Microsoft‘s two-pronged push into the tablet market, consisting of the Windows RT and Windows 8 operating systems, confuses customers, an …
Smartphones, tablets set to spark Asia-Pacific telecoms growth, says Ovum
The telecoms industry is set for huge growth over coming years, thanks to the protracted maturation in the smartphone and …
Windows 8 uptake sluggish despite healthy touch notebook sales, says Asus
Touch-based Windows 8 notebooks have been selling well for Taiwanese PC maker Asus, but overall Microsoft’s new operating system has …
Windows 8 uptake slows again
Windows 8’s uptake pace slowed in February for the third straight month, an analytics company said today. According to Net …
Nokia unveils new smartphones
Nokia today unveiled a new range of smartphones at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona and announced plans to extend the …
Samsung tops 2012 smartphone sales list
Global smartphone sales went up by 38 percent in the fourth quarter year over year, Gartner reported on Wednesday, with …
Windows 8 to create tablet shift – analyst
A research firm on Friday said that more than a third of surveyed consumers who once used personal computers to …
Nokia begins Windows 7.8 roll-out
Nokia last week began rolling out a Windows Phone 7.8 updated for its Lumia smartphones. The mobile phone manufacturer is gradually releasing Windows …
Smartphones, tablets top electronics sales for DSF 2013
Jumbo Electronics announced on Sunday that it had seen a 50% growth in the sale of smartphones and tablets during …
Review: Acer Aspire M Touch with Windows 8
Every now and then a piece of technology comes along that you just can’t put down – this was one …
Future iPhones may smell, taste, and touch (as well as see and hear)
IBM has updated its seventh annual IBM 5 in 5 list of upcoming technical innovations and describes a new generation of machines …
Yahoo Mail gets Web and Android upgrade, plus new iPhone and Win8 apps
Yahoo Mail has gotten a makeover intended to make it faster, streamline its interface and simplify its use. The improvements …
Huawei invests €70M in R&D for smartphones
Huawei Technologies will invest €70 million (US$90.6 million) over a five-year period to establish a research and development centre in …
Microsoft Surface and Amazon smartphones on horizon
Microsoft and Amazon will launch own-brand smartphones mid-2013, including a Windows Phone 8 Surface. iPhone maker Foxconn has apparently received orders from Microsoft and …
Dual-identity smartphones to bridge BYOD private, corporate divide
Late next year, consumers will be able to buy smartphones that either come with native hypervisor software or use an …
IDC: Enterprises buying iPhones ‘in droves’
Apple iPhones and Android smartphones will replace BlackBerry as the top smartphones used by workers around the world in 2012, …
Microsoft sued over use of live tiles in Windows
Microsoft has been slapped with a patent infringement lawsuit over its use of dynamic “live” tile icons in Windows, including …
Ballmer hails Windows 8 momentum
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer kicked off the company’s annual Build developer conference emphasising the momentum of the company’s new Windows …
Settling in with Windows 8
You’ve successfully installed Windows 8. You’re staring at the Start screen, in all its flat-tiled glory, and it all seems completely …
Google debuts Nexus 10 tablet, Nexus 4 smartphone
Google on Monday announced a new 10-inch Nexus tablet and 4.7-inch Nexus smartphone with the latest Android 4.2 operating system, …