Research firm Forrester says that information worker demand, combined with some employers’ willingness to cover mobile costs, is priming the pump for a surge in smartphone growth.
Google risks alienating Motorola, Samsung, Sony-Ericsson, LG Electronics and Acer if it rolls out its own phone on the Android platform. But what’s wrong with a little co-opetition?
Ryerson University, with preferred vendor contracts with Dell and Apple, and an employee purchase plan with Rogers, has completed its Mobile Device Survey, showing that Internet capable handheld devices are owned by two thirds of undergraduates, Wi-Fi and mobile search are in high demand, and that there is interest - but low usage - for ebooks such as the Sony Reader.
Hackers are exploiting a zero-day vulnerability in Adobe’s PDF software, the FBI says cyber-crime is on the rise, and Telemanagement reports on the US and Russia attempt at a cyberspace detente.
All things Microsoft: MSN China microblogging site Juku suspended after plagiarism complaint from Canadian startup Plurk; DOJ may allow Microsoft to collect protocol royalties; and is Microsoft’s consumer business in permanent decline?
A coalition represented by the likes of Fox Television, NBC Universal, and PBS, has released a new study suggesting that the appeal of mobile video is increasing with faster networks and feature-rich devices.
Scotiabank has announced a new partnership with mobile banking and payments solution provider M-Com. Canada can expect more banks – and even smaller credit unions – to follow suit.
Global mobile data traffic grew at the fastest pace in seven months in October, says Opera Software. Meanwhile, web analytics firm StatCounter says Opera is staying on top of the global mobile browsing market, with 26.4% share.
As news comes in that Ciena Corporation elbowed out Nokia Siemens Networks to acquire Nortel Network's optical networking and carrier Ethernet businesses, Dell'Oro Group has announced that the demand for optical transport equipment stabilized in North America, with revenues having increased in the two most recent quarters .
