In the world of 4K television – that’s TV with four times the resolution of today’s high-def sets — size …
DC Thomson splits online publishing and cloud hosting businesses
Annelies van den Belt has been appointed as chief executive of brightsolid online publishing business (BSOP), and Richard Higgs has …
Hands on with Sony's QX10 lens camera
One of the most intriguing products to appear at this year’s IFA consumer electronics show in Berlin is Sony’s QX-series …
China's Xiaomi unveils low-priced smart TV, new Tegra 4 smartphone
China’s Xiaomi is bringing the low-price strategy that has driven its success in mobile phones to the country’s smart TV arena with a new 47-inch television that it says is the most affordable on the market.
Review: Samsung Galaxy Gear vs Sony SmartWatch 2
There are few consumer electronics products as hyped at present as so-called smartwatches. While much of the hype is due …
Google, Microsoft in '2-Horse Race' for Government Cloud Contracts
When Flint Waters began work as Wyoming’s CIO in April 2011, the IT apparatus that he inherited was in bad shape.
SEACOM seeks to take the lead in Africa's IP transit market
SEACOM has embarked on an ambitious effort to dominate Africa’s regional and global Internet transit market by signing agreements with three European Internet Exchange points.
Google set to launch Glass app store
Google is ramping up plans to open an app store focused solely on Google Glass, the computerized eyeglasses expected to launch in 2014.
Topsy wants to become the Google of Twitter search
Searching through Twitter’s archive of tweets can be frustrating – they are sorted on the site by Twitter’s own algorithms, and older tweets tend to get buried. Google? Forget it. Topsy, an analytics company, wants to do it better.
Apple supplier of iPhone criticized for labour violations in China
A labor watchdog group is slamming one of Apple’s suppliers for allegedly exploiting its Chinese workers to build the upcoming budget iPhone.
With Nokia, Microsoft has missing pieces to attack mobile enterprise
With its $7.2 billion agreement to buy Nokia’s handset business, Microsoft is in a position to surpass Apple and Android smartphone makers in providing an enterprise-class mobile platform, experts say.
Intel pushes speed, reliability claims with unveiling of MXC cable
An optical interconnect introduced by Intel on Wednesday may someday slim down cabling throughout data centers if the company can get enough vendors to mass-produce it.
Nokia is dead, Newkia is born
“The acquisition of Nokia’s phone business by Microsoft has deeply affected the psyche of the Finnish people,” said Singapore-based executive …
Microsoft wins jury trial in patent dispute with Motorola
A jury in Seattle, Washington, has ruled in favor of Microsoft in a patent dispute with Motorola Mobility over standards patents, according to court records.