Nortel Networks has auctioned off its remaining patents and patent applications to a consortium of key technology companies for a …
Nortel’s patents more valuable than its products
Nortel’s patents were slightly more valuable than its products, as the transactions for Nortel’s product groups combined did not quite …
Microsoft launching Kinect enabled adverts
In their constant bid to try and earn more advertising dollars for Xbox Live, Microsoft is introducing Kinect-enabled advertisements. According …
help AG becomes Palto Alto’s first service partner in ME
help AG has been officially awarded as the region’s first Support Service Partner for Palo Alto Networks, the network security …
Ericsson announces winners of networked society innovation awards
Ericsson has announced the winners of its “Ericsson Networked Society Innovation Awards” during an award ceremony held at the Four …
Games outfit Codemasters admits to hacking incident
UK games developer Codemasters has admitted that hackers broke into the company’s servers earlier this month and stole customer login …
Packard Bell’s summer wave
With its new range of consumer products ready to roll, Packard Bell is hoping to regain its market share this …
Citigroup breach impacts 200,000 cardholders
Citigroup has acknowledged that hackers broke into its network and stole credit-card information related to tens of thousands of customers …
Amazon’s Android e-store inferior: Apple
Apple this week called Amazon’s Appstore for Android “inferior” as it urged a federal court to block the online retailer …
People-asset or risk?
When speaking about information security, the first thing everybody thinks of is IT itself, the PC, network or server used. …
Acer server reportedly breached
Hacking group Pakistan Cyber Army claimed it had broken into an Acer server in Europe and stole personal data on …
Intel ‘happy to make custom chips’ for Apple
Intel would be happy to make custom chips for Apple, according to the company’s CFO. Reuters reports that Intel’s Stacy …
Jumbo’s service centre completes one year
Jumbo also plans to continue growing business in non retails areas such as IT solutions The Jumbo service centre, the …
Google Android OS going strong: Canalys
Market research firm Canalys has given Google’s Android OS a 35% share of the smartphone market for the first quarter …
Nokia outsources Symbian OS activities, transfers employees
Nokia will outsource its Symbian software activities to Accenture, transferring 3,000 employees to the company in the process, as it …
Apple’s iTunes cloud music service might launch free
Apple has reportedly released pricing details of its planned iTunes music-streaming service. Reports state that the that music industry insiders …
Toshiba enters tablet market
Toshiba will launch its first tablet computer in late June in Japan and at around the same time in global …
Jumbo to open new store in Abu Dhabi
The Marina Mall store opening is in line with Jumbo Electronics’ broader expansion strategy for Abu Dhabi with further plans …
Android sales leap to second place: Gartner
Android in 2010 became the second best selling smartphone operating system after Symbian from Nokia, Gartner reported yesterday. Android sales …
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