Hoping to generate more apps for its mobile platform, Microsoft has launched an online tool that could allow even non-developers …
LinkedIn turns your phone into a job-hunting machine
LinkedIn used to offer a pretty passive experience: Put your resume on the professional social networking site and hope it catches a recruiter’s eye.
Moto X vs. iPhone 5: Head to head
Last week’s rollout of the Motorola Moto X was headline-making for several reasons. Beyond the obvious novelty of being the first flagship …
Malware-as-a-service blossoms in Russia, vendor research finds
Highly organised Russian groups have transformed mobile hacking into an industrial scale business, a kind of “malware-as-a-service,” complete with marketing affiliates, distributors and customer support.
Report: Tablet buyers don't care who makes their devices
Consumers apparently don’t care if they buy a tablet from a cheaper, no-name brand, as a whopping 45 percent of tablets sold within the “other” category.
Twitter introduces 'in-tweet' abuse button after complaints
Twitter has revised its guidelines around abusive behavior following bomb and rape threats made against several prominent female users of …
CIOs say mobilising enterprise apps is not that easy
Mobilising apps for employees to use on their iPhones and Android devices sure sounds like a fun idea. Employees would …
What does iOS 7 tell us about iPhone 5S, iPhone 6?
Apple in June unveiled iOS 7, its completely redesigned mobile operating system for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. Since then, the …
Simmtronics sweeps up tablet awards
Simmtronics this week scooped a number of awards recognising its fast rising stature in the international tablet PC world, and capping an impressive season of achievements for its highly popular XPad tablet series.
Dell's Project Ophelia could be more bad news for PCs
Dell is shipping Project Ophelia devices to early beta testers. PC sales are already suffering at the hands of mobile devices, and now Dell’s Android PC-on-a-stick threatens the relevance of traditional PCs from a different angle.
Google Play store inundated with scam apps, Symantec says
A steady stream of questionable applications is flowing daily into Google’s Play store for Android devices, according to security vendor Symantec.
Dell's thumb-size PC, Project Ophelia, ships to testers
Dell has started shipping its thumb-size PC called Project Ophelia to beta testers and is preparing to ship the final product in the coming months.
Facebook raked in big bucks from mobile ads in Q2
All those ads you see on Facebook when you whip out your phone to creep on your friends’ profiles are paying off big for the social network. Like, “billions of dollars” kind of big.
Apple's profit drops 22 percent as iPad sales slow
Apple reported a drop in profits on roughly flat revenue for the April to June quarter, though the results were ahead of analysts’ expectations, providing something of a silver lining for the company.
Surface RT can help small businesses reduce IT costs
The Surface RT is better-equipped for business than rival tablets, and at $350 ( $470 once you add a Touch or Type keyboard cover, which it requires to be truly functional) it straddles the line between tablet and PC, and could help business customers rein in IT costs.
Tired of spam? Hand out a disposable email address
A new privacy tool called MaskMe may help people evade data harvesting efforts by websites and marketers.
Motorola plans Moto X unveiling for August 1
In a few weeks, your wait for the Moto X will come to an end. Motorola plans to take the wraps off its most anticipated Android phone ever on August 1.
HTC launches HTC One mini
HTC has announced the HTC One mini, a compact version of the award winning HTC One, which aims to redefined the smartphone experience with new technologies including HTC BlinkFeed, HTC Zoe and HTC BoomSound.
Microsoft to update Windows Phone 8, minor changes
Microsoft has detailed the next software update to its Windows Phone 8 mobile operating system.
Chairman Eric Schmidt says Google's relationship with Apple is on the mend
Talking at the Allen & Co. Sun Valley Conference on Thursday, Schmidt said that Apple and Google are “two proud, well-run, different companies”.