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The hype created by Research in Motion’s BlackBerry Storm is
quickly spreading and the wireless carrier Verizon announced that it will also support
the new device on its network starting with November.
"We are proud to introduce the first touch-screen based
BlackBerry smartphone together with Verizon Wireless and Vodafone," said
Mike Lazaridis, president and co-chief executive officer at RIM. "The
BlackBerry Storm is a revolutionary touch-screen smartphone that meets both the
communications and multimedia needs of customers and solves the longstanding
problem...
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IBM gave the media details about its current financial state. The multinational PC technology corporation nicknamed the “Big Blue” said Wednesday that it reported a 20% increase in net income for its third quarter and the outlook for the entire fiscal year remains solid. The good news made the IBM shares jump $4.40, 4.9 percent, at $94.95 in morning trading Thursday. The Armonk, N.Y.-based company made public the results of the third quarter a week ahead of schedule in order to put a stop to a steep slide in its shares. The company’s forecast beat Wall Street's forecast by 4 cents per...
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Earlier this week, Ford Motor Co. presented its new system
developed to help parents gain a little more control over their children’s
driving. The key technology allows parents to set the limits of how fast the
car can go, how loud the car’s stereo can be turned and also make sure that the
seatbelt is used.
The system will be used as a standard feature on next year’s
Ford Focus and will also be adopted by the Lincoln and Mercury vehicles.
"Teens are probably the riskiest drivers. MyKey helps
parents encourage their teens to drive safely," said Sue Cischke, group
vice...
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Google announced an initiative that involves a click-to-buy
service for its popular YouTube video-sharing Web site. Customers will be able
to buy many of the songs, videos and games presented on the site's pages.
“If you like the song, you don’t need to leave Google or
leave the site to buy it,” explained Bakari Brock, business affairs counsel at
YouTube.
The links will direct users to several online stores such as
Apple’s iTunes and Amazon.com. Google plans to extend the offer to many other
pages and partners in order to provide users with a wide variety of options. Over
the...
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During a press conference held yesterday, Research in Motion
officially presented it new BlackBerry, the first ever to offer a touchscreen,
which will be available in the United States exclusively through Verizon
Wireless later this year.
Both companies decided to wait a little longer before
releasing the details about the scheduled launch date and the pricing details. The
distribution process also involves a deal with Vodafone for the European market
and the company’s officials stated that the phone is compatible with networks
in 208 countries, meaning that RIM has big plans for...
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The president of the Federal Communications Commission
announced Friday that the commission is...
Microsoft Corp. announced its decision to pull the plug on two of its projects, the Live Search...
The U.S. Trade International Trade Commission ruled Tuesday that Alcatel-Lucent hasn’t...
After the European Union’s high court fined Microsoft with $2.63 for its marketing campaign...
Nokia Corp and France Telecom’s Orange announced that they
reached a three-year agreement...
In a quite expected move, Napster announced today it will
start selling DRM-free tracks for 99...
University of Michigan’s American Customer Satisfaction
Index study has shown that customer...
GlaxoSmithKline, the United Kingdom-based pharmaceutical, biological, and healthcare company,...
One month after Electronic Arts established
another deadline for its unsolicited bid to acquire...
United Auto Workers Local 235 and American Axel &
Manufacturing Inc. have come to an agreement...
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