Mike Daisey's "The Agony and the Ecstasy of Steve Jobs" is a cry for labor reform in China
Photo courtesy of Cult of Mac
It's not going to be as easy as you might think to dismiss Mike Daisey's message.
To be sure, we've heard before about the harsh working conditions at Foxconn's massive factory complex in Shenzhen, China -- where an astonishing percentage of the world's electronic gizmos, not just Apple's MORE
Philip Elmer-DeWitt - Jan 26, 2011 11:07 AM ET
This is an strong move for both companies which will introduce a lot of customers to Google's Apps.
There seems to be no end to the 'synergies' between Google (GOOG) and Verizon (VZ). Verizon announced today that they were going to bundle Google Apps with their small and medium sized business internet lines that have phone or TV service. While that isn't terribly newsworthy in itself (small business owners can get MORE
Seth Weintraub - Jan 26, 2011 10:29 AM ET
Canalys bucks the trend and includes tablets in its analysis of worldwide PC shipments
Click to enlarge. Source: Canalys
Where research firms like Gartner, IDC and NPD saw anemic single-digit PC sales last quarter, Canalys saw what it described in a report issued Wednesday as "strong PC industry growth of 19% in Q4 2010."
The difference is that Canalys, unlike those other market research firms, includes tablets like Apple's (AAPL) iPad in MORE
Philip Elmer-DeWitt - Jan 26, 2011 8:01 AM ET
Though Yahoo's fourth quarter revenue and profit beat analyst estimates, its forecast for this quarter was significantly low enough -- revenue between $1.02 billion and $1.08 billion versus a consensus of $1.13 billion -- to send the Internet giant's shares down 4% by yesterday afternoon. (Tech Trader Daily)
Yahoo also laid off about 1%, or likely around 100-150, of its current global staff. "The personnel changes we are making are part MORE
While Google's improving Android Market is still the focal point of developers for selling their Android apps, Amazon and Verizon's Markets are gaining some interest.
Appcelerator published an extensive report today, which details the changing trends of App developers on all platforms. Of particular interest was where Google (GOOG) Android developers planned to sell their apps. According to the 1500 responses, 37% of developers were interested in selling their App on Amazon while another 13% MORE
Seth Weintraub - Jan 25, 2011 4:13 PM ET
Last week's preview was no fluke, you can now port your existing phone numbers to Google Voice online.
As I explained in detail last week, the incredibly useful Google (GOOG) Voice is now officially available via a number porting procedure. That means it is easier to move to Google Voice without having to tell everyone you know, your new number.
Something that Google doesn't explain explicitly, is that with Voice you can MORE
Seth Weintraub - Jan 25, 2011 2:12 PM ET
The soon to be Ex-CEO also announced Google would add 1,000 more jobs in Europe
You'll want to skip ahead to 6 minutes unless...just skip ahead.
Current Google (GOOG) CEO Eric Schmidt says that his "next decade at Google will be better than his previous decade," suggesting that he'll be sticking around for a while. He also discusses crowd-sourcing, smartphones and Google knowing what you want before you search, or MORE
Seth Weintraub - Jan 25, 2011 10:39 AM ET
AT&T, Verizon and Sprint all say their data network is the best. Which one is right?
A cell tower
The conflicting ads are everywhere. AT&T (T) claims to have "the nation's fastest mobile broadband network." Verizon (VZ) Wireless says it has the "best network." And Sprint Nextel (S) brags that its early rollout of "4G" technology gives it "industry-leading mobile data services."
In fact, there's not a lot of real-world difference between MORE
Scott Woolley - Jan 25, 2011 10:01 AM ET
A curated selection of the day's most newsworthy tech stories from all over the Web.
NYC's new chief digital officer, Rachel Sterne. Photo: CrunchBase
Meet Rachel Sterne, New York City's first chief digital officer. The 27-year-old NYU alum, founder of citizen news portal GroundReport, and former LimeWire employee will be tasked with overseeing and improving New York City's digital footprint, streamlining existing social-media interactions, creating public-private partnerships, and improving the MORE
JP Mangalindan, Writer-Reporter - Jan 25, 2011 8:47 AM ET
Not content to take your money, now Apple reportedly wants to be your money
Photos: Apple Inc., RFIDJournal.com
The Apple (AAPL) buzz Tuesday morning was all about a Bloomberg report -- based apparently on a single source -- that the company is following Google's (GOOG) lead and building NFC (near-field communication) technology into its next-generation iPhones and iPads.
"Apple plans to take NFC Mainstream," begins MG Siegler's headine in TechCrunch. "Perhaps The MORE
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