Research firm NPD DisplaySearch expects tablet shipments to exceed laptop shipments by 2016, likely due to consumer desire for more portability. “Consumer …
Court refuses to stay injunction on Samsung smartphone and tablet
A court in California denied Samsung on Tuesday a stay on a preliminary injunction against sales in the U.S. of …
Nominations open for CNME's ICT Achievement Awards 2012
CNME, the premier technology title of the Middle East, has announced that nominations are now open for the annual ICT …
Acer unveils Windows 8 PC lineup
Acer has launched its series of Windows 8-based products, which includes the premium Aspire S7 Ultrabook, Iconia W Series tablets, …
Application threats rise in the Middle East: Report
Almost 70% of external attacks on Middle East organisations in 2011 were on applications, according to the latest Threat Intelligence …
Twitter releases first report on govt requests for user information
Twitter released a report yesterday about the user information requests it has received from governments this year and how it …
Cisco changes privacy policy for Linksys routers after uproar
Cisco Systems said a privacy policy for the Cisco Connect Cloud service that alarmed some customers was a mistake and has been …
Micron to buy struggling Elpida Memory for $2.5B
Micron Technology announced yesterday that it will acquire struggling Elpida Memory, the third largest producer of DRAM memory, for $750 million and …
Dell buying Quest for $2.4 billion
Dell announced yesterday that it is buying Quest Software for US$2.4 billion, following weeks of speculation over its interest in …
Apple mobile market share grows on strength of iPhone, iPad
Five years after the iPhone debuted, Apple commands a one-third share of the smartphone market. And the one-two punch of …
Microsoft unveils $40 Windows 8 upgrade
Microsoft yesterday announced a promotion that later this year will let users of Windows XP, Vista and Windows 7 PCs …
VMware acquiring cloud automation vendor DynamicOps
Expanding beyond the delivery of software for its own cloud platform, VMware is acquiring DynamicOps for its heterogenous cloud management …
Microsoft will take $6 billion write-down for online services division
Microsoft will take a US$6.2 billion goodwill charge this quarter to recognise that its online services business won’t grow as …
Mozilla gains backing for mobile Firefox OS
Mozilla said Monday that it has named its forthcoming HTML5 mobile operating system Firefox OS, gained support for it from …
Employees work extra hours on mobile email, calls
Nearly every worker has used a mobile device to answer calls and emails outside of the work day when at …
Chrome for iOS: not so fast
Google’s mobile version of its Chrome browser has now graduated out of beta and is now available for the iPhone …
Citrix launches VDI-in-a-Box in the Middle East
Citrix Systems today announced the Middle East launch of VDI-in-a-Box, an all-in-one virtual desktop solution for small and mid-sized enterprises …
Job ad indicates Apple using Oracle, IBM servers in North Carolina data centre
Apple is running servers from IBM and Oracle with flavors of the Unix operating system at its Maiden, North Carolina, …
Twitter turns off 'tweet' tap to LinkedIn
Twitter messages will go down a one-way street on LinkedIn after Twitter shuts off its flow of data to the …
Samsung seeks stay on injunction against Galaxy Nexus
Samsung Electronics asked a U.S. federal court over the weekend for a temporary stay on its preliminary injunction on the …