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AT & amp;T's iPhone Drops More Calls Than Verizon's

Wed, 04/06/2011 - 00:20
Most iPhone users on Verizon Wireless and AT & amp;T networks are satisfied with their phones, but the AT & amp;T network drops more than twice as many calls, according to a study by ChangeWave.

Sprint Trashes LTE, WiMax Speed Tests

Tue, 04/05/2011 - 23:30
Verizon Wireless's Long Term Evolution 4G network is not dramatically faster than Sprint's WiMax 4G network in New York City, Sprint said.

Can Tablets Succeed In Business?

Tue, 04/05/2011 - 20:00
Apple ignited the tablet market with the iPad, and it's hard to argue with millions of consumers, but tablets have yet to find a place in the enterprise.

Texas Instruments To Buy National Semiconductor

Tue, 04/05/2011 - 09:45
The $6.5 Billion acquisition would make TI the world's third largest maker of semiconductors.

Verizon Offers Tablet Trade-Ins, Sprint Clears Out Tabs

Mon, 04/04/2011 - 23:59
HTC talks Honeycomb and its Flyer, while Verizon starts accepting tablet trade-ins and Sprint drops the price for a Samsung Galaxy Tab.

Android Steals Market Share From RIM, Microsoft, Palm

Mon, 04/04/2011 - 23:20
RIM is the biggest loser as Android continues its unrelenting march to the top of the smartphone market, according to Comscore's latest numbers.

2011 End User Device Survey

Sat, 04/02/2011 - 12:00
Cloud, mobility, and consumerization are stressing corporate IT. We surveyed 551 business technology pros to see how they plan to shine.

Acer CEO Resigns Over Board Disagreements

Fri, 04/01/2011 - 22:35
Gianfranco Lanci has left the company after failing to reach an agreement with directors on the PC maker's future.

Where Are All the Honeycomb Apps?

Fri, 04/01/2011 - 03:27
The Motorola Xoom hit the market more than a month ago, yet there are still only a few dozen applications optimized for Android 3.0 Honeycomb. What gives?

Microsoft Touts Windows Phone 7 Marketplace Success

Thu, 03/31/2011 - 23:18
The WP7 app store is an unparalleled hit, Microsoft says, but it still won't say how many handsets it has sold.

Cisco Enhances Converged Networking In Switches, Servers

Thu, 03/31/2011 - 22:45
By pushing converged networking onto server network interface cards, Cisco is building a Unified Fabric path back to individual virtual machines.

Oracle's Itanium Dump Could Spark M & amp;A Frenzy

Thu, 03/31/2011 - 20:00
Teradata and SAP will be attractive targets if Oracle's rivals believe Larry Ellison is going to keep his best software to himself.

Why Dell Is Wrong About The iPad

Thu, 03/31/2011 - 03:57
A Dell executive recently lambasted Apple's iPad as too expensive for business technology users. His math doesn't add up.

SMBs Boosting IT Spending, Hiring

Thu, 03/31/2011 - 02:39
Small and midsize business technology budgets are growing at the fastest rate since 2009, while one in three firms said they plan to hire IT staff during the next 18 months, according to a Spiceworks survey.

Cisco To Acquire NewScale For Cloud Self-Provisioning

Thu, 03/31/2011 - 00:23
The addition of a service catalog and self-service portal will make Cisco into more of a private cloud supplier.

RIM PlayBook To Get Native Email Eventually

Wed, 03/30/2011 - 06:00
Research In Motion has confirmed that a software update will add email, contacts, and calendaring applications to its tablet, but until then a BlackBerry is required for PIM.

Windows Phone 7 Predicted To Beat Apple iPhone

Wed, 03/30/2011 - 02:14
Google's Android will be in first place, but Microsoft's WP 7 platform will come in second with 20% of the worldwide smartphone market by 2015, according to IDC.