Microsoft's plan to buy Nokia's phone business and have a larger presence in hardware devices has so far brought little response from PC and smartphone vendors in Asia. But the deal could end up bringing dividends to Microsoft's long-time ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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Three HTC executives have been arrested in Taipei on suspicion of leaking trade secrets, as well as filing false commission fee claims totalling T$10 - around £214,524. Vice president of product design Thomas Chien, research and ...
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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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Phoenix Software has revealed that public sector enquiries about purchasing Microsoft Surface hardware has "surged" since Microsoft gave the licensing, software and infrastructure solutions firm permission to sell the devices only two weeks ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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Up-and-coming Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi has hired Hugo Barra, former Google vice president for Android product management, to lead its expansion worldwide. The hiring of Barra is a high-profile move for Xiaomi, a company that only ...
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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 ...
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Google has cut the price of the Nexus 4 in handful of countries including the U.K. and the U.S., where the smartphone now costs from $199. The aggressive drop signals Google wanting to preempt the arrival of a cheaper iPhone. The price ...
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Two major Taiwanese chip makers are set to merge after China's anti-trust regulator approved the deal with only minor provisions. The thumbs-up from China's Ministry of Commerce (Mofcom) will enable MediaTek's $4bn purchase of MStar ...
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MailPile, an open-source email client that will offer "user-friendly encryption", has smashed its $100,000 target for funding on Indiegogo with two weeks left to run on its campaign. The company will be established in Iceland, which ...
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