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System Crashes After 600,000 iPhone 4 Preorders
Apple became a victim of its own success June 15, when an unexpected 600,000 pre-orders for its iPhone 4 managed to crash both its and AT&T’s ordering systems. AT&T continues to be the exclusive carrier of the iPhone in the United States. Apple and AT&T found themselves hit by unexpected demand for the iPhone 4,…
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PC Sales Surge Spells Renewed Opportunity for VARs
IDC recently reaffirmed the renewed growth of the PC market in 2010 with new positive and hopeful numbers and forecasts. That spells great news for VARs relying on hardware sales as a key component of their businesses. In the first quarter of 2010, PC shipments surged at an unprecedented growth rate of 27.1 percent, underscoring…
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Fujitsu and Toshiba to Merge Mobile Businesses, Create Joint Venture
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s Fujitsu Ltd and Toshiba Corp unveiled plans on Thursday to merge their mobile phone businesses in October to create Japan’s second-biggest cellphone maker in a rapidly shrinking market. The merger will help the two electronics makers share development costs, but the combined entity is unlikely to pose an immediate threat to…
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Motorola Unveils New Droid Phone June 23
Verizon, Motorola and Google will introduce a new Motorola Droid smartphone at an event in New York City June 23. What isn’t clear is whether the device will be the Droid X or the Droid 2 or both that Engadget, Droid Life and several other gadget blogs have been chronicling over the last several weeks.…
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iPhone Buyers Frustrated with ATT Problems
SAN FRANCISCO/NEW YORK, June 15 (Reuters) – Customers trying to reserve the latest version of the iPhone were thwarted by technical glitches that hindered sales on Tuesday, the first day of pre-orders before the device hits stores on June 24. AT&T Inc (NYSE:T) customers reported seeing account information of other subscribers while trying to buy…
