Nokia said that it has entered into an agreement with Polar Mobile to launch more than 300 mobile applications for …
Lenovo’s net profits close to double
Lenovo reported strong earnings for the quarter ended June 30, with the company’s net profits nearly doubling year-over-year. Profits grew …
IBM brings brain power to prototype chips
IBM has created prototype chips that could mimic brain-like functionality, which the company said is an “unprecedented” step forward in …
What happens to Samsung, LG, HTC after Google’s acquisition of Motorola?
While Google’s acquistion of Motorola Mobility is huge news, it draws the bigger question as to what it means for …
Google buys Motorola Mobility for US$12.5 billion
Google has entered into an agreement to acquire the mobile phone and tablet maker Motorola Mobility for about US$12.5 billion, …
Mobile apps fail at security: viaForensics
A study from digital security company viaForensics paints a stark picture of the vulnerability of smartphone user data. viaForensics evaluated …
Study finds Android app-makers careless with some data
A lot of the software written for Google’s Android mobile phones falls short when it comes to user privacy and …
APEJ security software reports 7.5% growth in 2010
The IT security market in the Asia Pacific region except Japan (APEJ) was busy last year with security experts stepping …
Banking and finance sector can no longer ignore social media: Khoury
With the growing adoption of smartphones and the simultaneous surge in Internet use across the globe, banking and finance institutions …
Apple files suit against Motorola Xoom in Europe
Apple isn’t just going after the Samsung Galaxy Tab in Europe, it’s also attacking the Motorola Xoom. Apple’s lawsuit, which …
Visa pushes merchants to adopt chip-based payments
Visa today announced plans that will let qualifying merchants in the U.S. eliminate the need to annually validate their compliance …
Apple gets injunction barring Samsung Tab in Europe
Apple yesterday confirmed that a German court has granted a preliminary injunction blocking Samsung from selling the Galaxy Tab 10.1 …
IBM launches new services model for municipal planners
Based on a pilot project with the city of Portland, Oregon, IBM is offering a new services and software model …
Worldwide mobile connections and data services revenue to increase in 2011: Gartner
Worldwide mobile connections will reach 5.6 billion in 2011, up 11% from 5 billion connections in 2010, according to Gartner. …
Google accuses Apple and others of “hostile” patent campaign
Google’s chief legal officer today accused rivals Microsoft, Oracle and Apple of “a hostile, organised campaign against Android,waged through bogus …
BNZ launches banking app for Android devices
With close to 10,000 hits per month coming into its mobile website from Android users, Bank of New Zealand (BNZ) …
HTC sues Apple in the UK
Apple is being sued by Taiwanese smartphone manufacturer HTC in the UK. Bloomberg reports that no other details of the …
Sprint to sell WiMax service wholesale
Sprint Nextel is a wholesale customer of Clearwire’s WiMax service but will itself become a wholesale provider of the service …
Android market share nears 50% worldwide: Canalys
It’s a new month, which means that another research firm has released data showing us that Android and the iPhone …
Mitek to extend MIC tech to insurance and health care
Mitek Systems’ Mobile Capture imaging software, a provider of mobile banking capabilities for bank customers is turning the technology toward …