Year: 2010

Ricoh introduces new Aficio series

Posted by | Dec 13, 2010 | , |

Ricoh (http://www.ricoh-usa.com) has introduced the Ricoh Aficio MP C3001/C3501 and MP C4501/C5501 Series.

Building on the achievements of the Series’ predecessors — the Aficio MP C2800, MP C3300, MP C4000 and MP C5000 — these new, versatile color multifunction products (MFPs) offer enhanced productivity, advanced security and eco-friendly operation for businesses of any size, all with a low total cost of ownership (TCO), according to Shun Sato, senior vice president, marketing, Ricoh Americas Corp.

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A look at alternative video viewing platforms

Posted by | Dec 13, 2010 | , |

An annual study of consumer video consumption habits and platforms conducted by Frank N. Magid Associates (http://www.magid.com) — research-based strategic consulting firm — reveals that despite the increased use of alternative video viewing platforms (like video-on-demand, set-top boxes, instant streaming, and mobile apps), the vast majority of consumers intend to continue to maintain their traditional subscriptions with cable, satellite, and telco TV providers.

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Apple interested in Nortel’s patents?

Apple interested in Nortel’s patents?

Posted by | Dec 13, 2010 | , |

Last year Nortel sold its optical networking and carrier ethernet business to Ciena for US$769 million and its wireless business to Ericsson for $1.3 billion. Soon it will sell off its patents as well, “among them some thought to be essential 4G wireless technologies like Long Term Evolution (LTE) and Service Architecture Evolution (SAE),” reports “All Things Digital” (http://digitaldaily.allthingsd.com/20101213/everybody-wants-nortels-4g-patents/?reflink=ATD_yahoo_ticker).

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Android market now second largest app store

Posted by | Dec 13, 2010 | , |

Smaato (http://www.smaato.com), a mobile ad optimizer and mobile advertising company, has announced a compilation of mobile advertising trends for 2011. Smaato gathered market data for the three strongest regions in mobile marketing: the USA, Europe and Asia.

The trends show that, in 2010, the iTunes Store tippled its offering of mobile applications and the Android market was established as the second largest app store. Android bypassed Apple with a market share of 25% (Apple has 17%) and is now the second largest OS behind Symbian (37%) according to Morgan Stanley.

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Apple tech soars on ‘2010 Trends on Twitter’

Apple tech soars on ‘2010 Trends on Twitter’

Posted by | Dec 13, 2010 | , |

Twitter’s “2010 Trends on Twitter” list (http://yearinreview.twitter.com/trends/) lists the iPad among the top 10 overall trends (the Gulf Oil spill was number one).


In the technology section, Apple ruled. The iPad was number one, Apple’s iOS was number three, the iPone was number four and the MacBook air number nine.

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