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Walmart and Sam’s Club to Sell Apple’s iPhone

December 5th, 2008 · No Comments · Business, Business Practices, Gadgets, Technology, market share, mobile phones

So it’s official, Walmart and Sam’s Club will be selling the Apple iPhone. Yes, I know I’m a little late to the game but maybe some of you haven’t heard the news yet. So here I am…keeping my readers informed.
Anyway, a few days ago it was confirmed that select Walmart and Sam’s Club stores will […]

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Apple’s iPhone Now Ranks 2nd in Business Smartphones

November 21st, 2008 · 1 Comment · Business, Gadgets, Technology, Wireless, market share, mobile phones

And there you have it…Apple’s iPhone has just overtaken Palm for the number two spot in business for smartphone penetration. We already knew the iPhone was taking the consumer market by storm, but this jump to number two in the enterprise is big news for the people up there in Cupertino.
Palm is making it […]

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Is Apple Sneaking Into The Gaming Market?

November 7th, 2008 · 1 Comment · Business, Gadgets, Hardware, Technology, emerging markets, mobile phones

Gamers tend to fall into two categories…PC gamers and console gamers. For the PC, it’s basically just that…games on the PC. Yes, there are games available for the Mac but serious gamers shun the Mac as a gaming platform. On the console side we’re all familiar with the battles between the Microsoft’s XBox, Sony’s Playstation, […]

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The iPhone’s Rise to Greatness, Palm’s Fall From Grace

October 26th, 2008 · No Comments · Business, Business Practices, Gadgets, Hardware, Inventions, Rant, Rant, Technology, Wireless, mobile phones

Unless you’ve been living in a cave for the past two years you’ve undoubtedly heard of this iPhone thingy. Some computer company decides to make a phone. Mac fanboys everywhere have been speculating and drooling over the prospects of an Apple-created phone. Pundits everywhere dismissed the notion. Even after its release, it was met with […]

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Why Palm and Apple Annoy Me

March 26th, 2008 · No Comments · Business, Business Practices, Gadgets

I’ve got the Palm Treo 755p that I use on Sprint’s network. Perhaps you’ve seen me write about it in a previous post here. Sprint’s network is nice and fast and I’ve had no problems with it. I’d love to stay on with them. I also love my Treo. I’ve got loads of apps on […]

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MacBook Air Broohaha

January 24th, 2008 · No Comments · Hardware

There’s been a lot of press about Apple’s new MacBook Air since it was revealed at Macworld Expo last week. The Apple die-hards think it’s amazing. Critics don’t see what the big deal is. I’ve already received numerous emails and seen a number of articles on what this ultra-portable laptop is missing…most notably a DVD […]

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