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Featured Articles » Microsoft Band 2 vs. Apple Watch This week Microsoft launched the anticipated replacement for its first smartwatch-like offering and it is like night and day compared its first effort. I actually think the new second generation Microsoft Band is a better solution than the Apple Watch which broke from Steve Jobs model of success that was part of the first iPod launch. » Who Will Save Sprint? Sprint has been on the skids for a while, a long slow decline due to a combination of bad decisions. Currently owned by SoftBank, it's an open question as to when the No. 4 carrier in the U.S. is sold to someone else. The more important question is who could and would buy Sprint. » Microsoft Out-Pencils Apple, Adds Laptop If the stylus is the standard by which business tablets are now to be judged, Microsoft's Surface Pro 4 clearly one-upped Apple's iPad Pro and pencil. The company also added the Surface Book laptop to round out its portfolio of mobile devices, a move that should give analysts and traditional PC manufacturers more food for thought. » Parks Associates Study Sheds Light on SMD Viewing Habits Recent Parks Associates research has determined that U.S households with a streaming media device (Roku, Apple TV, Chromecast, etc.) consume four more hours of television per week than traditional cable households. » Microsoft Introduces the Surface Book, Newest Surface Pro and Lumia Models Microsoft revamped their lineup at this morning's NYC demonstration, with a clear challenge to Apple. Here are the most notable additions to the Microsoft device arsenal. » Amazon Pulls Apple TV, Google Chromecast from its Store The move is a blow to all three companies; Apple and Google lose the retail giant's highly visible sales platform, while Amazon loses the valuable insight it gleans from selling its competitors' products. It's unsure whether Amazon would change its decision if Amazon and Google made their products Prime-friendly. » Dorsey Named Twitter CEO a Second Time Twitter announced recently that Jack Dorsey, who had been serving as the company's interim CEO the past three months, will continue in the same role on a permanent basis. » Google and Microsoft Settle Patent Disputes Google and Microsoft have agreed to end a group of 20 smartphone and video game lawsuits in the U.S. and Germany. The battles started in 2010 over royalty payments connected to the Microsoft Xbox game console and smartphones from Motorola Mobility; Google sold off the phone company to Lenovo in early 2014 but kept the patents. Featured Resources » Colocation: The Essential Buyer's Guide » Risk to Consumers, Public Safety and National Security » The New Help Desk: TeamSupport Enables Businesses to Better Understand Their Customers » The Power of One - Vodafone Pulls It All Together to Make M2M Work Advertise With Us General advertising Info: Click here    Become a TechZone360 columnist! Become a TechZone360 columnist! Want to contribute your expertise to a growing audience of communications technology professionals? Become a writer, blogger or columnist for the TechZone360 Web site and this newsletter. Contact Erik Linask at elinask@tmcnet.com for details. FOLLOW TECHZONE360   FEATURED MAGAZINES FEATURED EVENTS

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