More than simple IT news!
NetApp has lost ground for the second quarter in succession, Dell is pretty flat and HP growing steadily. These are the headlines from IDC’s quarterly storage tracker for external disk storage.
The tracker looks at worldwide external dusk storage systems factory revenue and IDC ranks suppliers, giving them tied positions if there is a less than 1 per cent difference between their factory revenues.
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I recently received a package via snail mail with three novelty gifts in it. There was the Mini Whack It, a keychain whack a mole game, the USB-Powered mini Handy Massager & Warmer and a hand pressing flash light. These are pretty handy devices to help pass time, or help relieve pain from the hands after a long day of typing. There isnt much to say about the devices as they are pretty small and doesnt have a lot of features to them.
The Mini Whack It, a keychain with an integrated hand operated whack-a-mole game that has 18 levels.
On today’s Digits: Verizon’s spectrum deal comes at a bad time for AT&T. Plu
Verizon Wireless will reportedly pay $3.6 Billion for an access to part of a wireless spectrum. Verizon wants to improve their coverage and service by purchasing airwaves owned by a variety of cable companies including Time Warner and Comcast to offer cable services through their retail stores. Of course no one really knows how this will affect Verizon’s FiOS service yet. 
Wireless carriers like the advanced wireless spectrum because it will allow them to provide customers with faster and more sophisticated services, including high-definition video, social networking and location-based services.