CDN Morning Briefing, July 13 – A one-on-one with Lenovo’s Steve Biondi

The Nokia Lumia 710 may not be the most powerful phone, but it’s a top choice for first-time smartphone owners

There’s a big jump between choosing a dental plan from a drop-down menu and applying advanced analytics to large volumes of enterprise data

The distributor has created a new demo lab and test drive program for Canadian partners

In part two of CDN’s interview, Brown discusses the alleged death of the PC

Plus, Brocade sale rumours and social networking for the channel

Some Seagate warranties were shortened Dec. 31, and Western Digital followed suit last week

USB 3.0 on mobile devices will improve data transfer rates and recharge times

RIM is reportedly planning to dump two of its three handsets due for release this year

OLPC will defy skeptics by delivering the XO-3 on time and at the projected price point of under $100

Plus, the competition against EMC and cloud hiring in 2011

A behemoth of a media player, the Samsung Galaxy Player 5.0 provides a great alternative to Apple’s iPod Touch

Microsoft won’t drop dead tomorrow. But like the fat-client desktop, it’s in decline

It was a busy year for the company, with the future of both its Personal Systems Group and webOS in question