Simon Segars will become CEO of ARM when Warren East retires on July 1, the company said on Tuesday. Segars …
Acer reports fourth quarter loss
Taiwanese PC maker Acer reported a net loss in last year’s fourth quarter, weighed down by a US$120 million write-off …
HP delivers ElitePad 900 to Middle East, but Emirates says roll-out has been tough
HP officially announced the ElitePad 900 tablet in the Middle East today, following months of waiting since the company announced …
The ace up Acer’s sleeve
With a new management at the helm and greater emphasis on innovation, PC maker Acer is working its way back …
BlackBerry to bring Balance software to Android, iOS
BlackBerry last week announced technology designed to securely separate work and personal data on Android and iOS smartphones and tablets, …
Google bans ad-blocking software on Play store
Google has removed some applications from its Play store that block web advertisements, saying that they violate its rules by …
Don’t nail the lid on the PC coffin just yet
Mobile is the ultimate craze sweeping across the IT galaxy, but even though IBM recently announced its first MobileFirst software …
‘Ditch Windows RT,’ says IDC
Microsoft‘s two-pronged push into the tablet market, consisting of the Windows RT and Windows 8 operating systems, confuses customers, an …
Android, iOS benefit from tablet sales surge, but not Windows 8, says IDC
Improving Windows 8 is Microsoft’s best bet for grabbing a larger share of tablet sales over the next four years, but there doesn’t …
Tightening the ship
Topaz is a Dubai-based oil field services company that provides marine and engineering solutions to the global energy industry. After …
Cautious optimism
Amid a declining global PC market, Lenovo seems incredibly upbeat about its regional prospects. Perhaps that has something to do …
Seagate launches Wireless Plus and Central hard drives
Seagate on Monday launched two new wireless hard drives for the Middle Eastern consumer market, the Wireless Plus and the …
Seagate launches Wireless Plus and Central hard drives
Seagate on Monday launched two new wireless hard drives for the Middle Eastern consumer market, the Wireless Plus and the …
ARM server maker offers cloud service to port x86 code
ARM processors are used mostly in smartphones, but Boston Limited is offering a service through which developers can port existing …
Middle East IT spending to reach $192.9bn in 2013: Gartner
Middle East IT spending is projected to total $192.9 billion in 2013, a 5.5 percent increase from 2012, according to …
Windows 8 uptake sluggish despite healthy touch notebook sales, says Asus
Touch-based Windows 8 notebooks have been selling well for Taiwanese PC maker Asus, but overall Microsoft’s new operating system has …
The era of PC+
Oliver Ebel, Executive Director and General Manger, Lenovo Middle East and Africa, explains why rumours of the PC’s demise are …
Zotac unveils StreamBox and RAIDbox
Zotac on Tuesday unveiled its new StreamBox and RAIDbox accessories at the CeBit trade show in Hanover, Germany. The new …
30 years of PCWorld, 30 pivotal moments in PC history
Talk about longevity. Thirty years ago to this month, PCWorld published its very first print issue, a 310-page magazine loaded …
PC shipments will decrease in 2013, says IDC
Worldwide PC shipments dropped in 2012 on an annual basis for the first time in more than a decade and …