According to a leaked internal calendar, Sprint is poised to launch the Motorola Xoom and the Nexus S 4G in early May. If you take a look at the above image, Sprint is slated to begin training for both the Xoom and Nexus S 4G on April 25. Based on Sprint’s past, product launches usually more »

With so many stores offering the PlayBook when it launches on April 19, there has to be some way to differentiate them. Canadian carrier Telus has an interesting way to do so: by offering training sessions to those who buy the tablet from the carrier. If you buy the BlackBerry PlayBook with WiFi from Telus more »

And it looks like the webOS 2.0 training has begun with Verizon. Of course, we end users are still awaiting something a little more solid in terms of a release date for the Palm Pre 2. Not to mention, something more specific than in the “coming months” as to when current Pre Plus users can more »

We had seen some of the specs for the Droid 2 Global edition get revealed by way of the Motorola website a short while back, and now it looks like we have a leak coming by way of Verizon. Though this latest comes in the form of a blurry image, but a blurry image showing more »

It looks like we are getting a little closer to seeing the launch of the highly anticipated Palm Pre. According to a recent posting over on the Sprint Gurus user forums training is scheduled to begin very soon. In fact, it is just a few days away now on May 6. It looks like the more »

Never the one to allow a business model pass them by, Google recently announced a partnership with CTT to provide advanced online advertising courses for professionals in Latin America, beginning in March 2009.

The courses, offered through the Google Business Education Center (GOOBEC), are designed to expand the offerings that have been available from GOOBEC since April, 2008. With the partnership, the same classes will be offered in both CTT’s online portfolio and education centers with an eye towards developing talent specialized in online advertising.

Nikon users get in line. Everyone’s about to get enlightened. A new training video titled “A Hands-on Guide to Creative Lighting” is on its way for Nikonians of all experience levels.

Two very knowledgeable photographers lead the training: Bob Krist and Joe McNally. Both have done work for National Geographic and have a close relationship with Nikon. Both are multi-award winners, authors/photographers of best-selling photography books, and have shot for major magazines and companies. Both men also teach seminars and workshops. It is without question these men know their stuff. Who better to learn from than masters of the craft?

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When I was in Sao Paulo last April, a free Linux based OS was the furthest thing from my mind as I surveyed the Favellas (slums) as well as the metropolitan parts of the city. In this country of new hope, the government has taken an interesting tack: computers for all. Their plan is to offer a free operating system to keep computer costs low and thus more affordable for all. It is an interesting approach that is gaining acceptance.

To date, the OS has an installed base of 1.5 million and looks to climb to 2 million by year’s end. The first open source OS for the country is Insigne, which opened a training center in Sao Paulo. Working closely with vendors, Insigne prides itself on a simple UI and basic functionality for email, word processing, spreadsheets, and browsing.

Sprint is planning on closing all of their stores, to include licensed dealer locations from 9am to 11am PST today. During this time all partners, owners and employees will watch a webcast. While this is most likely just some employee training, we can always hope for something good, possibly some news of the rumored $60 more »