Categorised as: Wireless Communications & News
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Nokia Siemens Networks completes US$975m Motorola buy News
29.04.2011 Nokia Siemens Networks today completed its US$975m cash acquisition of the wireless network infrastructure assets of Motorola Solutions. -
Google Android developers plateau – iOS in the lead News
28.04.2011 As the ‘mobile cloud’ swerves into view, new research shows that developers are more interested in creating for Apple’s iOS ecosystem for tablets and smartphones while...Categories: Wireless Communications, Software & Web Development, Multimedia, Mobility, Mobile, Development, Cloud, Apps Zone, Apps -
Google brings Video Chat to Android smartphones News
29.04.2011 Google is launching Google Talk with video and voice chat for Android phones, marking a new paradigm in the Android OS’s battle against Apple’s iOS and its FaceTime video chat...Categories: Wireless Communications, Software & Web Development, Phones, Mobility, Mobile, Consumer Tech, Communications, Apps Zone, Apps -
Tablets help bolster computer industry growth of 7pc News
28.04.2011 Strong sales of tablet computers, most notably Apple’s iPad, contributed to a 7pc growth in the computer industry, albeit at the expense of notebook and netbook computers. -
Apple preps next-gen 'system on glass' tech for iPhone 6 News
27.04.2011 Apple has reportedly signed a deal with Sharp to introduce a new thinner and lighter LCD display technology known as low-temperature poly silicon in the iPhone 6, which is...Categories: Wireless Communications, R&D, Phones, Mobility, Intellectual Property, Hardware, Consumer Tech, Communications -
Vodafone begins €225k search for mobile internet start-ups News
28.04.2011 Global mobile network player Vodafone has kick-started a €225,000 pan-European search for the most innovative mobile internet start-ups. -
White iPhone available from tomorrow News
27.04.2011 Apple has confirmed the white iPhone 4 will be available in all Apple stockists from tomorrow. The oft-delayed addition to the iPhone family will hit 26 countries at the same... -
TweetDeck launches new iPhone app News
26.04.2011 One of the Twitter world’s most beloved mobile apps, TweetDeck, has been “re-imagined” by its creators and they have gone and created a brand new app from scratch.Categories: Wireless Communications, Software & Web Development, Social Media, Multimedia, Mobility, Mobile, Apps Zone, Apps -
Irish chip breakthrough could prevent cot deaths News
26.04.2011 Researchers at Cork’s Tyndall Institute have built a microchip sensor that can detect a person’s respiratory rate without any contact with the person under observation and could... -
Magnetic stylus for iPad 2 to be crowdfunded News
26.04.2011 A design duo in Ireland’s Midlands have designed a simple but ground-breaking accessory for the iPad 2 and are in the midst of crowdfunding to bring the device to market.Categories: Wireless Communications, Mobility, Investments, Hardware, Funding, Financial, Design, Consumer Tech, Computers -
Nintendo plans new Wii console News
25.04.2011 Japanese gaming giant Nintendo will launch a new upgraded model of the Wii gaming console in 2012. The news came as the company reported a second annual fall in profits as... -
Nokia and Microsoft sign agreement ahead of schedule News
21.04.2011 The Microsoft cavalry couldn’t have come to the rescue of the stranded Nokia pioneers sooner. On a day Nokia saw its share of the smartphone market plummet from 41pc to 26pc,...Categories: Wireless Communications, Software & Web Development, Phones, Operating Systems, Hardware -
Chip industry's very good year as sales hit US$283bn News
21.04.2011 The year 2010 was one of the best years in semiconductor industry history with sales of chips up 24pc, according to IDC. Sales of hardware like e-readers, tablets and...Categories: Wireless Communications, Phones, Multimedia, Mobility, Mobile, Hardware, Games/Entertainment, ComputersTags: Data centres, Servers, Smartphones, Tablet Computers, E-reader, Samsung, Apple, Intel, Semiconductors -
Apple Q2 revenues hit US$24.6bn – sells 18.6m iPhones, 4.7m iPads News
20.04.2011 Apple’s Q2 results are in and the tech giant recorded massive revenues of US$24.6bn and profits of US$5.9bn after selling 17m iPhones, 4.7m iPads, 9m iPods and 3.7m Mac computers.Categories: Wireless Communications, Software & Web Development, Phones, Mobility, Mobile, Hardware, Consumer Tech, Computers -
iPhone 5 to begin production in July, release in September News
20.04.2011 Signs of a production road map for the much-anticipated iPhone 5 have begun to emerge, with reports suggesting it could begin production in July and August with an official... -
Almost 100pc growth in GPS-enabled handsets News
19.04.2011 The number of handsets shipped in 2010 enabled with GPS functionality grew 97pc to 295m units, according to Berg Insight. -
Samsung vows to countersue Apple News
19.04.2011 Samsung says it will take counter-action against Apple, which launched a lawsuit last week alleging Samsung copied the iPad and iPhone with its Galaxy family of smartphones and...Categories: Wireless Communications, Phones, Mobility, Mobile, Legal, Intellectual Property, Hardware, Consumer Tech, Computers -
Apple sues Samsung over Galaxy smartphone and tablets News
19.04.2011 Apple is suing Samsung for allegedly copying the 'trade dress' of its iPhone and iPad products to create the Galaxy line of tablets and smartphones. -
Will Apple be a power player in the future TV business? News
18.04.2011 In his look back on the week, Siliconrepublic.com editor John Kennedy says the next cyber battlefield is set to be TV. Apple, having already saved the smartphone and tablet...Categories: Wireless Communications, Social Media, Phones, Peripherals, Mobility, Hardware, Games/Entertainment, Digital Media, Computers, Cloud -
Microsoft is bringing Kinect to Windows 7 devices News
14.04.2011 Microsoft’s breakthrough motion-sensing gaming technology for the Xbox 360, the Kinect, could soon appear in the business world Minority Report style, enabling workers to...