From InfoWorld: Hewlett-Packard and Research In Motion plan to design and sell business software together for RIM's popular BlackBerry smartphones.

The two companies will design and launch new software to improve productivity among business people who need to work while on the move, they said in a joint statement.

HP's CloudPrint for BlackBerry smartphones is one example. CloudPrint is a Web-based service that allows Blackberry users to print e-mails, documents, photos, and Web pages at any printer as long as they can access the Internet.

HP will also launch software called HP Operations Manager for the BlackBerry Enterprise Server to better manage and control IT.

The companies did not say when the software will be available. The software and services designed by the two companies will be usable with BlackBerry Enterprise Server 5.0, the statement said.

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From PC World: An upgrade to Zenprise's mobile-phone management software will let IT administrators find lost phones, using GPS to locate the devices.

Device Manager, an add-on to the Zenprise MobileManager, initially only works on BlackBerry phones. If a worker loses a BlackBerry, an IT administrator can remotely locate the device on a Google Map.

Even if the GPS capability is turned off on the phone, an IT administrator can remotely turn it on in order to locate the phone, depending on the privacy policies that company has, said Ahmed Datoo, vice president of marketing for Zenprise.

Finding a lost phone, rather than replacing it, can save organizations money. A company can spend as much as US$4,000 when a worker loses a phone, said Chris Hazelton, an analyst at the 451 Group. He came up with that figure based on a midlevel attorney who would lose productivity without the phone, plus the time and money IT would spend to reprovision a new phone.

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From CNET News.com: Troubled wireless operator Sprint Nextel continued to lose customers in the first quarter of 2009 as financial losses mounted amid stiff competition in the wireless market.

Sprint reported a loss of $594 million or 21 cents per share for the three months ended March 31, a decline of 18 percent compared to the loss of $505 million or 18 cents per share for the same quarter a year ago. Revenue was also down about 12 percent to $8.21 billion. Analysts had expected about $8.28 billion in revenue.

The company lost a total of about 182,000 wireless customers to end the quarter with a total of 49.1 million wireless customers. It finished 2008 with about 49.3 million wireless customers.

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From DailyTech: A Microsoft executive who most recently led the company's Xbox business unit in Europe is departing the company after taking a job at Apple's European offices.

Richard Teversham worked at Microsoft for 15 years and most recently was a senior director of business, insights and strategy for the Xbox business group. He reportedly will work in some type of "education-related role" at the Apple European office.

"We can confirm that Richard Teversham, director of business, insights and strategy, has taken a new opportunity outside of Microsoft," MCV learned in an interview with a Microsoft spokesperson. "A process is underway for recruiting his replacement."

It should be interesting to see who they select to replace Teversham, now that Microsoft has confirmed his departure.

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"Jonathan Kwan, where are the reviews!?" - "Dear the chc, where have you been lately? I really miss your reviews :(" - "WHY ARE YOU SO LAZY JON!" -- there have been more than a handful of similar feedback I've received lately. Before we get started on this review today, I would really like to thank our readers for taking the time just to send me a few messages, as well as just giving me a 'push' to continue my job. Well, here we are today, and I'm back to it, renewed and refreshed. After a month of breaking in and intensively testing the Radius Atomic Bass earphones (See, I wasn't THAT slack), I'd like to put forth a spoiler for you right now. These earphones are actually pretty darn good! When I first heard of the Radius Atomic Bass, the name seemed to have developed a sense of negative connotation for me. This mainly resides in the aspect of calling them 'Bass' by Radius, because the first thing that comes to my mind are those so-called 'audiophiles' that believes a piece of equipment is 'the shizz' when all they have is a 20-inch triple sub configuration and a pair of $10 generic computer speakers for everything else. To be honest, I was afraid that one of the major characteristics of Radius' Atomic Bass earphones would have a similar effect as aforementioned with your favorite digital audio player plugged in and the IEMs in question residing in my ears. Fortunately, that's not the case -- a pleasant surprise. If you're wondering what is it really like, then it's is a very good reason for you to continue reading.

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From PCWorld: The owner of an obscure Illinois software development company is suing Google and everyone else in the Open Handset Alliance over their use of the word "Android."

The suit has made public the fact that Google's own attempts to trademark the word have been rejected by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (PTO), largely because the software developer, Eric Specht, had been granted a PTO trademark for his company's name, Android Data.

Specht filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday, seeking an injunction on Android-branded products, which would include T-Mobile's G1 smartphone, and $94 million in damages for trademark infringement. Besides Google, the Alliance includes a set of blue chip technology firms such as Qualcomm, Texas Instruments, China Mobile, Samsung and Vodafone.

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From DailyTech: Faced with slumping sales and stinging criticism from competitor Microsoft over its high prices, Apple is reportedly going to try a price cut to spur its computer sales. While Apple's general sales have been saved by its iPhone, its computer sales, both for laptops and desktops have slumped. It is still earning more profit than some competitors thanks to large profit margins, but as losses continue, the company is becoming increasingly concerned.

Apple-specific blog Apple Insider reports that "people who’ve proven extremely reliable in predicting Apple’s future business directions" have let slip that Apple will cut the prices of its most popular desktop and laptop models -- the iMac and the 13 in. MacBook.

The sources say that the move is not an attempt to counter Microsoft's new "Laptop Hunter" ads, but rather is an effort to keep up with netbook sales, which are driving down PC prices. Apple has no intention of deploying a netbook Mac. As CEO Steve Jobs put it, "We don't know how to make a $500 computer that's not a piece of junk."

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