Google has entered into an agreement to acquire the mobile phone and tablet maker Motorola Mobility for about US$12.5 billion, …
Samsung aims to drive up tablet storage with new SSDs
Tablet users may need more storage capacity in the future, and Samsung Semiconductor announced it is now making its fastest …
MEA double digit growth for Sandisk
SanDisk, a global vendor in flash memory cards, has reported double-and triple-digit market growth in the Middle East and Africa …
APEJ security software reports 7.5% growth in 2010
The IT security market in the Asia Pacific region except Japan (APEJ) was busy last year with security experts stepping …
Apple files suit against Motorola Xoom in Europe
Apple isn’t just going after the Samsung Galaxy Tab in Europe, it’s also attacking the Motorola Xoom. Apple’s lawsuit, which …
Amazon launches free Kindle Cloud Reader app for Web browsers
Amazon yesterday introduced the free Kindle Cloud Reader application, which allows users to access Kindle books instantly from a Web …
Intel gives Ultrabooks a $300M investment boost
Intel said it would invest US$300 million in companies that develop new technologies for Ultrabooks, a class of thin and …
Gartner evaluates maturity of 1900 technologies in special report
Gartner’s 2011 Hype Cycle Special Report provides strategists and planners with an assessment of the maturity, business benefit and future …
Apple gets injunction barring Samsung Tab in Europe
Apple yesterday confirmed that a German court has granted a preliminary injunction blocking Samsung from selling the Galaxy Tab 10.1 …
AMD sitting out smartphone market
Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) is not immediately chasing the market for smartphones as it does not align with the company’s …
Symbian OS leads Jordan smartphone market with 62% share
A new Arab Advisors Group’s survey of cellular users in Jordan reveals insightful details on the smartphones adoption and usage …
Worldwide mobile connections and data services revenue to increase in 2011: Gartner
Worldwide mobile connections will reach 5.6 billion in 2011, up 11% from 5 billion connections in 2010, according to Gartner. …
Skype enables video on more Android smartphones
Skype has released version 2.1 of its application for Android, which allows more smartphones and tablets based on Google’s operating …
Google accuses Apple and others of “hostile” patent campaign
Google’s chief legal officer today accused rivals Microsoft, Oracle and Apple of “a hostile, organised campaign against Android,waged through bogus …
Amex, Verizon Wireless to offer mobile payment
Verizon Wireless and American Express will integrate the Serve online payment system over mobile phones and tablets in coming months, …
Processor shipment forecasts take the plunge: IDC
IDC dropped its growth forecast for yearly processor shipments worldwide due to a slowdown in consumer laptop sales in mature …
Mobile devices fuel flash memory growth in MEA
SanDisk, has reported double- and triple-digit market growth in the Middle East and Africa (MEA) so far this year, driven …
Employees enjoy work-related mobile apps: Sybase
Employees enjoy using work-related mobile apps, especially on smartphones and tablets that they choose themselves, according to a new survey …
Trend Micro announces latest enterprise mobile security
As personal and professional lives become more intertwined, employees are using their own consumer-grade tablets, smartphones and PCs for work …
Dubai Financial Market leverages power of the cloud
Dubai Financial Market (DFM) has harnessed the power of Microsoft Windows Azure to host a visually compelling, streamlined and innovative …