Microsoft and cellphone maker Nokia were in advanced talks about an acquisition of the Finnish company’s device business, but the discussions have broken down, according to a report in The Wall Street Journal.
Windows Phone ‘weak’, Huawei sneers
Huawei calls the Windows Phone platform weak despite using it as the foundation for some of the smartphones it makes.
UAE to get the world’s first BlackBerry Q5s
The first customers in the world to get their hands on the upcoming BlackBerry Q5 will be those residing in the UAE, BlackBerry announced on Wednesday.
Mobile users to embrace LBS and QR codes, says TNS study
Location-based services (LBS) and quick-response (QR) codes are set to become the next big mobile growth feature, according to the …
How to protect your PC from PRISM surveillance
Thursday afternoon, a bombshell dropped: Two leading reports claimed that the U.S. government has been spying on emails, searches, Skype calls, and …
The essentiality of optimising networks
Global demand for advanced broadband technology remains strong. In the last two decades, the Internet has become a necessity in …
Android anti-virus products a big flop, researchers say
Android smartphones and tablets are under attack, and the most popular tools developed to protect them are easily circumvented, according …
NFC forecast dims at Gartner
Gartner today drastically lowered its forecast for the monetary payments that near field communication technology will provide in coming years, …
IDC: No end in sight for rising smartphone sales
Emerging markets and lower prices will push worldwide smartphone shipments close to the billion-unit level this year, according to the latest …
Rolling back the years
It’s not an easy place to be, the smartphone market — but Nokia isn’t shying away from the challenge of …