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Entelligence: The aftermath of E3
Entelligence is a column by technology strategist and author Michael Gartenberg, a man whose desire for a delicious cup of coffee and a quality New York bagel is dwarfed only by his passion for tech.
Acer expects to overtake HP as world’s biggest laptop vendor by year’s end
Ah, the inexorable rise of a once-small Taiwanese company. Acer chairman JT Wang has told investors in a conference call this week that his company is on track to overtake HP in worldwide laptop shipments before the year is through
HP picks up Phoenix’s HyperSpace, HyperCore and Flip instant-on assets for $12m
Phoenix Technologies, remember those guys ?
The Engadget Mobile Podcast, live at 4:30 ET!
Not sure if you heard, but some “stuff” happened in the mobile industry this week — stuff we’d like to talk about, if that’s quite alright with you. This week we’ve got host Chris Ziegler and podcast regular Ross Miller along with a very special guest, so trust us — you’ll want to tune in! The Engadget Mobile Podcast, live at 4:30 ET! originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Fri, 11 Jun 2010 16:10:00 EDT
KlearKase joins booming Kindle waterproof enclosure market
You know a product’s taking off in popularity when new cases for it start dropping on a daily basis. So here we are, two Kindle cases in two days, only this one is klearly the feistier one. The KlearKase press release wastes no time in slamming yesterday’s M-Edge Guardian for being twice as expensive, three times as heavy, and presumably nowhere near as cool
Google, Verizon, Comcast, and more band together to form tech (and policy) advisory group
BITAG doesn’t exactly roll off the tongue, as far as spoken acronyms go, but the Broadband Internet Technical Advisory Group (also goes by TAG, for short) is looking to make (radio) waves. Facilitated by former FCC Chief Technologist (and University of Colorado at Boulder Adjunct Professor) Dale Hatfield, the group aims to “develop consensus on broadband network management practices and other related technical issues that can affect users’ experience,” which largely leads to addressing technical issues and making suggestions to policymakers. The group runs the gamut of major players in the broadband industry, including AT&T , Cisco , Comcast , DISH , EchoStar , Google , Intel , Level 3 , Microsoft , Time Warner Cable , and Verizon
