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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Google set to map the world -- and push out GPS makers as a result?]]></title><link>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/11/25/google-set-to-map-the-world-and-push-out-gps-makers-as-a-resul/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/11/25/google-set-to-map-the-world-and-push-out-gps-makers-as-a-resul/</guid><comments>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/11/25/google-set-to-map-the-world-and-push-out-gps-makers-as-a-resul/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/rumors/" rel="tag">Rumors</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/products-and-services/" rel="tag">Products and services</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/goog/" rel="tag">Google (GOOG)</a></p><p><img border="0" hspace="4" alt="" vspace="4" align="right" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.bloggingstocks.com/media/2009/11/google-gps.jpg" />Google (<a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/google-inc-cl-a/goog/nas">GOOG</a>) changed the game of many global GPS appliance makers this month by announcing a completely free and quite capable GPS <span style="MARGIN-TOP: 7px; FLOAT: left; MARGIN-RIGHT: 10px"><script> digg_url = 'http://digg.com/tech_news/Google_set_to_map_the_world_and_push_out_GPS_makers'; </script><script src=" http://digg.com/api/diggthis.js"></script></span>product as part of the Motorola Droid handset announced and now being sold by Verizon Wireless.</p>
<p>In what seems to be the norm for Google, it is once again disrupting an entire market by <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/28/google-navigation-video-hands-on-you-want-this/">giving something away for free</a> that's both competitive and capable. TomTom and Garmin <a href="http://mobile.engadget.com/2009/10/28/the-game-has-changed/">saw their share prices plummet</a> upon Google's announcement, and rightfully so.</p><p><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/11/25/google-set-to-map-the-world-and-push-out-gps-makers-as-a-resul/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Google set to map the world -- and push out GPS makers as a result?</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/11/25/google-set-to-map-the-world-and-push-out-gps-makers-as-a-resul/">Google set to map the world -- and push out GPS makers as a result?</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com">BloggingStocks</a> on Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.forbes.com/2009/11/24/europe-navigation-cloudmade-technology-wireless-google.html>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/11/25/google-set-to-map-the-world-and-push-out-gps-makers-as-a-resul/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/forward/19253816/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/11/25/google-set-to-map-the-world-and-push-out-gps-makers-as-a-resul/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>GOOG</category><category>Google</category><category>Google GPS</category><category>Google Maps</category><category>GPS</category><category>Inc.</category><category>inthenews</category><category>Motorola Droid</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brian White]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Microsoft CFO Chris Liddell leaving at the end of 2009]]></title><link>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/11/25/microsoft-cfo-chris-liddell-leaving-at-the-end-of-2009/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/11/25/microsoft-cfo-chris-liddell-leaving-at-the-end-of-2009/</guid><comments>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/11/25/microsoft-cfo-chris-liddell-leaving-at-the-end-of-2009/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/msft/" rel="tag">Microsoft (MSFT)</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/employees/" rel="tag">Employees</a></p><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="0" align="right" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.bloggingstocks.com/media/2009/11/chrisliddell_l.jpg" alt="" />Microsoft (<a href=" http://finance.aol.com/quotes/microsoft-corporation/msft/nas">MSFT</a>) CFO Chris Liddell will be leaving the company at the end of the year to further his career somewhere else, the company announced. Liddell, who joined Microsoft in 2005, was a stringent cost cutter and cash hoarder at a time when rival Google (<a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/google-inc-cl-a/goog/nas">GOOG</a>) was stockpiling cash on its quest to dominate the world. You know -- the same quest Microsoft has been on for decades now?<p><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/11/25/microsoft-cfo-chris-liddell-leaving-at-the-end-of-2009/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Microsoft CFO Chris Liddell leaving at the end of 2009</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/11/25/microsoft-cfo-chris-liddell-leaving-at-the-end-of-2009/">Microsoft CFO Chris Liddell leaving at the end of 2009</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com">BloggingStocks</a> on Wed, 25 Nov 2009 13:10:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hkkxPc-NfXX9Flo5giQ9dYrYep3gD9C66SIG2>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/11/25/microsoft-cfo-chris-liddell-leaving-at-the-end-of-2009/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/forward/19253822/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/11/25/microsoft-cfo-chris-liddell-leaving-at-the-end-of-2009/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>Chris Liddell</category><category>ChrisLiddell</category><category>inrthenews</category><category>Microsoft</category><category>Microsoft CFO</category><category>MicrosoftCfo</category><category>MSFT</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brian White]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 13:10:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[GM's sale of Saab collapses; now what?]]></title><link>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/11/24/gms-sale-of-saab-collapses-now-what/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/11/24/gms-sale-of-saab-collapses-now-what/</guid><comments>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/11/24/gms-sale-of-saab-collapses-now-what/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/deals/" rel="tag">Deals</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/gm/" rel="tag">General Motors (GM)</a></p><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="0" align="right" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.bloggingstocks.com/media/2009/11/saab.jpg" />It looks like General Motors won't be unloading SAAB to Swedish company Koenigsegg Group, the automaker announced just a while ago. GM CEO Fritz Henderson expressed disappointment, saying "we're obviously very disappointed with the decision to pull out of the SAAB purchase... given the sudden change in direction, we will take the next several days to assess the situation and will advise on the next steps next week."