NFC-enabled cell phone shipments to soar

Global shipments of cell phones equipped with near-field communication (NFC) technology will surge by more than a factor of four from 2013 to 2018, reaching 1,2-billion units, according to HIS Technology. Last year sounded the starting gun for the fast growth of the...

Modest 2013 gains for Ethernet sales

The worldwide Ethernet switch market (Layer 2/3) reached a record $5,96-billion in the fourth quarter of 2013 (4Q13), representing a year-over-year increase of 4,8%. On a sequential basis, the market increased 5,3% over 3Q13. Meanwhile, the worldwide router market...

Big annual decline for videoconferencing

The International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Enterprise Videoconferencing and Telepresence Qview showed mixed results for the fourth quarter of 2013 (4Q13), with overall videoconferencing equipment revenue increasing 2,8% quarter-over-quarter, but declining...

WLAN market segment shows growth

The combined consumer and enterprise worldwide wireless local area network (WLAN) market segments increased 11,5% year-over-year in the fourth quarter of 2013 (4Q13). According to the preliminary results published in the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide...

Yahoo Webcam users recorded

Millions of Internet users have been observed by the UK surveillance agency GCHQ, with assistance from the US National Security Agency (NSA), a report in the Guardian reveals. The agency has likely intercepted and stored images from Yahoo Webcam chats between 2008 and...

MBT’s SecureData acquisition finalised

The acquisition of SecureData by MB Technologies has been finalised and will go ahead during March. The announcement of the acquisition was made on 20 November 2013, whereby MB Technology offered to acquire the entire issued ordinary share capital of SecureData...