LG Electronics has taken the fight to Samsung’s Galaxy Note 2, having revealed its new Optimus G Pro on Monday, …
Tizen 2.0 seeded to developers
Tizen, the open-source project backed by Intel and Samsung, on Monday released the software development kit and source code for …
Samsung tops 2012 smartphone sales list
Global smartphone sales went up by 38 percent in the fourth quarter year over year, Gartner reported on Wednesday, with …
Microsoft unveils big Africa plans
Microsoft has announced that it is collaborating with the Kenyan government and a local Internet service provider to provide broadband …
Africa is the newest telecoms battleground
The news that Web services giant Baidu will bring its mobile browser to Africa, in a deal struck with France …
Beyond ICT: Digital citizenship in 2013
Shi Yaohong, Middle East President, Huawei, previews the innovations that are set to usher in a new age of digital …
Smartphone buyers will benefit from changing chipset market
The mobile chipset market is in a state of flux with a number of key vendors struggling, but analysts say …
HSPA+ vs. LTE
4G often means LTE for many carriers, but HSPA+ is continuing to evolve in parallel providing comparable experience to LTE. …
HP in the dark over partner product sales in Syria
Hewlett-Packard said in a letter to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that it had determined that its products were …
Virtually misguided
Vendors and industry leaders appear to have led the formation of an almost ubiquitous assumption that desktop virtualisation is something …
iPad Mini
It’s been two and a half years since Steve Jobs unveiled Apple’s idea of what a tablet should be — the …
Gartner reveals top predictions for 2013-2016
Research and advisory firm, Gartner, has released its list of technology predictions and trends for the years 2013 and beyond. …
Taking the virtual step
Virtualised storage was a game changing technology for IT. The introduction of virtualisation has delivered many benefits for IT departments …
Nokia drops off from list of top five smartphone vendors
Nokia has dropped off the list of the top five smartphone vendors in the third quarter, facing stiff competition from …
Infected computers rented as proxy servers on the black market
Cyber criminals are using computers infected with a particular piece of malware to power a commercial proxy service that funnels …
Cisco to cut ties with ZTE after alleged Iranian sales
Cisco has reportedly cut ties with Chinese telecom vendor ZTE after allegations that ZTE sold Cisco gear to Iran. In …
Ready for prime time?
CNME held its annual Cloud Congress in Dubai, rallying together users and providers to discuss the best practices and technologies …
Oracle collaborates with rivals on CAMP cloud standard
Enterprise software rivals Red Hat and Oracle, along with a number of other software and online services providers, have collaborated …
ITC leads investigation against Amazon, Samsung and others
The U.S. International Trade Commission has said it has instituted an investigation into wireless consumer electronics devices and components thereof …
TV goes IP
Internet-based TV technology is slowly catching up in the region, opening up new revenue streams for telecom service providers. Despite …