<p><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/11/24/gms-sale-of-saab-collapses-now-what/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>GM's sale of Saab collapses; now what?</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/11/24/gms-sale-of-saab-collapses-now-what/">GM's sale of Saab collapses; now what?</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com">BloggingStocks</a> on Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:20:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://money.cnn.com/2009/11/24/news/companies/gm_saab/?postversion=2009112414>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/11/24/gms-sale-of-saab-collapses-now-what/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/forward/19252937/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/11/24/gms-sale-of-saab-collapses-now-what/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>General Motors</category><category>GeneralMotors</category><category>GM</category><category>Saab</category><category>Saab sale</category><category>SaabSale</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brian White]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:20:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Apple backs AT&amp;T in continuing spat with Verizon]]></title><link>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/11/24/apple-backs-atandt-in-continuing-spat-with-verizon/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/11/24/apple-backs-atandt-in-continuing-spat-with-verizon/</guid><comments>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/11/24/apple-backs-atandt-in-continuing-spat-with-verizon/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/aapl/" rel="tag">Apple Inc (AAPL)</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/marketing-and-advertising/" rel="tag">Marketing and advertising</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/t/" rel="tag">AT and T (T)</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/vz/" rel="tag">Verizon Communications (VZ)</a></p><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="0" align="right" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.bloggingstocks.com/media/2009/11/att-verizon-map-coverage.jpg" alt="" /> AT&amp;T, Inc. (<a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/atand-38-t-inc/t/nys">T</a>) has been getting itself into a wad about recent commercials from larger competitor Verizon Wireless. In those ads, Verizon touts its advanced 3G wireless coverage over AT&amp;T's tepid 3G coverage as a way to battle the ubiquitous popularity of the Apple (<a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/apple-inc/aapl/nas">AAPL</a>) iPhone that no carrier seems to be able an unseat as the phone to exclusively sell. <br /><p><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/11/24/apple-backs-atandt-in-continuing-spat-with-verizon/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Apple backs AT&amp;T in continuing spat with Verizon</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/11/24/apple-backs-atandt-in-continuing-spat-with-verizon/">Apple backs AT&amp;T in continuing spat with Verizon</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com">BloggingStocks</a> on Tue, 24 Nov 2009 16:40:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.newsfactor.com/news/Apple-Joins-AT-T-Verizon-Ad-Battle/story.xhtml?story_id=113008IM77WQ&amp;full_skip=1>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/11/24/apple-backs-atandt-in-continuing-spat-with-verizon/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/forward/19251727/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/11/24/apple-backs-atandt-in-continuing-spat-with-verizon/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>AAPL</category><category>Apple</category><category>ATT</category><category>featured</category><category>Inc.</category><category>iphone</category><category>iphone 3g</category><category>iphone3g</category><category>T</category><category>Verizon Wireless</category><category>VerizonWireless</category><category>VZ</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brian White]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 16:40:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Google's plan for netbook PCs moves higher into the clouds]]></title><link>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/11/23/googles-plan-for-netbook-pcs-moves-higher-into-the-clouds/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/11/23/googles-plan-for-netbook-pcs-moves-higher-into-the-clouds/</guid><comments>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/11/23/googles-plan-for-netbook-pcs-moves-higher-into-the-clouds/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/rumors/" rel="tag">Rumors</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/products-and-services/" rel="tag">Products and services</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/goog/" rel="tag">Google (GOOG)</a></p><img border="0" align="right" vspace="4" hspace="4" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.bloggingstocks.com/media/2009/11/google-chrome-os.jpg" alt="" /> Google, Inc. (<a href=" http://finance.aol.com/quotes/google-inc-cl-a/goog/nas">GOOG</a>) may not be scaring Microsoft Corporation (<a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/microsoft-corporation/msft/nas">MSFT</a>) to the bone just yet, and many pundits continue to believe that PCs -- the way they've always been -- will largely remain in Microsoft's grasp. <br /><br />But how wrong that perspective is.