“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. …
Nokia reports loss ahead of first Windows Phone launch
Nokia reported a net loss and a fall in revenue for the third quarter, despite selling more phones than analysts …
Mobility surges on US campuses; cloud technology lags
Colleges and universities have been aggressive in expanding campus mobility, but slower in shifting key systems to cloud computing, according …
Web sales through mobile apps and social presence to grow exponentially: Gartner
By 2015, companies will generate 50% of Web sales via their social presence and mobile applications, according to Gartner. Vendors …
Cloud more hype than reality: Trend Micro
Businesses are much earlier in their cloud adoption journey than hype would suggest, according to Andy Dancer, CTO, Trend Micro …
Ford connecting cars to cloud-based apps
Imagine if, while driving, the cars further up the road could tell you there’s a speed trap ahead, or that …
Qtel and RIM build on global partnership
Senior representatives from the Qtel Group and Research In Motion met in Doha this week to discuss opportunities to promote …
Sharp reports 50% increase in business leads at GITEX 2011
Sharp Middle East recorded increased interest in its LCD solutions compared to last year, as the inaugural Infocomm exhibition became …
Etisalat, MasterCard and RIM to bring NFC payment technology to UAE
MasterCard Worldwide, in collaboration with Etisalat, a telecommunications provider in the Middle East, Africa and Asia and RIM recently announced …