Articles tagged with: Microsoft and Operating System

Can Google's Chrome OS Challenge Windows in the Fast-Growing Netbook Market?

Google's new Chrome Operating System (OS) represents a direct challenge to microsoft's hegemony in the burgeoning market for netbook software, according to iSuppli. Google's Chrome OS will launch in the second half of 2010 and will initially target netbook PCs. However, the OS will not only run on netbooks based on Intel's X86 architecture microprocessors, but also those using ARM-based chips, clearly showing the operating system is targeted at very low-cost netbooks. more

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'Sleep talking' PCs save energy and money

Personal computers may soon save large amounts of energy by "sleep talking." Computer scientists at UC San Diego and microsoft Research have created a plug-and-play hardware prototype for personal computers that induces a new energy saving state known as "sleep talking." Normally PCs can be in either awake mode - where they consume power even if they are not being used, or in a low power sleep mode - where they save substantial power but are essentially inactive and unresponsive to network traffic. The new sleep talking state provides much of the energy savings of sleep mode and some of the network-and-Internet-connected convenience of awake mode. more

Nokia Smartphone Sales Fall as RIM, Apple, Samsung Take Market Share

In the fourth quarter of 2008, worldwide sales of smartphones to end users reached 38.1 million units, an increase of 3.7 per cent on the fourth quarter of 2007, according to Gartner. Global sales of smartphones for 2008 reached 139.3 million devices, up 13.9 per cent compared with 2007. more

Smart Phones Ring in Healthy Growth in 2009 Despite Mobile Meltdown

Although the outlook for the overall mobile handset market continues to dim, smart phones remain a bright spot with global unit growth as high as 11.1 percent in 2009, iSuppli is predicting. iSuppli's optimistic forecast for global smart phone unit shipments calls for 192.3 million units in 2009, up 11.1 percent from 173.6 million in 2008. A more pessimistic outlook calls for growth of only 6 percent this year, reaching 183.9 million units. more

Are Smartphones Immune to the Financial Crisis in Western Europe?

The market for Western European converged mobile devices (commonly referred to as smartphones) experienced a good performance in the last quarter of 2008. According to IDC's European Mobile Phone Tracker, vendors shipped 9.3 million units, 25.9% higher than the 7.4 million shipped in 4Q07. For the full year 2008, vendors shipped 31.9 million units, 36.1% higher than the 23.5 million units shipped in 2007. more

Industry Big Guns with no Bullets to Fire

After a devastating end to 2008, the future is looking bleak. At the start of 2009 the mobile industry is starting to implement strategic job cuts and closing of overseas offices. This is just the beginning. The New Year started with Nortel Networks filing for Chapter 11. Many companies are not far behind. The question remains: how will some of the largest blue chip companies fare this year? Based on recent findings, Frost & Sullivan expects several firms to have a tough time fighting this year's projected internal and external challenges. more

Palm Loses Over Half a Billion Dollars in Three Months

Venerable, yet troubled smartphone and PDA vendor, Palm has reported a loss of over half a billion dollars for the second quarter of its fiscal year. Smartphone sell-through for the quarter was 599,000 units, down 13 percent year over year. Smartphone revenue was US$171 million, down 39 percent from the year-ago period. more

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Worldwide Smartphone Sales Reached Its Lowest Growth Rate in Q3 '08

In the third quarter of 2008, the global smartphone market reached its weakest year-on-year growth since Gartner began tracking the industry. Worldwide smartphone sales to end-users totalled 36.5 million units in the third quarter of 2008, an 11.5 per cent increase from the same period in 2007. more

Why Google must expand into mobile, and why it will succeed

According to research just published by Screen Digest, Google's move into mobile will deliver major growth over the next five years. Screen Digest believes a push towards mobile is a crucial for the company, especially in the current economic climate. more

Telecom Carriers Should Consider Partnering With Google

Google's influence and market power with key telecommunications industry stakeholders is having a significant impact on the industry, according to Gartner. more

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