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Google, Motorola Deal Could Change Smartphone Landscape
Google’ s (NASDAQ:GOOG) $12.5 billion acquisition of Motorola Mobility (NYSE:MMI) is a game-changer on several fronts, particularly in the patent arena. Android sits at the center of several ongoing patent disputes, some of which have escalated into particularly vicious courtroom battles. Earlier this year, Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) and Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) led a consortium of companies in…
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Dell, HP Earnings Expected to Rise: Report
Computer maker Dell (NASDAQ:DELL) and technology giant Hewlett-Packard (NYSE:HPQ) are expected to post gains and slight losses, respectively, in revenue growth in Dell’s second-quarter and HP’s third-quarter earnings reports, according to a research note from Bernstein Research. Dell is expected to post revenues of $15.77 billion, representing a year-over-year increase of 1.5 percent. HP is…
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Lenovo Targets SMB Market With Distributor SED International
Lenovo has teamed up with distributor SED International Holdings to reach channel partners targeting the small and midsize business markets. SED International will begin distributing a variety of Lenovo’s ThinkPad laptops, ThinkCentre desktops, IdeaPad laptops and Lenovo-branded laptops and options to its channel partners, the companies announced Aug. 15. "We do the majority of our…
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IBM Exec: The PC Era Is Ending
IBM, already in the midst of celebrating its 100th anniversary, is about to hit another milestone: Aug. 12 marks the 30th anniversary of the company’s 5150 personal computer, which ushered in the PC era. Now one of the system’s creators is adding his voice to the chorus of people who believe the industry is quickly…
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Amazon’s Kindle Cloud Reader Won’t Hurt Apple’s App Store
Could Amazon’s Kindle Cloud Reader end up harming Apple’s App Store? That seems to be a favored topic of discussion across the Web today. The Kindle Cloud Reader lets users read Kindle e-books via their Web browser without the need to download and install an application. Amazon launched the HTML5-based platform Aug. 10 for Safari…
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Small Business Optimism Falters in July
For the fifth consecutive month, the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) monthly Small-Business Optimism Index fell, dropping 0.9 points in July a larger decline than in each of the previous three months — and bringing the Index down to 89.9. This is below the average Index reading of 90.2 for the last two-year recovery…