The worldwide tablet market grew 303.8% year over year, and it's mostly Apple's
Worldwide tablet market shares (by shipments). Source: IDC
Since IDC launched its Worldwide Quarterly Media Tablet and eReader Tracker in January, its coverage of the tablet market has been, shall we say, spotty.
Its tracking report for the first quarter of 2011 didn't arrive until July, causing serious confusion among some high-profile tech writers who mistook it for a MORE
Philip Elmer-DeWitt - Sep 15, 2011 9:31 AM ET
Both of the green autos have been on the market for almost a year now, but only one will stay on the road.
By Alex Taylor III, senior-editor-at-large
FORTUNE -- Americans love a rivalry, whether it is Dunkin' Donuts vs. Starbucks, or the Yankees vs. the Red Sox. So it is not surprising that the simultaneous launch of the Chevy Volt and the Nissan Leaf late last year built anticipation for a MORE
Sep 15, 2011 5:00 AM ET
How CEO Dave Goldberg boosted his company's bottom line with more paying customers.
Goldberg's strategy: more features
FORTUNE -- Dave Goldberg, a pioneering Internet music entrepreneur, used to have a glamorous job as vice president of music at Yahoo (YHOO), which bought his startup Launch Media for $12 million. Now, as CEO of Palo Alto-based SurveyMonkey, he peddles online survey tools to corporations, schools, and community groups. "A lot of people MORE
Miguel Helft, senior writer - Sep 15, 2011 5:00 AM ET
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* Facebook unveiled the "Subscribe" button that will allow its 750 million-plus active monthly users to better control what their friends share with them, including updates, photos, videos, and links. It will also let users "subscribe" to public status updates from others much in the same way Twitter lets its users MORE
JP Mangalindan, Writer-Reporter - Sep 15, 2011 3:30 AM ET
The rapidly expanding Beijing-based startup sells luxury goods to affluent Chinese consumers. What it knows about them could become the envy of established luxury brands around the world.
By Reena Jana, contributor
FORTUNE -- Despite global economic turmoil, the Chinese luxury market is still expanding at a dizzying rate -- by 16% in 2010 according to McKinsey. Not surprisingly, Shangpin -- a new Beijing-based, members-only e-commerce site -- is growing dramatically too.
The MORE
Sep 14, 2011 3:03 PM ET
Joel Ewanick, GM's recently installed global CMO, is charged with breathing new life into the company's disparate brands -- no small order.
By Doron Levin, contributor
FORTUNE -- A conversation with Joel Ewanick, General Motors' chief marketing officer for the past ten months, doesn't proceed for long without his mention of "swim lanes."
Ewanick isn't talking about exercise, but his primary task at a resurgent GM (GM). In the 51-year-old executive's view, his MORE
Sep 14, 2011 1:33 PM ET
Gojee.com wants to deliver recipes based on what's actually in your fridge -- and it just nabbed $1.2 million in seed funding. But can it go head-to-head with the web's biggest recipe sites?
By Daniel Roberts, reporter
FORTUNE -- When it comes to online recipes, readers' eyes are just as vital as their stomachs. Gojee, which launched in July, offers recipes in a slideshow format, with stunning photos of the finished product MORE
Sep 14, 2011 12:00 PM ET
Shots were fired in both directions as partisans previewed Microsoft's next tablet OS
Source: Twitter
A war of words -- blogged, tweeted and syndicated -- broke out at Microsoft's (MSFT) annual developers conference Tuesday when the company distributed Samsung tablets loaded with beta copies of Windows 8, its answer to Apple's (AAPL) OS X and iOS, rolled into one.
Paul Thurrott, the news editor of Windows IT Pro and host of the Windows MORE
Philip Elmer-DeWitt - Sep 14, 2011 8:27 AM ET
Fortune profiles Jeff Williams, Apple's senior vice president for operations
Williams. Photo: Apple Inc.
As Steve Jobs stepped back from his role as Apple's (AAPL) larger-than-life frontman, a handful of senior executives emerged from his oversized shadow: Jony Ive, the soft-spoken industrial design wizard. Phil Schiller, the self-effacing marketing chief. Scott Forestall, the boyish head of iPhone and iPad software. And of course Tim Cook, the man who really ran Apple, MORE
Philip Elmer-DeWitt - Sep 14, 2011 6:11 AM ET
Wyoming is an ideal place to generate electricity from wind. But getting current from turbines to customers is a political and economic puzzle. How it plays out will have lessons for renewable-energy projects nationwide.
By Ken Otterbourg, contributor
Bill Miller, president of Anschutz Exploration, at Anschutz's Overland Trail Ranch near Rawlins, Wyo., where a 1,000-turbine wind farm is planned.
FORTUNE -- The best wind in America is in Wyoming. It is a MORE
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| Company | Price | Change | % Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bank of America Corp... | 7.24 | -0.06 | -0.89% |
| Ford Motor Co | 12.28 | -0.46 | -3.61% |
| Frontier Communicati... | 4.20 | -0.27 | -6.04% |
| Juniper Networks Inc... | 21.65 | -0.72 | -3.22% |
| Cisco Systems Inc | 19.58 | -0.25 | -1.26% |
| Index | Last | Change | % Change |
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| Dow | 12,666.14 | -68.49 | -0.54% |
| Nasdaq | 2,813.49 | 8.21 | 0.29% |
| S&P 500 | 1,315.99 | -2.44 | -0.19% |
| Treasuries | 1.91 | -0.02 | -1.19% |
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