Google is to make 1,200 more job cuts - around 10 per cent of its workforce - at Motorola Mobility, the mobile phone maker it acquired for $12.5bn (£7.7bn) in a protracted deal completed in May 2012. The job cuts are part of a ...
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NXP has announced a 3.6V loudspeaker driver that can deliver 3.4Wrms into an 8Ω speaker. The voltage headroom required comes from an on-chip dc-dc converter with a 9.5V output. Aimed at mobile phone use, it can deliver a lot of ...
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Egypt plans to increase sales taxes on six goods to raise state revenues by around EGP13bn (roughly $2bn), in a bid to curb the budget deficit to meet International Monetary Fund (IMF) preconditions for a $4.8bn loan, Ahram has reported. ...
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A baby monitor transmits sound, and sometimes video images, from one room to another, so you can keep tabs on your little one from any part of the house. Monitors have two parts – a transmitter and a receiver – and are ...
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Finland-based F-Secure said in a report that the free Google operating system, which has been gaining smartphone market share globally, has become the dominant platform targetted by hackers. "Every quarter, malware authors bring forth new ...
Nokia, once the world's biggest mobile phone maker, says chief executive Stephen Elop received no bonus in 2012 when the company posted huge losses, reducing his overall payslip by 45 per cent. According to Nokia's annual report filed to ...
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Analysts say the proposal for internet users to delete their online data and become invisible online could create a black hole in the web economy. Tineka Smith reports. Last year the European Commission announced proposals for the 'right ...
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Samsung filed more patent applications in Europe last year than any other company, according to figures released by the European Patent Office (EPO) on Wednesday. In 2012, the EPO received a record number of patent applications, with ...
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The telecoms industry is set for huge growth over coming years, thanks to the protracted maturation in the smartphone and tablet markets, said research agency Ovum in a statement on 2 March. The prediction is that that partnerships will ...
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Chinese Authoritative third-party mobile Internet data company iResearch released the mobile smart end-user behavior (MUT) 2013 data, whose mobile safety segment attracted much more attention. The data showed that in the past six months, ...
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Google shares on Monday to a record in the history of the highest closing price at 821.50 dollars per share. The stock has risen 700% since 2004. By the dominance of its Android software in the mobile phone market, and the leading ...
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From a glove that can be used as a mobile phone to a remote-controlled spy helicopter: this year's CeBIT, the world's top high-tech fair, showcases a bewildering array of gadgets. For geeks in cold climates, China-based firm Winnershine ...
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Middle East IT spending is projected to total $192.9 billion in 2013, a 5.5 percent increase from 2012, according to the latest forecast by Gartner. The findings were revealed by Peter Sondergaard, Senior VP and Global Head of Research, ...
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When most mobile phone manufacturers are wondering how to develop phones with larger screen, Japanese operator Willcom is doing the opposite. It recently launched a product called Phone Strap 2 WX06A phone, which is currently the world's ...
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On March 5, the world's top luxury mobile phone brand Vertu said, its first Android luxury smartphone VERTUTI will be put into Chinese market. The highest version is priced at 160,000 yuan, which can be called the most expensive smartphone. ...
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