Trends

Wednesday, 08 May 2013

Spectrum slots unsold and no Vodafone bid as TPG joins Conroy’s “digital dividend” spectrum auction

Communication Minister Stephen Conroy has come up over $1 billion short in the “digital dividend” spectrum auction, with two spectrum slots remaining unsold after Vodafone failed to place a bid.

“Please switch to another road:” Nokia boss Stephen Elop heckled by angry shareholders at AGM

Nokia chief executive Stephen Elop has been criticised by angry investors at the company’s annual general meeting in Helsinki, with shareholders attacking his 2011 decision to use Microsoft’s Windows Phone platform on the company’s smartphones.

Samsung grabbing marketshare from Apple among muggers as stolen smartphone brand of choice

It appears there’s a dark side to Samsung’s growing market share, with Galaxy smartphones increasingly grabbing the attention of muggers and thieves in the US.

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.

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.

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.