One Laptop Per Child has cancelled plans to release its XO-3 tablet,although technology from that project could still be used in other products,OLPC Chairman Nicholas Negroponte said. "The XO-3 is by no means gone.It may emerge in its ...
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Emirates has started rolling out in-flight Windows 8 tablets that enable cabin crew to access core customer relationship management(CRM)and human resources(HR)information to improve customer service. Kevin Griffiths,senior ...
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BT is deploying the Windows 8 operating system(OS)to 5,900 engineers in its Openreach division in one the largest roll-outs of the most recent Microsoft OS. Speaking at the Dubai launch event for Windows 8,Peter Scott,director of end user ...
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Eurostop, a leading supplier to the fashion, footwear and lifestyle sectors has announced the availability of its Express Checkout. This is a kiosk solution that enables retailers to add pop-up tills to the shop floor to cope at busy ...
Tags: Eurostop, fashion, footwear, Express Checkout, kiosk, mobile POS
IDG News Service-The initial public offering of Ruckus Wireless on Friday highlighted the growing importance of Wi-Fi in mobile networks as service providers try to meet the demands of smartphone and tablet users. Ruckus,a maker of Wi-Fi ...
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IDG News Service-Apple's iPad shipments for China nearly doubled in the third quarter,after Apple settled in July a lengthy dispute over the iPad trademark name that once threatened to ban the device from store shelves in the country. ...
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PC World-The tablet arena already includes countless contenders featuring Linux-based Android,but a company currently seeking funding on Indiegogo aims to produce a new line of what it calls"true Linux"devices. We've already seen ...
Tags: Linux-based Android, true Linux devices, Linux-powered tablets
Computerworld-Enterprise IT decision makers are about half as enthusiastic about the new Windows 8 as they were three years ago about the then-just-released Windows 7,an analyst said today. Employees,however,have a higher-than-expected ...
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Gartner is urging CIOs to change their IT budget to support a nexus of change arising from cloud, social, big data and mobile technology. The analyst expects traditional IT will have to split its budget to support these emerging ...
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Montblanc adds a cultural experience to its Pop-Up Store in Harrods before Christmas.From 11th to 24th November 2012,Montblanc opened a'virtual'exhibition of art and a selection of exclusive items. By simply pointing your smartphone or ...
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E-commerce giant Amazon could venture into the mobile chip arena,as it looks set to acquire the mobile chip arm of semiconductor firm Texas Instruments. Amazon's Kindle Fire tablet,released in the UK this month,is powered by a processor ...
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IDG News Service - Some users of Microsoft's new Surface tablet are complaining about connectivity issues that are preventing them from getting on the Internet, according to posts on Microsoft's Surface support forum. Microsoft started ...
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IDG News Service - Visa said Tuesday that it has expanded its digital wallet service V.me to an additional 53 banks and 23 merchant partners. About 55 million cardholders now can use V.me for their online shopping. V.me is a wallet ...
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CIO-With three major mobile platforms to choose from,what is an ambitious mobile app developer to do? There are Android and iOS,with 700,000 available apps each and huge market exposure--and the fierce developer competition that comes ...
Tags: mobile platforms, mobile app developer, Windows Phone 8, Android and iOS
GERMANTOWN, Tenn. -- Mega Group USA buying group has added mobile features to its basic and premium Mega WebFronts websites program. Every retailer member of the buying group gets a basic WebFronts website covered by Mega for one year, ...
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