China Mobile to face growth challenges

With limited infrastructure and a lack of experience in the enterprise compared to its major competitors, China Mobile is expected to face immense challenges in 2011, finds Ovum. According to a new report* released by Ovum, the analyst and consulting company, China Mobile is facing severe competition, declining ARPU (average revenue per user), and high churn rates in the consumer mobile market... By

Stitching a comprehensive Cloud

Q. You have announced a host of as a service offerings like UC, backup, etc. What are the USPs, and how will enterprises benefit from them? A. Some of our solutions are packaged and based on a shared infrastructure to better address SMEs, while others can be highly customised and fully use dedicated infrastructure to suit large enterprises. But, for all our cloud computing solutions, we aim to... By

Windows 8 could be a cross between iOS and webOS

Bloggers Rafael Rivera and Paul Thurrott, in a series of April postings on Riveras Within Windows blog, have described the various features of what they claim is an early build of Windows 8: an Office-style ribbon integrated into Windows Explorer, complete with tools for viewing libraries, manipulating images and managing drive assets; an unlock screen that harkens to the Metro design style... By

Google betters security of Android phones, tablets

Google moved to fortify security and management for Android smartphones and tablets used in businesses, with three new software updates designed to improve productivity for workers using Google Apps for Business and Google Apps for Education. While Research in Motion Blackberry smartphones have dominated the enterprise for the last decade, more businesses are allowing employees to bring their... By

How to save the Motorola Xoom

The Motorola Xoom has been on store shelves for over a month. In that time, the tablet has not sold nearly as well as the company would have liked. In fact, an analyst at Deutsche Bank believes Motorola has sold just 100,000 Xoom units since the devices launch. That puts it well behind Apples iPad, which saw 15 million unit sales last year, as well as the iPad 2, which is still unavailable... By

LinkedIn for Android launches for mobile workers

The LinkedIn for Android 1.0 mobile application is finished, allowing users to search and connect with more than 100 million members while on the go, according to the professional social-networking site. LinkedIn launched the beta for its Android application in December, culling plenty of feedback and bug reports for the highly anticipated application. Just like LinkedIn's Blackberry, iPhone... By

Don't 'invite' yourself to a Facebook threat!

If you are an avid Facebooker, you must have been invited to click on posts like "Facebook is shutting down", "See who visited your Facebook profile!", and "Facebook is clearing their entire data base and deleting users"; that too, from people on your friend list. All that you get by clicking on such posts is your friends complaining about you sending the same post to them, thus forming a... By

RIM PlayBook launch delayed due to Apple iPad 2

Research In Motions upcoming PlayBook tablet was delayed due to Apple swallowing up manufacturers touch-panel capacity, according to a new report in DigiTimes. The 7-inch PlayBook will hit store shelves on April 19 in the United States and Canada, with a starting price of $499 for the 16GB model, $599 for the 32GB, and $699 for the 64GB. That places the device roughly in the middle ground of... By

Virtual Hazare sparks off web revolution!

A few months back, when youngsters in Cairo and elsewhere in Egypt,decided to display their disdain for President Hosni Mubarak and launch a movement to ouster the corrupt regime, it all started sureptiously on FaceBook & Twitter first. The mass gatherings at Tahrir Square and other places came later; in fact, they were merely an outpouring of a simmering feeling that had come to a tipping... By

Blackberry users current target for cybercriminals

As early as 2006, Trend Micro researchers predicted the fact that the Blackberry technology could be exploited by cybercriminals. Smartphones, till date, have been spared by the regular cyber attacks over the years, although there have been regular news of malware attacks on smartphones from different parts of the world. Research In Motions BlackBerry OS has been virtually impossible to exploit... By

Sprint and Persistent enter into joint venture

Sprint Nextel Corporation and Persistent Systems has announced the formation of a joint venture, which will provide national long distance, international long distance, internet services and managed network services in India. Sprint International Holding, Inc. (Sprint International) will own 74% and Persistent will own 26% of the equity in the joint venture company. Sprint Internationals... By

Android to rule world's half smartphones by 2012

Worldwide smartphone sales will reach 468 million units in 2011, a 57.7% increase from 2010, according to Gartner Inc. By the end of 2011, Android will move to become the most popular Operating System (OS) worldwide and will build on its strength to account for 49% of the smartphone market by 2012. Sales of open OS devices will account for 26% of all mobile handset device sales in 2011, and... By