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May is National Stroke Awareness month. I like to follow the technology advancements for stroke prevention and treatment -- and the companies making them -- because I have been a stroke survivor for nine years. We don't realize it on a daily basis, but things advance as quickly in the medical and he...
After years of being one of Microsoft's biggest supporters in the Windows-based laptop market, HP has officially released its first Chromebook: the Pavilion 14 running Google's Chrome OS. Now that HP has followed Samsung, Acer and Lenovo in jumping on the multi-OS bandwagon, the question is this: Ca...
CEO Thorsten Heins apparently has suggested that Research In Motion may one day license its BlackBerry operating system and stop producing handset hardware. Whether such a move would help put the embattled company back on track or be the final step in a march to oblivion -- much like the path Palm t...
One of two things will happen with the upcoming launch of the brand new RIM BlackBerry 10. Either it will be a success and help RIM get back on a growth curve, or it will end up being like the Palm Pre, loved by the media and analysts yet wanting for sales. Can RIM recover with BlackBerry 10? It's p...
While BlackBerry 10 devices won't become generally available until sometime in the New Year, more than 120 enterprise customers will reportedly begin testing the new platform as part of the BlackBerry 10 Technical Preview Program that is being rolled out this week. Research in Motion did not disclos...
Zynga's chief financial officer is departing for Facebook, yet another blow to the social game-maker, which has been languishing for months and recently trimmed its 2012 outlook. The departure of CFO Dave Wehner apparently set into motion a number of changes in the company's executive ranks. David K...
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Mobile phone giant Nokia posted a loss of $1.74 billion on Wednesday in its second-quarter earnings report. Overall sales for the one-time dominant company were down 26 percent year over year, while smartphone sales were down by a third in the quarter. However, if there is a bright spot in this repo...
Research In Motion could be looking to offload its BlackBerry handset business to survive. The company's executives are considering selling the handset-manufacturing business or even a stake in the whole company, according to numerous press reports. The company's options could include divesting the ...
Mobile handset maker Nokia announced Thursday that it would slash 10,000 jobs, eliminating roughly 19 percent of its workforce by the end of 2013. In addition, it will close a factory and several research centers in Germany, Canada and Finland, and three senior executives will be stepping down. Inve...
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