Google has acquired more than 1,000 patents from IBM in a defensive move aimed at protecting itself from lawsuits. “Like …
Trend Micro announces latest enterprise mobile security
As personal and professional lives become more intertwined, employees are using their own consumer-grade tablets, smartphones and PCs for work …
First Windows “Mango” Phone unveiled
The first smartphone based on the new “Mango” edition of Microsoft’s Windows Phone platform was unveiled today in Tokyo. The …
InterDigital sues Nokia, Huawei and ZTE
InterDigital yesterday said it has filed complaints with the U.S. International Trade Commission and federal court against Nokia, Huawei and …
RIM Slims as Sales Slump
Blackberry maker Research in Motion (RIM) announced that it will lay off 2000 employees and shake up its senior management …
Mozilla to build mobile OS for the Web
Mozilla has launched a new project to build an operating system for mobile devices that will run applications primarily on …
Apple contributes half the cost of Nortel patents
Apple is contributing more than half the total US$4.5 billion price tag for Nortel patents, with partners including Microsoft and …
Tablets making an impact on OS and PC designs: IDC
The post-PC era is not yet upon us, executives from Intel and Advanced Micro Devices insisted, when questioned about the …
RIM buys video-editing vendor JayCut
Research In Motion (RIM) has acquired JayCut, a Web-based video-editing software company, to bolster the multimedia capabilities of its PlayBook …
Oracle asked to lower damages claim against Google
Oracle has been ordered to lower its multibillion-dollar claim for damages in its patent infringement lawsuit against Google and its …
Norton reveals top threats targeting smartphones
Cybercrooks are increasingly capitalising on the mass adoption of mobile devices by exploiting smartphone users, at home or at work. …
HTC loses ITC patent ruling in Apple tussle
A judge at the U.S. International Trade Commission has made an initial determination that HTC infringed two Apple patents, HTC …
RIM: 1 billion app downloads down, 14 billion to go to catch Apple
Research in Motion (RIM) says its 2-year-old BlackBerry App World has crossed the 1 billion app download mark and that …
Commonwealth Bank rolls out new mobile, tablet apps
The Commonwealth Bank today rolled out a suite of new mobile banking applications including NetBank for iPad and Android tablets, …
IDC: IT hasn’t grasped consumerisation trend
More people are bringing their own tablets and smartphones to work but IT departments have been slow to support them …
IT hasn’t grasped consumerisation trend: IDC
More people are bringing their own tablets and smartphones to work but IT departments have been slow to support them …
Oracle disputes patent office ruling
Oracle this week filed what is likely the first of several requests that the patent office reconsider its initial rejection …
Is the BlackBerry PlayBook for you?
In early May, I was one of the fortunate few in the UAE to have had a BlackBerry PlayBook in …
Google disputes damage estimate in Oracle case
Google has asked a California court to throw out the testimony of an expert witness who said Google should pay …
Speaking in code
Most of the time, what we coin as new technologies are just standard improvements on older versions in the steady …