Established vendors such as HTC, Sony and LG Electronics want to set their smartphones apart from less expensive devices from …
Microsoft unveils Windows 8 “Consumer Preview,” downloads start
Microsoft yesterday released its “Consumer Preview” of Windows 8, and before Windows president Steve Sinofsky finished his presentation to reporters …
Thai floods catapult Seagate into hard drive market lead
The flooding in Thailand last year helped Seagate Technology recapture the worldwide lead in hard disk drive shipments in 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 …
New MacBook Air models ‘on the way’
Apple is preparing to refresh its MacBook Air line-up with a new model, it has been claimed. Digitimes reports that revenue …
Top brands dominate Google+ growth numbers
The number of Google+ fans for the site’s top 100 brands grew at a 1,400% pace last month, but almost …
Sony completes buy of Sony Ericsson mobile joint venture
Sony has completed its purchase of the Sony Ericsson mobile phone joint venture and turned the company into a subsidiary, …
Android loses market share,as Apple soars: Gartner
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 …