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Sep 14, 2011

Toronto Star - Bell's new network too fast for many phones

(14-Sep-11) Bell Mobility Inc. has launched a super-fast wireless network in southern Ontario, but users will have to wait until smartphones are available that can take full advantage of the leading edge infrastructure. At this point, modem sticks are the only means to connect laptop computers...

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Aug 24, 2011

CNN - Help for social media mayhem

It wasn't until a man diagnosed with measles ate at her New Jersey diner that Connie Correia Fisher, co-owner of The Pop Shop, discovered that the only thing that spreads faster than an infectious disease is bad news. "We had every major TV station here. All the papers were here, and people we...

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thumbnail for The Globe and Mail - When the Internet runs out of addresses
Aug 03, 2011

The Globe and Mail - When the Internet runs out of addresses

(03-Aug-11) Earlier this year, there were a smattering of media reports about the Internet running out of addresses. People who don’t spend their days immersed in the Web world could be forgiven for wondering if this was another looming technology “crisis” like the Y2K bug. The answer is no, b...

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thumbnail for Mercury News.com - Biz Break: Adobe looks to future of signatures and Apple rides a strong wave
Jul 18, 2011

Mercury News.com - Biz Break: Adobe looks to future of signatures and Apple rides a strong wave

Adobe added to its ubiquitous PDF document creation and management platform on Monday with the purchase of a Palo Alto-based electronic-signature company called EchoSign. The San Jose software company had been attempting to develop its own such service, recently beta testing it, but decided to...

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thumbnail for Redmond Developer News - Infragistics Charts a New Course for Windows Phone
Jul 18, 2011

Redmond Developer News - Infragistics Charts a New Course for Windows Phone

(18-Jul-11) Infragistics Inc. released a suite of its data visualization controls for Windows Phone developers at the end of June, after previewing the mobile UI technology in April. The XAML mobile controls, which support Windows Phone 7 gestures and the Metro UI, are available to licensed users...

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thumbnail for Public CIO - Application Consolidation - Where the Real Savings Is
Jun 27, 2011

Public CIO - Application Consolidation - Where the Real Savings Is

(27-Jun-11) As CIOs work through the thorny issues involved in consolidating IT hardware and personnel, another challenge appears on the horizon: dealing with the “application bloat” that has built up within agencies over the years. In 2009, Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick issued an executiv...

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thumbnail for CBC News Online - Final Nortel patents up for auction
Jun 27, 2011

CBC News Online - Final Nortel patents up for auction

(27-Jun-11) The last of Nortel's assets — patents for Internet search, mobile video and wireless networks that can be used in consumer technology — go up for auction Monday, ending an era for the bankrupt Canadian telecom company. Internet search engine giant Google has started the bidding at ...

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thumbnail for The Globe and Mail - Five reasons to buy a PlayBook - and two reasons not to
Jun 03, 2011

The Globe and Mail - Five reasons to buy a PlayBook - and two reasons not to

(3-Jun-11) With its new PlayBook, Waterloo, Ont.-based Research In Motion Ltd. seeks a stake in the exploding tablet market. It faces an uphill battle, though, particularly against the Apple iPad, which is already in its second generation and owns a massive chunk of the tablet market. But BlackBe...

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thumbnail for CRM Magazine - Geolocation: Advertising's Future or 1984 Revisited?
Jun 01, 2011

CRM Magazine - Geolocation: Advertising's Future or 1984 Revisited?

(01-Jun-11) Airstrip One, Oceania, the setting of George Orwell’s science fiction novel 1984, was once considered unrealistic and even ridiculous. Constant war plagued the imaginary province, and the government manipulated its citizens with mind control tactics and public surveillance. In fact, p...

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