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  • More New Users Choose iPhones Over Android Smartphones: Nielsen

    Google’s (NASDAQ:GOOG) Android creator Andy Rubin said Android is being activated on more than 500,000 smartphones and tablets each day, and yet there is mounting evidence that Android handset growth is flattening while Apple’s (NASDAQ:AAPL) iPhone sales grow. Nielsen is the latest research to pour gas on this contentious fire. The researcher  discovered that while…

  • Dell Expands Midmarket Reach With Acquisitions

    Technology giant Dell is going to turn its attention–and a lot of money–to the midmarket, according to its CEO Michael Dell. In remarks made at an analyst conference, Dell said the company would pour $1 billion into acquisitions of midmarket companies in an effort to better serve businesses with up to 5,000 employees. "Acquisitions will…

  • HP TouchPad Gets Mixed Reviews, Needs Tweaks

    Hewlett-Packard has quite a bit riding on the marketplace success of its TouchPad tablet, slated for a July 1 release. The 9.7-inch device not only represents the manufacturer’s attempt to carve off a piece of the burgeoning tablet market, but also the debut of the webOS operating system on a form-factor other than a smartphone.…

  • Dimension Data Acquires Cloud Hosting Provider Opsource

    Dimension Data announced that it has acquired OpSource, an enterprise cloud company, in a deal that will see Dimension Data, a wholly owned subsidiary of NTT Holdings, accelerate its cloud computing services offerings. At the same time, Dimension Data, a $4.7 billion ICT services and solutions provider, has created a centralized Cloud Solutions Business Unit,…

  • Dell Continues Move Toward IT Services, Cloud, Storage

    AUSTIN, Texas — The fact that Dell is moving away from being a low-cost supplier of PCs and IT hardware toward a more robust company with a portfolio of technology that can address issues ranging from cloud computing to mobile device management is old news. However, the way Dell (NASDAQ: DELL) plans to integrate its…

  • Backup Demand Driving Cloud Storage Growth: AMI Report

    The proliferation of hackers, natural disasters and unstable market conditions are all significant drivers for small and midsize businesses in the United States to seek backup and storage platforms for their company’s data and email in the cloud. Pressure to reduce costs, improve flexibility and maintain privacy of sensitive data also lures SMBs to invest…

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