PC maker Acer has allegedly cancelled the launch of a new smartphone using a Chinese-developed mobile operating system because Google …
Raytheon acquires cybersecurity vendor Pikewerks
Defence and aerospace systems vendor Raytheon has acquired cybersecurity vendor Pikewerks in an effort to add to Raytheon’s capabilities to …
HTC now top U.S. smartphone vendor
HTC’s strategy of flooding the U.S. market with lots of devices and hoping some of them hit is really paying …
Android Overtakes iOS in App Downloads: research
The Android operating system now leads in total app downloads, another benchmark in the race to dominate the smartphone market, …
Google acquires over 1,000 IBM patents
Google has acquired over 1,000 patents from IBM, as part of its strategy to strengthen its patent portfolio to counter …
Dell partners with Baidu to launch smartphone
Dell has partnered with China’s largest search engine Baidu to launch a smartphone, in a move that could help both …
HTC unlocks its phones, but probably not just to irk Google
HTC, which just announced it would stick with Google and keep running Android on its best phones even though Google …
Google buys Motorola Mobility for US$12.5 billion
Google has entered into an agreement to acquire the mobile phone and tablet maker Motorola Mobility for about US$12.5 billion, …
Smartphones boom while mobile phone sales drops: Gartner
Mobile phone sales floundered during the second quarter, in the wake of the earthquake in Japan. But smartphone sales continued …
Symbian OS leads Jordan smartphone market with 62% share
A new Arab Advisors Group’s survey of cellular users in Jordan reveals insightful details on the smartphones adoption and usage …