As per International Data Corporation’s (IDC) Q4 preliminary figures, Lenovo has become the number one PC vendor, for the first time in the United Arab Emirates.
HID Global shares secure identity trends for 2014
The predictions encompass a diverse range of solutions and technologies, including anticipated advances in physical and logical access control, secure issuance, identity assurance, visitor management, electronic ID (eID) and secure asset tracking.
Apple's iPod business collapses as revenue becomes a rounding error
Apple’s iPod business collapsed last quarter, with revenue plummeting 55% and the number of music players dropping by more than half compared to the same period in 2012, the company said yesterday.
Lenovo restructuring to focus on enterprise products, software after IBM deal
Lenovo is once again restructuring its operations, this time to create two new business groups devoted to its enterprise products and to developing a software ecosystem.
Canalys: Android, wearable tech to get boost from Google-Samsung patent deal
The Android ecosystem and wearable technology will probably get a boost from the patent deal Google and Samsung have struck, but the agreement is unlikely to have an influence on Samsung’s intellectual property disputes with Apple, analysts said Monday.
Sony launches 2-in-1 dual connector USB Drive
Sony’s new USM-SA1 USB drive has been developed keeping in mind smartphone and tablet users. It has dual micro USB and USB ports with more options to backup, share and store photos, videos and music.
iPhones transform business landscape
Anthony Perridge, EMEA Channel Director at Sourcefire, now a part of Cisco discusses the revolution of iPhones and the trends around it.
Profits stall at Samsung's mobile division
Profits were flat in the fourth quarter in Samsung Electronics’ smartphone and tablet business, despite an uptick in sales, in part because the company spent more on marketing over the holiday shopping period.
Lenovo agrees to buy IBM's server business for $2.3 billion
Lenovo Group has agreed to buy IBM’s x86 server hardware business and related maintenance services for US$2.3 billion, it announced Thursday.
California court rules Samsung infringed Apple patent ahead of trial
A court in California has ruled that Samsung Electronics infringed in its devices an Apple patent on word recommendations during text input, ahead of a March trial.
Gartner: Wearables, connected homes to spur surge in data sharing by 2017
By 2017, the typical mobile user will share their personalised data stream with 100 applications and services every day, with wearable devices and Internet-connected appliances fueling the use trend, according to Gartner.
VMware acquires AirWatch in $1.54 billion deal
VMware has reached a deal to acquire mobile management specialist AirWatch for US$1.54 billion, with $1.175 billion being paid in cash and $365 million arriving in installment payments and assumed unvested equity.
Sony Mobile signs up Jumbo for micro distribution
From February 2014, Jumbo will cover the independent retail channel in the UAE for Sony Mobile.
Kaspersky: One in three UAE users reject mobile banking
More than a third of UAE users do not feel safe making e-payments on their smartphones or tablets, according to research from Kaspersky.
Thuraya SatSleeeve could 'Prevent economic and environmental catastrophe'
Mobile Satellite Services operator Thuraya has launched the latest edition of its SatSleeve, which allows Samsung Galaxy users to turn their own smartphone into a satellite phone.
Gartner: 20% of enterprise BYOD programmes to fail by 2016
This will fail happen, according to the research firm, due to enterprise deployment of mobile device management (MDM) measures that are too restrictive. It also predicts that by 2018, less than 0.01 percent of consumer mobile apps will be considered a financial success by their developers.
Gartner: By 2018 less than 0.01 percent of mobile apps will succeed
Consumers are increasingly turning to recommendation engines, friends, social networking or advertising to discover mobile applications rather than sorting through the thousands of mobile apps available, according to Gartner.
HP launches voice-enabled tablets in India
Hewlett-Packard appears set to re-enter the smartphone market with the launch in India Wednesday of two tablets running the Android OS and offering voice-calling capability.
Tech support scammers are targeting mobile users, researchers say
Scammers have devised new ways to trick users into revealing personal information, hand over control of computers and pay for unnecessary software and tech support services, security experts warn.
Increasing adoption of digital banking in Malaysia: interview
The adoption of digital and self service channels in Malaysia and Asia shows that banks are sharpening their focus on adapting services to meet the demands of an increasingly tech-savvy consumer, said financial IT services firm Sungard’s vice president, product management, banking, Dean Young, during an interview with Computerworld Malaysia.