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Mobile & Wireless
Facebook, Microsoft End Advertising Deal
February 9, 2010 | Microsoft says it will continue to be the exclusive provider of Web search on the social networking site.
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Antone Gonsalves,
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E-Book Prices Ratchet Up
February 8, 2010 | The Amazon model of selling e-books for $9.99 is being challenged by publishers, who are setting tiered pricing for digital books.
By
Antone Gonsalves,
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Apple Ships Security Fix For iPhone OS
February 4, 2010 | The growing popularity of Apple Macs, iPods, and iPhones is attracting the attention of cybercriminals.
By
Antone Gonsalves,
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Apple iPad Promises Media Revolution
January 27, 2010 | The early speculation is that the tablet brings publishers hopes of new revenue for digital content while ushering in a shift in how users interact with the Web. Impact on SMBs remains unclear.
By
Thomas Claburn,
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Rating Today's Top Tech For SMBs: Plug In Or Tune Out?
January 28, 2010 | Which 5 of the year's hottest gadgets, trends, and technologies make sense for your small or midsize business? And which 5 should you avoid -- at least for now?
By Scott Steinberg
The 17 Essential iPhone Apps For SMBs
January 20, 2010 | InformationWeek SMB Apple blogger Jake Widman scours the App Store to find the 17 top iPhone programs for small and midsize businesses in 11 critical categories from databases to travel apps.
By
Fredric Paul
AT&T, Verizon Signal Start Of Price War
January 19, 2010 | Both carriers seek to keep revenues stable while attempting to deal with increasingly congested wireless networks. Now could be a good time for SMBs to re-evaluate their mobile service plans.
By
W. David Gardner,
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Verizon Shakes Up Handset, Voice, Data Plan Lineups
January 15, 2010 | The realignment focuses largely on the wireless carrier's smartphone portfolio: data plans will now be required on all 3G phones. Moves could affect SMB wireless decisions.
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W. David Gardner,
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Meru Debuts WLAN Uptime Program
January 14, 2010 | Its assurance plan will provide 99.99% WLAN availability with less than one hour of unplanned downtime a year, Meru Networks says.
By
W. David Gardner,
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Top 10 Web Marketing Trends For 2010
January 14, 2010 | From social networking and e-mail marketing to search engine optimization and mobile, we tell you where to invest, what to test, and which deserve a rest.
By John Arnold
MetroPCS Unveils $40 Prepaid Mobile
January 13, 2010 | The unlimited calling, texting, and Web service plans will likely pressure MetroPCS' competitors in the prepaid mobile market and could offer relief for cash-strapped SMBs with basic mobile needs.
By
W. David Gardner,
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CES: Sony Unveils Four Vaio Laptops
January 11, 2010 | Vaio Z notebooks will ship with Intel's latest Core i5 or Core i7 processors.
By
Antone Gonsalves,
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Review: Toshiba Touch-Screen Laptop
January 11, 2010 | The Toshiba Satellite Pro U500-EZ1311 is a solid business laptop computer -- that happens to come with a fun and functional touch-screen display at a reasonable price. Just don't think that the touch-screen capability is going to change your life.
By
Fredric Paul
Broadcom Rolls 802.11n Routers For SMBs
January 6, 2010 | The single-chip 11n routers are designed to speed the wireless movement of digital content in small and medium size businesses.
By
W. David Gardner,
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From Slates To Phones, Ballmer Says Microsoft's Got It
January 7, 2010 | Redmond's chief executive shows CES crowd that his company isn't ready to cede the market to Apple's "iSlate" or Google's Nexus One. The competition should be good news for SMBs.
By
Paul McDougall,
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Toshiba Intros Netbook With Atom N450
January 6, 2010 | Intel's Atom N450, bundled with the NM10 Express Chipset, gives the Mini NB305 up to 11 hours of battery life, Toshiba says. New device will compete with similar entries from HP, Lenovo, and others.
By
Antone Gonsalves,
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HP, Lenovo Roll Out SMB Notebooks At CES
January 6, 2010 | New SMB products from major vendors highlight the newly business-friendly Consumer Electronics Show this week. Check out the latest business-oriented notebooks, desktops, and netbooks -- including touch-screen models and even so-called hybrids.