<p><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/11/23/googles-plan-for-netbook-pcs-moves-higher-into-the-clouds/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Google's plan for netbook PCs moves higher into the clouds</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/11/23/googles-plan-for-netbook-pcs-moves-higher-into-the-clouds/">Google's plan for netbook PCs moves higher into the clouds</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com">BloggingStocks</a> on Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://news.cnet.com/8301-30684_3-10401919-265.html?tag=nl.e703>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/11/23/googles-plan-for-netbook-pcs-moves-higher-into-the-clouds/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/forward/19247819/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/11/23/googles-plan-for-netbook-pcs-moves-higher-into-the-clouds/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>Chrome OS</category><category>ChromeOs</category><category>featured</category><category>GOOG</category><category>Google Chrome</category><category>Google Chrome OS</category><category>GoogleChrome</category><category>GoogleChromeOs</category><category>Netbook</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brian White]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dell being left behind as PC market re-energizes itself?]]></title><link>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/11/23/dell-being-left-behind-as-pc-market-re-energizes-itself/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/11/23/dell-being-left-behind-as-pc-market-re-energizes-itself/</guid><comments>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/11/23/dell-being-left-behind-as-pc-market-re-energizes-itself/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/competitive-strategy/" rel="tag">Competitive strategy</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/dell/" rel="tag">Dell (DELL)</a></p><img border="0" align="right" vspace="4" hspace="4" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.bloggingstocks.com/media/2009/11/dell.jpg" alt="" />Dell, Inc. (<a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/dell-inc/dell/nas">DELL</a>) has been beaten up verbally recently, and its stock price has plummeted as well. The company's latest quarter was nothing to write home about, and there is talk that Dell's edge has long since been dulled and the company is a lumbering giant unable to do anything more than sell and service commodity products. The recent <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/09/21/dell-acquires-perot-systems/">Perot Systems acquisition</a> is more a defensive move than an offensive one, for example. So, is Dell floundering? In many ways, definitely yes.<p><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/11/23/dell-being-left-behind-as-pc-market-re-energizes-itself/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Dell being left behind as PC market re-energizes itself?</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/11/23/dell-being-left-behind-as-pc-market-re-energizes-itself/">Dell being left behind as PC market re-energizes itself?</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com">BloggingStocks</a> on Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20091120-708851.html>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/11/23/dell-being-left-behind-as-pc-market-re-energizes-itself/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/forward/19249120/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/11/23/dell-being-left-behind-as-pc-market-re-energizes-itself/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>Adamo</category><category>Dell</category><category>Dell Laptop</category><category>Dell PCs</category><category>DellLaptop</category><category>DellPcs</category><category>Inc.</category><category>michael Dell</category><category>MichaelDell</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brian White]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Apple's iPhone set for South Korean launch]]></title><link>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/11/20/apples-iphone-set-for-south-korean-launch/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/11/20/apples-iphone-set-for-south-korean-launch/</guid><comments>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/11/20/apples-iphone-set-for-south-korean-launch/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/international-markets/" rel="tag">International markets</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/products-and-services/" rel="tag">Products and services</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/aapl/" rel="tag">Apple Inc (AAPL)</a></p><p><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" align="right" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.dailyfinance.com/media/2009/03/iphone.jpg" />Apple (<a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/apple-inc/aapl/nas">AAPL</a>) continues to bring the iPhone to countries outside the U.S. Although its launch in China <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/11/03/apples-iphone-sees-lukewarm-reception-in-china-debut/">didn't generate as much fanfare</a> as the company had hoped, things take time to roll into a big ball of success. Apple won't be slowing down international introductions of the handset that changed the wireless game, that's for sure.</p>
<p>As such, South Korea's own LG Electronics and Samsung Electronics are about to see their homeland assaulted by the official introduction of the iPhone for sale into that country. South Korea's KT Corp. and SK Telecom are the<a href="http://www.newsfactor.com/news/Apple-Gets-iPhone-OK-in-South-Korea/story.xhtml?story_id=102005WO0CZO&amp;full_skip=1"> reported carriers for Apple's iPhone there</a>, and although the South Korean market may seem like a small potato of opportunity for Apple, the company has been cleared by the Korean Communications Commission to start selling its popular handset.</p><p><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/11/20/apples-iphone-set-for-south-korean-launch/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Apple's iPhone set for South Korean launch</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/11/20/apples-iphone-set-for-south-korean-launch/">Apple's iPhone set for South Korean launch</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com">BloggingStocks</a> on Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/11/20/apples-iphone-set-for-south-korean-launch/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/forward/19246017/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/11/20/apples-iphone-set-for-south-korean-launch/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>AAPL</category><category>Apple</category><category>IDC</category><category>inthenews</category><category>iPhone</category><category>KT Corp.