Android lost smartphone market share for the first time, as Apple had a great fourth quarter buoyed by the launch …
LTE boosts mobile gear by 17% in 2012
Thanks to 4G LTE technology, the global market for mobile communications gear will grow 17% in 2012, according to research …
Mobile World Congress sneak peek
It might be hard to imagine there will be that much more for makers of smartphones, tablets and other wireless offerings to …
Mobile Internet access doubled in 2011, data shows
Over the past 12 months, mobile access to the Internet nearly doubled to 8.5%, not counting tablets, according to data …
Apple overtakes LG as third-largest phone maker
Apple is now the world’s third-largest phone maker by shipments and market share, according to a study from the International Data Corporation …
Smartphone shipments surpassed PCs for first time in 2011
Smartphone shipments overtook personal computers – including tablets, laptops, netbooks and desktops – for the first time in 2011, according …
ARM’s first 64-bit processors will target servers, smartphones
ARM will announce its first 64-bit processors later this year for servers and high-end smartphones, and is also taking steps …
More spending on chips for mobile devices than computers in 2011
Spending on microchips used in smartphones, tablets and related wireless devices surpassed spending on chips for computers in 2011, according …
March to megapixel
New standards, better capabilities and the flexibility of IP drive adoption. Here’s what to consider. Despite the global economic downturn …
“We are a supply chain services provider in the emerging markets” Raj Shankar, Managing Director, Redington Gulf
Shankar heads the largest IT distribution business in the region. At close to Dollar Two billion, Redington Gulf has the …
Outlook 2012, Socially mobile
The surge in sales of smartphones and tablets is driving demand for accessories as well as wireless routers. From vendors …
Expect fewer phone models in 2012, executives say
Are there too many mobile phones to choose from? Phone makers are starting to worry that people are getting overwhelmed …
March to megapixel
Despite the global economic downturn the market for IP video surveillance cameras and other associated equipments seem to have remained …
China wants Western Digital to address monopoly concerns
After winning the approval of regulators in Europe, Australia, and Japan, Western Digital may have hit a snag in its …
Intel starts shipping new Atom processors
Intelhas announced the availability of the latest mobile Intel Atom processor-based platform, formerly codenamed “Cedar Trail.” Designed to provide small, compact, …
Intel’s Mobile Chip ‘Medfield’ Specs and Benchmarks Leaked
Intel’s first system-on-chip, codenamed “Medfield,” may outperform other chips designed for tablets and smartphones–at least according to performance numbers from …
Intel tries to keep netbooks alive with new Atom chips
Intel yesterday started shipping the latest Atom chips for netbooks, an important step to sustain growth of the low-cost PCs …
ITC favors Microsoft in Motorola tiff
In another blow to Android, a judge at the U.S. International Trade Commission issued an initial determination that Motorola Mobility …
NFC-enabled phone sales top 35mn in 2011
35 million Near Field Communications (NFC)-enabled phones were shipped in 2011, in what has been described as a “breakthrough year” …
Google releases list of top searches in UAE
Google today released its annual Zeitgeist report. According to Google, the report takes into account searches on the Web globally …