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RIM has upgraded its PlayBook tablet software but does it make it competitive after so many market developments lately? The Waterloo, Ontario based company is hoping that a fresh upgrade with PlayBook 2.0 software will ignite demand not only among its corporate customers, but among consumers as well. E-mail, calendar, and contacts are finally included, [...]

Verizon Wireless updated its Usage Controls, an option giving subs more granularity to set data limits for family members. I can now limit data consumed in my household including apps/games, and block ringtone purchases. The option’s still $4.99/line/month, on top a family plan. Pretty steep, but it allows for limiting data abuses. Go here to read [...]

On Wednesday, November 9, 2011 I had the privilege to attend The Churchill Club’s event “Steve Jobs: A Legacy of Vision and Leadership,” an open forum event held at the Tech Museum in San Jose, California that featured friends and colleagues who worked with Steve over the years. The panel discussion was moderated by Paul [...]

I’ve been involved in a discussion recently in The Business and Technology Forum on LinkedIn revolving around the question — “Should smartphones and tablets work on a standard operating system? “ — based on comments from Deloitte that state “The emergence of a de facto standard is very important to everyone involved in the smartphone [...]