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  • Android Has 52% of U.S. Smartphone Market: NPD Group

    Google’s (NASDAQ:GOOG) Android operating system rose to 52 percent of units sold for the second quarter, posting its highest share ever in the United States, according to The NPD Group. Apple’s (NASDAQ:AAPL) iOS grew to 29 percent in Q2, while Research In Motion’s (NASDAQ:RIMM) BlackBerry OS continued to fall, dropping to 11 percent. Microsoft’s (NASDAQ:MSFT)…

  • Lenovo Announces ThinkPad Tablet Will Run Android OS

    Lenovo is getting deeper into the tablet fray, announcing that the ThinkPad Tablet, the company’s first business-class Android-based tablet, is now available for sale through the computer vendor’s network of U.S. business partners and online with models starting at $499. Additionally, the company noted Seton Hall University would be the first educational institution to deploy…

  • Drobo & Carbonite Partner for Storage & Cloud Backup Solutions

    Drobo, makers of data storage products for small and midsize businesses, and Carbonite, a provider of online backup solutions which provide customers with "anytime, anywhere access" to their stored files, announced a partnership under which the companies will collaborate to provide small businesses with an onsite storage and cloud backup solution. Pursuant to the partnership,…

  • Why Cisco Cius Survives While HP’s TouchPad Fails

    With the TouchPad experiencing one of the shortest product lifecycles in IT in the last few years (some argue the Microsoft Kin had a shorter lifespan, but it did get a temporary resurrection), analysts are pointing the finger for its untimely death at a major switch in HP’s strategic focus, product launch delays and confusing…

  • Eight Travel Apps for Smooth Sailing

    Eight Travel Apps for Smooth Sailing GateGuruWhen every terminal looks the same as the last, Gate Guru guides the way. This handy utility directs travelers to the nearest gate amenities and allows users to rate shops, restaurants and more so that you know just where to stop for grub or toiletries before stepping on the…

  • 61 Percent of Health Care Organizations Added IT Staff: Report

    In an annual report called IT Spending and Staffing Benchmarks 2011/2012, Computer Economics, an IT research and advisory firm, reveals that 61 percent of health care organizations are increasing IT staff head counts in 2011. Computer Economics conducts the study to give key metrics to IT managers to help them with organizing finance and strategy.…

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