Ericsson and Sony Corporation announced that Sony will acquire Ericsson’s 50% stake in Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB (“Sony Ericsson”), …
Small businesses stuck in IT ‘dark age’: Intel
A shortage of money, combined with a lack of technical expertise, is keeping half of small businesses in a technology …
Calxeda’s chip boosts ARM’s server fight with Intel
Calxeda recently announced its EnergyCore, an integrated server chip with an ARM processor that could provide the groundwork for ARM …
Adobe acquires Auditude to address video advertising
Adobe Systems has acquired privately owned Auditude in order to boost its video offerings with an advertising platform, the company …
Back to school
The application of IT is not only transforming the way students learn, but also the way they are being taught. …
A solutions company
Michael Dell, CEO of Dell outlines the company’s aggressive plans to grow its portfolio of solutions by acquiring more intellectual …
HTC reports record numbers, sells more phones than RIM
HTC is now the fourth largest smartphone vendor after having outpaced Research In Motion (RIM), according to market research company …
Mobile app developers must factor in security, network efficiency: Oracle
Developers building applications for the growing number of mobile devices must make security and reduced network bandwidth consumption top priorities, …
IBM embraces BYOD
“IBM has embraced — nearly — the growing bring your own device (BYOD) trend of allowing employees to buy and …
Moto’s losses narrow as it prepares for life at Google
Motorola Mobility reported a net loss of US$32 million, or $0.11 a share, on net revenue of $3.26 billion for …
AMD records profit in Q3 despite manufacturing issues
Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) on Thursday reported revenue and profit growth for the third fiscal quarter of 2011, despite issues …
Spinning off PC group would have cost billions: HP
Spinning off its PC unit would have been too costly for Hewlett-Packard (HP), and that was one of the reasons …
RIM delays BlackBerry tablet OS to February 2012
Last week at its BlackBerry DevCon conference, RIM tried to excite developers about the forthcoming PlayBook OS 2.0 mobile operating …
Nokia unveils first Windows phones
Nokia unveiled yesterday four new phones intended for developing markets as well as the company’s first two smartphones running the …
Turning a new leaf
CIOs in the Middle East still struggle to give green ICT investments a business language, and this is hampering the …
RIM announces BlackBerry Business Cloud Services for Microsoft Office 365
Research In Motion (RIM) announced BlackBerry Business Cloud Services for Microsoft Office 365 – a new RIM-hosted online service for …
Android Overtakes iOS in App Downloads: research
The Android operating system now leads in total app downloads, another benchmark in the race to dominate the smartphone market, …
30% of corporate BlackBerry users want new device: survey
The BlackBerry device and its maker, Research in Motion (RIM), were in serious trouble even before last week’s global service …
Microsoft, Compal sign patent deal covering Android, Chrome
Microsoft has signed a patent agreement with Taiwan’s Compal Electronics that provides coverage under its patent portfolio for Compal’s tablets, …
RIM launches BlackBerry Curve 9360 in the UAE
Research In Motion (RIM) today announced that the BlackBerry Curve 9360 is now available in the UAE from authorised partners. …