Intel adapts to smartphone generation
Intel presented new manufacturing technology that it said keeps it on track to launch a new generation of chips for smartphones and tablets as it rushes to catch up with Qualcomm and other rivals in...
View ArticleFirst African-designed smartphone launches
A Congolese inventor has unveiled what he says is the first African-designed smartphone.
View ArticleSecurity threats to watch out for in 2013
Computer security firm Kaspersky Lab, provides a forecast of the threats and trends that industry is likely to experience in 2013:
View Article10 hot consumer trends for 2013
Ericsson ConsumerLab has identified the hottest consumer trends for 2013 and beyond.
View ArticleSamsung, Apple smartphone gap to widen
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd is expected to widen its lead over Apple Inc in global smartphone sales this year with 35 percent growth, helped by a broad product lineup, market researcher Strategy...
View ArticleExpansys SA in liquidation
Premium Stores, the group which manages the licence to trade under the Expansys brand in South Africa, is in liquidation.
View ArticleSamsung blow to Apple
New data shows that Samsung extended its lead over Apple and Nokia in global smartphone shipments.
View ArticleLenovo posts booming quarter
China's Lenovo Group Ltd, on track to become the world's top maker of personal computers, reported a record quarterly profit, up by a third from a year earlier, as it gained more share in the PC market...
View ArticleCisco points to frightening growth in mobile traffic
New data find that nearly half of all cellular traffic will be off-loaded to fixed or WiFi networks by 2017, while LTE is expected to support nearly 10% of all mobile connections.
View ArticleNokia boosts budget smartphone range
Mobile phone maker Nokia expanded its line of low-end smartphones on Tuesday with the Asha 310, which comes with dual-SIM and wi-fi access, aiming to bolster its market share in developing markets.
View ArticleSamsung Galaxy S4 launching at Apple’s door
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd said it will launch its new Galaxy S smartphone on March 14 in New York, taking its fight for market supremacy to Apple Inc's doorstep after reportedly being inundated with...
View ArticleHuawei, ZTE closing in on Apple, Samsung
China's Huawei, little known to consumers just a couple of years ago, is now leading the pack of smartphone makers chasing Apple and Samsung, with ZTE, another Chinese company, snapping at its heels.
View ArticleTapping into smartphones for better security
The Pentagon unveiled a plan on Tuesday to ultimately enable the Defense Department's 600,000 users of smartphones, computer tablets and other mobile devices to rapidly share classified and protected...
View ArticleNo BlackBerry money service for SA
BlackBerry maker, Research In Motion says it has no plans to launch its money messenger service, BBM Money, which has made its debut in Indonesia.
View ArticleGoogle controls China’s smartphone industry: ministry
Google Inc has too much control over China's smartphone industry via its Android mobile operating system and has discriminated against some local firms, the technology ministry said in a white paper.
View ArticleHalf a billion smartphones for China by 2017
China's smartphone shipments are expected to rise sharply to 460 million by 2017 and will make up nearly all mobile phone sales, research firm IDC said, as increasingly wealthy consumers opt for more...
View ArticleSmartphones to outship feature phones
Smartphones are expected to outship feature phones for the first time in 2013, according to the International Data Corporation (IDC).
View ArticleBlackBerry shares surge on large order
BlackBerry's volatile shares surged on Wednesday after the smartphone maker said one of its established partners had placed an order for 1 million BlackBerry 10 smartphones.
View ArticleKids up to no good online? There’s an app for that.
With smartphone and tablet users getting younger, new apps can help parents of 2-to-13-year-olds monitor and control their children's use of the Internet.
View ArticleIntel stumbles as smart devices bite into PC market
Intel Corp said its current-quarter revenue would decline as much as 8 percent as PC sales drop due to the growing popularity of tablets and smartphones.
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