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Microsoft “Laptop Hunters”

by MikeM on April 28, 2009

Microsoft has recently cranked up its marketing machine and taken aim at Apple. After several months of observing the various “I’m a Mac” commercials Microsoft has gone on the offensive with a series of Microsoft “Laptop Hunter” commercials. In the Laptop Hunters ads Microsoft focuses on “real world” shoppers looking for computing value or [...]

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Palm Pre Smartphone – Beyond the Treo

by MikeM on March 25, 2009

Once the King-of-the-Smartphone-Hill with its Treo series of devices, Palm is trying to fight its way back into the lead with a brand new smartphone entry – the Palm Pre. The Pre smartphone has received a great deal of very positive pre-launch publicity since it was initially unveiled in January with many direct comparisons to [...]

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BlackBerry Storm Smartphone – Two Months After Launch, An Update

by MikeM on January 26, 2009

The clamor has died down, the dust has settled, and real people (not just reviewers) are actually using the touchscreen BlackBerry Storm. I had an earlier post –“Tech News – BlackBerry Storm, New Touch Screen Phone from RIM” that provided the initial pre-launch information on the Storm. The device has now been available to the [...]

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Apple To Remove Copy Protection, Change Pricing in iTunes

by MikeM on January 7, 2009

In a significant announcement at the Mac World show in San Francisco yesterday Apple said that will make all songs in its market-leading iTunes store available without anticopying restrictions and it will be dropping the price on some songs to 69 cents. ITunes is moving to a tiered pricing model and will begin selling songs [...]

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6 Helpful Web Sites – Finding Your Next Mobile Phone

by MikeM on December 13, 2008

The rate of change in the mobile phone world continues ahead at a breakneck pace. The growing features and capabilities of the latest devices makes many people want to toss their two year old, or even 1 year old, phones for a newer model. To help wade through the many choices and options here is [...]

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New BlackBerry Storm Touchscreen Phone – Update

by MikeM on November 16, 2008

In our earlier post, “BlackBerry ‘Storm’, New Touchscreen Phone from RIM“, we provided some of initial details on this exciting new device. Verizon has now announced the final information on the price and shipping date for the first touchscreen BlackBerry.

Price: $199 (actually $249 with a $50 rebate)
Availability Date: November 21, 2008

This should be [...]

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