Lenovo is working with chip maker Intel on a future ThinkPad tablet based on Microsoft’s Windows 8 operating system, a Lenovo executive has said.   The release of an Intel-based ThinkPad tablet depends on when Microsoft releases Windows 8, said Dilip Bhatia, vice president and general manager of the ThinkPad business unit, in an interview. He declined to provide a specific date, though Windows 8 is expected to come out later this year.   Chips [...]

Baidu, which runs China’s most popular search engine, has unveiled its newest smartphone, featuring the company’s own mobile platform and priced to target the country’s low-end handset segment.   The Changhong H5018 will be priced at less than 1,000 yuan (US$158) without a contract, the company said Tuesday. The device marks the second smartphone the company has released, the last one being a handset developed in cooperation with U.S. PC maker Dell that was announced [...]

The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has disclosed that over 100 million Nigerians have no official identification in its database. Chris Onyemenam, director-general of the commission, made this revelation in Lagos last week at the 4th West Africa Information Communications Technology (WAFICT) Congress 2012.   In his paper presentation entitled: ‘The National Identity Database: The Dependence on ICT Infrastructure’, Onyemenam explained that the figure constituted about 66.67 per cent of the 150 million Nigeria population, [...]

Hewlett-Packard, Samsung, LG and other foreign Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) will lose their grip on Nigeria’s Personal Computer (PC) market as the Federal Government yesterday finally moved to enforce a comprehensive ban on foreign computers and technology products in public institutions, including schools.   The aim of the ban is to encourage patronage of ‘Made-in-Nigeria’ products and foster growth in the local Information Communications Technology (ICT) industry.   Cleopas Anganye, director-general of the National Information [...]

After suffering a temporary dip in market share in the fourth quarter of 2011, Apple Inc.’s iOS is expected to reassert its commanding leadership of the worldwide tablet space in 2012, according to an IHS iSuppli Worldwide Tablet Market Tracker reportfrom information and analytics provider IHS (NYSE: IHS).   After dipping to 55.1 percent in the fourth quarter of 2011, according to a final estimate, the Apple operating system’s share of worldwide tablet sales—a segment [...]

While media tablets such as the iPad dominate now and throughout the forecast, new ultrabook offerings and the release of Windows 8 later this year will help drive stronger sales in 2013 and beyond of PC-type tablets, IHS predicts. PC tablets will appeal to users wanting the flexibility of a tablet with the versatility of a traditional computer. These devices are able to manage multiple windows and applications including traditional full desktop applications, but can [...]

Online recruiting has certainly come a long way in such a short time.  This infographic, with research and art provided by Jobvite, not only chronicles the major leaps in recruiting since the ’90s but also shows how social media can be cleverly integrated for even more efficiency. Of course, these changes are in sync with the way that job seekers are handling their own search — Pew Research estimates that 65% of adults use social [...]