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Microsoft could be making few more billions if it releases Office for iPad, according to a Morgan Stanley analyst. The finance firm’s Adam Holt thinks that if priced at around $60, some 30% of iPad users would buy the software, generating up to $2.5 billion for the Redmond-based giant, even after Apple has taken its…
We’ve already told you that Fujitsu wants to bring its senior friendly smartphones to other places outside of Japan. Orange is their first partner to help them do so and it’s launching the Orange Stylistic S01 in France. The device is water- and dust-resistant, and comes loaded with features to make the phone easy to…
Strategy Analytics believes Nokia won’t unveil a long-time rumored tablet at this year’s Mobile World Congress, which starts next week. According to the research company’s channel checks (conducted by the Tablet & Touchscreen Strategies service), the Finnish company’s strategy will be “smartphones first” for MWC this year. And apparently that makes perfect sense. Nokia will…
iPhoneDevSDK, a popular website for iOS programming, confirmed it was the source of the malware that infected computers at Facebook, Apple and others. The website claims it was malicious JavaScript code that was vector for the infection What we’ve learned is that it appears a single administrator account was compromised. The hackers used this account…
Missed the HTC event this week because you were at work or otherwise occupied? If you are still interested in watching the presentation, you can travel to YouTube and view both the full HTC One unveiling or just the highlights from the London event.
Qualcomm has announced today the Snapdragon 400 and 200 chipsets, which are to provide quality battery life, connectivity and performance to the mid to entry-level devices that will be utilizing these chipsets. With the expansion of the premium handset market coming to a standstill, many manufacturers are looking to emerging markets to expand their market share. The…
Qualcomm today unveiled some details about a few new features that will be built into their popular Snapdragon 800 mobile processors. Quick Charge 2.0 is claiming to bring a 75 percent increase in charging times, and a feature that would let users wake their devices up by voice, whether or not the device is online. Quick Charge…
Thanks to the awesome and ever reliable @evleaks, we now have a picture to put to the face of LG’s rumored upcoming Optimus F series phones that are slated to be revealed at MWC next week, with LG showcasing the Optimus F7 and Optimus F5. LG yesterday released a MWC teaser video, which does not…
Microsoft has been making some big moves with Skype integration lately. Last week, Microsoft released a video voicemail update for most Skype users, which was surprisingly missing for Windows users. Today, Skype president Tony Bates announced at a Lync Conference Keynote that Skype and Lync will soon be connected, allowing Lync users to call and message Skype users.…
With rising competition from the likes of Samsung, many speculate Apple is losing its grip on the smartphone market which is evident by Apple’s miserable stock tank in recent months. It does remain to be seen in the long run if Apple can stay ahead, but for now, Apple did win a quarterly battle against…