With its $7.2 billion agreement to buy Nokia’s handset business, Microsoft is in a position to surpass Apple and Android smartphone makers in providing an enterprise-class mobile platform, experts say. However, whether Microsoft is ...
Tags: Nokia, Mobile Enterprise
Microsoft's?$7.2 billion deal?to buy Nokia, announced early today, makes Nokia CEO Stephen Elop the frontrunner to head up Microsoft after Steve Ballmer departs, analysts said. Unfortunately, the deal isn't likely to substantially improve ...
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"We must indeed all hang together or, most assuredly, we shall hang separately." Benjamin Franklin reportedly said this during the signing of the Declaration of Independence. But this quote can also be used to explain?the?Microsoft-Nokia ...
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Samsung Knox smartphones will include mobile security software from Lookout to protect business users from mobile threats, the San Francisco company said Tuesday. The deal is part of Lookout's plan to build and offer security products for ...
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Apple has revealed the date for the launch of its newest iPhone model as September 10th in an invite sent to members of the press. An invitation, emblazoned with the message "This should brighten everyone's day" features Apple's logo, ...
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Mobile browsing continued to post gains last month at the expense of personal computers, a trend that has put Google into the second spot behind Microsoft as the browser maker with the longest reach, a Web metrics company said Sunday. ...
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Microsoft is to buy Nokia's mobile phone business and license its patents in a deal worth $7.2bn (£4.6bn). Further reading Nokia whacked by another downgrade – Moody's rates Nokia four notches below investment grade Microsoft ...
Tags: Microsoft, Nokia, Mobile Business
The size of the Middle East and Africa (MEA) tablet market exceeded the region's portable PC market for the first time in the second quarter of 2013, according to IDC. IDC has announced that tablet shipments for the quarter were up 208% on ...
Tags: Tablet Market, PC Market
Chinese online 3C retailer JD.com required all of its employees to use Yixin, a mobile instant messaging (IM) tool similar to WeChat, when they conduct business communications. It said in an internal email on August 26 that in order to ...
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Apple faces a threat from an unexpected quarter: Chinese developers crafting Android apps, an analytics firm said today. Chinese developers build nearly two-thirds of the mobile apps used by Chinese consumers — an even higher ...
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New cloud-based software lets employees register, secure, and manage their personal devices without IT department involvement. And a simplified Web interface automates a lot of management tasks. The software, dubbed Anyware, is completely ...
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Smartphones and tablets have moved from executive toys to essential work tools, according to customers on a panel at the AirWatch Connect conference in Melbourne. However, smart mobile devices have not replaced laptops in all cases, they ...
Tags: Smartphones, tablets, Computer Products
Unity Technologies is working on adding the ability to simplify 2D game creation using its cross-platform development tools, and has also worked with Facebook to make it easier for users to integrate Facebook in their games, the company ...
Tags: Computer Products, software, 2D Game
The Trelleborg Dealer Locator app identifies the Trelleborg tire dealer nearest to a selected location. Trelleborg AB, the global parent company of Trelleborg Wheel Systems Americas Inc., will release three new apps at Agritechnica 2013 ...
Tags: Auto
Ikea has published a short promotional film for its 2014 catalogue, outlining the process behind its new visualisation app. Using augmented reality (AR), the user can place virtual furniture into their own home to see how it will look, and ...
Tags: Furniture, Furnishing