Motorola plans iPad competitor August 3, 2010 Motorola is planning to release a competitor to Apple’s iPad, based on Google’s Android software. The device is expected to feature television services, two cameras and Adobe Flash compatibility, and will be marketed in conjunction with the Verizon mobile network. The ten-inch tablet is slated for release in time for the pre-Christmas rush.
WHAT THE OTHER PAPERS SAY THIS MORNING August 2, 2010 FINANCIAL TIMES LIVERPOOL FC AUCTION ATTRACTS GLOBAL INTEREST Global interest in the auction of Liverpool Football Club intensified on Monday with prospective bidders emerging from Hong Kong and the Middle East. Chinese sports entrepreneur Kenneth Huang has made an approach to Liverpool’s bankers Royal Bank of Scotland and US-based Wachovia seeking support for a deal, [...]
BlackBerry is expected to shrug off ban August 2, 2010 THE BlackBerry ban in the UAE is unlikely to have a major impact on the firm, according to analysts. The row over its encryption of users data escalated yesterday, with Saudi Arabia indicating it would follow suit and block the firms Messenger, email and web browsing services. An estimated 1.2m users – or 2.6 per [...]
E-book sellers face probe August 2, 2010 Connecticut attorney general Richard Blumenthal is investigating deals struck by Amazon.com and Apple to offer low prices on electronic books, saying the agreements may block rivals from providing attractive pricing. Earlier this year, Amazon and Apple worked out a “most favoured nations” deal with major publishers, ensuring rival booksellers would not be able to work [...]
Gulf ban hits 1m Blackberries August 1, 2010 OVER a million BlackBerry users face being cut off from key services in Saudi Arabia and the UAE after authorities stepped up demands on maker Research In Motion for access to encrypted messages sent on the smartphone. BlackBerry’s Messenger application has spread rapidly in the Gulf Arab region but because the data is encrypted and [...]
RIM hopes to kill iPhone July 28, 2010 Blackberry maker Research In Motion (Rim) is expected to announce the release of its new “iPhone killer” handset next week. It is understood the firm will unveil its 9800 model touchscreen smartphone at a press conference in New York on Tuesday. The launch has special significance for the firm which has seen its share price [...]
Infineon raises full-year outlook July 28, 2010 German chipmaker Infineon raised its full-year outlook for the second time in three months yesterday after crashing past profit forecasts. Infineon, whose chips can be found in mobile handsets including Nokia and Apple, now expects revenue for the year to rise by at least 45 per cent, with an operating margin in the low teens. [...]
Carphone Warehouse in boost from smartphones July 28, 2010 CARPHONE Warehouse said demand for smartphones would help it cope in a muted consumer environment, as it beat quarterly revenue forecasts and hailed a strong debut for its new megastores with US partner Best Buy. The company, which also owns a 47.5 per cent stake in Virgin Mobile France, is benefiting from surging demand for [...]
DSGi tips iPad as the Xmas gift to fly off the shelves fastest July 28, 2010 APPLE’S iPad has been tipped to be this Christmas’s best-selling gadget, according to Currys and PC World owner DSGi. The company, which owns 670 stores in the UK, said Apple’s tablet computer will top the list of desirable gifts during the festive season. DSGi predicts that hi-tech gadgets will be the must have items. Jeremy [...]
WHAT THE OTHER PAPERS SAY THIS MORNING July 27, 2010 FINANCIAL TIMES SOROS SET TO BUY STAKE IN BOMBAY EXCHANGE George Soros, the billionaire investor, is in final talks to buy Dubai Holding’s 4 per cent stake in the Bombay Stock Exchange, as foreign investor interest in India’s fast-growing financial markets rises, people close to the matter said. Soros Fund Management is planning to pay [...]