Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) has somewhat of an app problem. Windows Phone 7 development is not as prolific as that of the major competing operating systems like Apple Inc.'s (AAPL) iOS and Google Inc.'s (GOOG) Android, but it is relatively newer as well.To help widen...
Research in Motion Ltd. (RIM) used BlackBerry World 2011 to unveil two powerful new BlackBerry Bold smartphones on Monday, sporting a touchscreen and a 1.2 GHz processor.RIM hopes the move will bring its phones up to date with its competitors' smartphone offerings and...
Apple Inc. (AAPL) is moving past its competitors with a record-breaking 18.6 million iPhones shipped for the latest quarter, according to analysts at IDC and Strategy Analytics. In the process, Apple overtook ZTE Corp. for fourth place and, according to IDC, claimed a 5%...
Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. has filed lawsuits in Germany, France, and Hungary against ZTE Corp. for patent and trade mark infringement, alleging ZTE is infringing on Huawei's patents for data card and LTE technologies, and using a Huawei-registered trademark on some of its data...
Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. has filed lawsuits in Germany, France, and Hungary against ZTE Corp. for patent and trade mark infringement, alleging ZTE is infringing on Huawei's patents for data card and LTE technologies, and using a Huawei-registered trademark on some of its data...
Sony Corp. (SNE) is the newest company to try its hand in the tablet market, showing off two tablets that operate on Honeycomb, also known as Google Inc.'s Android 3.0, at a press conference in Tokyo, Japan. The initial names of the...
It would seem now the war of words between Google Inc. (GOOG) and Apple Inc. (AAPL) over which company is activating the most devices daily has come to an end with Android the victor, Google and its hardware partners are looking to put some...
Alcatel-Lucent (ALU) said it is making its OpenPlug Studio toolkit available for free to application developers as the network vendor tries to flesh out the ecosystem for more enterprise end users. The toolkit allows developers to write applications for a variety of...
The Hindu | April 26, 2011
IT company Canonical has announced that new version of Operating system (OS) software Ubuntu will be released on April 28 and it will be available for free download by public.
Ubuntu OS is developed by members of Open Source community...
Fort Worth-based RadioShack Corp. (RSH) reported a 30% decline in first-quarter profits this week and points at its agreement with T-Mobile USA Inc. (DTEGY) as the culprit. The chain said it has lowered expectations for earnings to $1.60 to $1.80 per share, a decrease...
Verizon Wireless (VZ) and Sprint Nextel Corp. (S) shed some launch light on a pair of handsets that both expect to begin offering over the coming days and weeks.Verizon Wireless said it will begin offering the HTC Corp. Droid Incredible 2 on April 28...
Lawmakers stepped in to ask operating system companies how they are tracking, using, storing and sharing location information on smartphones after media reports that Apple Inc. (AAPL) automatically tracks and stores location data. While privacy issues have always been a concern in the mobile...
A Texas jury decided to fine Google Inc. (GOOG) $5 million for infringing on Linux technology patents owned by Bedrock Computer Technologies.Google's Android operating system uses the Linux kernel code, and the verdict from the Eastern District of Texas could also result in...
Nokia Corp. (NOK) posted a profit of $502 million on sales of nearly $15.2 billion for the first quarter, but the device manufacturer said this quarter could be more challenging. The world's largest handset manufacturer has been under consistent pressure from...
Nokia Corp. and Microsoft Corp. have signed a “definitive agreement” to partner and build devices running Microsoft's Windows Phone 7 operating system, after first announcing the move on Feb. 11, just before Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.In a YouTube video commenting on the signing...
Apple Inc. (AAPL) just recorded another standout quarter for earnings and growth, selling a record 18.65 million iPhones and 4.69 million iPads. iOS devices continue to drive the company's success with 189 million cumulative iOS devices sold at the end of the its recently...
Apple Inc. (AAPL) appears to have a new security problem on its hands with iPhones running on iOS 4. A pair of security researchers have discovered a hidden file on the device that logs the users whereabouts and copies it to the owner's computer...
Mobile mapping just got more attractive, as Nokia unveiled its new beta version of Ovi Maps 3D. In a blow to Google, the Finnish phone firm has impressed the masses with its new software, designed by C3, which brings cities to life in very...
NEW YORK CITY — Mobile broadband is being delivered outside the carrier framework to this city's brass and dozens of of city agencies. After being solely reliant on carriers for mobility before, the city began making moves in 2006 to launch a private wireless...
Cupertino based Apple Inc. is suing Korean firm Samsung Electronics for replicating the “the look and feel” of its iPad and iPhone devices, says the Wall Street Journal.Apple says Samsung's Galaxy S 4G was based a little too closely on the iPhone 3G /...
Mobile apps are growing at a feverish pace and should drive up to $79.7 billion in revenue by 2017, according to a new report from Global Industry Analysts Inc. A few years ago a projection like this would have likely been met with laughs,...
Sequans Communications S.A. (SQNS) saw its American Depositary Shares trading below the initial public offering during its debut on the New York Stock Exchange today.The shares, representing 7.7 million ordinary shares were priced at $10 per unit, but closed the day at e...
More than 1 billion electronic products with embedded wireless technology will ship this year, and more than 2 billion will ship in 2015, as consumers start to demand that all of their devices have Internet connectivity, according to research from IHS iSuppli.“In today's world...
