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Research In Motion Testing Tablet, Touchscreen Smartphone
While a tablet could be a nice addition to RIM’s BlackBerry portfolio, analyst Ken Hyers, with Technology Business Research, told eWEEK that “much will depend on the ability of the new BlackBerry 6 OS to provide a engaging experience. The Storm touch-screen was not terribly exciting, but the new OS promises to be much nicer,…
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Tired of Cisco and HP Five Networking Alternatives
Tired of Cisco and HP Five Networking Alternatives Juniper Networks (www.juniper.net)Arguably the former number two vendor in networking (duking it out with HP ProCurve prior to HP’s 3Com acquisition), Juniper Networks is a major player that competes directly with the core networking offerings from Cisco and HP. Its value proposition is in high-performance IP networking…
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Sprint to Cut Off Internet Access to Laptop Users Who Exceed Data Limits
(Reuters) – Telecoms company Sprint Nextel Corp will temporarily deactivate the accounts of laptop broadband users if they consume more than their allotted share of data while roaming, the Wall Street Journal reported. Sprint is changing its data service policies for laptop users with mobile broadband cards or USB modems, Mark Elliott, a company spokesman…
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Analytics Firm Bought by Twitter
Twitter has made it clear it wants to add analytics capabilities for its eventual paid accounts, and the microblog took a step in that direction June 10 by snapping up Smallthought Systems. Twitter acquired the startup for Trendly, which Twitter analytics lead Kevin Weil described as a “tool that helps Websites distinguish signal from noise…
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Vidyo and HP Team Up on Video Conferencing
Hewlett-Packard is looking to drive down the cost and expand the customer base of its Halo telepresence products through a partnership with Vidyo. Through the partnership, which was announced June 9, HP will integrate Vidyo’s VidyoConferencing software into HP PCs and other products to offer high-definition desktop video conferencing over enterprise networks. READ MORE >>
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Spinning the Oil Spill: BP Snaps Up Search Terms
BP admitted to paying for search keywords so its response Website would rank high in search engines when users look for terms related to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Do a search on terms such as “BP” “Deepwater Horizon” and “oil spill” on Google, Yahoo and Microsoft Bing these days and you’re bound to see…
