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Palm Gets in Its Own Way With SDK Delay
Palm just made its uphill battle against Apple all the more difficult on itself with its recent announcement that it will delay the public release of the webOS software developer’s kit SDK, also known as Mojo, until the ‘end of summer.’ The cellphone maker hoped to score a big hit this month with its release…
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Intel and Nokia’s Secret Mobile Device Plans
Intel and Nokia’s announcement this week of a long-term technology partnership around mobile devices of the future was long on vision and short on the product details that everyone wanted to hear. Intel and Nokia offered nothing in the form of product direction or timelines beyond a general statement of targeting devices that go beyond…
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Apple VARs React to Jobs` Resurfacing
Since Apple’s announcement yesterday that Steve Jobs is back on the job after a successful recovery from a liver transplant, technology journalists’ keyboards have been a-tappin’ over his health prognosis. But those in the Apple channel are asking themselves, ‘Does it really matter to the business?’ Many of Apple’s VARs and service providers wish Jobs…
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HP Unfurls the Mini 5101 Netbook
Hewlett-Packard started retooling its efforts today to attract the business user to the promise of more usable, more rugged netbooks with the release of its latest Mini netbook, the Mini 5101. Designed to be slightly larger than its last netbook iteration, the Mini 5101 addresses one of the key complaints business and consumers users have…
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Microsoft Anti-Virus App Not Exactly a Service
At noon on June 23, Microsoft flipped the switch and started distributing the beta version of Microsoft Security Essentials—a free anti-virus application that succeeds Microsoft Windows Defender and OneCare service. Geared mostly toward consumers and home users, the application promises real-time protection against worms, viruses and other common pieces of malware. Microsoft Security Essentials—code-named Morro—is…
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Intel and Nokia Announce Technology Partnership, but No Smartphones or Netbooks
Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) and Nokia (NYSE:NOK) announced a long-term technology partnership on a range of devices beyond today’s smartphones, netbooks and notebooks to mobile Internet devices that executives say they have “yet to imagine,” but those executives stopped short of actually announcing any of those devices or when they might be delivered. “We’ll talk about products…