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Google Apps to Introduce New Features As Microsoft Office 2010 Launches
Google May 6 said it will enable users to access Google Reader, Blogger and Picasa Web Albums from Google Apps in fall 2010, satisfying nine of the top 20 requests Apps users make from the company. Google is moving Google Apps customers to a new infrastructure where they will be able to access Google Web…
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RIM BlackBerry Still Rules, but Apple iPhone Gains in Smartphone Market
Apple is catching up to Research In Motion in a smartphone market that saw 54.7 million units ship in the first quarter of 2010, up 56.7 percent from the first quarter of 2009. Nokia commanded the lion’s share of the burgeoning market, shipping 21.5 million units for the quarter to take 39.3 percent of the…
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Nearly Half of iPad Owners also Own an iPhone
Some 48 percent of iPad users accessing Yahoo’s network of sites visited Yahoo on the iPhone previously, said Yahoo researchers May 6. Apple’s iPad tablet computer has rocketed to more than 1 million sales in less than a month, with the 3G version tacking on more sales upon its release last weekend. The device uses…
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Acer, HP, Asus to Lead Netbook Growth in 2010, Report Says
Notebook PCs in 2010 are on track to post solid double-digit growth due to improved economic conditions worldwide as well as the expected expansion of two high-achieving segments, netbooks and Consumer Ultra-Low Voltage (CULV) notebooks, according to a recent report by research firm iSuppli Corp. Overall notebook PC shipments will hit 209.5 million units in…
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Apple iPad Could Hurt Sales of iPod Touch
Apple’s iPad may cannibalize sales of related devices, including notebooks and the iPod Touch, according to a March survey by Alphawise, Morgan Stanley’s specialized internal research team. Some 44 percent of iPad owners surveyed said they would forgo purchasing a notebook, while 24 percent said MacBooks and 20 percent said PCs. “U.S. consumer PC, and…
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Microsoft Office 2010 and Sharepoint 2010 Set to Launch
Microsoft will launch Office 2010 and SharePoint 2010 May 12, offering the platforms to businesses roughly a month before consumers. With that release, Microsoft hopes to maintain its dominant market share in the productivity segment despite upcoming challenges from cloud-based applications such as Google Apps. Microsoft originally released the beta versions of Office 2010, SharePoint…