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Tech specifications for the netbook that Google is rumored to be creating have been “leaked,” according to England’s IBTimes. The netbook, which various reports say will arrive in time for the 2010 holiday season, will reportedly run Google’s Chrome OS and feature a 10.1-inch, high-definition multitouch display, an ARM processor—said to offer better performance and […]

Nokia filed a complaint with the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) on Tuesday alleging that Apple infringes Nokia patents in "virtually all of its mobile phones, portable music players, and computers" sold.   The seven patents at issue relate to Nokia technology being used by Apple to create features in user interface, camera, antenna and […]

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Google Inc said it will hold a briefing about its smartphone business at its headquarters next week as rumors continue to swirl that the Internet search giant is preparing to sell a Google-branded device. The company emailed invitations to the January 5 event, which it described only as "an Android press […]

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – AT&T Inc temporarily stopped selling the iPhone on its website to New York City residents over the weekend, raising fresh concerns about the wireless network’s capacity in the Big Apple. Consumers with Manhattan postal ZIP codes who attempted to purchase the Apple Inc phone through AT&T’s website were told that the […]

  It doesn’t take much to get the Apple rumor mill spinning at full tilt, especially when it comes to hints and suggestions over the company’s long anticipated, never-officially-confirmed tablet device. While speculation has grown (and peaked, and subsided, and grown again) over the past couple of years, Apple has managed to successfully suppress any […]

The Channel Insider Bull’s Eye Awards is a community-based, subjective recognition of excellence in vision and performance among members of the North America channel community. Channel Insider accepted nominations in 22 categories, for which we received nearly 500 nominations. Based on the submissions, some of the categories were divided into new groups. Awards were conferred […]

(Reuters) – North and South American users of Research in Motion Ltd’s BlackBerry smartphone suffered widespread delays in message services on Tuesday, just a week after another outage struck the popular corporate network. Customers and analysts had raised concerns about network stability after a short-lived outage on December 17 — the same day the Canadian […]

(Reuters) – A U.S. court of appeals on Tuesday upheld a $290 million jury verdict against Microsoft Corp for infringing a patent held by a small Canadian software firm, and affirmed an injunction that prevents Microsoft from selling versions of its Word program which contain the offending software. The ruling, by the United States Court […]

Every channel-centric vendor strives to build and maintain solid, well-oiled channel programs that provide their partners with products, training, support, marketing and the opportunity to earn profits. But only a handful of vendors have partner programs that stand out in the pack. This year, Channel Insider awarded top honors to Hewlett-Packard in the Class A […]

When it comes to excellence in distribution, none equaled the performance of Tech Data. The broadline distributor distinguished itself from the field of nominees in the Channel Insider Bull’s Eye Awards to earn top honors as Distributor of the Year. >> CLICK HERE to read about the Distributor of the Year Award Tech Data CEO […]

RIM says BlackBerry email issue resolved (Reuters) – Research In Motion said on Thursday that it has isolated and resolved the issue that delayed email service for some North American BlackBerry customers this morning. RIM said in a statement that some clients may continue to experience delays as email queues are processed. The issue had […]

Garnering top honors for the Bull’s Eye Technology Solution of the Year is ScerIS, Sudbury, Mass., company that has been in the solution business since 1993, growing to include professional services, software development, outsourced services, and a wide array of applications to serve many industries, but its focus remains business process optimization. >> CLICK HERE […]