Microsoft will reap enormous revenue when it introduces mobile versions of its Office productivity suite for iOS and Android, an …
DNA as a viable storage solution
According to a team of researchers, there is a way to store digital data in the form of DNA, which …
New Snapdragon S4 features integrated modem
The first mobile devices with Qualcomm’s new quad-core Snapdragon chip, which features an integrated modem, will be shown off later …
EMEA PC shipments see Q4 decline
According to a new report from IDC, the number of PC shipments in the EMEA region continued to contract in …
Lenovo thrives in Middle East market
Lenovo announced on Monday that it is now the number-four PC manufacturer in the Middle East and Africa, based on …
Lenovo grows Middle East market share
Lenovo announced on Monday that it is now the number-four PC manufacturer in the Middle East and Africa, based on …
Will Dell thrive in private hands?
How Dell will fare in private hands – if a buyout is indeed imminent – depends entirely on how the …
The next frontier
Some interesting figures first. According to IDC, the disk storage capacity shipped by vendors worldwide has surpassed 7 exabytes for …
Samsung shifts 100m Galaxy S smartphones
Samsung has sold more than 100 million smartphones from its Galaxy S line since the first one sold in May …
China will become Apple’s largest market, says Cook
Apple CEO Tim Cook expects China to become the company’s largest market, surpassing the U.S. Optimistic about the potential of …
Turnaround time
Following a year of tribulations, HP finished 2012 on a high at its Discover 2012 conference in Frankfurt with what …
2013 IT spending forecasts look upbeat
As the economy improves and at least some of the concerns about the so-called U.S. “fiscal cliff” are resolved, desire …
Internet Explorer browser gains share in 2012
Microsoft’s Internet Explorer (IE) turned things around in 2012, posting an annual usage share gain for the first time in …
Blue Coat snaps up Crossbeam
Blue Coat Systems has entered into an agreement to acquire the network security vendor Crossbeam Systems. By acquiring Crossbeam, Blue Coat says …
Blue Coat to acquire security company Crossbeam
Blue Coat has announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire network security company Crossbeam Systems. The acquisition …
Intel releases new ‘smartphone class’ server chip
It’s clear that Frank Frankovsky, VP of hardware design and supply chain at Facebook, didn’t study marketing in school. At …
By 2020, there will be 5,200 GB of data for every person
During the next eight years, the amount of digital data produced will exceed 40 zettabytes, which is the equivalent of …
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 …
More fireworks
It’s not just data that’s exploding as storage vendors set off fireworks to celebrate a lucrative year in the Middle …
Dell’s acquisitions not yet paying dividends
Dell’s effort to move away from PCs into enterprise products has been slow as the company battles a challenging economy …