HTC and Microsoft, have introduced Windows Phone 8X and 8S smartphones that will be the signature devices for the software maker’s upcoming Windows Phone 8 OS. The Windows Phone 8X and 8S smartphones will have 4.3-inch screens and ...
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Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has branded Android ‘wild’ and Apple too ‘controlled’. During a recent conversation with LinkedIn Co-Founder Reid Hoffman at a Churchill Club event, Ballmer said: “The ecosystem of ...
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For over 50 years,America has had its eye on Santa Claus.Since 1955,NORAD(North American Aerospace Defense Command)has been running a volunteer service and hotline to track the bearded gift-giver across the night skies. NORAD's legion of ...
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Huawei Technologies will invest €70 million (US$90.6 million) over a five-year period to establish a research and development centre in Helsinki, Finland; its first task will be to build software for smartphones and tablets based on ...
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Nokia is planning to unveil a 10in tablet based on Windows RT at the end of February 2013,according to reports circulating in the Far East. While rumours of a tablet from Nokia have been rife for more than two years,the reports suggest ...
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Google isn't getting coal in its stocking this year,but Santa's helpers have decided to ditch the popular Google Maps for Microsoft's Bing service. Once again,on Christmas Eve,the North American Aerospace Defense Command(NORAD)will be ...
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Nokia today announced its results for the third quarter of 2012, showing revenues had fallen again. Nokia reported overall sales of €7.2bn for Q3 2012, down from €7.5bn in Q2 2012 and €9bn in Q3 2011. Sales from the ...
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HP CEO, Meg Whitman, has confirmed that the company will be returning to the smartphone market a year after its failed Pre 3 smartphone and webOS operating system were released. The firm is developing a new smartphone, Whitman confirmed ...
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Windows 8 is finally here and the stakes are sky high for Microsoft. “We’re so happy to be here today and to celebrate the global availability of a new era of Windows and Windows-powered PCs,” said Steven Sinofsky, ...
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Digia has acquired the Qt framework from Nokia, giving it full control over the application framework, and now plans to expand support to more platforms, it said on Thursday. Digia, based in Finland, started taking over Qt in March 2011 ...
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Despite distressingly poor sales to date, Windows Phone 8 is set to consolidate its place as the 'third platform' behind Google and Apple in the next five years, analysts Ovum and Gartner have predicted. Ovum predicts that Microsoft's ...
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Samsung remained the most popular phone maker in the U.S. in the third quarter, but Apple is slowly closing in, the latest comScore MobiLens report finds. With a couple of successful smartphones under its belt this year, such as the ...
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On Wednesday, Nokia and Microsoft are once again taking the stage together to launch Nokia's second-generation Windows Phones. Based on Windows Phone 8, they will have a new start screen, dual-core processors and improved cameras. For ...
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Motorola Mobility has announced three new Droid Razr smartphones with 4G LTE capabilities and reiterated its commitment to the Android operating system as the company forges ahead with its smartphone strategy. The three new Droid Razrs ...
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This week, consumer electronics vendors are once again congregating in Berlin for the IFA trade show, where products based on Microsoft's upcoming Windows 8 and RT are expected to set the trend. The next couple of months will be an ...