The book industry thinks its digital transformation is happening even faster than it did with music and movies.
Barnes & Noble believes one of these formats will soon be obsolete
At the GigaOm Big Data conference in New York City this week, Barnes & Noble (BKS) executive Marc Parrish took the stage to discuss rapid changes in the book publishing industry.
"The book business is changing more radically now, and quicker, than MORE
JP Mangalindan, Writer-Reporter - Mar 25, 2011 1:31 PM ET
Two of the four lines at the Trafford Centre Apple Store, Manchester, U.K. Video: Vincesapplemac via YouTube
Below the fold: Videos from Hamburg, Haarlem, Rome, Norwich, Manchester, Quebec and Toronto.
Philip Elmer-DeWitt - Mar 25, 2011 12:11 PM ET
Oracle and Hewlett-Packard rarely miss an opportunity to diss each other. The latest round of press releases and quarterly earnings calls are no exception.
Oracle's Safra Catz led the company's latest charge against HP
Earlier this week Oracle (ORCL) issued an oddly-worded announcement saying it would halt all development on software compatible with Intel's (INTC) Itanium microprocessor, and took the opportunity to point out that HP (HPQ) CEO Leo Apotheker did MORE
Michal Lev-Ram, writer - Mar 25, 2011 11:40 AM ET
Endless queues, whooping Apple staffers, saturation media coverage
Sydney's No. 1 customer. Source: ITN news.
Judging from the early videos, iPad 2 mania may be even more fevered in Australia and New Zealand than it is in the U.S.
The first customer in line at Apple's (AAPL) Sydney store, seen here at right, camped out for 53 hours to buy his second iPad 2 (he picked one up two weeks ago in MORE
Philip Elmer-DeWitt - Mar 25, 2011 8:11 AM ET
Driven by China, a low-cost iPhone, the expanding tablet market and possibly a smart TV
Click to enlarge. Source: Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley's Katy Huberty, whose Apple (AAPL) forecasts have turned increasingly bullish in the past year (see Morgan Stanley drinks the Apple Kool-Aid), issued a report Friday even more optimistic than the glowing note she published last November.
In her "bull case" scenario, Apple ships 87 million iPhones and 65 MORE
Philip Elmer-DeWitt - Mar 25, 2011 6:30 AM ET
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Facebook relaunched its Questions feature which looks more like a poll app. But instead of going the Quora route -- asking a question to receive lengthy user answers -- Questions just has users voting or offering up short, pithy MORE
JP Mangalindan, Writer-Reporter - Mar 25, 2011 5:00 AM ET
First reported by Gleacher & Company analyst Mark McKechnie last year, RIM's Playbook will be able to run apps made for Google's mobile OS.
In December, Gleacher's Mark McKechnie reported that RIM (RIMM) was making its QNX Playbook compatible with Android apps, which currently number over 200,000.
Our checks suggest RIMM is planning to offer Android apps compatibility which would be a HUGE win IF it worked properly. We are skeptical, however, as even MORE
Seth Weintraub - Mar 24, 2011 6:16 PM ET
The gaming company's latest money-making handheld offers solid 3-D graphics in an oddly traditional package.
Nintendo's 3DS
It's been more than five years since Nintendo released its Nintendo DS mobile gaming platform -- or less than two if you count those slightly tweaked upgrades with smaller (or bigger) form factors or video cameras. True to form, the clam shell-type device with two screens and a stylus didn't offer cutting edge graphics, MORE
JP Mangalindan, Writer-Reporter - Mar 24, 2011 5:49 PM ET
The HTC Thunderbolt's Internet speed is not only faster than any other phone, it may be faster than your home wired Internet connection.
Verizon (VZ) launched its LTE 4G wireless service in the U.S. at the end of last year. Until last week however, the only way to tap into that superfast wireless network was to buy a USB dongle and plug it into your laptop.
That all changed with the MORE
Seth Weintraub - Mar 24, 2011 5:08 PM ET
Founder Adeo Ressi talks about TheFunded, a site that lets startups take aim at venture capitalists with brutally honest reviews of the way they do business.
Founder Adeo Ressi listening closely. Image by The Next Web via Flickr
If you're not already acquainted with TheFunded, think of it as Yelp for entrepreneurs who rate venture capitalists. But there's a twist -- a throwback to the web's woolier days: TheFunded shields users' MORE
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