</category><category>LG Electronics</category><category>Ramon Llamas</category><category>Samsung Electronics</category><category>SK Telecom</category><category>South Korea</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brian White]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Android-powered phones set stage for holiday competition with iPhone]]></title><link>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/11/20/google-android-powered-phones-set-stage-for-holiday-competition/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/11/20/google-android-powered-phones-set-stage-for-holiday-competition/</guid><comments>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/11/20/google-android-powered-phones-set-stage-for-holiday-competition/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/competitive-strategy/" rel="tag">Competitive strategy</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/goog/" rel="tag">Google (GOOG)</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/aapl/" rel="tag">Apple Inc (AAPL)</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/bby/" rel="tag">Best Buy (BBY)</a></p><p><img border="0" hspace="4" vspace="4" align="right" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.bloggingstocks.com/media/2009/11/sprint_hero.jpg" width="200" height="209" alt="" />Google (<a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/google-inc-cl-a/goog/nas">GOOG</a>) and Apple (<a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/apple-inc/aapl/nas">AAPL</a>) were once favorite friends. When Google CEO Eric Schmidt resigned from Apple's board of directors, though, the gloves came off. With Apple's venerable and extremely popular iPhone <a href="http://www.fiercewireless.com/story/best-buy-offering-sprint-android-phones-100/2009-11-17">selling for $99</a> (for the base edition), Google's "Android" phones -- made by several manufacturers and sold by many carriers -- have not matched those low Apple prices. Not any more.</p>
<p>Consumer electronics retailer Best Buy (<a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/best-buy-incorporated/bby/nys">BBY</a>) is selling the Samsung Moment and the HTC Hero for $99 through December -- matching Apple's iPhone pricing for a two-year contract. That's with no rebates, either. So, the question is this: will Google's Android-powered phones start gaining traction on the iPhone? With AT&amp;T's (<a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/atand-38-t-inc/t/nys">T</a>) penchant for poor service and for exorbitant calling plan prices, this may be enough to get those on the iPhone fence switching over to a touchscreen Android phone.</p><p><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/11/20/google-android-powered-phones-set-stage-for-holiday-competition/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Android-powered phones set stage for holiday competition with iPhone</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/11/20/google-android-powered-phones-set-stage-for-holiday-competition/">Android-powered phones set stage for holiday competition with iPhone</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com">BloggingStocks</a> on Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:20:00 EST.  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Smartphones, which are slowly but surely replacing the standard cellphone for the typical "always need to be connected" consumer, are helping wireless carriers drum up wireless data revenue to replace the lost voice revenue as customers talk less.<p><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/11/05/verizon-to-unveil-droid-eris-phone-for-99-and-kills-sprint-n/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Verizon to unveil Droid Eris phone for $99 -- and kills Sprint Nextel's $180 price for the HTC Hero</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/11/05/verizon-to-unveil-droid-eris-phone-for-99-and-kills-sprint-n/">Verizon to unveil Droid Eris phone for $99 -- and kills Sprint Nextel's $180 price for the HTC Hero</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com">BloggingStocks</a> on Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:50:00 EST.  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(NFLX)</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/bby/" rel="tag">Best Buy (BBY)</a></p><p><img border="0" hspace="4" alt="" vspace="4" align="right" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.bloggingstocks.com/media/2009/11/logo_cinemanow.gif" width="200" height="133" /><a href=" http://finance.aol.com/quotes/best-buy-incorporated/bby/nys">Best Buy Inc.</a> (NYSE: <a href=" http://finance.aol.com/quotes/best-buy-incorporated/bby/nys">BBY</a>) has become a leader in DVD sales in the last half-decade, but the largest consumer electronics retailer in the U.S. may see that the future of the movie rental business is in downloading -- not discs.</p>
<p><a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/netflix-inc/nflx/nas">Netflix Inc.</a> (NASDAQ: <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/netflix-inc/nflx/nas">NFLX</a>) has been a pioneer in this space, as the largest DVD mail-order rental firm has begun embedding its software in Blu-ray players, set-top boxes, and other devices to stream digital content over the internet -- no disc needed. Best Buy apparently <a href="http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2009/11/best-buy-to-launch-digital-movie-service.html">wants a little piece of that action</a>.</p><p><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/11/05/best-buy-partners-with-cinemanow-to-challenge-netflix/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Best Buy partners with CinemaNow to challenge Netflix</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/11/05/best-buy-partners-with-cinemanow-to-challenge-netflix/">Best Buy partners with CinemaNow to challenge Netflix</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com">BloggingStocks</a> on Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:10:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2009/11/best-buy-to-launch-digital-movie-service.html>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/11/05/best-buy-partners-with-cinemanow-to-challenge-netflix/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/forward/19224529/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/11/05/best-buy-partners-with-cinemanow-to-challenge-netflix/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>BBY</category><category>Best Buy</category><category>Blockbuster</category><category>CinemaNow</category><category>inthenews</category><category>Movie downloads</category><category>Netflix</category><category>NFLX</category><category>Roxio movies</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brian White]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:10:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Microsoft cuts software as a service prices to match Google Apps]]></title><link>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/11/04/microsoft-cuts-software-as-a-service-prices-to-match-google-apps/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/11/04/microsoft-cuts-software-as-a-service-prices-to-match-google-apps/</guid><comments>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/11/04/microsoft-cuts-software-as-a-service-prices-to-match-google-apps/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/competitive-strategy/" rel="tag">Competitive strategy</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/goog/" rel="tag">Google (GOOG)</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/msft/" rel="tag">Microsoft (MSFT)</a></p><p><img border="0" hspace="4" alt="" vspace="4" align="right" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.bloggingstocks.com/media/2009/11/msft.jpg" /> <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/google-inc-cl-a/goog/nas">Google Inc.