Google Nexus One: Lessons Learned from the Failed Experiment

Google Nexus One: Lessons Learned from the Failed Experiment

7/21/2010 11:30:07 PM

The Nexus One is dead. Gone. As of today, Google's experiment in self-branding an Android smartphone is over--with a meteoric rise and fall that holds some valuable lessons for competing platforms and future Android smartphones.

Google search share falls again in China

Google search share falls again in China

7/21/2010 11:30:06 PM

The fallout from Google's decision to stop censoring its search results in China has brought a continued decline in the company's search business, according to a research firm.

Global Warranty Group offers iPhone protection plan

Global Warranty Group offers iPhone protection plan

7/21/2010 11:30:06 PM

If you've ever found yourself fishing your iPhone out of a toilet, picking it up after dropping it for the umpteenth time, or simply wondering why you haven't seen it for a few days, it might be wise to invest in a protection plan. Apple's iPhone warranty won't cover you if you lose, drop, melt, or otherwise demolish your iPhone, but Global Warranty Group, a third-party provider of handset protection programs, now offers iPhone replacement coverage that will cover such disasters and more.

reQall

reQall

7/21/2010 11:30:06 PM

Many people today have too many tasks to complete and too little time in which to do them. The complexity of all this multitasking often leads to forgotten details, missed deadlines, and duplicated effort. Wouldn't it be great to have your own personal assistant to take notes, help you keep track of it all, and remind you to do things as you go about your daily business? ReQall aims to be your virtual assistant with a combination of voice transcription and alerts that can be time- or location-based.

Forrester: 2010 IT spending still looks strong

Forrester: 2010 IT spending still looks strong

7/21/2010 10:30:12 PM

Despite fears caused by the European debt crisis, spending on technology products and services is set to continue growing around the world, although the pace of growth in Europe overall will be lower, Forrester Research said in a report released Tuesday.

Microsoft adds Scrum capabilities to ALM server

Microsoft adds Scrum capabilities to ALM server

7/21/2010 10:30:12 PM

Microsoft began offering this week an ALM (application lifecycle management) process template geared to the Scrum agile development methodology.

Google Image Search Ads: Why You Should Care

Google Image Search Ads: Why You Should Care

7/21/2010 10:30:12 PM

Google Images, allow advertisers to include a thumbnail image beside the traditional (and boring) lines of text.

My AT&T Customer Service Nightmare

My AT&T Customer Service Nightmare

7/21/2010 10:30:12 PM

I can be pretty tough on AT&T, particularly about its over-burdened 3G network. Every time I write a column about it, readers practically line up to tell me how much they hate the new incarnation of Ma Bell. But until last week, in which I moved all of two miles from one San Francisco flat to another, I don't think I understood how truly awful AT&T's customer service really is.

Aqueduct for iPhone

Aqueduct for iPhone

7/21/2010 10:30:11 PM

has all the ingredients necessary to make an addictive game. It's relatively simple, the goal is easily defined, and each level is trickier than the last. Plus, Aqueduct is all about plumbing--an important ingredient to any game's success.

WaterField Designs releases two Mac keyboard cases

WaterField Designs releases two Mac keyboard cases

7/21/2010 10:30:11 PM

There's no shortage of iPhone, iPad, and MacBook protective cases, but keyboards need loving too, even if they often aren't considered portable devices. WaterField Designs has added two protective cases to its line of Mac cases and bags that cater to the keyboard-toting demographic. The Keyboard Slip and the Keyboard Socket are both designed to accommodate the current aluminum wireless keyboards that ship with iMacs, and are meant to be used in conjunction with another bag or backpack.

Facebook hits milestone: Half a billion users

Facebook hits milestone: Half a billion users

7/21/2010 10:30:11 PM

Facebook today hit its mark.

Flipboard 'personal social magazine' debuts for iPad

Flipboard 'personal social magazine' debuts for iPad

7/21/2010 8:30:10 PM

Major publishers have slowly been rolling out their visions of how an analog magazine should look and work in a digital world full of iPads. Flipboard, on the other hand, is a new type of digital publication for the iPad that wants to meld your news and social worlds into a sort of personalized magazine.

Personalia

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Mayer nieuwe MD Lenovo Benelux

Computerfabrikant Lenovo heeft als uitvloeisel van een structuurwijziging van haar EMEA-operatie, waarbij de volledige P&L- verantwoordelijkheid is neergelegd bij de verschillende landenorganisaties, Andreas Mayer (foto) benoemd tot Managing Director voor de Benelux. Egbert Putmans is aangetrokken als Channel Manager Benelux als opvolger van Mike Walker.

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Coopmans algemeen directeur UPC Nederland

Oud KPN-topman Baptiest Coopmans wordt de nieuwe algemeen directeur van UPC Nederland. Hij volgt Robert Dunn op, die CFO wordt bij Virgin Media. Het moederbedrijf van UPC, Liberty Global, nam Virgin Media eerder dit jaar over.

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Wassink Commercial Director Human Inference

Datakwaliteitsspecialist Human Inference heeft Jeroen Wassink aangesteld als Commercial Director Financial en Public sector. In deze functie is hij verantwoordelijk voor de verdere uitbouw van het klantportfolio van Human Inference binnen deze markten.

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Deze maand in ChannelConnect

Thema | Virtualisatie
Interview met | Jeffrey Raskeyn, Director Indirect Sales Enterprise Group HP Nederland
Thema artikel | Software-defined networking
Reseller aan het woord | Cam IT Solutions
Op de koffie bij | Jeroen Hagen, channel director Dell Nederland


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