November 24, 2008
First Look: BlackBerry Storm
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BlackBerry maker battles back | money.cnn.comAuthor: GLG Expert ContributorFor months, self-proclaimed BlackBerry addicts, as well as Verizon (NYSE:VZ) Wireless users looking for a real iPhone killer (or something close to it), have been anxious to get their hands on the just released BlackBerry Storm (9530), Research In Motion (NSDQ:RIMM)
(RIM)'s first touch screen BlackBerry....
November 24, 2008
AMD's 45nm Phenom II Chips Overclocked To 6+GHz
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Intel Net Rises 12%, but Outlook Is Uncertain | online.wsj.comAuthor: GLG Expert ContributorHold the phone on handing the CPU
performance crown to Intel's new Core i7 processors just yet -- the
chip giant may yet have a fight on its hands in the coming months.
Advanced Micro Devices demoed its upcoming 45-nanometer "Deneb"
desktop chips -- now confirmed as Phenom II -- for reviewers...
November 24, 2008
Intel, AMD Square Off With Nehalem And Shanghai
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Intel Net Rises 12%, but Outlook Is Uncertain | online.wsj.comAuthor: GLG Expert ContributorIntel (NSDQ:INTC), Santa Clara, Calif., and Advanced Micro Devices (NYSE:AMD), Sunnyvale, Calif., are finally back to where it all started when the personal computer
boom kicked off in the early 1980s -- squaring off with chips that bear
more similarities than differences. That sets the stage for...
November 11, 2008
iPhone Vs. BlackBerry: Apple Now Has Bigger Slice Of The Pie
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Apple's Furiously Fast Future | www.technewsworld.comAuthor: GLG Expert ContributorHuge gains by Apple's iPhone and continuing solid performance by Research In Motion's BlackBerry are driving a smartphone market that doesn't seem to be affected by the economic downturn.
A report released by Canalys shows that Apple has grabbed 17.3 percent
of the smartphone market, placing...
November 5, 2008
Market Positioning of the Solar Energy Industry in Europe
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GE Gives Jolt to Solar Power Pioneer Soliant | www.businesswire.comAuthor: GLG Expert ContributorSolar cell technology is an example where Europe can defend or increase its market share. Solar cell technology was never going to be ignored by the European Commission because it fits into its environmental theme. This means that it benefits from a concerted and organized system of funding. Until recently,...
November 4, 2008
European Perspective for Optical Networking Sector
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ADVA Reports Q2 | www.lightreading.comAuthor: GLG Expert ContributorThis overview relates to current European market positioning within optical networking sector. It presents actual industry trends and directions for future growth.
November 3, 2008
Microsoft Partners Impressed By Windows Azure
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Azure: Can Microsoft Meld Windows with the Web? | www.businessweek.comAuthor: GLG Expert Contributorhis week at Microsoft (NSDQ:MSFT)'s Professional Developer Conference, Microsoft executives took the wraps off Windows Azure, a new development platform for building cloud-based applications. In the opening keynote, David Thompson, corporate vice president of Microsoft Online, noted that Microsoft plans...
November 3, 2008
Cisco: No Broader Implications In Verdict For VAR
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NPD: Apple iPhone 3G is #1 smartphone in U.S.; AT&T big beneficiary | macdailynews.comAuthor: GLG Expert ContributorA $6 million judgment against Cisco Systems (NSDQ:CSCO) in which a jury found that the networking vendor violated its reseller agreement and deal registration program with a small solution provider has other VARs wondering how this might impact their relationships with Cisco and other vendors. Now Cisco...
October 29, 2008
Jury Finds Cisco Broke VAR Agreement, Awards $6 Million
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NPD: Apple iPhone 3G is #1 smartphone in U.S.; AT&T big beneficiary | macdailynews.comAuthor: GLG Expert ContributorThe jury in the cross-lawsuits trial between Cisco (NSDQ:CSCO) and a former Cisco solution provider has awarded the VAR damages of more than $6 million.
The jury found that Cisco violated its reseller agreement and deal
registration agreement with the solution provider, Infra-Comm, by
cutting...
October 24, 2008
Microsoft: Notebook PCs Still Better Value Than MacBooks.
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NPD: Apple iPhone 3G is #1 smartphone in U.S.; AT&T big beneficiary | macdailynews.comAuthor: GLG Expert ContributorApple (NSDQ:AAPL) is dominating the headlines this week with its new MacBook line and first sub-$1,000 MacBook, but Microsoft (NSDQ:MSFT) insists that PC notebooks still give consumers far more bang for their buck.
In an apparent bid to stifle the buzz around the new MacBooks,
Microsoft...