</a>'s (NASDAQ: <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/google-inc-cl-a/goog/nas">GOOG</a>) Google Apps project has gained steam (and customers) since its introduction a few years ago. Although it's not yet a true competitor to <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/microsoft-corporation/msft/nas">Microsoft Corporation</a>'s (NASDAQ: <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/microsoft-corporation/msft/nas">MSFT</a>) Office juggernaut, it is making headway.</p>
<p>The "software as a service" camp is doing nothing but speeding up, as small and large businesses would like to offload expensive software installations and just use the Internet as a vehicle for getting things done across boundaries and time zones. Microsoft, though, is not capitulating just yet.</p><p><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/11/04/microsoft-cuts-software-as-a-service-prices-to-match-google-apps/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Microsoft cuts software as a service prices to match Google Apps</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/11/04/microsoft-cuts-software-as-a-service-prices-to-match-google-apps/">Microsoft cuts software as a service prices to match Google Apps</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com">BloggingStocks</a> on Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:30:00 EST.  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So much, in fact, that its national wireless network is most likely strained -- causing many an iPhone customer to constantly have problems with their service.<p><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/11/04/let-the-war-begin-atandt-sues-verizon-wireless-over-advertising-c/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Let the war begin: AT&amp;T sues Verizon Wireless over advertising claims</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/11/04/let-the-war-begin-atandt-sues-verizon-wireless-over-advertising-c/">Let the war begin: AT&amp;T sues Verizon Wireless over advertising claims</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com">BloggingStocks</a> on Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/181364/atandt_sues_verizon_over_theres_a_map_for_that_ads.html>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/11/04/let-the-war-begin-atandt-sues-verizon-wireless-over-advertising-c/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/forward/19222622/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/11/04/let-the-war-begin-atandt-sues-verizon-wireless-over-advertising-c/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>ATT</category><category>featured</category><category>inthenews</category><category>iPhone</category><category>Motorola Droid</category><category>MotorolaDroid</category><category>Verizon Wireless</category><category>VerizonWireless</category><category>VZ</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brian White]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Watch out HP: Acer wants the top spot in notebook PC sales]]></title><link>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/11/03/watch-out-hp-acer-wants-the-top-spot-in-notebook-pc-sales/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/11/03/watch-out-hp-acer-wants-the-top-spot-in-notebook-pc-sales/</guid><comments>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/11/03/watch-out-hp-acer-wants-the-top-spot-in-notebook-pc-sales/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/competitive-strategy/" rel="tag">Competitive strategy</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/hpq/" rel="tag">Hewlett-Packard (HPQ)</a></p><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="0" align="right" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.bloggingstocks.com/media/2009/11/acer.jpg" alt="" /><a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/dell-inc/dell/nas">Dell, Inc.</a> (NASDAQ: <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/dell-inc/dell/nas">DELL</a>) recently fell as the world's second-largest PC maker, and if Taiwan's Acer has any fire left, it will be directed at the numero uno in global PC sales, <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/hewlett-packard-company/hpq/nys">Hewlett-Packard Corp.</a> (NYSE: <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/hewlett-packard-company/hpq/nys">HPQ</a>). Is it really out of the realm of possibilities to have Acer unseat a $100 billion global technology giant?<p><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/11/03/watch-out-hp-acer-wants-the-top-spot-in-notebook-pc-sales/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Watch out HP: Acer wants the top spot in notebook PC sales</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/11/03/watch-out-hp-acer-wants-the-top-spot-in-notebook-pc-sales/">Watch out HP: Acer wants the top spot in notebook PC sales</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com">BloggingStocks</a> on Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:20:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-10388181-1.html>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/11/03/watch-out-hp-acer-wants-the-top-spot-in-notebook-pc-sales/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/forward/19220357/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/11/03/watch-out-hp-acer-wants-the-top-spot-in-notebook-pc-sales/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>Acer</category><category>Hewlett-Packard Corp.</category><category>Hewlett-packardCorp.