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Any successful business owner knows that one of the most important aspects to any business is branding which goes hand-in-hand with marketing. When a company or product has been successfully branded, people will be able to recognize it and will be more likely to use it because it’s familiar (brand loyalty). Recently the list of the top 100 most powerful brands was released from market research firm Millward Brown Optimor. They interviewed over a million consumers around the World and used that combined with financial data to come up with their list. The results are actually pretty interesting, and 28 of the companies that made the top 100 are related to Tech in one way or another.

Out of all the brands out there, do you have any guesses as to which company topped the list? We were thinking something like Coca-Cola or McDonald’s would top the list because those seem to be two brands that everybody knows. As it turns out, good ole’ Google took the #1 slot. Here’s a look at the top 10 brands, and then we’ll take a look at some of the top Tech companies.

• #1 – Google
• #2 – GE
• #3 – Microsoft
• #4 – Coca-Cola
• #5 – China Mobile
• #6 – IBM
• #7 – Apple
• #8 – McDonald’s
• #9 – Nokia
• #10 – Marlboro

Are any of you surprised that Microsoft was number three on the list and IBM managed to beat out Apple? Joining the ranks of Google, Microsoft, IBM, Apple, and Nokia, other tech companies that made the list include:

• #16 – HP
• #22 – Cisco Systems
• #26 – Oracle
• #27 – Intel
• #41 – Dell
• #51 – BlackBerry
• #61 – Amazon
• #62 – Yahoo!
• #65 – eBay
• #92 – Motorola

It’s hard to believe that Yahoo ranks #62 on the list out of all of those because while Google has come and marched in on their parade, they are still a very popular Search Engine around the World.

Included in the report from company that put this list together was a note about three different emerging trends and one of them is the technology boom. They say, “The technology sector (including mobile operators), which accounted for 28 of the top 100 brands, outperformed all other categories in this year’s BrandZ Ranking, with a brand value growth of $187.5 billion. This is more than half of the Top 100′s total increase.”

Clearly the Technology Sector is booming, but will it last?

Source: News.com

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If we had a dollar for every time we heard someone lament, “if only the Venue Pro worked on AT&T,” we’d have… like, 30 dollars. At least! It’s on that note that we bring news to you this evening of a new Venue Pro variant in the FCC’s archives sporting WCDMA Band II and V support, which is exactly what you’d need to get fancy on the 3G networks of AT&T, Rogers, Bell, or Telus. Now, we do want to caution everyone that Dell has a track record of getting FCC approval for devices that never hit the market — take the AWS-capable Streak, for instance — but this is an interesting development to say the least. ‘Course, at this point, we’ll be happy getting even one kind of Venue Pro shipped in volume, much less two — but it’s something to keep an eye out for.

Dell Venue Pro gets FCC certification — with AT&T 3G originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 16 Dec 2010 22:06:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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The observant among you will have noticed that we’re a week past December 9th, yet Venue Pros are still conspicuously absent from their pre-orderers’ hands. Dell’s ever-changing shipping date was last bumped back to early January, though the company itself said it was hopeful that some units will ship out this week. And guess what? At least one did. Our tipster placed his order for the 8GB Venue Pro on December 2nd, and according to FedEx’s online tracking service, his shipment has been picked up from El Paso, Texas, and is currently en route to him. What say you, brave Windows Phone buyers, has your Venue Pro broken out of the warehouses ahead of its (delayed) release?

[Thanks, John]

Dell ships at least one Venue Pro, the saga continues originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 16 Dec 2010 07:44:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Read this before you toss that old notebook in the trash. Goodwill and Dell have added 100 Goodwill donation sites to the Dell Reconnect computer recycling program. That makes it convenient for more than 42 million U.S. homes to drop off computers and other electronics for free. The new collection sites are located in Delaware, Massachusetts, Nebraska, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Rhode Island. They join the over 2,200 collection sites already in the U.S. and Canada.

Launched in 2004 as a partnership between Goodwill and Dell, the collection sites have diverted more than 170 million pounds of electronic waste from landfills, and they’ve created about 250 green jobs. Goodwill employees manage the collection and disassembly of all donations. For a list of participating locations, check the Dell Reconnect site.

Discounts are raining down from the heavens these days as retailers try to offload old stock and do a bit of tidying up before rolling in the fresh batch of 2011 smartphones. Best Buy is keeping with this trend by treating its customers to a nice big saving on the AT&T-attached Dell Streak, offering it up for a mere $100 in upfront costs. The typical two-year commitment will be required from you, but that might just be worth it for this 5-inch Android slate, particularly if you load it up with the latest firmware. Pricing is the same for both the black and white versions, so if you’re keen to swap a small bulge in your wallet for a large protruding tabletphone in your pocket, you know where to look.

[Thanks, Jeremy C.]

Dell Streak slips to $100 on contract at Best Buy originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 15 Dec 2010 05:12:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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