Has HP done a “New Coke” with WebOS and tablets?

 

Via Zdnet.com

By David Chernicoff | September 1, 2011, 2:31pm PDT

Summary: Could the cancellation of WebOS been a guerrilla marketing campaign on a grand scale?

In 1985, the Coca-Cola Corporation was in the doldrums. From the dominant position with over 60% of the soft drink business its sales had declined to little more than 25% of what had become a very competitive business. Then in April of 1985, Coca-Cola executed what became one of the most brilliant marketing screw ups in history; they changed the taste of Coca-Cola.

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Report: Apple orders 10 million iPhone 5 units for September

Via Cnet.com

August 3, 2011 5:17 AM PDT

by Don Reisinger

 

Another day, another iPhone 5 rumor.

This time around, Taiwan-based DigiTimes is reporting that Apple has hired Pegatron to produce 10 million iPhone 5 units. According to the publication’s unnamed sources, Taiwan-based Pegatron plans to ship the iPhone 5 in September, paving the way for Apple to release the smartphone any time after that.

But before you pull out your wallet, consider that last month, DigiTimes reported that Pegatron had received an order from Apple to produce 15 million iPhone 5 units that it would ship in September. If today’s story is to be believed, that didn’t happen.

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FCC moves to fight mystery fees on your phone bill

Via CNN; Amy Gahran

(CNN) — Phone bills, especially cell phone bills, are notoriously complex and cryptic. This makes it easy to slip in new charges without consumers noticing — including for services that the consumer never authorized.

“Cramming,” the illegal practice of fraudulent phone bill charges, has been around for decades. But with the exploding growth of cell phones, it’s gotten worse. On Monday, the FCC announced that it will propose new rules to increase phone bill transparency and disclosure in an effort to combat cramming.

This comes on the heels of another announcement that the FCC plans to fine four companies nearly $12 million for cramming: Main Street Telephone ($4.2 million), VoiceNet Telephone ($3 million), Cheap2Dial Telephone ($3 million), and Norristown Telephone ($1.5 million).

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Make Sure and make it to Our networking Event Edmond Chamber June 14th

 

OUR Edmond Chamber Event June 14th, Oak Tree Country Club

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 June 14^th, 2011  5:30-7:00PM

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 Business After Hours Edmond Chamber Event

When:
Tuesday, June 14, 2011 – 5:30pm – 7:00pm

Where:
Oak Tree Country Club
700 W. Coutnry Club Drive
Edmond, OK

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Cell phones and radiation: The 10 highest- and lowest-emitting models

 

Via CNN

 

By Brandon Griggs

 

When it comes to radiation levels emitted by cell phones, all phone models aren’t created equal.  

(CNN) — Cell phone users — a group that, these days, means practically everybody — are no doubt concerned about Tuesday’s news that the World Health Organization (WHO) classifies cell phones as “possibly carcinogenic to humans.”

The phones themselves aren’t necessarily harmful. It’s the radiation emitted by the phones — and absorbed by the human body — that troubles some doctors.

But when it comes to radiation levels, all phones aren’t equal. Below are lists of the models available from major carriers that emit the highest and lowest levels of radiofrequency energy.

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Google Buys Oklahoma Wind

Vis google blog

Oklahoma, where the wind comes sweepin’ down the plain

4/21/2011 08:20:00 AM

Rodgers and Hammerstein weren’t kidding when they wrote what is now Oklahoma’s official state song. The gusts on the plains are fierce, which makes the Sooner State a great place to harness clean, renewable wind energy. Our commitment to greening our energy supply is also strong, which is why we’ve just signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) for wind energy—our second in less than a year—in Oklahoma.

The purchase is similar in size and structure to the agreement we signed last July for wind energy in Iowa, but this time we will be applying the power to our Mayes County, Okla. data center, which will be fully operational later this year. We’ve agreed to purchase all of the energy from NextEra Energy Resources’ Minco II wind facility in Oklahoma for the next 20 years, through Google Energy LLC, an entity that enables us to participate in the wholesale energy market. This 100.8 megawatt facility will be built as a direct result of our financial commitment and should be operational in late 2011.

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Japan takes toll on U.S. tech companies

Via CNN

By David Goldman, 

NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — The impact of the massive earthquake that struck just off the coast of Japan last week has been felt as far away as Texas.

Dallas-based Texas Instruments (TXN, Fortune 500) said late Monday that it had suffered “substantial damage” to its production plant in Miho, Japan and slight damage to its Aizu-wakamatsu plant. Both facilities are located north of Tokyo in the areas most affected by the disaster.

 The Miho plant, which was responsible for about 10% of the company’s output last year, will be mostly offline until May, and it won’t be fully operational until the middle of July, the company said. That means full shipment capabilities won’t be restored until September.

The company makes silicon wafers at its Miho plant, which are the thin pieces of silicon glass used to manufacture microchips.

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