</category><category>HPQ</category><category>netbooks</category><category>Notebook sales</category><category>NotebookSales</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brian White]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:20:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Apple's iPhone sees lukewarm reception in China debut]]></title><link>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/11/03/apples-iphone-sees-lukewarm-reception-in-china-debut/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/11/03/apples-iphone-sees-lukewarm-reception-in-china-debut/</guid><comments>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/11/03/apples-iphone-sees-lukewarm-reception-in-china-debut/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/products-and-services/" rel="tag">Products and services</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/launches/" rel="tag">Launches</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/aapl/" rel="tag">Apple Inc (AAPL)</a></p><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="0" align="right" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.bloggingstocks.com/media/2009/11/iphone.jpg" /><a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/apple-inc/aapl/nas">Apple Inc.'s</a> (NASDAQ: <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/apple-inc/aapl/nas">AAPL</a>) iPhone has been selling like gangbusters in the U.S. since its debut in June 2007, but that kind of fever -- and the fever U.S. consumers felt at every iPhone launch in the U.S. -- seemed tepid by comparison when China Unicom <a href="http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hgz2w1Rb1EARH2rg3AS1YmhtJdvgD9BEGAH81">unleashed the iPhone for sale last week</a>.<p><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/11/03/apples-iphone-sees-lukewarm-reception-in-china-debut/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Apple's iPhone sees lukewarm reception in China debut</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/11/03/apples-iphone-sees-lukewarm-reception-in-china-debut/">Apple's iPhone sees lukewarm reception in China debut</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com">BloggingStocks</a> on Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:15:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703294004574509181789222564.html>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/11/03/apples-iphone-sees-lukewarm-reception-in-china-debut/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/forward/19220348/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/11/03/apples-iphone-sees-lukewarm-reception-in-china-debut/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>AAPL</category><category>Apple</category><category>Apple in China</category><category>Apple iPhone</category><category>AppleInChina</category><category>AppleIphone</category><category>China Unicom</category><category>ChinaUnicom</category><category>featured</category><category>Inc.</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brian White]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:15:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wal-Mart shares are dead money -- so where is it headed?]]></title><link>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/11/02/wal-mart-shares-are-dead-money-so-where-is-it-headed/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/11/02/wal-mart-shares-are-dead-money-so-where-is-it-headed/</guid><comments>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/11/02/wal-mart-shares-are-dead-money-so-where-is-it-headed/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/competitive-strategy/" rel="tag">Competitive strategy</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/wmt/" rel="tag">Wal-Mart (WMT)</a></p><img border="0" hspace="4" alt="" vspace="4" align="right" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.bloggingstocks.com/media/2009/11/wmt.jpg" /><a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/wal-mart-stores-inc/wmt/nys">Wal-Mart Stores Inc.</a> (NYSE: <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/wal-mart-stores-inc/wmt/nys">WMT</a>) wants to sell you everything it possibly can. Need funeral arrangements? The world's largest retailer <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/10/29/wal-marts-latest-money-making-scheme-death/">wants to help</a>. $4 prescription drugs? It has you covered. In fact, it's hard to think of any product category that Wal-Mart does not seem at least a little covered with. For good reason, too: Wal-Mart has tapped out much of the short-term growth by virtue of it being almost everywhere in the U.S. and selling everything you can possibly think of.<p><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/11/02/wal-mart-shares-are-dead-money-so-where-is-it-headed/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Wal-Mart shares are dead money -- so where is it headed?</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/11/02/wal-mart-shares-are-dead-money-so-where-is-it-headed/">Wal-Mart shares are dead money -- so where is it headed?</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com">BloggingStocks</a> on Mon, 02 Nov 2009 17:45:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.thestar.com/business/article/719306--wal-mart-s-grave-situation?bn=1>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/11/02/wal-mart-shares-are-dead-money-so-where-is-it-headed/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/forward/19218714/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/11/02/wal-mart-shares-are-dead-money-so-where-is-it-headed/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>Best Buy</category><category>BestBuy</category><category>inthenews</category><category>Target</category><category>Wal-Mart</category><category>Wal-Mart competition</category><category>Wal-Mart Stores</category><category>Walgreens</category><category>WMT</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brian White]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 17:45:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Google unveils new competitive threat to online real estate listings]]></title><link>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/11/02/google-unveils-new-competitive-threat-to-online-real-estate-list/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/11/02/google-unveils-new-competitive-threat-to-online-real-estate-list/</guid><comments>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/11/02/google-unveils-new-competitive-threat-to-online-real-estate-list/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/launches/" rel="tag">Launches</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/competitive-strategy/" rel="tag">Competitive strategy</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/goog/" rel="tag">Google (GOOG)</a></p><img border="0" hspace="4" alt="" vspace="4" align="right" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.bloggingstocks.com/media/2009/11/maps.jpg" /><a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/google-inc-cl-a/goog/nas">Google, Inc.