Nokia and Microsoft: Match Made in the Twilight Zone

Posted by magician | Posted in Technology | Posted on 21-02-2011

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Nokia and Microsoft: Match Made in the Twilight Zone
For most of us, there are events in history that we remember with crystal clarity, even down to the specific details of what we were doing when they happened. The Twin Towers tragedy is one recent example; another might be a positive event, such as the tearing down of the Berlin Wall. On some relative scale, it doesn’t seem entirely unreasonable to say that news of Nokia’s partnership with …

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Mobile veteran taps appetite for apps

Posted by magician | Posted in Technology | Posted on 19-02-2011

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Mobile veteran taps appetite for apps
Tina Traster – Appitalism founder and Chief Executive Simon Buckingham says his site is not just a catalog of apps that work on a variety of smartphones, tablets, PCs and eBook readers. “Appitalism is an experience—a social experience,” he said. Mr. Buckingham, a veteran of the mobile and digital sectors, targets young app users with a shopping experience that combines social networking, opinion …

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Hot Tablets, Powerful Smartphones: Mobile World Congress 2011 Officially Begins

Posted by magician | Posted in Technology | Posted on 19-02-2011

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Hot Tablets, Powerful Smartphones: Mobile World Congress 2011 Officially Begins
The world’s largest largest wireless telecommunications show, Mobile World Congress, is just getting started here in Barcelona, Spain where this week dozens of new handsets and tablets will debut. Every February, thousands of journalists, industry people and enthusiasts gather at the picturesque Fira de Barcelona to find out what the next hottest smartphones, tablets and apps will be in the year …

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SearchReviews: New App For On-The-Go Product Reviews

Posted by magician | Posted in Technology | Posted on 18-02-2011

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SearchReviews: New App For On-The-Go Product Reviews
Smartphones have given buyers the power to retrieve reviews and information about products as they see them while shopping in stores. SearchReviews launched their app today on the iPhone and Android that allows you to do this by either typing the product into search or scanning the product’s bar code. The SearchReviews app aggregates more than 36 million reviews from more than 1,000 websites …

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The REAL Importance Of Nokia To Microsoft — It’s Not About Making Money From Smartphones

Posted by magician | Posted in Technology | Posted on 13-02-2011

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The REAL Importance Of Nokia To Microsoft — It’s Not About Making Money From Smartphones
Microsoft’s smartphone deal with Nokia won’t have a huge effect on Microsoft earnings, but it does serve a very important purpose for the software giant: protecting its stronghold in business software.

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