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Tuesday, 07 May 2013

Telstra hands over $1.3 billion for 4G spectrum

Telstra has secured 700 MHz and 2.5 GHz licences, in spectrum space originally used for analogue television, in an Australian Communications and Media Authority auction for a bid price of $1.302 billion.
 

BlueStacks, an Android emulator for Windows, hits 10 million downloads

BlueStacks, an app that allows users to run Android apps on desktop PCs, laptops or Windows tablets, claims to have passed 10 million downloads.
 

Acer sees “no value” in Windows RT as Surface strains Microsoft’s partner relations

The chief executive of Acer has again slammed Microsoft over its Windows RT-based consumer Surface tablets, saying his company sees “no value” in developing a tablet based on the current version of the platform.
 

Monday, 06 May 2013

BlackBerry Q10 sellouts in Toronto, the UK: Analyst

BlackBerry's Q10 smartphone, the first based on the company's BlackBerry 10 platform to feature a traditional BlackBerry keyboard, has sold out at retailers in Canada and the UK, according to a leading analyst.
 

Google working on a unified messaging service and app called Hangouts

Google is set to unveil a new messaging service and app that will unify a number of its text, voice and video messaging products into a single service.
 

HTC set to demonstrate future Android features to app developers

HTC engineers are planning to demonstrate new features from a future yet-to-be released version of Android, including Bluetooth Low Energy and a new graphics rendering engine, to app developers in San Francisco.
 

Friday, 03 May 2013

Tablet sales grow 142% as Apple’s marketshare slips and Microsoft disappoints

The worldwide tablet market has grown by a remarkable 142% year-on-year, with a weak result for Microsoft and declining marketshare for Apple as Amazon, Asus and Samsung surged, according to new IDC figures.
 

Intel names company veterans as new CEO and president

PC chip giant Intel has named company veterans Brian Krzanich as its new chief executive and Renée James as its new president, despite market calls for an outside candidate, amid turbulent times in the PC industry.
 

LinkedIn slow to connect with mobile advertising dollars

Professional social networking giant LinkedIn has seen its share price tumble after announcing weaker-than-expected second quarter revenues, suggesting the company’s new mobile advertising initiatives could take longer to bear fruit than first anticipated.
 

Thursday, 02 May 2013

Smartphones outsold featurephones during the first quarter of 2013

During the first quarter of 2013, smartphones outsold featurephones for the first time ever, according to IDC Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker figures.
 

Samsung and Chinese vendors capture smartphone marketshare off a flat Apple

Samsung, along with a number of Chinese vendors including ZTE and Huawei, captured more worldwide smartphone marketshare off Apple during the first quarter of 2013, new figures reveal.
 

With the PC market crashing, Intel says $200 Android laptops are on the way

PC chip giant Intel has revealed it is working with hardware partners on laptops, using the company's Atom processors and running Android, that could cost as little as $200.
 
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