The mid-range smartphone market is heating up. Along with the new Window 8-powered, mid-range devices from Nokia, plus last year’s …
Avaya CEO happy to share customers with Microsoft, Cisco
Despite what he sees as shortcomings of Microsoft’s real-time communications platform, Lync, businesses will see value to some of its …
Mobile virtualisation on the rise – Forrester
Forrester Research predicts that with the BYOD trend expected to increasingly include laptops as well as smartphones and tablets, the approach to …
Citrix: Enterprise market favours iOS
iOS continues to lead in the enterprise space as the mobile platform of choice, according to cloud computing vendor, Citrix. In …
Sony unveils Xperia SP, Xperia L smartphones
Sony recently announced that two new Xperia smartphones will join its 2013 spring line-up – the Xperia SP and the …
Gartner: BlackBerry 10 won’t perform miracles
Gartner analysts have said in a report released Monday that BlackBerry’s new BB10 software isn’t going to achieve world-beating results …
Citrix upgrades Podio, ShareFile apps
Citrix Systems has upgraded its Podio applications for Android and iOS, as well as the ShareFile app for the latter, …
Acer reports fourth quarter loss
Taiwanese PC maker Acer reported a net loss in last year’s fourth quarter, weighed down by a US$120 million write-off …
Review: Seagate Wireless Plus
It’s difficult to differentiate yourself in the external hard drive market. After all, if you’ve got a standard 1TB WD …
HP delivers ElitePad 900 to Middle East, but Emirates says roll-out has been tough
HP officially announced the ElitePad 900 tablet in the Middle East today, following months of waiting since the company announced …
Average user carries 2.9 devices – Sophos
A new Sophos survey has found that the average technology user carries 2.9 devices. The vendor’s Naked Security site conducted …
Samsung unveils highly anticipated Galaxy S4
After months of speculation, Samsung has finally unveiled its new Galaxy S4 smartphone, which will support global LTE roaming and …
Google bans ad-blocking software on Play store
Google has removed some applications from its Play store that block web advertisements, saying that they violate its rules by …
No glitz required
BlackBerry might be all about the glamorous events these days, but as visitors to its Middle East BlackBerry Forum on …
‘Ditch Windows RT,’ says IDC
Microsoft‘s two-pronged push into the tablet market, consisting of the Windows RT and Windows 8 operating systems, confuses customers, an …
Tightening the ship
Topaz is a Dubai-based oil field services company that provides marine and engineering solutions to the global energy industry. After …
Whitman dismisses HP break-up claims
In an effort to assure concerned users and investors that it is working to put past distractions aside, struggling Hewlett-Packard …
Reaching for the cloud
Despite a very challenging political and economic milieu in the region, the home networking major D-Link has grown at a …
Samsung exec hits out at Windows 8
The grumbling of PC makers is getting louder with Windows 8 doing little to spark laptop sales. The latest complaints …
Google updates IT controls for Chrome OS
Google has updated the IT controls for its Chrome operating system, meaning that IT administrators now have more control over …