Skyway West Recommended June 25th to July 1st
Each Monday we’ll pass on links to articles we thought were well worth reading from the previous week, kind of a Digg-lite for those who live where we do (British Columbia, Canada), work like we do (high speed business internet), and think like we do (internet trends, internet privacy, cutting-edge technology, etc.). If you don’t want to wait ’til Monday, we usually tweet and link to these as we come across them…
Computer Dealer News: Google’s New Low-Cost Tablet
Google (Nasdaq: GOOG) launches its own sub-$200 seven-inch Nexus tablet this week at its Google I/O conference in San Francisco. Read More…
Computer Dealer News: Telus to open a concept store in Toronto that’s strictly for business
Service provider Telus, who has an IT reselling arm, is following in the footsteps of Apple and now Microsoft in opening up a retail location. Telus (TSX: T) is saying that its retail facility will be a concept store to service the information technology business needs of the small-to-medium-sized business market. The Telus concept store is called Telus Business Store and will have its grand opening this Thursday in downtown Toronto (500 Yonge St.). Read More…
Globe and Mail: Together Apple and Samsung keep 99% of worldwide Mobile Handset Market Profit
For all the growth in the smartphone market over the past three years, only two companies are currently generating any kind of meaningful profit from the devices. Apple, of course, is the leader, keeping 73 per cent of all handset industry profit in the first quarter of this year, despite having only 9 per cent of handset market share, according to Canaccord Genuity research. Samsung is the other. According to Canaccord, the electronics giant generated 26 per cent of all handset industry profits during the same quarter. Read More…