Microsoft will reap enormous revenue when it introduces mobile versions of its Office productivity suite for iOS and Android, an analyst said on Friday, despite warning that the window of opportunity is quickly closing. “The day ...
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Global tablet computer sales are expected to hit 145 million this year, a research firm said in the latest upgrade of the sizzling segment. ABI Research said it raised its forecast due to "a combination of new market entrants, more ...
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Thirty-nine percent of U.S. adults between the ages of 18 and 34 would consider replacing their television cable/satellite provider with a streaming media subscription service in 2013, according to the results of a new survey released today ...
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The fact that certain kids’ tablets don’t contribute to toy industry sales is “complete lunacy”, says the firm behind Kurio. Retail sales tracker NPD currently classifies the VTech InnoTab and LeapFrog LeapPad ...
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HCL Infosystems has predicted that tablets will overtake smartphones and laptops to become the number one device used by consumers by the year 2015. Speaking at the launch of HCL Infosystems’ new range of tablets for the Middle East ...
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Backlight unit(BLU)makers are forecast to see accelerated output value growth in 2013 due to an expected climb in the global LED TV penetration rate.In 2012,large-size LED TVs grew in popularity across the globe,namely in North America,and ...
IDG News Service - Hewlett-Packard is rebooting its tablet strategy with the ElitePad 900, but faces challenges as it tries to overcome past tablet failures and deals with the slow adoption of the Windows 8 OS, analysts said. The ElitePad ...
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Over half of the UK’s business IT networks (51 percent) were breached during 2012 due to employees using their personal devices at work, according to research carried out by Virgin Media Business. Some 500 British CIOs were ...
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Final online usage numbers for 2012 released Tuesday confirmed that Windows 8 failed to match Windows Vista's uptake pace during its first two months. Preliminary numbers from Net Applications last week indicated that Windows 8 would end ...
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With just a week left in the month, Windows 8's usage uptake has slipped behind Vista's at the same point in its release, data from a Web measurement company showed. According to Net Applications, Windows 8's online usage share through ...
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Computerworld-Apple will continue to dominate the world's tablet market through 2016 if it launches a smaller iPad this year,according to research firm IDC. In a revised five-year forecast,IDC said last month that the addition of a ...
Chip maker Advanced Micro Devices(AMD)plans to cut as many as 2,340 jobs,or about 20%of its workforce. The cuts are expected to be announced as early as next week,according to Bloomberg,citing an anonymous source as the plans are not yet ...
Microsoft has confirmed its Windows 8 operating system(OS)will launch in October. The announcement was made at the company's worldwide partner conference by Windows CFO Tami Reller Reller also confirmed the RTM version of the OS would ...
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Apple dominated the global tablet market last quarter on the back of record sales, a research firm said today, and reclaimed a massive lead over rivals. The Cupertino, Calif. company's share of all tablet sales jumped 44% in the second ...
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The reported slow early sales of Microsoft's Surface RT tablet have raised a question among IT analysts -- does Microsoft truly want to produce boffo sales of the new device? Some analysts say that Microsoft can't afford to have smashing ...
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