Kansas City has picked up some high-tech ground on its municipal competitors. The Kansas City area is now ranked as one of the top 25 “cybercities” by the AeA, a high-tech industry trade group formerly known as the American Electronics Association.
In the world of high-tech one-upmanship, no one does it quite like Steve Jobs. The Apple chief executive on Monday sought to outflank the world’s mobile phone companies with a new iPhone that’s faster, more feature-packed and cheaper than its predecessor.
Sprint Nextel has named William Nuti, the chairman, chief executive officer and president of NCR Corp., to its board of directors.
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Getting there may be half the fun, but showing people how to get there is where the money is. Garmin Ltd. executives on Friday reiterated financial guidance for 2008, telling the company’s stockholders that the Olathe manufacturer expects to sell $4.5 billion worth of GPS gear in 2008.
