Hewlett-Packard on Friday started shipping its US$169.99 Slate 7 tablet with Android 4.1, which signals the company’s reentry into the …
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Over 80% of UAE centennials are mobile gamers: study
The global gaming market will reach over $115 billion in 2018. At over $50 billion, the mobile gaming industry accounts for nearly half of all the global gaming revenue.0 4537
Apple’s WWDC sells out in under 3 minutes
Apple set a record today by selling out its annual developer conference in under three minutes. The $1,599 tickets for …
Microsoft launches two-factor authentication for Microsoft Account
Following similar initiatives by Apple, Google and Facebook, Microsoft is enabling two-factor authentication for its Microsoft Account service, the log-on service for …
Google services see large-scale disruption
Access to several of Google’s most popular web services, including Gmail, Drive and the main administrative console, was disrupted for …
Microsoft discovers stealthy new Trojan
Microsoft has discovered an unusually stealthy Trojan capable of deleting the files it downloads in order to keep them away …
Evernote CEO wants firm to build hardware
The CEO of archiving service Evernote this week said his company will soon release branded hardware with partners, as it …
Microsoft exec lashes out at iOS, Android
Microsoft’s top executive for mobile phones took shots at both iOS and Android on Tuesday, calling Apple’s operating system “boring” …
Yahoo profits rise despite decline in revenue
Yahoo’s profits rose more than 30 percent in the first quarter, due to a variety of factors including lowered operating …
StrikeForce lawsuit dampens Microsoft cloud security plans
A lawsuit could put a crimp in Microsoft’s reported plans to implement two-factor authentication for users of its consumer cloud …
In defence of gaming
As a relatively enthusiastic gamer, I’m often subjected to ridicule about time-wasting. What’s more, despite the vast amounts of revenue …