Will Apple's tablet usher in a new era of computing, or simply dominate it?
Apple's iPad, rendered as the monolith from "2001: A Space Odyssey," will be examined and pondered by the rest of the computer industry.
Chipmaker Nvidia is helping invent a slew of cool technologies that hold the potential to change the way we work and play. The company, which makes processors that enhance images and boost the brawn MORE
Michael V. Copeland, Senior Writer - Mar 10, 2010 10:34 AM ET
News Corp. Chairman Rupert Murdoch is pushing officials in Abu Dhabi to open up, encourage creativity, and allow outside media companies to gain more of a foothold. Photo: Jon Fortt
ABU DHABI – News Corp. CEO Rupert Murdoch told government officials and financiers here Tuesday that the best way to grow a thriving media economy in the Middle East is to take risks. That, he said, will mean limiting censorship MORE
Jon Fortt - Mar 10, 2010 6:17 AM ET
Its market cap passes $200 billion as Wall Street suits up for the release of the iPad
Before the markets opened Tuesday, TheStreet.com advised Apple (AAPL) investors to sell! sell! sell!
But Wall Street wasn't buying it. When the dust settled and the markets closed that afternoon, Apple's share price had climbed nearly 4 points to hit $223.02 -- its third record high in as many trading days.
Apple, always a volatile stock, MORE
Philip Elmer-DeWitt - Mar 9, 2010 4:59 PM ET
Behold the CRS-3! (photo: Cisco)
Cisco promised the world an earth-shattering response to Google's broadband ISP announcement. What it delivered was just more of the same from Cisco. That's good for surfers.
For all you folks who had dreams of flying cars or Cisco (CSCO) announcing the purchase of EMC, what CEO John Chambers revealed Tuesday after weeks of hype promising to "change the Internet forever" (and, it was hinted, take MORE
Michael V. Copeland, Senior Writer - Mar 9, 2010 2:37 PM ET
Even before Apple ships Steve Jobs' latest creation, the critics are dancing on its grave
Photo: Apple Inc.
AAPLinvestors' Terry Gregory, a longtime Apple (AAPL) stockholder, likes to collect what he believes to be misguided quotes about the company's products.
His site hosts a fascinating list of early Macintosh reviews and what may be the definitive collection of dumb iPhone quotes.
In that spirit, he has started a "death watch" collection for the MORE
Philip Elmer-DeWitt - Mar 9, 2010 1:38 PM ET
Bing's Ad on Farmville
Microsoft learns a lesson on how to win Facebook fans and influence people
Bing may have a much smaller share of the search market than Google (GOOG), but it now has more fans on Faceboook. After offering Farmville players free currency in exchange for becoming Facebook fans last Tuesday, Microsoft's (MSFT) Bing page gained 425,000 fans, more than tripling its fan base.
The early success of the MORE
Jessi Hempel, writer - Mar 9, 2010 10:38 AM ET
Think Apple's run is over? Not so, says Bob Turner, Chief Investment Officer of Turner Investments, who manages $17.5 billion. He bought 100,000 shares for his funds on Feb. 11, bringing his total to 2 million.
1. Tech spending will be up; Apple (AAPL) benefits.
"Technology spending is growing faster than the overall economy," says Turner. It'll be about double the GDP, growing somewhere in the range of 8% to 10%, he MORE
Michael V. Copeland, Senior Writer - Mar 9, 2010 8:30 AM ET
The HTC lawsuit capped blunt talks that have reportedly shaken their faith in Google
Oppenheimer's Yair Reiner issued a behind-the-scenes report Tuesday that sheds a lot of light on the patent suits Apple (AAPL) filed last week against HTC, the Taiwanese smartphone maker.
Citing "industry checks," Reiner writes that:
"Starting in January, Apple launched a series of C-Level discussions with tier-1 handset makers to underscore its growing displeasure at seeing its iPhone-related IP MORE
Philip Elmer-DeWitt - Mar 9, 2010 7:26 AM ET
Verizon leads the pack. AT&T is No. 2. T-Mobile and Sprint bring up the rear
There's bad news for Apple (AAPL) and not such great news for Palm (PALM) in a BrandIndex consumer survey published Tuesday by YouGov. Both firms originally tied their cellphones to exclusive U.S. carriers -- AT&T and Sprint, respectively -- neither of which scored particularly well in terms of quality, value and customer satisfaction. (Palm has since MORE
Philip Elmer-DeWitt - Mar 9, 2010 7:00 AM ET
With 3,013 patents in its portfolio, Apple would seem to have a significant advantage
Click to enlarge. Source: Deutsche Bank
In the context of Apple vs. HTC (and by proxy, Google), the bar chart at right could prove pretty important.
Buried on page 5 of a note to clients issued Sunday by Deutsche Bank's Chris Whitmore, it compares the number of patents filed over the years by Apple, Google and HTC.
It turns MORE
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