7 Biggest Stories of the Week, Jan. 5-9
The first full week of 2015 is under our belts, and amid the madness that is the Consumer Electronics Show there were a few nifty stories floating around. Here's our pick for the seven biggest stories of the week ending Jan. 9.
January 9, 2015
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The first full week of 2015 is under our belts, and amid the madness that is the Consumer Electronics Show there were a few nifty stories floating around. Here’s our pick for the seven biggest stories of the week ending Jan. 9.
Most of the recent headlines involving North Korea and computers have centered on whether the former was behind attacks against Sony. Here’s another fact about technology in North Korea that has been subject to less attention: The country has its own, home-grown Linux distribution, called Red Star OS, which happens to look a lot like Apple’s OS X.
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Something’s coming down the pike with Microsoft’s (MSFT) Windows Phone at the latest by mid-February but so far the vendor isn’t saying exactly what it’s got in store, just hinting that it hasn’t forgotten about its own mobile OS platform.
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Amazon (AMZN) reportedly has overhauled its Silicon Valley-based research and development Lab126 operation, in the wake of its Fire Phone flop and Q3 $170 million writedown for weak sales and unsold inventory of the smartphone.
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With the rise of big data analytics the way IT vendors approach sales is about to go through a major transformation. Case in point is EMC (EMC), which is in the process of aligning its channel marketing and sales enablement efforts in a way that will be much more targeted than ever before.
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With the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2015 in full swing this week in Las Vegas, Hewlett-Packard (HPQ) announced a slew of new consumer and enterprise-based products across its entire portfolio. Here’s the lowdown on everything the vendor has showcased so far at this year’s event.
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Not to be outdone by HP, Lenovo showed up in full force at CES 2015 with several new devices in each of its major categories, including tablets, laptops, convertibles and smartphones.
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The hype over the Internet of Things was not unwarranted in 2014, as companies spent $14.3 billion to acquire 60 Internet of Things-related companies, according to a new study from 451 Research’s Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) division.
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The hype over the Internet of Things was not unwarranted in 2014, as companies spent $14.3 billion to acquire 60 Internet of Things-related companies, according to a new study from 451 Research’s Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) division.
Read the story here.
The first full week of 2015 is under our belts, and amid the madness that is the Consumer Electronics Show there were a few nifty stories floating around. Here's our pick for the seven biggest stories of the week ending Jan. 9.
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