New chip aims at cutting e-reader cost
March 3, 2010 by Valerie Helmbreck
March 3, 2010 by Valerie Helmbreck
Cellphones and cancer: Connecting the calls
February 23, 2010 by Valerie Helmbreck
Posted in: Communication, Gadgets, Green technology, Hardware, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, User behavior, Wireless carriers, cell phone, mobile technology, smartphones
The whole “cell phones cause cancer” argument is beginning to feel a lot like the smoking and cancer dust up that went on decades ago.
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Tags: cancer, cellphones, links, research, smartphones
Consumers spend less, get more technology
February 10, 2010 by Valerie Helmbreck
Posted in: Budgets and spending, Gadgets, Hardware, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, User behavior, cash flow
American consumers aren’t buying fewer consumer gadgets and technology items, but they are spending less on tech. That’s the word from NPD group, an organization that keeps track of such things.
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Tags: consumer, electronics, Gadgets, NPD Group, spending, technology
Razors, ink cartridges, iPads and Kindles — oh my!
February 3, 2010 by Valerie Helmbreck
Posted in: Communication, Gadgets, Hardware, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, adoption, cash flow, e-commerce, mobile technology
The shoes are beginning to drop on that Apple iPad announcement last week, and while Amazon’s getting a pair of loafers dropped on its head, the folks in the publishing world seem to be practicing their end zone dance.
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Tags: Amazon, Apple, iPad, Kindle Reader, Steve Jobs
Apple, AT&T allow VOIP on 3G
January 29, 2010 by Valerie Helmbreck
Posted in: Communication, Gadgets, Hardware, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, Software, Travel and entertainment, VOIP, Wireless carriers, cell phone, mobile technology, smartphones
Apple and AT&T delivered some big news in a very small voice this week — news that was somewhat overshadowed by all the hoopla over the iPad. The announcement: The partners will allow VOIP on Apple products that use 3G.
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Tags: 3G, allow, Apple, apps, AT&T, iPad, iphone, software developement kit, VOIP
Apple’s January 27 announcement fuels the frenzy
January 20, 2010 by Valerie Helmbreck
Posted in: Budgets and spending, Communication, Hardware, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, User behavior, cell phone, mobile technology, smartphones
So January 27 is the day that will live in, if not infamy, at least history, as the day Apple finally broke the suspense and let us all know about their upcoming product plans. Whew.
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Tags: announcement, Apple, consumers, introduction, iphone, Steve Jobs, tablet
Nexus One fizzles, no iPhone threat
January 19, 2010 by Valerie Helmbreck
Posted in: Communication, Gadgets, Green technology, Hardware, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, Wireless carriers, cell phone, e-commerce, file-sharing, mobile technology, smartphones
Well, it seems somewhat official: The Nexus One smartphone didn’t land much of a blow against its arch-rival from Apple, the iPhone.
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Tags: Android, Apple, fiasco, Google, iphone, Nexus One, smartphone
PCs to get higher price tags in 2010
January 19, 2010 by Valerie Helmbreck
Posted in: Budgets and spending, Hardware, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, desktops
Component shortages will drive up the cost of PCs this year, and that could be bad news for businesses struggling to recover from the global recession.
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Tags: components, Financial Times, hike, PC, price, shortage
Forrester declares tech downturn ‘officially over’
January 13, 2010 by Valerie Helmbreck
Posted in: Budgets and spending, Hardware, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, Software
The past year may have been a dismal one for the tech sector, but analysts at Forrester Research, Inc., say 2010 will be a rebound year for spending in the industry. Let’s hope they’re right.
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Can Nexus One slay smartphone dragon?
January 8, 2010 by Valerie Helmbreck
