Lenovo said its net profit for the fiscal second quarter increased by only 13 percent year-over-year, marking a shift from …
Microsoft Surface web benchmarks reveal poor performance
Independent benchmark tests by Futuremark have revealed that Microsoft’s Surface tablet is surprisingly slow at Web browsing. When run through the Peacekeeper: …
Anonymous fails to take down Facebook, Zynga
The hacktivist collective Anonymous celebrated Guy Fawkes Day on Monday by claiming it had stolen data from Symantec and ImageShack …
Apple’s ‘ambitious processor plans’ to involve ditching Intel in future Macs?
Apple is investigating ways to ditch Intel chips in future Macs and replace them with its own ARM chips like …
Microsoft to close Messenger and consolidate IM service on Skype
Microsoft will shut down Windows Live Messenger next year, compelling users to migrate to Skype, whose latest version can import …
Nokia Lumia 920
We’ve always been fond of the build quality of Nokia handsets and the Lumia 920 is certainly no different. Construction …
Getting worse
With the problem of hacking and its consequences on enterprise only exacerbating, CNME rounds up the views and tips from …
BlackBerry passes ‘critical milestone’ with new computing platform
The first wave of devices running BlackBerry 10, Research In Motion’s new smartphone operating system, have entered carrier certification labs …
Seasons of change
A fundamental change in server architecture could be on tap as companies look to cut data centre costs and power consumption. …
MTC seeks to cash in on demand for mobility
Memory Technology Middle East (MTC), the regional distributor for brands such as GenX and Xtreme, is working towards cashing in …
Over 200 vendors at risk from critical software flaw
CoDeSys, a piece of software running on industrial control systems (ICS) from over 200 vendors contains a vulnerability that allows …
Samsung Chromebook
How much would you pay for a cloud-centric computer? With its new $249 Samsung Chromebook — a system based on the idea …
Cybercriminals sell access to compromised corporate systems
A service discovered in the criminal underground is renting access to thousands of corporate servers that have been hacked through …
Cybercrime and punishment
Several high-profile security breaches around the world grabbed the attention of the Middle East IT industry, but it has taken …
Video star
The pay-TV operator OSN is reshaping the way we consume media with its video on demand service, offering users the …
Innovating again
September was another busy month for Microsoft, launching new releases of Visual Studio and Windows Server. This follows the unveiling …
10 critical IT trends for the next five years
Trying to stay ahead of the curve when it comes to IT issues is not a job for the faint …
Acer Q3 profit up from previous year’s financial loss, but revenue down
Taiwanese PC maker Acer reported a small profit in the third quarter, after a larger loss a year earlier. However, …
Oracle brings cross platform Java dev to mobile devices
Oracle is augmenting its Oracle Application Development Framework (ADF) to allow developers to create mobile applications for Apple and Android …
Android malware exploding: Trend Micro
The amount of mobile Android malware has surged this year, from a count of 30,000 malware specimens in June to almost 175,000 …