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Google issues statement on Nexus One sales, touts Android Market’s 30,000 apps

Numbers released by Flurry Analytics yesterday suggested that Google’s Nexus One had sold around 135,000 units in 74 days (the same amount of time it took the iPhone to hit a million) — not a staggering number by any measure. Now, we don’t really have any way to assess the accuracy of Flurry’s data, but we spoke with Google’s team about a few things, and here’s what they had to say. For starters, Google wanted to assert the idea that selling lots of a single handset isn’t the company’s primary goal, an idea which makes sense considering how many handsets are currently available with Android. In our conversation, Google actually called out the sales figures for the Droid and seemed eager to make the point that their game is more of a war of attrition fought on a variety of fronts. Read their statement — and lots more — after the break…

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Google issues statement on Nexus One sales, touts Android Market’s 30,000 apps originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 17 Mar 2010 13:39:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Dell introduces $339 G2410H 24-inch 1080p LCD monitor, we go hands-on

Just over a year ago, Dell pushed out its latest and greatest 24-incher, the energy-sipping G2410. Today, the Round Rock powerhouse has introduced that very unit’s successor (complete with a height adjustable stand), the G2410H. Still sized at 24-inches, this 1080p LCD monitor sports a variety of eco-modes, 5 millisecond response time, 160-degree (horizontal) / 170-degree (vertical) viewing angles, a native 1,920 x 1,080 resolution, ambient light sensor, 250 nits of brightness, a 1,000:1 contrast ratio and DVI / VGA inputs. We’ve had one in-house for around a week now, and for $339, it’s not a bad replacement to that 21-inch CRT that’s still weighing heavily on your desk. It’s not as sharp and brilliant as the (admittedly more expensive) UltraSharp U2711, but it was certainly clear enough for the average home user. It’s shipping now if you just can’t resist.

Dell introduces $339 G2410H 24-inch 1080p LCD monitor, we go hands-on originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 13 Mar 2010 19:59:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Bookeen Orizon to ship this May with multitouch Sipix display

We’re still patiently waiting for Sipix’s color e-paper to hit the commercial realm, but ’til then, we suppose we’ll pretend to be content with the monochrome variety. Bookeen, which obviously has a hard row to hoe in the slam-packed e-reader market, recently announced what appeared to be a relatively ho hum reader in the Orizon. Today, however, we’ve learned that it’ll ship with a multitouch 6-inch Sipix display (800 x 600 resolution), and it’ll be available for purchase this May in the United States and UK. For those who’ve forgotten, it will arrive with WiFi, 1GB of internal memory, Bluetooth, an accelerometer and support for PDF / ePUB formats. Still, if the rumored $250 price point sticks, we sort of doubt those to-be Kindle customers will turn their back on an always-on connection, but hey — if the hackers step it up, this whole multitouch thing could really be enticing.

Bookeen Orizon to ship this May with multitouch Sipix display originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 16 Feb 2010 20:48:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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The Twitter Suggested Users List Is Dead: Great News for Mainstream Users

Twitter’s Suggested Users List (SUL), a longstanding and much-disputed feature of the popular microblogging app, has finally bitten the dust.

In its place, we have an interesting method for suggesting accounts for new users to follow, this time based on categories of interest instead of a hard-and-fast, limited crew of A-listers and Internet-famous microcelebs. New users will now be given options to select accounts to follow based on their defined interests, their Web-based address books, and via search. It’s been a long time coming, but we think this new method will work much better for the general population as the service continues to scale into mainstream use.

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Disclosure: @RWW was previously on Twitter’s SUL and remains one of the suggested accounts in the new Technology category.

Twitter product staffer Josh Elman writes on the Twitter blog, “We’ve found that the power of suggestion can be a great thing to help people get started, but it’s important that we suggest things relevant to them… Rather than suggesting a random set of 20 users for a new user to follow, now we let users browse into the areas they are interested in and choose who they want to follow from these lists. “

There are now 20 categories of suggested account types, and each category contains a wide variety of users. For example, here’s a partial list of suggested accounts in the “Music” category:

Elman continues, “These lists will be refreshed frequently as the algorithms identify new users who should be suggested in these lists and some that are not as engaging to new users will be removed.”

As an example, we were checking out the list of suggested accounts for the Technology category, and as we refreshed the page, we saw top results fluctuate to show many different friends and colleagues. The list is also expandable to show more suggested accounts, but this feature still seems a bit buggy as certain accounts were duplicated in the list.

Still, having 30 or so suggestions for a particular category is a lot better than throwing 20 generic suggestions to every new user. Hopefully, this will help boost Twitter’s adoption rates and slow attrition of users who can’t figure out how or why to use the app.

The full list of categories includes:

• Art & Design
• Books
• Business
• Charity
• Cuisine
• Entertainment
• Family
• Fashion
• Funny
• Health
• Music
• News
• Politics
• Science
• Sports
• Staff Picks
• Staff Picks for Haiti
• Technology
• Travel
• Twitter

Check out more ReadWriteWeb articles on Twitter’s Suggested User List, its history and its problems.

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Lockheed Martin introduces ‘PC on a stick’ flash drive — yes, Lockheed Martin

Lockheed Martin introduces ‘PC on a stick’ flash drive — yes, Lockheed Martin originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 19 Jan 2010 15:51:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Verizon simplifying plans, cutting voice costs, requiring data packages this month?

Verizon’s not known for simplicity when it comes to plan selection (actually, most carriers aren’t) — currently, individuals can choose from Basic, Select, Connect, and Premium plans in a variety of voice bucket sizes, each featuring different text message and data allowances. It looks like that’s about to change, though, on leaked slides showing that the current postpaid individual plan structure will be completely wiped out and replaced with just six options on the 18th of this month, down from 16 prior. Overall, the move is a trade-off — unlimited voice pricing will come down a whopping 30 percent, while data packages will now be required on all but the most basic handsets. Comparing all-you-can-eat packages from all the major carriers, this slots Verizon $10 below AT&T but still well above Sprint and T-Mobile, same as always. Prepaid is getting tweaked, too, with all postpaid plans magically turning into prepaid for $5 more per month minus Friends & Family numbers. It’s a thorough restructuring from a company that doesn’t move very fast or very often, and it’ll be interesting to see if (and how) the other guys respond.

Verizon simplifying plans, cutting voice costs, requiring data packages this month? originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 14 Jan 2010 19:28:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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PBWorks Offers Templates – A Great Way To Get Started In Enterprise Collaboration

A distinguishing aspect to PBWorks is its industry-specific approach. The enterprise collaboration service has made a name for itself by focusing on the particular requirements of the education and legal markets.

Now PBWorks is taking a smart approach by extending its position in vertical markets and offering a template store that people may download and use in a variety of business- and industry-specific ways.

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The template store is opening with 25 applications, both officially approved and those developed by the community at large. PBWorks screens the templates that users provide.

The enterprise collaboration space is still in its early days. People understand the importance of collaboration but often they do not know where to start. The PBWorks templates provide some framework for how to start using wikis and other forms of collaboration. The templates can include embedded media, files and documents as well as folders.

PBWorks is making a smart move by offering templates. It follows a long standing tradition of providing a structure for people who are just starting to use new software or who want to improve what they are already offering. Microsoft has been doing this for years. The practice seems well suited to the increasing complex world of enterprise collaboration.

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