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Intel is considering buying Texas Instruments’ OMAP division according to a highly placed executive at another fabless semiconductor firm.
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Nokia Corp.’s (NOK) stock hit a 13-year low today after the Finnish handset maker “substantially” cut its forecasts for devices and services in the current quarter.The company said today that …
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Contracts: Alcatel-Lucent adds Microsoft CRM; ZTE with Ncell; and more
by Sandra Cuyaby Sandra CuyaFollowing are infrastructure contracts announced during the past week: Alcatel-Lucent Africa: With Microsoft to extend customer management solution to include Microsoft Dynamics CRM. The customer management solution is part of …
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The Hindustan | May 26, 2011 | Vivek Sinha Gung-ho on the phenomenon of ‘cloud computing’, Steve Ballmer, the CEO of software giant Microsoft, said it will help generate 300,000 jobs …
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The Hindustan | May 26, 2011 | Vivek Sinha Gung-ho on the phenomenon of ‘cloud computing’, Steve Ballmer, the CEO of software giant Microsoft, said it will help generate 300,000 jobs …
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DUBLIN – One of the buzz words at the TM Forum 2011 has been “customer experience,” with companies looking towards ways to improve the relationship between the service provider and …
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On the afternoon of June 1st, Microsoft VP Steve Guggenheimer will take the stage for a Windows lovefest where it’s rumored we’ll see the first glimpse of the company’s upcoming Windows 8 operating system (OS) running on tablets.
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The word is out, and the Mango update is no longer a myth. Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) previewed its free Windows Phone upgrade this morning. The update is for all current …
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If you’ll recall, a few months ago Microsoft filed a protest against Apple’s ownership of the “App Store” trademark, on the grounds that the term is too generic and cannot belong to any one company. Many other companies seemingly agreed with Ballmer and Co., and the trademark was also challenges in Europe by Nokia, HTC and Sony Ericsson.
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Analyst firm Gartner today released their latest worldwide handset sales figures, including numbers for the first quarter of 2011 from all the big manufacturers. The headlines are that total handset sales have risen 19% year-on-year, with smartphones continuing to accelerate, seeing 85% growth since the same period in 2010.
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A few months ago Microsoft Corp. announced it was building a version of Windows to run on ARM architecture, the kind found in system-on-a-chip silicon used by smartphones, tablets and …
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Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly feature, Analyst Angle. We’ve collected a group of the industry’s leading analysts to give their outlook on the hot topics in the wireless industry.If …
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A few months ago Microsoft Corp. announced that they were building a version of Windows to run on ARM architecture, the kind found in system-on-a-chip silicon used by smartphones, tablets and other portable devices. Around a month ago Microsoft surprised attendees at their MIX developer conference in Las Vegas by demoing an apparently fully-functional version of Windows on ARM architecture.
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Strategically teaming up as OS partners may not be enough for Microsoft Corp. when it comes to Nokia Inc., according to Russian Nokia watcher Eldar Murtazin, claiming the Finnish firm …
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StackMob Inc. has landed a new $7.5 million round of funding to expand its hosted and managed platform for mobile app development, customization and monetization. StackMob’s overarching value proposition is …
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Strategically teaming up as OS partners may not be enough for Microsoft when it comes to Nokia, according to Nokia watcher Eldar Murtazin, claiming the Finnish firm is in talks to sell off its entire handset division to the software giant.
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Apple was crowned king of brand values with the top slot as Round Rock-based Dell Inc. plummeted from the 2011 list this year. Tech companies and telecoms did well on …
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1 in 5 smartphone owners 'check-in' on their phone: 70% of 'check-in' from an Android or Apple phone
by Sylvie Barakby Sylvie Barak16.7 million U.S. mobile subscribers (7.1% of the U.S. population) used location-based “check-in” services in March according to market research firm ComScore Inc., with 12.7 million checking in from a …
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Capital Markets: Jumptap's financing round; Salesforce acquires Radian6; and more
by Sandra Cuyaby Sandra CuyaSalesforce.com the enterprise cloud computing company, announced it has completed its acquisition of Radian6, the industry-leading social media monitoring platform used by more than half of FORTUNE 100 companies. Radian6’s …
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Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) dropped a bombshell by announcing this morning that it will acquire Luxembourg-based Skype Global in a deal will shake up the mobile, video and gaming industries. The …
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Early this morning Microsoft went official with news that has been rumoured for the last 24 hours – they have saved up their pocket money and are using it to buy Skype, the ubiquitous VoIP service, for a cool $8.5 billion. Other suitors such as Facebook and Google has also been in the mix, but it would seem Microsoft have reached deepest in order to secure the deal.
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Global smartphone market sees yet another quarter of astounding growth
by Sylvie Barakby Sylvie BarakThe worldwide smartphone market saw resounding growth year over year in the first quarter of 2011 with market research firm IDC reporting 79.7% growth, which it credits to lower prices, …
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Almost half of the latest smartphones have a 1 GHz processor or faster according to a new report by Strategy Analytics. The report, which tracks key features and specs on …
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Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly Reality Check column. We’ve gathered a group of visionaries and veterans in the mobile industry to give their insights into the marketplace.Several companies provided …
