| Key factor for Nokia and Windows Phone 7: Android angst While the first round of Nokia Lumia handsets running Windows Phone 7 looks solid, their fate will likely rest in the hands of Android. Read more Editor's note
Check out my analysis of the newly-announced Nokia Windows Phone 7 devices and their chances at winning market share, and then read more from ZDNet on the new Nokia devices unveiled today. Also, don't miss my piece on 15 IT best practices that it's time to kill. -Jason | News from ZDNet | | | Nokia announces the Lumia 710 and 800 Windows Phone 7.5 Mango devices Nokia has to be the worst at keeping secrets and there are no real surprises here with some top notch devices running Windows Phone 7.5. Read more | | Nokia's first Windows Phones: What's there, what's not Here's what's here ... and not.. with the first two Windows Phones from Nokia that were unveiled at the opening day of the Nokia World trade show. Read more | | Nokia's Lumia Windows Phone moment of truth: Will consumers 'have to have them?' The stakes are high for Nokia and this Lumia launch and its fate rests with that 25-year-old global citizen who has to decide whether she wants a world filled with Windows Phone tiles Read more | | Amazon: Kindle Fire nuked our Q4 outlook The Kindle Fire tablet is expected to be a big hit, but it might not pay off for Amazon as quickly as one might expect. Read more | | Amazon's Kindle Fire economics: A focus on lifetime value of customer The Kindle Fire launch does translate into a short-term profit hit, but Amazon is confident that the model behind $199 tablet will pay off over time. Read more | | Sprint: iPhone deal 'worth every penny,' but there's a big financial hit Sprint likens the iPhone to an expensive baseball player that can fill the stands of a high-priced stadium. Read more | | RIM's juggling act flops as PlayBook OS 2.0 slips This PlayBook OS 2.0 delay means that RIM's tablet customers still lack integrated email and calendar. Read more | | Avoiding the iCloud storage gotcha Storing your App data to Apple's iCloud is very convenient. A little too convenient maybe. Find out how to manage your iCloud backup data before you spend money on storage you don't need. Read more | | Cisco expands telepresence choices for small, medium businesses Cisco reaches out to small and medium-sized businesses with new telepresence options beyond the boardroom. Read more | | Google's Android beats Apple in mobile app downloads People may love their iPads and iPhones, but they're already buying more Android devices, and software. Read more | | IBM's CEO hand-off: Rometty to take over for Palmisano Virginia Rometty will take over for Sam Palmisano effective Jan. 1. Now women run both HP and IBM. Read more | | Canonical, Ubuntu Linux's parent company, reorganizes It's been a bumpy twelve months for Canonical, Ubuntu Linux's business side, but the company is re-organizing as it hunts for more business server and desktop customers. Read more | | Mainstream media is struggling to find a business model -- activist media doesn't need one Media produced by activists will flood our channels as mainstream media continues to shrink. It's bad news for society. Read more |
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