Dear Amazon: Here’s How to Sell Even More KindlesOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by davemackey 1 hour 56 minutes ago (http://www.crunchgear.com)
Category: peripherals | Tags amazon, kindle, e-reader, sprint, ipod, Search All Tags
Doug Aamoth writes a great open letter to Amazon about their Kindle e-reader offering some suggestions (mainly regarding pricing strategies) to help the Kindle become ubiquitous like the iPod. read more »
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When duty calls: IT pros do more with lessOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by davemackey 2 hours 1 minute ago (http://www.networkworld.com)
Category: network | Tags it, professionals, economy, finances, Search All Tags,
Denise Dubie talks about how the economic recession is causing enterprises to tighten the IT budget belt and stretching the current IT Professionals to do more with less. read more »
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What if the computers went back to the '70s too?Open in New Window
Avatar Posted by davemackey 1 hour 48 minutes ago (http://go.theregister.com)
Category: workstations | Tags computers, texas instruments, ti, dec, Search All Tags,
Guy Kewney writes a fascinating bit of nostalgia that focuses on the development of computers in the 70's and 80's and the chance Texas Instruments had to dominate the market - and failed. read more »
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Palm Forced To Cut Jobs As Competition RisesOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by MargaretM 5 hours ago (http://feeds.informationweek.com)
Category: other | Tags marin perez, palm, apple, research in motion, Search All Tags,
Marin Perez writes "Palm said it would be cutting jobs due to multiple consecutive quarterly losses and increased competition from Apple and Research In Motion." read more »
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Five steps to creating a "mobile office"Open in New Window
Avatar Posted by MargaretM 4 hours ago (http://www.networkworld.com)
Category: network | Tags jon cox, export development canada, edc, hardware, software, mobile office, Search All Tags
Jon Cox writes about Export Development Canada (EDC) whcih decided to create a true mobile office for their workers: "giving them the hardware, software and connectivity via multiple network interfa read more »
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The 2008 geek gadget gift guide: Time CapsuleOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by MargaretM 4 hours ago (http://feeds.infoworld.com)
Category: network | Tags galen gruman, infoworld test center, stephen hultquist, apple's time capsule, geek gift, christmas, wireless, macs, pcs, Search All Tags
Galen Gruman writes that InfoWorld Test Center contributing editor Stephen Hultquist recommends Apple's Time Capsule as a great geek gift this Christmas. "As a 500GB or 1TB wireless hard drive (us read more »
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MyQuire Gets Acquired, Won’t Tell Us By WhomOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by davemackey 21 hours ago (http://www.techcrunch.com)
Category: internet | Tags myquire, acquired, projects, social network, Search All Tags, , , , ,
"The company behind MyQuire, a simple but pretty powerful online application that lets individuals and team members work on projects in a social network-like environment, has been recently acquired. read more »
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Another Day Another Yahoo RumorOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by davemackey 20 hours ago (http://gigaom.com)
Category: internet | Tags yahoo, rumor, microsoft, sunday times, acquisition, search, Search All Tags, , ,
Om Malik writes, "The Sunday Times of UK reports (more like speculates) that Microsoft is going to buy Yahoo’s search business for $20 billion in a very complex transaction. The Sunday Times claims read more »
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