Nortel is reportedly close to receiving an offer for its Carrier VoIP business. A Nortel executive in charge of the …
WiMax on the radar
WiMax is in trials around the region, with users getting close to 4Mbps performance, a huge boost over current 3G …
Microsoft knew of critical Office ActiveX bug in '07
Three of the critical vulnerabilities Microsoft patched Tuesday in ActiveX controls for Office were first reported to the company two …
Report: Nortel CEO on his way out
Nortel Networks' CEO Mike Zafirovski will leave the troubled provider of telecommunications equipment in the coming weeks, The Wall Street …
Mobile phone shipments drop 11% in Q2, IDC says
The worldwide mobile phone market remained weak in the second quarter despite some encouraging signs in smartphone shipments, market researcher …
Firefox cracks 1 billion downloads
Less than five years after its initial release, Mozilla's Firefox Web browser has hit its one billionth download. Firefox, which …
Some SMS networks vulnerable to attack
Flaws in the way some mobile-phone networks handle SMS (short message service) signaling data could leave them open to a …
Symbian to start new developers program
The Symbian Foundation plans to launch a publishing platform later this year aimed at helping developers to get their programs …
Ericsson wins auction to buy Nortel wireless business
Sweden's LM Ericsson has won the bidding war over the wireless assets of Nortel Networks, agreeing to pay US$1.13 billion …
Intel official touts netbooks at open source conference
Intel's work promoting netbooks — the downsized PCs that are gaining in mindshare — was touted by a company official …
Avaya set to buy Nortel enterprise business for $475 million
As expected, Nortel has entered into a “stalking horse” asset and share sale agreement with Avaya for its Enterprise Solutions …
Accenture acquiring Symbian support unit
Accenture plans to acquire the unit of Nokia responsible for Symbian customer engineering and support, Accenture said. Under the acquisition, …
Latest Taiwanese smartphone highlights industry trend
A much anticipated 3G smartphone from Gigabyte Communications finally launched last week in Taiwan, the slim GSmart S1200 handset with …
The big winner from Google Chrome OS: Telcos
The coming Google Chrome Web-centric operating system could be a big boon for telecom vendors and wireless operators looking for …
Greenpeace pans PC makers for toxic products
Greenpeace International on Wednesday criticized some major PC makers for backtracking on commitments to reduce hazardous substances in hardware. Hewlett-Packard, …
Adobe Flash now widely available to Android device vendors
Embedded software maker Bsquare Corp. confirmed that it has ported Adobe System's Flash mobile player to ARM-based smartphones and smartbooks …
Smartphone OS smackdown
Two and a half years ago, Steve Jobs unveiled the first iPhone and said that its software was five years …
Iran's data leakage 'problem'
In the wake of Iran's statistically and historically dubious election results, the world has been glued to screens (both TV …
Avaya reportedly offering $500M for Nortel enterprise biz
Nortel is reportedly close to selling its enterprise division to Avaya for $500 million. According to an article in Canada’s …
Nortel had little choice but to liquidate, analysts say
In light of the overall economy and Nortel’s particular situation, the former telecom giant had little choice but to liquidate …