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RIM Net Income Dips, BlackBerry 10 Transition Due Later in 2012
Research In Motion reported revenue of $5.2 billion for the third quarter of its fiscal 2012, up 24 percent from the previous quarter but down 6 percent from the same quarter last year. That was slightly lower than Wall Street analysts estimated, according to Barron s. Net income fell 71 percent year-over-year, to $265 million.…
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Business Owners Lack Confidence, Preparation
More than three-quarters (77 percent) of business owners say they started their companies to provide financially for their families, yet despite these good intentions, less than half feel confident with their current personal financial situation. More than a quarter (28 percent) say that it is all they can do to keep up with everyday business…
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Apple iPad to Get Bigger Screen in 2012?
Fans of Apple s iPad tablet can look forward to a version of the device with a larger screen size — 7.85 inches, to be exact — in the fourth quarter of 2012, along with a new version of the popular tablet in the first quarter of the new year, according to a report in…
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Dell Discontinues Inspiron Mini Netbooks
Dell apparently is doing away with netbooks to make room for ultrabooks. The world’s second-largest PC maker is no longer selling its line of Inspiron Mini notebooks, choosing instead to focus its efforts on thin and light notebooks, including the ultrabook category championed by giant chip maker Intel. The 10-inch Inspiron Minis are no longer…
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PCI Security Adoption Lags as IT Budgets Shift: Gartner
Payment Card Industry data security standards may be a hot topic, but a recent survey by IT research firm Gartner found that 18 percent of respondents admitted to not being PCI-compliant, even though the survey data suggested that they should be. The survey of 383 IT managers found trends in buying behaviors and permitted predictions…