In early May, I was one of the fortunate few in the UAE to have had a BlackBerry PlayBook in …
Cisco announces special Wi-Fi gear for arenas
Cisco has announced a new Wi-Fi access point and stadium antenna that covers a smaller area for use in arenas …
Gaming spend to exceed $74b in 2011: Gartner
The gaming ecosystem is undergoing major technology and business model transitions that will last beyond 2015. Gartner estimates that worldwide …
Google Chrome hits 20% global share: StatCounter
Google Chrome’s rise in popularity has been remarkably fast and it’s just hit a new milestone: more than 20% of …
PCI building thinner interconnect for handheld devices
The PCI-Express standards-setting organisation is creating a thin interconnect that would link mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets to …
HP to build regional HQ in Shanghai
HP plans to expand its manufacturing base in Shanghai and build a regional China headquarters in the city as part …
Aerohive updates its 802.11n WLAN software
Aerohive Networks has released new wireless LAN software, with new mobile device management and spectrum analysis features. The changes are being …
Rebates, incentives, loyalty programmes, promotions: What works?
By any theory of channel marketing these are established instruments of “reward power”. However with shorter life cycles and new …
Strong moves by Integral Memory in UAE
A component testing and re-export plant in Dubai is next in line The UK based component manufacturer is looking at …
Apple wins touchscreen patent
More than three years after its original filing, Apple has finally been granted an iPhone patent that could potentially see …
Huawei unveils latest tablet running Android 3.2
Chinese telecommunications equipment manufacturer Huawei unveiled a 7-inch tablet, called the MediaPad, running version 3.2 of Google’s Android mobile OS …
Ethernet vendors racing to meet demand
Ethernet vendors will need to develop faster products more quickly to keep up with the demand being created by mobile …
NVIDIA acquires Icera
NVIDIA announced today that it has completed its $367 million cash acquisition of Icera, an innovator of wireless modems for …
Cisco, Polycom talk easier videoconferencing management
Cisco Systems and Polycom both will highlight downsized telepresence systems at the InfoComm trade show this week, along with updated …
Apple will pay Nokia to settle patent suit
Nokia and Apple have settled an almost two-year long legal battle over patents with an agreement that will see Apple …
Global Internet traffic projected to quadruple by 2015
Cisco predicts that the number of network-connected devices will be more than 15 billion, twice the world’s population, by 2015. …
Motorola launches Xoom in the region
Motorola Mobility has become the latest player in the Middle East’s tablet market with its new tablet, Motorola Xoom. “Motorola …
Harris Atlas discusses cyber security at roundtable
The world is at the precipice of a migration of technologies according to Dale Meyerrose, VP and GM of Cyberspace …
IDC lowers forecast for PC sales this year
Analyst firm IDC has lowered its expectations for the global PC market this year, blaming the drop on the demand …
Global Internet traffic will quadruple by 2015:Cisco
Cisco predicts that the number of network-connected devices will be more than 15 billion, twice the world’s population, by 2015. …