Location-based social media service FourSquare this week abruptly swapped the Google Maps technology underlying its product for the OpenStreetMap, announcing …
ManageEngine adds iOS to device management service
ManageEngine, the IT management software arm of Zoho, is adding iOS devices to those supported in its Desktop Central management …
Qualcomm boosts augmented reality technology with new brand, SDK
Qualcomm has released a version of its development kit for augmented reality apps, which from now on will be marketed …
Judge hints at stay of Oracle-Google trial until patent reexamination is over
The judge overseeing Oracle’s intellectual property lawsuit against Google wants Oracle to provide “a clear answer” as to why the …
Huawei releases quad-core smartphone with its own processor
Huawei has launched the Ascend D Quad family, which has an in-house developed quad-core processor, as the Chinese network equipment …
Orange to release Intel-based Santa Clara smartphone
Mobile operator Orange has joined the companies backing Intel’s move into smartphones, and will start to ship the Android-based “Santa …
Malware grows to the tune of 75 million samples in 2011: McAfee
Despite McAfee predicting that unique malware samples would hit 75 million in 2011, the security vendor actually found that the …
85% of hospitals embracing BYOD, survey shows
A survey of the networking priorities of 130 hospitals found that about 85% support the use of personal devices like …
Lenovo ThinkPad Tablet
Lenovo joins the Android Tablet club with two news devices, the IdeaPad K1 as consumer oriented tablet, and it’s more …
Samsung Galaxy Note
Once again, Samsung has pushed the edge of the mobile industry standards by presenting us with the Galaxy Note, one …
Google’s smart glasses reportedly coming in 2012
Google will reportedly unveil computerised eye glasses by the end of the year. The New York Times reported yesterdaythat the Android-based goggles will be …
Aruba simplifies IT management of employee-owned mobile devices
Aruba Networks this week unveils software designed to protect corporate data and networks when accessed by employee-owned mobile clients, whether …
Adobe reveals more on Creative Cloud launch plans
Adobe has revealed that it will launch its Creative Cloud software-and-services bundle alongside Creative Suite 6 (CS6) in the first half of …
Unique malware samples broke the 75 million mark in 2011
The number of unique malware samples broke the 75 million mark in 2011, McAfee notes in its fourth-quarter threats report for 2011, …
‘CrypTweet’ criticised for poor security
The technologist who developed ‘CrypTweet’, an app designed to provide security for sending private messages on Twitter, is cautioning people …
Oracle and SAP given June court date for TomorrowNow retrial
Oracle and SAP may be back in court on June 18 to begin a retrial of Oracle’s corporate theft lawsuit …
PhoneGap: Mobile development made easy
Mobile development is as much about UI artistry and screen flow as technical programming. This premium on presentation means that …
Tablets will outsell PCs: Apple CEO
Apple CEO Tim Cook believes that tablets such as the iPad will outsell PCs in the coming years thanks to the explosive …
Whitman emphasises focus and innovation in keynote
The personal systems group (PSG) is here to stay, and even as efforts continue to increase revenue from the software …
Free service offers basic enterprise mobile management
A new free service lets IT groups quickly set up basic management of corporate and personal mobile devices running Android or Apple iOS. Amtel …