Ericsson CEO Hans Vestberg took centre stage as Mobile World Congress got underway this morning by serving the tradition of giving his telecoms …
Tech stocks rise despite declining PC sales
Despite PC giants HP and Dell reporting significant year-over-year sales declines, tech stocks, buoyed by signs of confidence from other …
Three alternatives to Adobe Reader
Another day, another critical security exploit discovered for Adobe Reader. The PDF software’s near-ubiquitous presence has made it a big, fat, …
Preventing a BYO Disaster
The use of smartphones has become almost ubiquitous, with tablets not far behind. It is estimated there are two billion …
LG unveils Optimus G Pro, challenges Samsung
LG Electronics has taken the fight to Samsung’s Galaxy Note 2, having revealed its new Optimus G Pro on Monday, …
Tizen 2.0 seeded to developers
Tizen, the open-source project backed by Intel and Samsung, on Monday released the software development kit and source code for …
Sony unveils Xperia Z in Dubai
Sony’s new flagship Xperia Z smartphone saw its Middle East launch at glitzy press event on Tuesday, when visitors poured …
The death of the text language
Remember when SMS messaging was new? Looking back at it, typing on a phone was a laborious task, and I …
Mobile industry ‘no longer about devices’
The mobile industry might be preparing to show off lots of new gadgets at this month’s Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, but …
Oracle contests Google ‘fair use’ ruling over Java
Oracle has said that an appeals court should rule, as a matter of law, that Google’s commercial use of Java …
Malnets make the jump to mobile
Today’s mobile spam and phishing attacks will increasingly delivered by mobile malware networks, despite mobile device operating systems being more …
Nokia unveils dual SIM Asha 310
Nokia on Tuesday unveiled its Asha 310 handset, the first Nokia smartphone to combine dual SIM and Wi-Fi capabilities. Nokia …
Unstoppable force
When Cisco sold its home networking arm, Linksys, to rival Belkin in January, the firm said that it wanted to …
BlackBerry Z10: Tips and tricks
The first BlackBerry 10 smartphone, the BlackBerry Z10, released this week in the UAE, and it’s expected to be released in …
M2M poses security risks – watchdogs
Security watchdogs are now worried about a new attack vendor that cybercriminals could take advantage of – the growing number …
Apple to build watch-like device – reports
According to a number of reports, Apple is experimenting with watch-like wearable devices with some smartphone capabilities, as the company …
Wozniak: iPhone is ‘falling behind’
Apple is falling behind in the smartphone market with its iPhone, according to Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak, who thinks that …
Customers to keep a close eye on Dell
Dell customers have shown mixed reactions to the firm’s decision to go private, and are watching developments closely as they …
Mobile data to exceed fixed-line data by 2017
According to new research from Cisco, worldwide mobile data traffic will increase 13-fold over the next four years, exceeding the …
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 …