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  • Windows 7 RTM to be available on July 13?

    According to multiple sources close to Microsoft, the gold build of Windows 7 is set to be available on July 10, while the RTM, or release to manufacturing, is set to be available on July 13.  Unfortunately, Microsoft has not made any official statements, so this is just a rumor that many perceive to be true.  Basically, the RTM is significant because it is the version of a specific software that is most similar to…

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Remote DVRs A-OK says Supreme Court

by Natesh Sood on Jun 29, 2009 at 07:17 PM

If you have Cablevision, then you probably know about its remote DVR features, which allow you to record TV shows remotely for later viewing within Cablevision offices.  Previously, there was a petition questioning the legality of remote DVR usage which reached the Supreme Court.  Once there, the United States Supreme… Continue Reading »

Palm advertises Pre in major newspaper, takes jabs at Apple and AT&T

by Iyaz Akhtar on Jun 26, 2009 at 09:34 AM

Competition is integral for a healthy market, right?  The Palm Pre is the latest and greatest super-smartphone released and is a serious competitor to the current king, the Apple iPhone.  Palm isn’t hiding the fact they are gunning for Cupertino.  Take a look at this ad that ran in today’s… Continue Reading »

Palm admits, “We were out of the race,” releases dismal Q4 report

by JG Mason on Jun 26, 2009 at 09:00 AM

Times are tough for Palm but not as bad as Wall Street expected, so the outlook is a bit rosy for the smartphone maker.  Since the Palm Pre was launched after the close of Palm’s Q4 and is not included in the numbers, analysts seem to have hope for the… Continue Reading »

Nokia and Intel officially announce a new partnership

by Natesh Sood on Jun 23, 2009 at 07:11 PM

The rumor was true.  An announcement came today about a new partnership between cell phone manufacturer Nokia and chipset manufacturer Intel.  Both are major players in their respective fields.  Together, they hope to create new products that will revolutionize the mobile communication world.  Whenever two different companies team up to… Continue Reading »

Jon Rubinstein replaces Ed Colligan as Palm CEO

by Robert Nelson on Jun 11, 2009 at 07:03 AM

In some news that just goes to deepen the Apple and Palm employee mix, Jon Rubinstein has recently been appointed as CEO of Palm.  Rubinstein, who was the General Manager of the iPod division at Apple from February 1997 through April 2006 has replaced Ed Colligan, who had held the… Continue Reading »

The U.S. Government: Your next ISP?

by Merlyn Akhtar on May 30, 2009 at 03:06 PM

“U.S. Government Broadband, Inc. now bringing you the World Wide Web at lightning speeds.”  Wait - the U.S. Government provides broadband?  But, the Government isn’t a telecom—yet.  A member of the Obama Administration is supporting the idea of a U.S. tax-subsidized public broadband network.  Just imagine, high-speed internet everywhere, even… Continue Reading »

Yahoo 360 to close on July 13

by Sue Walsh on May 30, 2009 at 09:17 AM

Yahoo has announced that the long delayed closing of its Yahoo 360 social networking service will now happen on July 13th.  Yahoo 360 opened with great fanfare in 2005 and was hoped to become a serious competitor to MySpace and Facebook, but it never happened.  The site’s closure was first… Continue Reading »

Circuit City relaunches with new website and owners

by Heather Wood on May 29, 2009 at 03:15 PM

The old Circuit City may have been dead and buried, but new ownership may help relaunch the once popular electronics retailer.  Systemax has acquired the company and has already reopened the Circuit City.com website.  The company purchased the e-commerce site for $6.5 million back in April.  Systemax owns Tiger Direct… Continue Reading »

Profits down, Dell is still optimistic

by Shawn Ingram on May 29, 2009 at 11:04 AM

It should be of no surprise that yet another computer manufacturer is declaring a disappointing quarter in comparison to the same quarter of the previous year.  Thankfully not every company is posting losses like Sony and Palm did.  This time it’s Dell’s turn to admit that although it’s still making… Continue Reading »

Verizon to launch Palm Pre within 6 months and new Blackberry Storm

by Natesh Sood on May 28, 2009 at 07:27 PM

The days leading up the Palm Pre launch has been filled with excitement and more news.  In fact, just yesterday we reported that AT&T will also launch the Palm Pre in about a year.  Today, Verizon Chief Executive Lowell McAdam stated Verizon will begin to sell the Palm Pre within… Continue Reading »

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