Chip in new BlackBerrys opens door to use as ID

Everyone from Nokia to Android developer Google plans to include near-field communications (NFC) technology in future devices as they seek to replace cash and cards for everything from coffee to concert and transport ticket purchases.NFC enables data to be exchanged wirelessly over distances of a few centimeters, meaning mobile phones can be used to pay for goods, store electronic tickets,... By

RIMs profit falls 58.7%, shares plunge 19%

Struggling to compete against Apple Inc.s iPhone and iPad, and a host of Android based smartphones, RIMs shares have plunged after its earnings report disappointed investors for the third consecutive quarter. The grim financial news has caused some analysts to question the future of the company in the highly competitive smartphone market. RIM said that its second-quarter net income fell by 58.7... By

HP should not kill TouchPad: Canalys

The technology research firm, Canalys, has said in its recently published report that if HP reintroduced its TouchPad tablet, the value of the companys PC division could get doubled if not tripled. Canalys said, The TouchPad was overpriced at launch and did not sell. This led HP to draw a premature conclusion that the product category had failed. In other words, the sales could have been better... By

Survey shows mainframe use going strong

Respondents to BMC Softwares Sixth Annual Worldwide Mainframe survey showed the mainframes importance in driving business applications and services and that the mainframe continues to be a critical platform for the evolving hybrid data center. Top-level results from the survey include: * 93 percent of respondents at large companies expect capacity to grow or remain steady; * 62 percent, compared... By

Kingston launches first SandForce-based SSD

Kingston, the independent world leader in memory products, has announced it is shipping SSDNow KC100, the companys first SATA Rev. 3.0 (6GB/s) business-equipped SSD. SSDNow KC100 utilises the latest award-winning SandForce controller. This powerhouse SSD delivers exceptional performance and instantly boosts the productivity of any client system.SSDNow KC100 is backed by a five-year warranty to... By

Ultrabook ushers in complete computing experience

Speaking at the Intel Developer Forum (IDF), Mooly Eden, vice president and general manager of the PC Client Group, said the personal computing experience is undergoing another fundamental transformation as the company leads the creation of Ultrabook, a new category of mobile devices. To define the Ultrabook category, Intel began with what people want most out of their personal computing devices... By

Subex helps providers stay on top of frauds

Subex Ltd, a global provider of operations and business support systems (OSS/BSS) for communications service providers (CSPs), has launched a whitepaper about helping prevent fraud in Machine to Machine (M2M) communications and Embedded Mobile environments. Subexs industry leading Revenue Operations Centre (ROCTM) Fraud Management solution provides real-time fraud controls that can help prevent... By

Tablet War Heats Up in India

A few weeks ago, two leading mobile telephony firms in India, Bharti and Reliance Communications (RCom), and one relatively lesser known firm, Lakshmi Access Communications Systems Pvt Ltd (LACS), have launched low cost media tablets in the Indian market. RCom unleashed a seven inch tablet PC priced at about US $280 (Rs 13,000); Beetel Teletech, a unit of the Bharti group, took the wraps off of... By

To protect Android, Google buys 1,023 IBM patents

Google bought 1,023 patents from the international tech giant, IBM. The terms of the deal have not been disclosed but the transfer of the patents was reported yesterday on the USA Patent and Trademark Office Web site. It is clear that Google has purchased these patents to bolster its strategy of defending against smartphone lawsuits. In particular, the company would appear to be seeking ways to... By

30 million Indian victims of cyber crime in 2010

The makers of Norton Internet Security, Symantec have come up with a new report stating that nearly 30 million people from India fell victim to cyber crime during the last one year. The losses suffered by these people could be in the tune of $ 4 billion, the study states. While talking to media persons, Symantec country sale manager in India Gaurav Kanwal said, With the spread of internet, cyber... By

Superior edge routing creates opportunities

Juniper Networks has introduced the industrys highest edge routing capacity to accommodate the rapidly growing bandwidth requirements and subscriber expectations of new and emerging mobile, cloud computing and enterprise network applications, while significantly improving the total economic efficiency of the network. With increased capacity of an industry-leading 3.8 Terabits per second on... By

Misys accelerates value from cloud

Informatica Corporation, the worlds number one independent provider of data integration software, today announced that Misys, a leader in application software and services to the global financial services industry, is deriving value more quickly from new business acquisitions using the Informatica Cloud. The U.K.-based company was recently able to integrate data from the newly-acquired company... By