Horace Dediu and Gene Munster on Apple without Steve Jobs

• Should Major League Baseball content providers charge one price for all?

  If it doesn't find a solution, the MLB could find itself with a consumer riot.

  By Kevin Maney, contributor

  From Major League Baseball's point of view, content providers are going to have to figure out how to charge one price for aggregated packages of content. Otherwise, consumers are going to rebel against "a la carte creep," said MLB.com CEO Bob Bowman in a lunch session at Fortune's Brainstorm Tech conference.

  "It's not that MORE

  Jul 23, 2010 5:49 PM ET
  Posted in: Bob Bowman, Brainstorm Tech, Major League Baseball, MLB

• How technology can help spread literacy

  This is one in a series of articles leading up to Fortune Brainstorm Tech, which takes place July 22-24 in Aspen, Colo. The articles will look back at the progress of companies that presented at Brainstorm in 2009 as well as look forward to those that will present this year.

  By Benjamin Snyder, contributor

  With over 10,000 libraries opened worldwide and 7.4 million books already distributed to children in its 10 years, MORE

  Jul 14, 2010 10:55 AM ET
  Posted in: Brainstorm Tech, literacy, Nokia, Room to Read

• Fortune names Steve Jobs 'smartest CEO'

  Apple's CEO tops the magazine's list of the 50 smartest people in tech

  "He is a visionary, a micromanager, and a showman who creates such anticipation around new products that their releases are veritable holidays."

  So begins Jessi Hempel's assessment of Steve Jobs, Fortune Magazine's choice for the "smartest CEO in tech."

  Apple's (AAPL) CEO topped the list of Fortune's "50 smartest people in tech" feature, part of the drumroll leading MORE

  Philip Elmer-DeWitt - Jul 9, 2010 7:34 AM ET
  Posted in: 50 Smartest, Apple, Brainstorm Tech, Fortune, Jessi Hempel, Steve Jobs

• Gilt Groupe's haute sample sales expand

  This is one in a series of articles leading up to Fortune Brainstorm Tech, which takes place July 22-24 in Aspen, Colo. The articles will look back at the progress of companies that presented at Brainstorm in 2009 as well as look forward to those that will present this year.

  By Mary Jo A Pham, contributor

  Shoppers who thrive on elbowing competitors out of the bargain bin to get a Gucci markdown MORE

  Jun 25, 2010 8:43 AM ET
  Posted in: Brainstorm Tech, fashion, Gilt Groupe, online shopping

• Q&A with Skullcandy

  By Mary Jo A. Pham, contributor

  With everything from Skittle-like earbuds to funky over-ears, Skullcandy banks on the appeal of super-chic headphones over niche marketing for audiosnobs. And it's working.

  The company has been enjoying tremendous growth in recent years, despite the recession. In 2009 alone, Skullcandy banked $125 million in sales, up from $85 million reported in 2008. The company will launch its Aviator headphones today, developed in partnership with Roc MORE

  Jun 21, 2010 11:05 AM ET
  Posted in: audio gear, Brainstorm Tech, Skullcandy

• Twitter grows up, focuses on money

  This is one of a series of articles leading up to Fortune Brainstorm Tech, which takes place July 22-24 in Aspen, Colo. The articles will look back at the progress of companies that presented at Brainstorm in 2009 as well as look forward to those that will present this year.

  By Shelley DuBois, reporter

  It looks like the social networking platform turned media monster has figured out how to pocket some change.

  This MORE

  Jun 14, 2010 4:08 PM ET
  Posted in: Advertising, biz stone, Brainstorm Tech, Twitter

• AOL struggles for ads during overhaul

  This is the first in a series of articles leading up to Fortune Brainstorm Tech, which takes place July 22-24 in Aspen, Colo. The articles will look back at the progress of companies that presented at Brainstorm in 2009 as well as look forward to those that will present this year.

  By Shelley DuBois, reporter

  AOL was coming back with a vengeance, brand-new AOL CEO Tim Armstrong told Fortune's 2009 Brainstorm Tech MORE

  Jun 9, 2010 10:47 AM ET
  Posted in: AOL, Bebo, Brainstorm Tech, Google, Tim Armstrong