IDG News Service-Microsoft has seen strong initial demand for its Windows 8 operating system,CEO Steve Ballmer said Monday. Speaking at an event to launch Windows Phone 8,a new operating system for smartphones,Ballmer said the new ...
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South Korea's Samsung Electronics reported record net profits for the third quarter based on strong sales of its Galaxy smartphones and flat panels. The world's largest technology company saw net profits grow 91 per cent to Won6.56tn ...
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Global smartphone shipments grew 34.8%annually from 120 million units in third-quarter 2011 to 161.7 million units in third-quarter 2012,according to the report'Global Smartphone Shipments Reach 162 Million Units in Q3 2012'from the ...
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Computerworld-Apple on Thursday announced record revenue on the back of booming iPhone sales,but iPad sales came up short of Wall Street's expectations. The forecast for the holidays also looks less profitable,the company ...
The French government is supporting the creation of a number of collaborative research programmes in areas such as 3D semiconductor research,automotive electronic systems and nanotechnologies for smartphones. At the heart of many of these ...
The solar revolution has just begun,according to inventors Shawn Frayne and Alex Hornstein,who fell in love with the dream of clean energy,everywhere,for everyone.Their primary focus is on microsolar devices,small,handheld solar charging ...
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IDG News Service-AMD has called a press conference in San Francisco on Monday where it's likely to announce plans for a SeaMicro server based on an upcoming 64-bit processor design from ARM. AMD CEO Rory Read is expected at the event,and ...
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Microsoft has officially launched Windows 8 ahead of the commercial release of its operating system (OS) and Surface tablet worldwide on Friday. The new OS has been designed for use on desktop computers, laptops, tablets and smartphones ...
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Computerworld-ORLANDO--Enterprises won't move quickly to adopt Windows 8,and most will wait till the year after next,according to market research firm Gartner. Users at Gartner's Symposium/ITexpo conference tended to back up the view that ...
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A finding by the U.S.International Trade Commission that Samsung infringed Apple's patents would lead to less choice and higher prices for consumers,Samsung said Wednesday after an ITU judge issued a preliminary decision against the ...
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Steve Laub CEO of Atmel believes that given the increasing proliferation of smart devices throughout the world and the role microcontrollers play in it the company's day has come. If you subscribe to the idea of intelligent devices ...
Osram Opto Semiconductors launches direct emitting green laser diodes Osram Opto Semiconductors now offers its first direct green diode lasers. The two compact laser diodes have an optical output of 30 and 50 milliwatts and a particularly ...
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Businesses are opening themselves up to security threats by failing to manage bring-your-own-device (BYOD) programmes properly. According to a study of 4,000 workers, carried out by Ovum, 80% of corporate BYOD schemes are "inadequately ...
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Samsung Telecommunications America has upgraded the TecTile application, which programs NFC stickers, to automate functions on its smartphones. The most talked-about application for NFC (Near Field Communication) is payments. But the ...
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AT&T reported revenue of $31.5 billion for the third quarter of this year, flat compared to the third quarter of 2011, while net income was up slightly to $3.6 billion. Revenue in AT&T's wireless division grew 6.6% to $16.6 billion but ...
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