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Google Schedules Android Conference
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Google Inc said it will hold a briefing about its smartphone business at its headquarters next week as rumors continue to swirl that the Internet search giant is preparing to sell a Google-branded device. The company emailed invitations to the January 5 event, which it described only as "an Android press…
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Top 10 Security Blogs of 2009
In May, Channel Insider launched “Secure Channel” – the security technology and market trends blog written specifically for solution providers. I have personally shepherded this blog over the last eight months, during which time numerous security issues have come to fore. The following is a collection of my 10 favorite security blogs of 2009. These…
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ATandT Resumes Selling iPhones in NYC
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – AT&T Inc temporarily stopped selling the iPhone on its website to New York City residents over the weekend, raising fresh concerns about the wireless network’s capacity in the Big Apple. Consumers with Manhattan postal ZIP codes who attempted to purchase the Apple Inc phone through AT&T’s website were told that the…
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Report: Apple to Announce Tablet in January
It doesn’t take much to get the Apple rumor mill spinning at full tilt, especially when it comes to hints and suggestions over the company’s long anticipated, never-officially-confirmed tablet device. While speculation has grown (and peaked, and subsided, and grown again) over the past couple of years, Apple has managed to successfully suppress any…
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Vendors That Survived the Recession: 2009 Dire Predictions Revisited
Over the past year, IT vendors have been sitting on a mountain of cash. The top eight vendors—including Microsoft, Google, IBM, EMC and Cisco—have cash reserves totally more than $125 billion. The fall 2008 stock market crash, the seizing of credit markets and the stalled spending on technology by businesses had many predicting that 2009…
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Holidays Bring Good Cheer to Chipmakers
Anyone who sells into the consumer market knows that the Christmas rush time is crucial to the success of the entire year. That’s why it’s good news that chip distributors are reporting better than expected numbers for the fourth quarter, according to FBR Research. The firm says that recent checks with Asian chip distributors suggest…
