Research In Motion will start selling in India from today a low-cost smartphone with the BlackBerry 7 OS that will …
Openwave, Synchronica sell out mobile messaging businesses
Two mobile messaging software businesses – Openwave’s Mediation and Messaging units and Synchronica – were sold yesterday in a sign …
Microsoft battles delays in Windows Phone app approvals
Microsoft is battling to reduce the time it takes to approve and publish Windows Phone apps, and to improve the responsiveness …
LTE phone shipments to increase tenfold in 2012, analysts say
LTE phone shipments will grow tenfold to reach 67 million units in 2012, making it a breakout year for the …
Smartphone sales grew 47% in Q4 2011
Worldwide smartphone sales to end users soared to 149 million units in the fourth quarter of 2011, a 47.3% increase …
Price versus brand takes focus in the battle for smartphone supremacy
Established vendors such as HTC, Sony and LG Electronics want to set their smartphones apart from less expensive devices from …
‘CrypTweet’ criticised for poor security
The technologist who developed ‘CrypTweet’, an app designed to provide security for sending private messages on Twitter, is cautioning people …
Android loses market share,as Apple soars: Gartner
Android lost smartphone market share for the first time, as Apple had a great fourth quarter buoyed by the launch …
Alcatel-Lucent reports rising profit on falling revenue
Telecommunication equipment maker Alcatel-Lucent reported a profit for the fourth quarter, but revenue fell 12.9 percent year-on-year as the company …
Mobile World Congress sneak peek
It might be hard to imagine there will be that much more for makers of smartphones, tablets and other wireless offerings to …
Mobile Internet access doubled in 2011, data shows
Over the past 12 months, mobile access to the Internet nearly doubled to 8.5%, not counting tablets, according to data …
The journey to 4G
Now that carriers have done the big work of getting 4G wireless networks up and running, it’s time to understand …
IBM introduces new software to solve BYOD concerns
IBM has introduced new software to help organisations manage and secure the growing use of employee-owned smartphones and tablets in …
Apple overtakes LG as third-largest phone maker
Apple is now the world’s third-largest phone maker by shipments and market share, according to a study from the International Data Corporation …
Smartphone shipments surpassed PCs for first time in 2011
Smartphone shipments overtook personal computers – including tablets, laptops, netbooks and desktops – for the first time in 2011, according …
Apple overtakes Samsung in smartphone shipments: Research
Apple overtook Samsung again in smartphone shipments during the last quarter of 2011, data from leading mobile analyst firm Juniper Research …
HP plans September open-source release for webOS
HP announced yesterday that it plans to release the code behind webOS in September under the Apache License, Version 2.0. …
Kodak says Samsung’s Galaxy Tab infringes patents
Estman Kodak Co. yesterday charged Samsung with infringing five of its patents in the Galaxy Tab. Samsung previously agreed to …
“We are a supply chain services provider in the emerging markets” Raj Shankar, Managing Director, Redington Gulf
Shankar heads the largest IT distribution business in the region. At close to Dollar Two billion, Redington Gulf has the …
Intel enters smartphone market
Intel on Tuesday announced its first smartphone customers, signaling the arrival of Intel Inside smartphones after years of uphill struggle …