartphones with Google's Android mobile operating system that High Tech Computer (HTC) plans to start …
Microsoft admits mobile missteps, but fights on
Microsoft doesn't have a business model problem in the mobile market, but its phones are skewed toward business users at …
Unified Communications 2009 – A year in review
As we wind down 2009 and prepare for 2010, I think it’s best to take a look back at this …
Unified Communications 2009 – A year in review
As we wind down 2009 and prepare for 2010, I think it's best to take a look back at this …
Microsoft's mobile turnaround: what's at stake
With the "Windows phones" being announced, Microsoft swallows its pride, confesses the error of its ways, and takes an oath …