Shares in Research in Motion(RIM),maker of the BlackBerry handheld devices,rose by 17.3 per cent on the Toronto Stock Exchange yesterday,as investors demonstrated their faith in the forthcoming BlackBerry 10 operating system and a new range ...
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Chip manufacturer Advanced Micro Devices(AMD)is preparing to cut up to 30 per cent of its workforce. The struggling firm is expected to announce between 2,200 and 3,300 of its 11,100 staff could go after lower than expected sales and ...
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It seems two separate Surface builds aimed at consumer and enterprise aren't enough for Microsoft, as rumours mount of a third, gaming-focused flavour of the Microsoft tablet. According to The Verge, multiple sources within Microsoft's ...
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Apple's iPad has lost ground in the tablet market,with Android devices gaining momentum during the third quarter,according to a report by IDC. Q3 saw worldwide tablet shipments reach 28 million,up 50 per cent on the same period last ...
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The delayed quarterly reprocessing data for packaging in the third quarter of 2012 was published on the Environment Agency’s (EA’s) National Packaging Waste Database website on Tuesday night (23 October). The figures, which were ...
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Scientists at IBM have showcased computer chips featuring carbon nanotube technology,and apparently built with standard manufacturing techniques. This new approach,hopes IBM,will open up the way for commercial mass-production of carbon ...
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Apple has blamed rumours about the iPad Mini for lower-than-expected sales in its fiscal fourth quarter. The profits of $8.2bn (£5.1bn) are slightly lower than analysts expected, but up on the $6.6bn (£4.1bn) the firm made in ...
Apple disappointed analysts with its iPad sales figures when it announced its fourth quarter results for 2012. The numbers were dominated by the iPhone,selling 26.9 million in the three months to 29 September,which equated to a 58%rise ...
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Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer has told shareholders that the world's largest software firm is a software firm no longer–but instead,a"devices and services company". In his annual letter to investors,Ballmer said there is ...
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The iPad Mini is already in production according to a report by The Wall Street Journal, while images said to be of the device have appeared online. Rumours suggest Apple will hold a press event to officially launch the device on 17 ...
Mobile operator EE will offer 4G services in the UK from 30 October, it has confirmed. Rumours were rife yesterday when EE, along with mobile operators O2, Vodafone and Three had peace talks with communications regulator Ofcom and Culture ...
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Mobile operator EE will announce its launch date for 4G services imminently as it finalises its deployment testing programme. An EE spokesperson would not be drawn on yesterday's rumours of peace talks between communications regulator ...
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As rumours of a Microsoft in-house Windows 8 smartphone continue to rage,Nokia CEO Stephen Elop has been talking up"exclusivities"available to the Nokia phone range that Microsoft won't have access to. Talking to GigaOM,Elop said that the ...
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Facebook has rejected claims that private direct messages sent between users of the social network were appearing publicly on the recently-introduced timeline feature. According to reports in France,private messages sent between 2007 and ...
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US food group Dole Food Co.has admitted it is in talks to sell two units,including its packaged food arm,to Japanese conglomerate Itochu Corp. Dole in May launched a review of its operations to"enhance shareholder value".It said today(12 ...