As per the terms of the agreement, the smartphone manufacturer will preload Trend Micro’s Dr. Safety app on the latest Asus ZenFone 2 smartphones to help protect users from account fraud, privacy risks, phishing, lost devices, and unwanted contact, plus a feature that recommends safe mobile games for users.

What if Windows 10 fails?
It has been 25 years since the potential market failure of a Microsoft operating system carried serious consequences outside the corporation’s own campus, but the release of Windows 10 could be pivotal for the company.

Samsung buying BlackBerry could be a shrewd move
Samsung’s reported offer of up to $7.5 billion for BlackBerry may turn out to be only a rumour, but such a match could make sense for both sides.

Samsung’s first Tizen phone arrives in India
Samsung Electronics started selling its first Tizen smartphone in India on Wednesday, priced at $92.

Facebook testing enterprise social network
Facebook, the world’s largest social network, is making its first move into the enterprise, with pilot tests for desktop service ‘Facebook at Work’ currently underway.

UK PM Cameron raises encryption alarm
Great Britain Prime Minister David Cameron has hinted that a future Conservative Government would challenge the developers of WhatsApp and SnapChat if they continue to use the sort of encryption that makes security service eavesdropping difficult.

Hailing innovation
Hailing a taxi in Dubai can sometimes be a bit of a chore. Dubai Taxi Corporation is leveraging new technology to take the pain out of travel and make taking a taxi in Dubai a comfortable and easy experience.
Gartner: Tablet sales to climb 8 percent
Gartner estimates that worldwide tablet sales will reach 233 million units in 2015, an 8 percent increase from 2014.

Gartner: Tablet sales to climb 8 percent
Gartner estimates that worldwide tablet sales will reach 233 million units in 2015, an 8 percent increase from 2014.

ASUS Fonepad 7 is now available
ASUS Fonepad FE375CXG launches a new addition to the ASUS’s tablet lineup, the new-generation ASUS Fonepad 7 features the intuitive ASUS ZenUI, a 64-bit Intel Atom Z3530 1.33 GHz quad-core CPU and Android 4.4 KitKat operating system with 3G phone functions.
Tap and go
Manish Punjabi, Channel Marketing Manager MEA, Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise, pens down the channel opportunities in Near-Field Communication (NFC).

Samsung Galaxy A7 packs bigger screen, more power
Samsung has released a new phablet incorporating a metal frame, and comes at a “competitive price point”, according to the Korean electronics maker.

BlackBerry’s IoT plans start close to home
BlackBerry is taking the same approach with its Internet of Things platform, launched Wednesday at International CES, as it is …

Firm backbone: Lenovo Yoga Tablet 2
We took Lenovo’s Yoga Tablet 2 for a spin, and decided whether the upgraded specs justify the $250 price tag.

Blackberry reports falling revenue, but loss shrinks
BlackBerry’s revenue continued its dive in the three months to November 29, but on Friday the company reported a smaller loss than a year earlier.

Review: Lenovo Yoga Tablet 2
Reseller ME’s Online Editor, James Dartnell, tries and tests Lenovo’s latest launch.

How can Samsung reverse its flagging fortunes?
Samsung is facing a string of problems, not least the fact it has sold 40 percent fewer Galaxy S5 smartphones than expected. But will a change of management spell a change of fortune for the flagging firm?

IBM releases social collaboration tool Verse
IBM has announced its new ‘freemium’ social collaboration Verse that uses built-in analytics to retrieve information from a range of services.
Monetising mobility
Matteo Masserini, Regional Sales Manager, Mobility, Middle East & Africa, Citrix, describes how Enterprise Mobility Management (EMM) solutions will move beyond the device.

Yahoo dethrones Google as Firefox search tool
Mozilla has picked Yahoo to be the default search engine for its Firefox browser in the U.S., deposing Google in a new five-year partnership announced on Wednesday.