</a> (NASDAQ: <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/google-inc-cl-a/goog/nas">GOOG</a>) recently has had a knack for releasing software products that challenge -- and even threaten -- entire industries. Take, for example, last week's enhancement to Google Maps, which caused the stock prices of GPS companies TomTom and Garmin to plummet after Google <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/28/google-navigation-video-hands-on-you-want-this/">announced its own GPS service</a> that, in many ways, was a superior product. Yes, it's free with a Google-powered phone. <br /><br />What's next? How about real estate listings?<p><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/11/02/google-unveils-new-competitive-threat-to-online-real-estate-list/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Google unveils new competitive threat to online real estate listings</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/11/02/google-unveils-new-competitive-threat-to-online-real-estate-list/">Google unveils new competitive threat to online real estate listings</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com">BloggingStocks</a> on Mon, 02 Nov 2009 16:45:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.informationweek.com/news/software/web_services/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=221400159>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/11/02/google-unveils-new-competitive-threat-to-online-real-estate-list/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/forward/19218719/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/11/02/google-unveils-new-competitive-threat-to-online-real-estate-list/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>featured</category><category>GOOG</category><category>Google</category><category>Google Maps</category><category>Google realty</category><category>GoogleMaps</category><category>GoogleRealty</category><category>inthenews</category><category>realtor.com</category><category>zillow.com</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brian White]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 16:45:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Microsoft is not competing in the most efficient manner possible -- why?]]></title><link>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/10/30/microsoft-is-not-competing-in-the-most-efficient-manner-possible/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/10/30/microsoft-is-not-competing-in-the-most-efficient-manner-possible/</guid><comments>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/10/30/microsoft-is-not-competing-in-the-most-efficient-manner-possible/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/consumer-experience/" rel="tag">Consumer experience</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/competitive-strategy/" rel="tag">Competitive strategy</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/msft/" rel="tag">Microsoft (MSFT)</a></p><p><img border="1" hspace="4" alt="" vspace="4" align="right" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.dailyfinance.com/media/2009/05/rsz_msftlarge.jpg" />Although <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/microsoft-corporation/msft/nas">Microsoft Corp.</a> (NASDAQ: <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/microsoft-corporation/msft/nas">MSFT</a>) has much of the business world wrapped around at least some of its software, the largest software company in the world is mostly known for its consumer products. Names like Windows, Zune, Windows Mobile, Sidekick, and Xbox are household terms (well, in gadget households perhaps). </p>
<p>Still, with all those names, why hasn't Microsoft formed some kind of overall consumer ecosystem so that all these products fit, work, and play together seamlessly?</p><p><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/10/30/microsoft-is-not-competing-in-the-most-efficient-manner-possible/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Microsoft is not competing in the most efficient manner possible -- why?</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/10/30/microsoft-is-not-competing-in-the-most-efficient-manner-possible/">Microsoft is not competing in the most efficient manner possible -- why?</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com">BloggingStocks</a> on Fri, 30 Oct 2009 12:45:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/10/30/microsoft-is-not-competing-in-the-most-efficient-manner-possible/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/forward/19215967/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/10/30/microsoft-is-not-competing-in-the-most-efficient-manner-possible/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>AAPL</category><category>Apple</category><category>Danger Sidekick</category><category>featured</category><category>GOOG</category><category>Google</category><category>inthenews</category><category>Microsoft Corp.</category><category>MSFT</category><category>Sidekick phone</category><category>Windows 7</category><category>Windows mobile</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brian White]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 12:45:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sprint Nextel continues losing customers, money in Q3]]></title><link>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/10/30/sprint-nextel-continues-losing-customers-money-in-q3/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/10/30/sprint-nextel-continues-losing-customers-money-in-q3/</guid><comments>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/10/30/sprint-nextel-continues-losing-customers-money-in-q3/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/earnings-reports/" rel="tag">Earnings reports</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/s/" rel="tag">Sprint Nextel Corp (S)</a></p><p><img border="1" hspace="4" vspace="4" align="right" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.bloggingstocks.com/media/2008/01/s-sprint-nextel-logo.jpg" alt="" /><a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/sprint-nextel-corporation/s/nys">Sprint Nextel Corp.</a> (NYSE: <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/sprint-nextel-corporation/s/nys">S</a>) has been on a roll lately. The third-largest wireless carrier in the U.S. has been releasing a <a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS174279+22-Oct-2009+BW20091022">whole crop of new cutting-edge phones</a>, has improved its customer service and seems to be on the way to a recovery. Well, everything but that last part.</p>
