Google co-founder Sergey Brin said Windows and other traditional PC operating systems are “torturing users” at Google’s Chrome OS launch …
Microsoft launches tool to migrate apps to Windows phone
While Apple has vaunted to a leadership position in mobile computing with its iPhone smartphone, Microsoft is looking to chip …
Qualcomm releases Augmented Reality platform
Qualcomm has nnounced the immediate commercial availability of its Augmented Reality (AR) Platform for Android smartphones. Offered through Qualcomm’s online …
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 …
Sony expected to launch tablets this year
Sony will make its long-awaited entry into the tablet PC market later this year with two models based on the …
Mobile independence
Consumerisation of IT has created a desire in every employee to access corporate information using a array of personal mobile …
Samsung hits back at Apple lawsuits
Samsung Electronics has hit back at Apple with lawsuits in three countries alleging infringement of patents on smartphone technologies. Last …
Toshiba enters tablet market
Toshiba will launch its first tablet computer in late June in Japan and at around the same time in global …
Intel smartphone ambitions stunted by Nokia withdrawal
Nokia’s move to the Windows Phone OS took the “wind” out of possible volume sales of Intel smartphone chips this …
Apple sues Samsung for patent infringement
Apple has sued Samsung for allegedly copying the iPad, iPod and iPhone with its Galaxy Tab and Galaxy handsets. “Samsung …
Intel expects Oak Trail tablets to be available in May
Intel expects tablets running its power-efficient chip code-named Oak Trail to become available next month, the company said recently. Intel …
Tablets challenge mobile cost management
With tablets invading the enterprise, IT departments are facing new challenges around controlling mobile connectivity expenses. “These tablets now have …
Java founder joins Google
Java founder James Gosling has taken a job with Google, he revealed in a blog post yesterday. “Through some odd twists in …
Huawei IDEOS X5 smartphone
Huawei’s latest smartphone offering the IDEOS X5 provides features designed to simplify the user experience by integrating the feature-rich Android …
Huawei eyes distribution channel with smart devices launch
Following the unveiling of the IDEOS smart devices, Chinese vendor Huawei has revealed that it?s eyeing the Middle East distribution …
Intel targeting security in the cloud with McAfee
Intel said it will use assets acquired from McAfee to provide cloud security services to protect the growing number of …
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 …
Mozilla releases Firefox 4.0 release candidate
The Mozilla Foundation has issued the first release candidate of Firefox version 4.0, finishing a gruelling and ambitious beta development …
BMW aims for cars to take e-mail dictation
BMW has developed a prototype system that allows drivers to compose full-text e-mails and text messages using voice commands. Unlike …
Pre-nimbus perplexity
Just for once, let’s not talk cloud. Instead, let’s look at the technology initiative that, a few years back, was …