Devices

Smartphone shipments will more than double from 478 million in 2011 to 1.03 billion in 2015, according to a new report from IHS iSuppli. By then, smartphones will comprise the …

Apple Inc. is expected to increase its iPad shipments at a rapid clip, according to IHS iSuppli. Tablet shipments are expected to rise to 60 million units worldwide in 2011, …

No matter how you slice it, today marks the end of an era for Apple Inc. Steve Jobs has resigned as CEO.Jobs isn’t going anywhere immediately though. He’s been elevated …

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. is going to ride out this Galaxy thing, at least formally now anyway. The device maker has been using the Galaxy brand name for many of …

International Business Times | August 19, 2011 A new rumour suggests Samsung might be taking the smartphone war to another level with the introduction of a 5.3-inch Android-based smartphone that may take its rivals by …

Bloomberg | August 19, 2011 | Douglas MacMillan and Aaron Ricadela Hewlett-Packard Co. (HPQ) plans to keep supporting and updating the WebOS software it acquired in the $1.2 billion Palm Inc. acquisition, …

Business Insider | August 18, 2011 | Odysseas Papadimitirou Already the standard in Europe, chip-and-pin credit cards prevent fraud at the point of sale by requiring that users enter a four-digit …

Korea JoongAng Daily | August 19, 2011 | Lee Chul-ho Last week, I related the story of Andy Rubin, the pioneer of the Android operating system for mobile devices, who is …

Wall Street Journal | August 19, 2011 | R. Jai Krishna NEW DELHI – A little-known, privately held company Friday launched a tablet computer for $99 in India, adding to …

Philippine Star | August 20, 2011 MANILA, Philippines – Nokia has announced that its entry-level touch-screen smartphone, the Nokia 500, will soon be available in the country. ….. Read full article here …

ZDNet | August 19, 2011 | Michael Lee Kantar, which examines smartphone OS market share every 12 weeks, saw iOS first overtaken by Android during its recording period in May, …

Forbes | August 19, 2011 Apple CEO Steve Jobs is personally negotiating with China Mobile, the world’s largest cell phone carrier, to bring the iPhone to an increasingly tech-hungry Chinese market.’ ….. …

Jakarta Post | August 18, 2011 BlackBerry smartphone maker Research in Motion (RIM) launched on Monday its latest generation of operating system (OS) and handsets, with RIM claiming they would …

Warsaw Business Journal | August 18, 2011 Despite its hefty price tag, Apple’s tablet computer, the iPad, is making waves in Poland. It is now the most widely-used device for …

Two lawmakers are requesting a review of the government’s security standards for wireless medical devices after a diabetic discovered how to remotely reprogram his and other people’s insulin pumps.…..