Anyone who finds it hard to believe that the average U.S. mobile subscriber sent 696 text messages per month in the second quarter of this year may be relieved to know that this figure fell to 678 per month in the third quarter. It was ...
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Lenovo's CEO said on Thursday he expects the market will gradually move away from entertainment-focused tablets in favor for convertible PCs,which he said can strike a balance between the functions of touch-based tablets and the ...
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IDG News Service-Microsoft will provide information about the location and quality of free Wi-Fi hotspots in Windows Phone 8 so users can find the best nearby networks. The information will come from a database of 11 million hotspots ...
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Microsoft and Google are in discussions with the UK government and regulatory officials about unused sections of airwaves known as white space. These discussions have led to speculation that the two companies are looking to set up a free ...
Although the LED market is still growing steadily in terms of demand, corresponding market growth slows down amid excess capacity build, believes market research company LEDinside. The analysts expects the LED package industry growth to ...
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IDG News Service-Modifying Apple's iPhone software to install applications not approved by Apple will still be legal under new exemptions to take effect on Sunday in the U.S.,but illegal for an iPad and other tablets. The seemingly ...
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The name Foxconn has become shorthand for the human costs of building the iPhone in China, linking Apple to bad publicity about worker suicides, deaths from a plant explosion and rioting factory workers. But many other companies besides ...
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IDG News Service-Mobile payments with Google Wallet are growing fast,but the road to wide acceptance of NFC in the U.S.will be slow,the head of Google's payments unit said Friday. The number of NFC(near-field communication)transactions ...
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Chinese firm ZTE is planning to grow its UK presence by selling its technology to local government and schools, despite the recent controversy around the security of its products. ZTE is predominantly known as a manufacturer of consumer ...
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Remote working has been changing from a nice idea to part of the day job for many companies, especially in 2012. Be it the inspiration (or scaremongering) of the Olympic traffic situation or the influx of new devices hitting the shelves, ...
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CIOs will look to new manufacturers for their work mobiles over the next five years, leaving behind the traditional default of Research in Motion (RIM), according to a new study published by Virgin Media Business today. The study showed ...
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HTC has released financial figures showing a massive drop in profits as it struggled to keep up with rival mobile manufacturers. For the third quarter ending in September 2012, net profit after tax fell to NT$3.9bn (£82.76m) for the ...
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IDG News Service-China Mobile,the country's largest mobile carrier,will develop its own company-branded handsets,while hoping to eventually strike a deal with Apple for the iPhone. The operator's CEO Li Yue made the comments while ...
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In the race to create slicker products,mobile phones are the new brains for hire. At Ceatec,Japan's largest electronics show,the booths are packed with the latest round of"smart"products,from cars that suggest what you should eat to ...
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A recent independent study of LTE coverage within four U.S.cities showed Sprint's networks lagging far behind those of both Verizon Wireless and AT&T. In comprehensive testing in Dallas,Fort Worth,Kansas City and Atlanta in mid-August and ...
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