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Tablet downsizing trend to quicken in second half of 2013

The shift toward smaller tablets will accelerate in the second half of the year when a slew of tablet makers, including Apple, introduce new models with screens 8-in. or smaller, said Richard Shim, an analyst with DisplaySearch. read more »

Every new car to be connected to mobile network by 2025

Almost every new car will be mobile-enabled by 2025, according to mobile industry association GSMA. read more »

BSkyB and Microsoft back new 'white space' spectrum organisation

BSkyB and Microsoft are among 23 organisations from around the world to form the Dynamic Spectrum Organisation to promote improved spectrum management and help develop new wireless technologies. read more »

As once-mighty Symbian enters hospice, will it be missed?

Shipments of new Symbian smartphones from Nokia are rapidly dying, less than three years after the last time it topped the list of the world's most-used mobile platforms. read more »

New MacBook Air still stymies repairs, upgrades

Apple's newest MacBook Air, nearly identical to its predecessor, is not any easier to repair, iFixit said this week after tearing apart one of the just-released ultra-light notebooks. read more »

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BYOD clears way for Macs in the enterprise

The emergence of BYOD policies and virtual desktop platforms, plus new integration and management tools, have removed the final barriers to widespread Mac adoption in the enterprise. read more »

BlackBerry delivers with Z10 and Q10 smartphones, but trouble looms

The recently rechristened BlackBerry has delivered on its promise to breathe new life into its aging, iconic product line for diehard fans, but faces an uphill battle against the iPhone and devices based on Google's Android operating system. read more »

BlackBerry Z10 - Hands on with the first BlackBerry 10 smartphone

BlackBerry, formerly RIM, officially announced its first BlackBerry 10 smartphones, the Z10 and Q10, at a series of elaborate press events across the globe yesterday. Like many BlackBerry users and smartphone enthusiasts, I have been waiting for BlackBerry 10 for a long time. The fate of RIM and BlackBerry depend on the success, or lack thereof, of the BlackBerry 10 platform. If both BlackBerry 10 and RIM's two new handsets fail to wow potential users, it could be the final nail in the coffin for the company. read more »

BlackBerry back in the game with BB10 OS and Z10 smartphone

The first time I saw a BlackBerry, I knew it was going to change the game. It was at a Soundview financial conference in 1998, and Research in Motion (RIM) was showing off its latest two-way pagers. I thought they were solid offerings, but I remarked that I really didn't want to have to start using yet another email address; when would someone give us the ability to access corporate email on the go? read more »

BlackBerry 10 'make or break' for RIM

It's finally go time at RIM. After delays that have tested the resolve of even its most enthusiastic customers, the Canadian company will finally launch its BlackBerry 10 OS and the stakes couldn't be higher. read more »

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