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Just How Many Kindles Were Sold Last Year

February 3, 2009

As we prepare for the launch of the Kindle 2.0, Amazon’s famous e-Reader, many have been wondering just how many have actually been sold. Citigroup analyst Mark Mahaney estimates that Amazon sold 500,000 devices last year and will become a $1.2B a year business by 2010. Mahaney derives his 500,000 number via Sprint’s filing, who [...]

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Verizon Getting Government Help? Scam

January 30, 2009

A new provision might give Verizon $1.6 billion in credits in the next two years to bring fast Internet connections to rural and low-income areas*. The House bill that passed Wednesday will provide $6 billion in grants to broadband projects. The latest Senate bill increases those grants to $9 billion says The WSJ.
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Join TinyComb @ Startonomics

January 26, 2009

What’s Startonomics? It’s a one-day workshop designed by entrepreneurs for entrepreneurs on how to create simple, actionable metrics; and how to use them to make better product and marketing decisions for long-term growth and startup success. You cannot miss the all-star lineup at the event set to begin February 6th @ 9am. I will be [...]

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Confirmed: Yahoo Picks A New CEO

January 13, 2009

According to BoomTown and several sources familiar with Yahoo (YHOO), Carol Bartz (Now Confirmed) is hot on the radar to replace Co-founder Jerry Yang. Bartz is a longtime and high-profile Silicon Valley executive who presided over huge success at design technology giant, Autodesk (ADSK), until stepping down in April of 2006 to sit as a [...]

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Sony’s Instant-On, Non-Netbook Debut

January 8, 2009

Sony finally let those at CES get a hands-on with their latest stealth computer release. It truly is the ultimate computer on the go @ 1.4 pounds/1 inch thick, with an Instant-on OS, internet access via 3G, minimal storage, movie player and photo application. What’s inside? 1.33Ghz Atom inside so not that quick, 2GB of [...]

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