Archive for February, 2012

Samsung awarded “Best Smartphone” for the GALAXY S II and “Device Manufacturer of the Year” by GSMA at Mobile World Congress 2012

February 29, 2012

Samsung Electronics Co, Ltd., a leading mobile phone provider, have announced that the GALAXY S II was named “Best Smartphone” and “Device Manufacturer of the Year”, by GSMA, an organisation that represents the interests of the worldwide mobile communications industry and hosts the Mobile World Congress trade show in Barcelona.

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Telecommunications and creative design can advance Africa, says MTN as it open Design Indaba 2012 conference

February 29, 2012

MTN’s General Manager of Brand and Communications, Ryan Gould, officially opened the Design Indaba 2012 conference with a welcome address that acknowledged that mobile telephone networks can be used as a vehicle to advance the African continent.

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Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Warner Bros. Home Entertainment group, SanDisk and Western Digital to advance digital ownership of HD movies

February 29, 2012

Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group, SanDisk, and Western Digital has revealed “Project Phenix” (working title), an initiative that will give consumers an easier and faster way to organise, store and move their high definition digital movies and TV shows

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Hosted backup gives small businesses peace of mind

February 29, 2012

If your laptop is stolen, how much of your business will go with it? That’s the question Dederick Venter of @lantic, the consumer and small business service provider within the Vox Telecom group, says every small business owner should ask – and if the answer is anything other than “nothing”, it’s time to review your backup policies.

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Ruckus Wireless Makes Big Move to Small Cells

February 29, 2012

Ruckus Wireless have announced SmartCell, the first heterogeneous small cell wireless edge system that lets operators easily inject wireless capacity, increase coverage and enable new edge services while relieving radio access, backhaul and core infrastructure bottlenecks created by the deluge of data traffic hitting their networks.

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Boost your Creativity and Productivity with the GALAXY Note 10.1

February 29, 2012

At the Mobile World Congress, Samsung announced the launch of the GALAXY Note 10.1, which expands the GALAXY Note experience in creativity, productivity, and learning.

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No longer just a printer

February 29, 2012

For many years, the printer has been just that, a printer – a device for reproducing documents onto paper. Although there have been variations in the printing technology with inkjets, lasers, multifunction and specialised devices, innovations have been few and far between.

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Alvarion® Announces New Mobile Data Offloading Solution for 3G and LTE Networks

February 28, 2012

Alvarion® Ltd. (NASDAQ: ALVR), a provider of optimised wireless broadband solutions addressing the connectivity, coverage and capacity challenges of public and private networks, has announced the availability of a new solution for Wi-Fi mobile data offloading in 3G and LTE networks.

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Human touch still matters in some customer interactions

February 28, 2012

A number of chain stores in the US are back-pedalling from their deployment of Self-Service checkout, highlighting the challenges of rolling out Self-Service solutions in certain market segments and industries.

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Company hijacking risk can, and should, be averted

February 28, 2012

Companies should develop sophisticated strategies to counter the threat posed by business hijackers, according to Experian, the global information services company.

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Sophos simplifies cloud encryption

February 28, 2012

IT security and data protection company, Sophos, has announced the latest version of its data protection solution, SafeGuard Enterprise. It offers enterprise cloud encryption capabilities, an industry first according to the company, and protects critical data in public, private and hybrid cloud environments.

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HP Helps Organisations Manage and Prioritise Risk with Expanded Enterprise Security Platform

February 27, 2012

HP today announced an integrated platform of risk-driven security solutions that provides enterprises clear visibility across traditional, mobile and cloud environments, and enables them to apply adaptive security defenses based on specific organisational risks.

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Integrated carrier billing gains momentum on BlackBerry App World

February 27, 2012

Research In Motion (NASDAQ: RIMM; TSX: RIM) today announced that more than 40 carriers around the world have now deployed integrated carrier billing for their customers on BlackBerry App World™.

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Malware Surpasses 75 Million Unique Samples

February 27, 2012

Malware appears to be on the rise, with the overall number of unique samples growing to 75 million in 2011 with Google’s Android mobile OS becoming the mail focus for malicious software last year.

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Data, the Hidden Treasure in Publishing

February 27, 2012

Most publishers are struggling to monetise their online operations in a world where advertising revenues are under pressure and audiences remain reluctant to pay for content.

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