Nokia has posted another near-€1bn loss following a collapse in sales in its key market of Greater China in a third quarter report,published today. The mobile phone handset maker's results had been eagerly awaited as a key indicator ...
Tags: Nokia, China, Windows Phone, Lumia
BlackBerry manufacturer Research in Motion (RIM) has unveiled "beta" versions of its forthcoming smartphones to telecoms carriers. Perhaps aware that time is not on its side, RIM has gone on the offensive, touting its new range of phones ...
Tags: BES, Blackberry, smartphone, RIM
The digital breadcrumbs left behind when people use Internet-connected gadgets are what led California investigators to recover iMacs, iPads and other items stolen from the home of the late Apple CEO Steve Jobs. Based on the police ...
Tags: break-in, US, Ipads, Steve Jobs
Microsoft's new Windows RT tablets will cost up to$300(£191)less than their Windows 8 counterparts,PC maker Lenovo has said. Microsoft will launch its latest operating system on 26 October and in order to gain traction in the ...
Microsoft's new Windows RT tablets will cost up to$300(£191)less than their Windows 8 counterparts,PC maker Lenovo has said. Microsoft will launch its latest operating system on 26 October and in order to gain traction in the ...
Tags: Microsoft, Windows RT tablets, Windows 8 counterparts, PC maker, Lenovo
Starting yesterday,Microsoft began releasing the final code of Windows 8 to developers,IT professionals and businesses that license the company's products in volume. That's all well and good for them,but how can you get your hands on ...
Tags: Microsoft, Windows 8, operating system, PC
Computerworld - As promised, Microsoft today released the final version of Windows 8 to MSDN and TechNet subscribers. But it also posted a 90-day evaluation copy of Windows 8 RTM (release to manufacturing) that anyone can download. At ...
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Microsoft has decided to stop publishing new apps for Windows Phone on Marketplace,while it addresses an issue that led to users experiencing problems with application downloads this week,the company said in blog post on Tuesday. The ...
Tags: Microsoft, new mobile apps, Marketplace, Windows Phone Dev Center
Samsung has opened its defence in its patent dispute with Apple. Further reading Apple claims a quarter of Samsung's ₤19.4bn US sales result from infringements Apple and Samsung trade accusations in first day of $2.5bn patent ...
Tags: Samsung, Apple, smartphones, patent dispute
IDG News Service - Android continued to increase its dominance of the smartphone market during the second quarter, powered by Samsung's success. Competitor Apple in contrast struggled somewhat as consumers held out for the next iteration of ...
Tags: Android, Smartphone, consumers
Computerworld - Microsoft today said that Windows RT, the spin-off of Windows 8, has been completed and will power ARM processor-equipped tablets and PCs from Asus, Dell, Lenovo and Samsung. The Redmond, Wash. company had earlier ...
Google is to lay off 20%of the Motorola Mobility workforce with 4,000 redundancies worldwide,two-thirds of that number coming from outside the US. The company said it intends to ditch its standard phones as part of the move."Motorola ...
Tags: Google, Motorola, cut staff, mobile product portfolio—shifting
Microsoft has settled on the term 'Modern UI' in its attempt to rebrand the Metro interface on its forthcoming Windows 8 platform. The software giant was forced to dump the Metro name earlier this month following discussions with German ...
IBM is considering acquiring RIM's enterprise arm,while the BlackBerry manufacturer is selling off NewBay and other minor acquisitions of its own,according to reports. RIM seems to be avoiding speaking to the media since its Q2 financials ...
Tags: IBM, RIM, BlackBerry, NewBay
Network World-Linux operating system distributor Suse says it is gaining ground among cloud service providers as their choice platform for delivering the open source OS to customers,but at least one analyst says the market is still split ...
Tags: Cloud OS Market, Linux operating system, cloud service