In-Stat expects mobile VOIP to reach 139 million users by 2014. Integration in social-networking services, along with cheap international calls, is spurring growth. – Mobile voice over IP use is expected to rise to nearly 139 million
users by 2014, according to a new report from In-Stat.
Thanks to companies such as Skype, Fring
and Google, mobile VOIP (voice over IP) technology
has been gaining popularity over the last five years, as an inexpensive option fo…
Serbia is expected to achieve around three percent of GDP growth in 2011 on the basis of local demand recovery, primarily in the area of investments. This is according to Governor of the National Bank of Serbia (NBS) Dejan Šoškić, who spoke in Belgrade on Wednesday.
Qualcomm, which makes chips for mobile phones, is looking to expand deeper into such markets as smartphones and tablets with its $3.1 billion Atheros acquisition. – Qualcomm is buying Atheros for $3.1 billion in a
move designed to help the company grow beyond its traditional business
as a technology supplier for mobile phones and deeper into such areas
as smartphones and tablets.
The deal, which was first talked about in The New
York Times Jan. 4 and annou…
Serbia will not indict Kosovo Albanian PM Hashim Thaci because he is beyond reach of the Serbian legal bodies, Deputy War Crimes Prosecutor Bruno Vekarić says.
“If someone is beyond reach of our legal bodies, it is not logical to institute a proceeding since it would be much alike a political trial. Moreover, it would be very difficult to execute justice in the absence of the defendant,†he told daily Blic.
Serbia will not indict Kosovo PM Hashim Thaci because he is beyond reach of the Serbian legal bodies, Deputy War Crimes Prosecutor Bruno Vekarić says.
“If someone is beyond reach of our legal bodies, it is not logical to institute a proceeding since it would be much alike a political trial. Moreover, it would be very difficult to execute justice in the absence of the defendant,†he told daily Blic.
The Intel AppUpSM developer program continues to expand opportunities for developers by offering a choice of multiple operating systems, runtimes and application stores. The program now supports Java* apps, expanding the program’s reach to the strong community of Java developers. New developer resources include a software development kit along with a Plug-In for Eclipse* Software and the Intel AppUpSM Software Packaging Utility for Java, which includes the Software Package Validation Tool. The program also supports Microsoft .NET and Adobe AIR. In addition, the program is expanding into France by accepting apps in French.
A report by Panda Security found that 20 million new malware strains have been created this year, including more than a third of all active malicious programs. – Malware authors have been very busy this year.
How busy? According to Panda Security, 20 million new strains of malware
have already been created this year the same total as in all of 2009. The
shortened lifespan of the malware combined with the increased number of
variants demonstrates a shif…
Serbia’s largest dairy, Imlek, has announced an increase in the price of its UHT milk range starting November 20.
One liter of milk will therefore cost RSD 1.8 more, while other dairy product will be up to RSD 3 more expensive, according to reports.
A trade unions’ negotiating team and the government have reached an agreement on all unions’ requests and amendments to the pension bill.
Head of the unions’ negotiating team Miodrag Mijatović, however, did not want to speak about the details of the agreement because, as he said, nothing has been signed yet.
The combination of M5 Networks and Geckotech positions the company to handle business-grade hosted VOIP services in the Midwest and other regions. – Hosted VOIP provider M5 Networks announced on Nov. 3 that it has acquired
Chicago-based Geckotech for $8 million.
The combined companies will handle what company officials describe as the
quot;exploding demand quot; for business-grade
hosted VOIP services.
Geckotech’s CEO, Josh Robbins, will j…
Russia and NATO will do their best to reach compromises on the most controversial issues. This is according to the chief of the Russian Armed Forces’ General Staff, Gen. Nikolai Makarov, quoted by RIA Novosti on Monday.
Delphi .NET development is the most preferable rapid application development today. The various added benefits helps to widen its customer reach.
The latest game in the Halo series is Halo Reach available on the Xbox 360. This is the ideal machine to play it on due to its excellent processing power given by the 733 MHz Intel Custom Pentium III under the hood. The game follows on from the other Halo games, developed by Bungie and published by Microsoft, and once again I feel that if you have not enjoyed the others this one is not for you.
Three Java vulnerabilities have been the target of more than 6 million attacks in the third quarter of 2010, Microsoft reported. – Attacks on Java reached quot;unprecedented quot; levels during the third
quarter of the year, a Microsoft researcher reported.
For the most part, attackers have been targeting three vulnerabilities that
have all been patched, noted
Holly Stewart, senior program manager at Microsoft, in a blog …
Sembcorp Marine says subsidiary Jurong Shipyard has reached an agreement with Societe Generale (SG) for a full and final amicable settlement of the disputed foreign exchange transactions.
Arising from this settlement, SG will make a payment of US$40 million ($53.1 million) to Jurong Shipyard.
Sembcorp Marine says the above settlement will result in a write-back of US$40 million and it will be taken up in its income statement in the third quarter of 2010.
The settlement with SG is also the last and final settlement with all the banks involved in the disputed foreign exchange transactions as amicable settlements have now been agreed with all the banks involved, says Sembcorp Marine.
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Contract manufacturer’s revised guidance for higher FY10 revenue, profit sitting well with investors, with volume strongest in 6 weeks.
Better outlook based on improved productivity, cost controls.
“Record earnings look within reach because key customers’ growth potential is currently suppressed by the lack of part supplies whilst global demand is still very strong,” says DBS Vickers, which has Buy call, lifts target to $1.26 from $0.94 after increasing FY10-11 earnings estimates by 11%-10%.
Hi-P counts Research In Motion, Apple as key customers. Orderbook quotes suggest minimal upside beyond early high of $1.04.
Intel CEO Paul Otellini said the upcoming “Sandy Bridge” Core architecture will begin shipping in products in early 2011. – SAN FRANCISCO Intel
CEO Paul Otellini is continuing his push to
create a continuum of computing based on Intel Architecture, and said the
company’s upcoming quot;Sandy Chip quot; processor is another step in that
direction.
In his opening keynote here at the Intel Developer Forum Sept.
13, Ot…
An ABI Research report projects WiMax users to hit 59 million by 2015, though several factors have hampered growth. – According to projections from IT market analysis firm ABI
Research, the number of subscribers to mobile WiMax services will approach 59
million in 2015. The firm said that represents a positive forecast in light of
recent economic conditions, although research analyst Xavier Ortiz noted WiMax’s
…
An In-Stat study projects tablets such as Apple’s iPad and Samsung’s Galaxy Tab would record the highest compound annual growth rate through 2014. – Despite turbulent economic conditions, mobile computing continues to
see surging demand resulting from more advanced designs, new form
factors and pent-up business demand, according to research by IT
market analysis firm In-Stat. The report projected mobile computing
devices, including tablets, …
