October 14, 2010
Palm Pre 2 Specs Leaked
Mashable
Samuel Axon shares some specifications of the Palm Pre 2 smartphone.
“French mobile phone carrier SFR appears to have outed the Palm Pre 2 Monday, posting basic specifications and a couple of images, describing the device as “flatter” and “more refined” than the original. The follow-up to last year’s ambitious but not-quite successful Palm Pre, the Pre 2 will have a 1 GHz processor and 512 MB of RAM. That’s a big boost over the 600 MHz processor and 256 MB of RAM of its predecessor, and it’s competitive with other top smartphones on the market today, including the iPhone 4 and the Droid 2. According to SFR, this boost in specs will increase loading times and allow for smooth multitasking.”
HP Prepares Managed Print Services Partner Program Enhancements
MSPmentor
Joe Panettieri outlines some new channel program enhancements for HP partners in the managed print services space.
“HP is focusing its PartnerOne program enhancements on four areas: 1) Simplified deal registration, 2) Aligning membership structures, so that partners selling offerings like HP ProCurve, 3Com networking and HP software can have a single, consistent program, 3) New elite technology designations – which is where the managed print services effort surfaces and 4) And new incremental investments in training and marketing for partners.”
Canada’s telecom market is fragmenting
ZD Net
Iain Marlow writes about the fragmentation of the Canadian telecommunications space.
“Bell announced last month that it was introducing an unlimited local and long-distance calling plan to their premium Bell Mobility brand. But only in Quebec. And only if you bundle it with other Internet, TV and home phone products. Bell, essentially, is now a national provider with a very regional strategy, one that depends on what its competitors do in different markets. To boil it down, this means that big wireless companies are offering two sets of prices: One for urban customers on new discount brands or new plans, and another essentially more expensive offering for rural customers (who have less choice anyway).”