Mashreq to enhance mobile banking appUAE-based Mashreq, a leading financial institution, plans to launch an enhanced version of its mobile banking app, which will be made available to customers on Blackberry10 and Windows8 and tablet based platforms. The current vers More… |
Nokia unveils new metal-body Lumia smartphoneNokia unveiled a lighter, metal model in its Lumia smartphone range, as it tries to catch the eye of buyers to close the huge market lead of rivals Samsung and Apple in the lucrative handset market. The Lumia 925, to be sold for 4 More… |
Smartphone shipment numbers hit 200m in Q1The number of smartphone shipments reached almost 200 million in the first quarter of 2013, representing a growth of 30 per cent over the same period of 2012, a report said. Samsung increased its smartphone market share by shippin More… |
Apple posts first quarterly decline in 10 yearsApple Inc on Tuesday bowed to investors' demands to share more of its $145 billion cash pile, while posting its first quarterly profit decline in more than a decade. The new expanded capital More… |
AnchorFree upgrades privacy app to cover iOSUS-based AnchorFree, a leading IT security company, has launched an enhanced version of its private browsing app Hotspot Shield VPN, which will provide browsing freedom and security for all iOS devices. The application will also c More… |
Google challenges Apple with new laptopGoogle has unveiled a touchscreen notebook computer designed for high-end users, throwing down the gauntlet to Apple and its MacBooks. Google said its Chromebook Pixel computers blending tablet and laptop technology, boasting heav More… |
Apple and Samsung, frenemies for lifeIt was the late Steve Jobs' worst nightmare. A powerful Asian manufacturer, Samsung Electronics, uses Google's Android software to create smartphones and tablets that c More… |
Emirates tops brand perception ranking in UAEDubai-based Emirates, one of the fastest growing international airlines, ranked number one in a survey of brand perception in the UAE, followed by Samsung and Apple. Emirates scored 58.2 points in the 2012 BrandIndex Buzz Annual R More… |
BlackBerry 10 intensifies smartphone marketTen years ago Research in Motion (RIM), now renamed BlackBerry, pioneered and popularised the concept of the smartphone, especially among business customers. RIM did not just lead the market, RIM was the market. However, over the last 3-4 years, More… |
Apple's dominance slipping?Apple missed Wall Street's revenue forecast for the third straight quarter after iPhone sales came in below expectations, fanning fears that its dominance of consumer electronics is slipping. More… |








