Blackberry maker, Research In Motion (RIM), has joined forces with Microsoft to create a RIM-hosted BlackBerry enterprise service for Office …
BMW aims for cars to take e-mail dictation
BMW has developed a prototype system that allows drivers to compose full-text e-mails and text messages using voice commands. Unlike …
A rewarding job
When Ben Fried left his post as IT managing director at Morgan Stanley and took over as Google’s CIO in …
Abu Dhabi University implements mobile education solution
In an effort to enable learning beyond the classroom, Abu Dhabi University (ADU) is implementing a mobile education solution powered …
Motorola buys Android security company 3LM
Motorola Mobility said today that it has bought 3LM, a company that develops enterprise security and device management products for …
Doing a Ratner
It may be known only in the UK, but people in business anywhere in the world can recognise ‘that Ratner …
Microsoft to pay out “billions” as part of Nokia deal
Nokia yesterday hinted that Microsoft essentially won a bidding war against Google to supply software to the world’s largest handset …
Nokia-Microsoft: is this the path to success or continued failure?
The broad Nokia-Microsoft partnership announced yesterday in which the Windows Phone operating system would run on Nokia smartphones sounds like …
IBM unwraps mobile security initiatives
IBM has unwrapped a variety of mobile security initiatives to help corporate customers better protect and manage the mass of …
HP takes first run at tablet market
Hewlett-Packard rolled out its debut entrant into the red-hot tablet market, the HP TouchPad, as well as two new smartphones …
Android sales leap to second place: Gartner
Android in 2010 became the second best selling smartphone operating system after Symbian from Nokia, Gartner reported yesterday. Android sales …
Google bets $20K that Chrome can’t be hacked
Google will pay $20,000 to the first researcher who successfully exploits its Chrome browser at this year’s Pwn2Own hacking contest. …
Android tablets gain traction with developers
Although Apple’s iPad remains number one in the hearts of tablet application developers, Google Android tablets are increasingly piquing programmers’ …
Patient in your pocket from CSC
CSC today launched a Patient in your Pocket solution for the Middle East healthcare market at Arab Health 2011. Developed …
In the virtual realm
The high-end furniture retailer THE One first opened its store in Abu Dhabi way back in 1996. Ever since the …
What technologies can the UAE expect in 2011?
Whether it the flood of Apple iPad’s that made their way to the UAE or the Blackberry fiasco that ensued …
Mobility in the spotlight
Launched under the banner “ICT Insights”, the forum provided a pertinent platform for intellectual conversation and had a distinguished panel …
EMW partners with MobileIron
Kees van Veenendaal, GM & VP Sales EMEA at MobileIron says: "We have been receiving a lot of enquiries from …
Microsoft confirms Oct. 11 launch of Windows Phone 7
Microsoft will launch its latest mobile phone operating system, Windows Phone 7, in New York on October 11, according to …
Not really a global economy
However, as my current experience of relocating to a “First World” country – England – shows, where one would expect …