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T-Mobile Customers Outraged Over Proposed ATT Sale
T-Mobile customers do not appear to be happy about the company’s proposed sale to AT&T. In statements to me here at eWEEK, and elsewhere on the Internet, the last company that these people want to see handling their wireless service is the struggling and much-maligned AT&T. Many of those people suggest that their only refuge…
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Apple Fixes Security, Bugs in iOS 4.3.1 Update
Apple released a minor security and maintenance update for its iOS devices a few days earlier than expected to fix mobile connections, graphics and Apple TV bugs. Apple’s iOS 4.3.1 update, issued March 25, included a handful of security and maintenance fixes for the iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad. The update comes as Apple prepares…
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Windows Phone 7 Updates Hit Snags in U.S.
This week, Microsoft began pushing through its long-awaited “NoDo” update for Windows Phone 7, although device owners in the United States could have a longer wait before receiving theirs. The “NoDo” update includes cut-and-paste and improvements to Messaging, WiFi and Outlook. It tweaks the “stability of switching between camera and video modes,” according to information…
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Arrow ECS Launches Sales Portal for HP Resellers
In an effort to help its resellers drive more revenue from services sales, distributor Arrow Electronics’ Enterprise Computing Solutions group is launching a new services portal to help identify and sell HP system upgrades. The program – called the Arrow Sales Acceleration Portal, or ASAP – mines a reseller’s installed-based service contract records to find…
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Cisco Partner CSC Offers Telepresence as a Service
Cisco Systems partner CSC is adding telepresence as a service to its offerings with Cisco’s line of high-definition telepresence systems. CSC’s roll out of TAAS comes after a pilot of the service with a few customers. CSC’s TAAS is a fully managed and fully hosted telepresence offering that is billed to clients on a…
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Acer Quarter PC Sales Disappoint
(Reuters) – Taiwan’s Acer Inc’s personal computer sales in the first quarter to date were 10 percent lower than the previous quarter due to weak demand in Western Europe and the U.S., in a worrying sign for technology demand. Acer also said in a statement on Friday that it expected PC revenues in the first…