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Burning Torch or Damp Squib

With a reported 150,000 units sold in the first week, and a nearly instant price cut, the Blackberry Torch doesn't appear to have met RIM's expectations.  But I'm unsure how it could have been any other way. To start with, 150,000 units is a good opening figure for any company with the single exception of Apple.  Compare it with the

UK Units and gpsDashboard

Here in the UK, we live in a strange a mix of imperial (English) and metric units.  We buy fruit and veg by the kilo but ask someone their weight, it's in stones and pounds.  When it's cold, it's "a few degrees" (C) but when it's hot, it's "in the 80s" (F).  You can buy pints of milk but in

Palm Pre Plus – 3 Months On

Palm is definitely the uber-underdog in the battle of the smartphones with RIM, Apple and Android battling it out for supremacy.  Palm has been struggling for mindshare but with its acquisition of HP last month ago, it's looking stronger ;-) The Palm Pre Plus was launched in the UK on O2 back in May.  I have to confess that I already