PC Vendors Pray iPads Don't Cannibalize Mac Sales; Microsoft Hopes They Do
If the iPad isn't cannibalizing Mac sales, it will be good news for PC vendors other than Apple, but extremely bad news for Microsoft.
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Patent Office Says No to Supreme Court and Software Patents
Patent office tells examiners to rely on machine-or-transformation test for business method patents, even though the Supreme Court de-emphasized the approach.
Touch and Feel: What Works on the iPad Will Be Even Better on the Mac
Even as they grow more robust, Apple's software tools are getting simpler.
Apple Puts iTunes To Work for iAds -- So Much for Other Ad Networks
Apple will use iTunes activity data to offer behavioral targeting for iAd. That may make regulators take renewed interest, as Apple is restricting what user data other ad networks can collect.
Why Nokia is Losing Ground to Apple and Android
Nokia shows it's still clueless about how to succeed in the modern smartphone market.
Stand-Alone Cameras Have a New Weapon to Hold Off a Smartphone Onslaught: 3D
While point-and-shoots are definitely in trouble, the Nokia N8, Apple (APPL) iPhone 4 and other powerful smartphones are creeping up on the high-end cameras, too. The hi-res results, decent flashes and all-in-one setup are making smartphones more appealing to the casual, if not intermediate photog. ...
Why Murdoch May Be Right, and Shirky Wrong: Paywalls Can Work
Clay Shirky says paywalls will fail because content wants to be free -- but newspapers are the exception.
Why Google's Nascent Plan to Nab Unlicensed Music on YouTube Won't Fly
Google has filed a patent to automate removing or replacing unlicensed audio tracks on video uploaded to YouTube.
iTunes Fraud Shows that Apple Is an Unsuccessful Control Freak [Update]
Apple's rapid growth has outstripped the company's operations and its ability to keep the close control CEO Steve Jobs likes.
Dell Wants Everyone to Forget It Knowingly Saddled People With Bad PCs
Dell tries to explain away the high profile lawsuit over bad computers, but ends up blaming customers and suppliers, not itself.
Amazon Thinks You May Not Care When Your Package Arrives
Amazon (AMZN) is testing a gutsy new delivery option in Seattle called AmazonTote, which allows you to choose free shipping that arrives once a week. Your neighborhood's "Tote Day" also happens to be whatever day Amazon delivery people are nearby delivering food for AmazonFresh. In other words, Amaz...
iPhone Problems: Apple Brings Back Its Classic Reality Distortion Field [Update]
Apple issues a letter declaring that the iPhone 4 doesn't have any real reception problems. The only fault is the bar display -- and that mistakenly shows more signal than a phone gets. In other words, if you find problems with the iPhone 4, it's all in your head.
Google Sees Big Picture, Gladly Risks Anti-Trust Woes to Buy ITA
Google's purchase of ITA will incur anti-trust scrutiny, but pay off in the long term.
Google's Plans to TiVo YouTube Ads May Be Sign of Paid Subscriptions
Google will let users skip pre-roll video ads. It might be a step toward a paid subscription option.
Why Is Amazon Buying Woot? The Answer May Surprise You
Amazon (AMZN) has agreed to buy Woot, the clearance site that sells one item per day. But Amazon already has a similar last-chance feature on its own site, and it nearly always stocks the same items that Woot (albeit at a slightly higher price). So why buy Woot? The deal, which occurred on undisclo...
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