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Finnish handset vendor Nokia has announced that is expecting to report a loss for the first two quarters of 2012.

Between 2010 and 2011 the global installed base of app consumers increased by 104%. While the installed base of smartphones increased by nearly 274 million, tablets were the fastest growing segment. The number of new tablet app consumers increased by 58 million. As a result, tablet owners now constitute 8.6% of the installed app consumer base.

"Whether it's consumers looking for a phone that can tap into several robust app ecosystems, businesses looking at deploying tablet devices into their environments, or educational institutions working to update their school's computer labs, smart, connected, compute-capable devices are playing an increasingly important role in nearly every individual's life."

After a decidedly dodgy few days, RIM, under no illusions about the need to reclaim its place in the hearts of business users, has released the full version of its new mobile device management solution Blackberry Mobile Fusion.

Microsoft is working on next generation 3D desktop interfaces in its research labs that take a page right out of Minority Report. While mobile interfaces have been getting a lot of attention publicly lately, the desktop interface is also being evolved- note that Microsoft’s demo is on a laptop PC.

Consumer electronics product sales often move in seasonal cycles, with TV unit sales seen as a leading market indicator. In 2011 worldwide television set shipments fell for the first time since NPD DisplaySearch began tracking global TV shipments in 2004 -- slipping 0.3 percent to 247.7 million units.

UK-based microchip designer Arm holdings has released what it says is the “world’s most energy efficient microprocessor”, a low-power chip that could see everyday objects and devices from washing machines to light bulbs, connected wirelessly to what’s being called “the internet of things”.

Wireless and WiFi network capacity is evolving too slowly to accommodate the surge in enterprise mobility, leading to declining user satisfaction levels, according to a new report.