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Yet more executive departures at Yahoo!
8. Feb 2012, 15:50
The blustery winds of change are still blowing a gale over at Yahoo, where chairman of the board Roy Bostock and heavyweight directors Arthur Kern, Gary Wilson and Vyomesh Joshi have all announced their intention to step down. ... more
Apple forced to pull iPhone and iPad in Germany
7. Feb 2012, 15:12
Apple has been forced to yank some of its hugely popular consumer devices from online shelves in Europe after failing to license internal wireless technology patented by fellow American handset maker Motorola. ... more
Report: Smartphones now more popular than PCs
6. Feb 2012, 14:00
A new report from market research specialist Canalys suggests that more smartphone handsets were shipped during 2011 than regular client PC systems such as notebooks, desktops and netbooks. ... more
Micron CEO Steve Appleton killed in Boise plane crash
3. Feb 2012, 19:54
It’s another sad day for the world of technology today, following news that Micron chairman and chief executive Steve Appleton has died in a plane crash. ... more
Hirai to replace Stringer as Sony boss
2. Feb 2012, 07:29
With current company boss Howard Stringer expected to depart his post on April 1, Sony Corp. has turned to the head of its thriving computer entertainment division to helm the electronics giant and help it regain lost momentum. ... more
Play announces shunt for Xperia S smartphone
1. Feb 2012, 09:40
Bad news for loyal Play customers hoping to snaffle an Xperia S smartphone: the heavyweight electronics seller has pushed back the shelf date attributed to Sony’s new handset. ... more
Analysts: Amazon matching Samsung in Android tablet market
30. Jan 2012, 11:07
Stifel Nicolas analyst Jordan Rohan suggests buyers have flocked in droves to the $199 USD Kindle Fire, which, in turn, has seen Amazon shifting some six million units since the device launched on November 15. ... more
HTC scaling back smartphone creation in 2012
27. Jan 2012, 10:05
Given the gushing flood of smartphones that washed across us during 2011, it’s somehow refreshing to note, while toweling ourselves down, that at least one major industry player intends to shift focus from quantity to quality in 2012. ... more
Apple still leading but slowly losing in tablet market
27. Jan 2012, 08:30
Although the iOS-powered iPad tablet continues to draw the majority of prospective buyers at retail, the momentum of platforms carrying Google’s Android software is quickly gathering pace behind Apple’s device. ... more
$99 USD: Nokia's impressive Lumia 900 targets high-end rivals
26. Jan 2012, 07:27
That’s according to CNET and BGR reports, which cite sources with knowledge of the phone’s upcoming launch in claiming that the Nokia Lumia 900 will arrive on March 18 attached to price of just $99.99 USD (alongside a two-year AT&T service contract). ... more
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- Apple dismisses iPad rivals after bumper Q4 sales
- Card fraud drops as defense costs rise - criminals walk with $3.1 billion
- Twitter acquires another security firm
- Nokia has already shifted 1.3 million Lumia handsets
- Streamlined data protection laws in the EU raise concerns
- RIM gets a new boss after co-CEOs hand in their keys
- IHS: Windows Phone will overtake iOS by 2015
- Google hailed as best place to work in U.S.
- Report: Five million to buy second tablet in 2012
- Rumor: Samsung plotting purchase of RIM
