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Palm Pre Coming May 17, with Several Touchstone Devices?

BY Chris DannenMon Apr 13, 2009 at 12:19 PM

Palm's answer to the iPhone and Android, known as the Pre, may go on sale as early as May 17th, if the company can get enough stock into its retailers. If not, the device's launch may be delayed to June 29, according to ...READ»

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Two Signs RIM is Revving Up Blackberry's Style

BY Kit EatonFri Apr 10, 2009 at 5:49 AM

Blackberry, for all its success, suffers from one core problem: It's the boring corporate suit at the funky smartphone office party. Now two bits of news have popped up to suggest that RIM is trying to inject a bit of hipster design ...READ»

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The Global Trade

BY Shawn BaldwinThu Apr 9, 2009 at 7:22 AM

Discussion of Global Capital Markets and Emerging Market opportunities as a result of the G20 summitREAD»

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The Dearth of Buyers

BY Shawn BaldwinWed Apr 8, 2009 at 6:49 PM

Discussion on the uptick rule and market valueREAD»

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iFive: Netbooks Flirt with Android, Hello BlackBerry App World, and Steve Jobs to Give Away Macs? in Today's Innovation News

BY David LidskyWed Apr 1, 2009 at 5:07 AM

While you were sleeping, innovation resolved not to be fooled again. Here's today's innovation news: 1. The netbook market gets even hotter with a report that HP, Asus, Dell, and other PC makers are testing versions of the ...READ»

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UNCERTAINTY

BY Shawn BaldwinTue Mar 31, 2009 at 2:58 AM

Shawn Baldwin from CMG in Chicago discusses market factors in 2009READ»

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Skype for iPhone Out Tomorrow, Guess Which Features are Missing

BY Kit EatonMon Mar 30, 2009 at 7:35 AM

It's been a long time coming, but Skype's voice-over-IP service is finally coming to the iPhone tomorrow, and a Blackberry client will be out in May. But before you leap with joy, thinking "the future of cheap mobile comms has ...READ»

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Pay By Cellphone? Sounds Great. So Why Don't We Do It?

BY Chris DannenWed Mar 25, 2009 at 12:00 PM

Obopay is an payment system that works on your cell phone--kind of like a mobile PayPal. The service is cheap, easy to use, and fantastically convenient. Not only that, it's well-backed; today Nokia [NOK] announced it would funnel ...READ»

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Peek Launches Business Emailer Handheld: The Pronto

BY Kit EatonTue Mar 24, 2009 at 7:27 AM

Peek's tiny handheld wireless email gizmo has had a fascinating success story, and its modeled on a "simplicity versus complexity" ethic that sets it against the increasingly sophisticated Blackberry. Now, in an effort to ...READ»

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PULLING THE TRIGGER(S)

BY Shawn BaldwinMon Mar 23, 2009 at 8:11 PM

Shawn Baldwin from CMG in ChicagoREAD»

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Could Palm Survive a Failed Pre Smartphone?

BY Kit EatonMon Mar 23, 2009 at 7:20 AM

Palm's upcoming Pre wonderphone has been the focus of attention here and elsewhere in the media for two reasons: First, because it appears to be a serious contender; second, because it looks like Palm is betting the bank on the ...READ»

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Preparing for Re-Entry

BY Shawn BaldwinWed Mar 18, 2009 at 5:48 AM

This commentary outlines the necessary factors for the foundation of a bull run along with the detrimental issues that hamper gains. I will outline the discussions going forwardREAD»

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Achilles Heel of Apple iPhone 3.0: Background Application Support

BY Chris DannenTue Mar 17, 2009 at 3:53 PM

Today, Apple had the opportunity to double-lap the Google Android and BlackBerry platforms. They failed. The iPhone maker has raised the bar for its competitors, to be sure, showing off a host of smart innovations to their ...READ»

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Capitulation + Stabilization + Nationalization = The Creation of the US Sovereign Wealth Fund

BY Shawn BaldwinFri Mar 13, 2009 at 4:47 AM

Shawn Baldwin from CMG in Chicago discusses capital management and capital marketsREAD»

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Trust is the operating word...

BY Shawn BaldwinFri Mar 13, 2009 at 4:45 AM

shawn baldwin from CMG in Chicago discusses capital management and capital marketsREAD»

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Freefall on the Anniversary

BY Shawn BaldwinFri Mar 13, 2009 at 4:40 AM

Shawn Baldwin from CMG in Chicago discusses capital management and the capital marketsREAD»

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Credit Default Spreads

BY Shawn BaldwinFri Mar 13, 2009 at 4:37 AM

Shawn Baldwin from CMG in Chicago discusses capital management and capital marketsREAD»

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Crises Opportunities

BY Shawn BaldwinFri Mar 13, 2009 at 4:26 AM

Specific crisis opportunitiy long and short tradesREAD»

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Finance, Trading and Capital Markets

BY Shawn BaldwinFri Mar 13, 2009 at 3:30 AM

This blog is the culmination of practical trading and capital markets experience combined with an academic perspective on the markets with a "econometric" view. The focus will be to determine the momentum and magnitude of certain securities and sectors to generate effective (read as profitable) trading strategies in both the domestic U.S. markets and global markets on an absolute basis. We will also have a keen focus on the hot Emerging Market arena which will generate some of the highest returns. There will be comments from the top investment managers, bankers and academics in finance on the planet.READ»

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Blackberry Shoots Apple: The Fake Ad That RIM Should Air [video]

BY Danielle SacksMon Mar 2, 2009 at 11:27 AM

Blackberry just launched its first blatant advertising attack on Apple. Sort of. Turns out this stunning, simple, smart "Blackberry Kills Apple" spot circulating online isn't from RIM's ad agency, but actually a spec ...READ»

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Should RIM's CEOs Go to Jail?

BY Chris DannenWed Feb 18, 2009 at 4:46 PM

This week four of RIM's [RIMM] top executives settled options backdating cases with the SEC and the OSC, Canada's securities regulation agency. The Ontario-based cronies have agreed to pay almost $100 million CN in penalties, costs ...READ»

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Does the White House Have Wi-Fi?

BY Chris DannenThu Jan 22, 2009 at 4:23 PM

Is the White House more of a museum than a working office? Does it even have WiFi? MSNBC has reported that on their first day on the job, Obama's White House staffers suffered from downgrades on every front. During the campaign and ...READ»

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BlackBerry Application Store Opens with Fanfare of Meaningless Brandspeak

BY Kit EatonTue Jan 20, 2009 at 11:12 AM

RIM's BlackBerry Application Storefront is now officially open for developer submissions, ahead of Microsoft's efforts and lagging far behind Apple's store--now running to 15,000 apps and 500,000,000 downloads. But that didn't stop ...READ»

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Palm's Pre Smartphone Might Turn Palm Around

BY Kit EatonFri Jan 9, 2009 at 6:14 AM

Once upon a long ago, Palm was king of PDA land... yet recently it's been lagging behind the smartphone revolution. Now it's got a new cellphone out that seems to rival the best of the rest, and it's running a whole new Palm ...READ»

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Surfing the Web with Voice

BY Chris DannenWed Jan 7, 2009 at 4:56 PM

An Indian startup named TringMe announced a new platform this week that it says will allow developers to easily write voice-enabled apps and widgets for the Web. But to date, voice-over-IP is a technological underachiever. Could ...READ»