By
Fredric Paul
Google Reveals Nexus One 'Super Phone'
January 5, 2010 | The company has opened its own Web store to sell phones with and without service plans from its Android mobile operator partners. Is it a good option for SMBs?
By
Thomas Claburn,
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The 8 Biggest SMB Tech Trends Of 2009
January 5, 2010 | Even with the great recession, this past year delivered a lot of important technology developments for small and midsize companies. Here's a quick look back at the 8 most important things to take away from the year that was.
By
Fredric Paul
10 Things That WON'T Happen In 2009 - Were We Right or Wrong?
January 4, 2010 | bMighty bravely goes back to check whether our 2009 "anti-predictions" held true -- or if they actually happened. How well do you think we did?
By
Fredric Paul
Vonage Offers VOIP For iPhone, BlackBerry
December 23, 2009 | Voice-over-IP calling applications enable smartphone users to make lower-cost international calls.
By
Marin Perez,
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Acer Intros TravelMate Timeline Laptops
December 23, 2009 | The notebooks target mobile professionals by offering Windows 7 Professional, up to 8 hours of battery life, and support for Wi-Fi and Bluetooth.
By
Antone Gonsalves,
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Blackberry Service Down (Again)
December 23, 2009 | Users complain of e-mail service that is slow or non-existent.
By
Paul McDougall,
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3 SMBs Illustrate The Different Approaches To Windows 7 -- And Other Top Tech Issues
December 23, 2009 | IT folks from three very different small-to-midsize organizations talk about their plans for migrating to Windows 7, plus how they're dealing with the economy, mobility, and tech support.
By
Fredric Paul
Fujitsu Offers Laptop With Latest Intel Atom Chip
December 22, 2009 | Intel's refreshed Atom processor platform is expected to boost battery life in netbooks, but is not expected to add power.
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Antone Gonsalves,
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ANTenna Blog
News, Views, Insight, And Advice
| Verizon Introduces 'Security-As-A-Service' Packages |
The new Total Protection offerings are intended to protect SMBs against all five forms of security threats at an affordable monthly rate. Read Post |
| Why Google Buzz Could Be A Bust For SMBs |
Google is gunning for Facebook -- again. Will its efforts really build a better mousetrap, or will they simply make a mess out of Gmail? Read Post |
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| Nasuni Offers Cloud-Based Primary Storage |
By providing a virtual machine that caches data actually stored in the cloud, Nasuni is trying to make it possible for a midsize business to use online storage as a primary file server. Read Post |
Cachengo Rolls Out Appliance + Cloud Storage Option
The Director series from Cachengo pairs a local storage appliance with cloud-based backup in a "unified storage solution" priced to appeal to small and midsize businesses. Read Post |
For SMBs, PayPal Could Mean Risky Business
Many small businesses that deal with PayPal do so because they don't see any viable alternatives. In some cases, however, I wonder if these companies are really aware of the risks they are taking. Read Post |
Internet Access Options Grow
Broadband has evolved so it means more than just a cable modem or Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) connection. Now, companies are able to use optical Ethernet links to provide their employees with network access. Market research firm, Dell’Oro Group, expects interest in broadband connections to increase, with new optical Ethernet connections being very popular. Read Post |
The Virtual Future Looks Bright For SMBs
A year ago, many SMBs were still asking, "what's virtualization?" Today, it's a very different situation. Read Post |
Are Netbooks The Future For The PC Market?
Chip designer ARM's chief executive says that netbooks are the future of computing -- and the future doesn't need Microsoft. Is he onto something here, or is he just blowing smoke? Read Post |
WiMAX: a Better Option than 4G Networks?
Speed, no matter how much a company provides to its users, they often desire more. As mobile applications become more pervasive and more sophisticated, small and medium businesses need ways to boost wireless bandwidth. In the short term, WiMAX is in a better position to provide extra bandwidth than cellular networks, according to market research firm In-Stat. Read Post |
SMB Trends To Watch In 2010
Technology consultants Access Markets International Partners have pointed to six trends among small and medium businesses that, they say, deserve more attention. Read Post |
iPad And SMBs, Take Two
Now that we've all found out what Apple has had up its sleeve all these months, we can start to assess the iPad's usefulness for business more confidently. At least one possible use case is clearly out the window -- at least for now -- but the demo introduced one no one had thought about. Read Post |
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