Broadcom Tuesday unveiled a single chip that combines Near Field Communication technology with Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and FM radio. The company expects that the new chip will boost the use of NFC in smartphones and other mobile devices. NFC ...
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The global mobile phone market is showing signs of slowing, despite the continuing boom in smartphone sales. New research from IDC claimed worldwide shipments of mobiles grew by just 1.4% in 2012, which it predicts will translate to 1.7bn ...
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Orange Android devices will come pre-installed with the Lookout Mobile Security application to prevent mobile devices being affected by malware and spyware. The application will run in the background of the device, scanning applications ...
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Microsoft has unveiled its Windows Phone 8 mobile operating system, but disappointed its current customers by confirming they won't get the update. Instead, users of Windows Phone 7.5 – codenamed Mango – will only be upgraded ...
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Apple has received rare praise from a leading rights advocacy group for incorporating important new privacy enhancing features in its recently released iOS 6 operating system. In a blog post on Monday, the Center for Democracy and ...
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After months of heralding its Clover Trail processor for Windows 8 tablets, Intel on Thursday unveiled the chip that it believes is its ticket to success in the ARM-dominated market. Tablets with Clover Trail, aka the Atom Z2760 chip, ...
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Infoworld - Demonstrating increased independence, individual business units -- and not IT -- have been taking the lead in paying for mobile application projects, a new report reveals. Meanwhile, the march toward BYOD (bring your own device) ...
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Research in Motion (RIM) has pinned all its hopes on its upcoming mobile operating system (OS) BlackBerry 10 (BB10). Despite promises to launch by the end of the year, the company's CEO, Thorsten Heins, told the world they would have to ...
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Microsoft today launched a new version of its development centre for Windows Phone devices, hoping to encourage more developers to create apps compatible with the mobile software. The Dev Centre has evolved from the App Hub previously ...
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The judge who oversaw Oracle's lawsuit against Google said Monday that the search giant "has failed to comply" with an Aug. 7 order to provide the names of parties whose commentary on the suit may have been influenced by money. Last week, ...
Oracle and Google are at loggerheads over some $4 million in court costs Google wants Oracle to pay in connection with its patent and copyright lawsuit over the Android mobile OS. Earlier this month, Google demanded that amount from ...
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Google CEO Larry Page tried to put a positive spin on his company’s poor third-quarter financial results, which were released prematurely Thursday and triggered a panicked stock sell-off before trading was abruptly halted. During a ...
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Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer kicked off the company’s annual Build developer conference emphasising the momentum of the company’s new Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8 operating systems. “In just the last three days, we have ...
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Apple's iOS mobile platform has amassed a substantial lead over Google's Android when it comes to which platform developers prefer for building enterprise mobile applications, according to survey results released Tuesday. The ...
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Google's mobile operating system(OS),Android,has been targeted again by malicious malware,which causes the device to send out spam SMS messages. The infected malware,known as SpamSoldier,has been hiding in free versions of popular Android ...
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