<p>Sprint Nextel, yet again, lost hundreds of thousands of customers in its most recent quarter in spite or marked improvements throughout its business.</p><p><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/10/30/sprint-nextel-continues-losing-customers-money-in-q3/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Sprint Nextel continues losing customers, money in Q3</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/10/30/sprint-nextel-continues-losing-customers-money-in-q3/">Sprint Nextel continues losing customers, money in Q3</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com">BloggingStocks</a> on Fri, 30 Oct 2009 12:15:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/10/30/sprint-nextel-continues-losing-customers-money-in-q3/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/forward/19216297/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/10/30/sprint-nextel-continues-losing-customers-money-in-q3/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>dan hesse</category><category>inthenews</category><category>sprint nextel</category><category>sprint nextel corp.</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brian White]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 12:15:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Google Voice ruffles AT&amp;T's feathers yet again, along with many telecom operators]]></title><link>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/10/29/google-voice-ruffles-atandts-feathers-yet-again-along-with-many/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/10/29/google-voice-ruffles-atandts-feathers-yet-again-along-with-many/</guid><comments>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/10/29/google-voice-ruffles-atandts-feathers-yet-again-along-with-many/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/competitive-strategy/" rel="tag">Competitive strategy</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/goog/" rel="tag">Google (GOOG)</a></p><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="0" align="right" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.bloggingstocks.com/media/2009/10/google_voice_logo.png" alt="" /><a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/google-inc-cl-a/goog/nas">Google Inc.</a> (NASDAQ: <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/google-inc-cl-a/goog/nas">GOOG</a>) just keeps on rolling out products that are keen on competing with established industries. The internet search giant now wants you to replace your cellphone number with only your Google Voice number. That's right -- replace your cellphone number and voicemail service with the Google Voice service and have all those voicemails transcribed to you and emailed or texted to yourself.<p><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/10/29/google-voice-ruffles-atandts-feathers-yet-again-along-with-many/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Google Voice ruffles AT&amp;T's feathers yet again, along with many telecom operators</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/10/29/google-voice-ruffles-atandts-feathers-yet-again-along-with-many/">Google Voice ruffles AT&amp;T's feathers yet again, along with many telecom operators</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com">BloggingStocks</a> on Thu, 29 Oct 2009 17:45:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://news.ebrandz.com/google/2009/2933-google-voice-allows-mobile-users-to-retain-their-existing-number.html>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/10/29/google-voice-ruffles-atandts-feathers-yet-again-along-with-many/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/forward/19214625/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/10/29/google-voice-ruffles-atandts-feathers-yet-again-along-with-many/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>GOOG</category><category>Google</category><category>Google Voice</category><category>Google Voice SMS</category><category>GoogleVoice</category><category>GoogleVoiceSms</category><category>Inc.</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brian White]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 17:45:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Costco to start accepting food stamps at all U.S. locations]]></title><link>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/10/29/costco-to-start-accepting-food-stamps-at-all-u-s-locations/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/10/29/costco-to-start-accepting-food-stamps-at-all-u-s-locations/</guid><comments>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/10/29/costco-to-start-accepting-food-stamps-at-all-u-s-locations/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/consumer-experience/" rel="tag">Consumer experience</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/competitive-strategy/" rel="tag">Competitive strategy</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/cost/" rel="tag">Costco Wholesale (COST)</a></p><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="0" align="right" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.bloggingstocks.com/media/2009/10/costco.jpg" /><a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/costco-wholesale-corporation/cost/nas">Costco Wholesale Corp.</a> (NASDAQ: <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/costco-wholesale-corporation/cost/nas">COST</a>) is realizing that many of its customers are still living on hard times these days, even the news that the <a href="http://www.dailyfinance.com/2009/10/29/u-s-gdp-jumped-3-5-percent-in-third-quarter-the-first-rise-in/">economy is rebounding</a>. That doesn't mean lost jobs will pop back any time soon, and as such, the wholesale retailer will be accepting food stamps at all of its U.S. locations.<p><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/10/29/costco-to-start-accepting-food-stamps-at-all-u-s-locations/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Costco to start accepting food stamps at all U.S. locations</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/10/29/costco-to-start-accepting-food-stamps-at-all-u-s-locations/">Costco to start accepting food stamps at all U.S. locations</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com">BloggingStocks</a> on Thu, 29 Oct 2009 17:00:00 EST.  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