Mozilla announced this week that it had launched Keon and Peak, two smartphones based on the web-centric Firefox OS platform. The first phones will start shipping in February, and have been developed in cooperation with Spanish operator ...
Tags: phone, smart phone, Mozilla, Keon, Peak, smartphones, Firefox OS platform
Tablets and smartphones will give a much-needed boost this year to the worldwide microprocessor market, which is undergoing a fundamental change with a shift to low-power processors used in energy-efficient devices, research firm IC ...
Tags: tablets, smartphones, microprocessor market
Mozilla has launched Keon and Peak, two smartphones based on the web-centric Firefox OS platform. The first phones will start shipping in February, and have been developed in cooperation with Spanish operator TelefA3nica and Geeksphone, ...
NEC Casio's forthcoming Medias W Android smartphone has two 4.3-inch touch screens arranged back-to-back on a hinge. The screen on the rear of the handset folds out to lay next to the main one, forming a larger 5.6-inch touch screen, ...
New documents have been filed in court showing how a number of big, Silicon Valley-based companies operated an informal "no poaching" agreement to prevent them from taking each other's staff. The agreement, which contravened ...
Tags: Apple, Intel and Google, no poaching deals
Research In Motion’s (RIM) stock prices soared this week, following speculation, rumours and high hopes about the upcoming BlackBerry 10 launch next week. RIM’s stock price has been languishing in the $11-$12 range on the ...
The worldwide microprocessor market will be given a boost by tablets and smartphones in 2012, amidst a fundamental shift to low-power processors used in energy-efficient devices, research firm IC Insights said this week. Worldwide ...
Tags: microprocessor market, tablets, smartphones, 2012
Apple may be able to build a cut-rate iPhone for $144, which would let it price the device between $299 and $349, hundreds less than the unsubsidized price tag of its flagship smartphone, an analyst said today. A lower-cost iPhone would ...
Tags: Apple, iPhone, smartphone
Users of Cisco's virtual desktop system will soon be able to engage in voice and video communications with their colleagues using the Jabber instant messaging tool. Previously, Cisco virtual desktop users could tap into Jabber's IM text ...
Tags: Cisco, virtual desktop system, voice and video communications
China's smartphone market is growing so fast that it is expected to be nearly twice as large as the U.S. market this year, according to research firm Canalys. Smartphone shipments to the Chinese market will reach 239.8 million units in ...
Tags: China, smartphone market, U.S.market
In response to the growing demand for high-speed mobile internet, HTC on Wednesday announced the UAE launch of the One SV smartphone, the first device in the HTC One family to feature 4G LTE technology. The firm said that the One SV was ...
Tags: HTC, 4G LTE technology, UAE
British Reuters reported on January 8, cited from the Wall Street Journal on Tuesday, which reported that Apple is developing a low-cost version of iPhone and is expected to be released in 2013. The report quoted an anonymous source, ...
Tags: Apple, iPhone, smartphone, Made-in-China
Vendor earnings, market research reports and the International CES in Las Vegas this week highlighted the hardware arena, which appears to be a tale of two sectors with very different fates: PCs and mobile devices. The PC market continues ...
Tags: Vendor earnings, hardware arena, PC market
IDG News Service - Ericsson has agreed to transfer 1,922 patents and 263 patent applications to Unwired Planet in return for a share in ongoing revenue from the patents. The transfer includes 753 U.S. patents related to 2G, 3G and LTE ...
Tags: Ericsson, Unwired Planet, patents
BlackBerry users are today experiencing a loss of services on the Vodafone network,the second major outage since September 2012. BlackBerry manufacturer RIM pinned the blame for the fault squarely on Vodafone. Further reading ...