



A top executive of the parent company of an Apple supplier caught in the middle of alleged kickback schemes resigned recently, in order to facilitate investigation of the charges.
The latest quarterly update to ABI Research’s enterprise mobility regional market data sets shows that healthcare, retail and manufacturing, three sectors each with a double-digit share, will command over 36% of all mobile business customer data revenues worldwide over the next five years
The financial services and insurance sector bore the brunt of cyber attacks to Singapore-based companies last year, raising the count for incidents to about 867 threat reports, according to e-Cop’s annual threat report.
Corus, the steel manufacturing giant has announced that its CIO Bruno Laquet has left his position.
The new 16GB iPad, which is selling in the US for $499, cost just $259.60 to make, according to iSuppli.
Panasonic Corp., one of the largest flat TV manufacturers in the world, has recently started mass production of its liquid crystal display (LCD) panels in its new Japan plant three months ahead of schedule, according to reports.
The two-pronged attack on the mobile web market may be hindered somewhat by production delays on the iPad, which could confine its initial launch to the US. According to a client note from Canaccord Adams analyst Peter Misek, a “bottleneck” at Apple's manufacturing partners may limit iPad inventory when it first goes on sale.
Finnish handset vendor Nokia claims that allegations of “securities fraud” filed against it in a US class action law suit on February 5 are “without merit.”
Huawei’s embattled Indian subsidiary is to spend $500 million on research and manufacturing in Bangalore.
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