Qualcomm and Nvidia get most of the headlines in the mobile chip business, but two Chinese vendors are cornering the market for processors used in low-cost tablets, and in 2014 they might find their way into a product near you.
MEA hardcopy peripherals market sees first growth in 8 quarters
After eight successive quarters of decline, the Middle East and Africa hardcopy peripherals market finally returned to a state of positive growth during the third quarter of 2013, with shipments up 6.6% year on year to total 1,472,000 units, according to the IDC.
Dell jumps into enterprise mobility management
Dell Software yesterday introduced a suite of software and services for enterprise mobility management, including a ‘secure workspace’ for mobile devices that lets enterprise IT managers separate work from data apps.
Chinese Apple supplier faces criticism after employee suicides
A manufacturer of glass coverings for Apple is drawing accusations of worker exploitation from Hong Kong labour groups concerned with several employee suicides at its factory in China.
German court rules Google must change privacy policy
Google’s privacy policy and terms of service violate German data protection law, the Regional Court of Berlin ruled Tuesday.
Amazon releases new tablet software update
Amazon has released the latest software update for its Android-based tablet line.
ZTE prepares to launch smartwatch early next year
Chinese handset maker ZTE is planning to launch a smartwatch next year, making it the latest company to throw its hat into the emerging gadget segment.
European operators take baby steps toward LTE-Advanced rollouts
European operators Vodafone, Telefónica and EE have all started testing LTE-Advanced, and are aiming to offer speeds over 200Mbps. But a lack of devices means commercial services will have to wait.
Google Android inside four of every five smartphones shipped last quarter
Devices running Google’s Android operating system accounted for 81% of all smartphones sold worldwide in the third quarter of 2013, …
Mitsumi expands value business
The African-centric Mitsumi Distribution is expanding its value business, with a focus on technology areas such as networking, Unified Comms and security.
Huawei to invest £373m in 5G research over next five years
Chinese networking giant Huawei announced yesterday that it plans to spend a minimum of $600 million (£373 million) over the next five years on 5G – the next-generation network that is already being hailed as the successor to 4G.
Management vendors race to help move BlackBerry users to Android and iOS
Mobile management vendors including Good Technology and MobileIron are increasing their efforts to pitch Android and iOS as alternatives to BlackBerry, thanks to improved security and management tools.
Dell faces scrutiny for alleged labour violations at factories in China
Workers at four Dell suppliers in China are allegedly enduring long overtime hours and facing exposure to toxic fumes, according to new reports from watchdog groups.
New supercomputer uses SSDs as alternative to DRAM, hard drives
A new supercomputer being deployed this month in the U.S. is using solid-state drive storage as an alternative to DRAM and hard drives, which could help speed up internal data transfers.
Nexus 5 first impressions: It’s the software, stupid
You may still be waiting for your Nexus 5 order to ship, but Google was nice enough to deliver a unit to our offices early Friday morning.
LG’s curved G Flex phone solves a problem that nobody had
Remember where you were this day; for it will go down in history as the date when LG’s mobile devices began to slightly bend for no demonstrably necessary reason.
HTC Sense 5.5 screenshots suggest a removable BlinkFeed
Purported screenshots of the upcoming version of HTC’s Sense 5 interface overlay reminded us that we’ve been wishing for a way to remove BlinkFeed from the Home screen since we reviewed the One earlier this year.
Bluetooth Smart going into wireless device chargers
Mobile devices will be able to talk to wireless charging platforms through a partnership between the Alliance for Wireless Power (A4WP) and the backers of Bluetooth.
This little box adds NFC mobile printing to recent HP LaserJet, Officejet printers
HP wasn’t the first to embrace near-field communications (NFC) as a way for printers to keep up with the mobile world – Brother gets that prize – but it’s catching up fast.
Low-hanging fruit
If you’re going to indulge in some vendor-bashing, why not go for the low-hanging fruit?