Apple Takes on the Entertainment and Media Industries
Apple is pushing to expand and, as much as possible, control media sales. Sure, Steve Jobs is thinking of himself and his company, but maybe his approach is right.
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Sony's Cloud-Based Music Service Shows What iTunes 10 Could Have Been
During the Apple music keynote hubbub, rival Sony (SNE) quietly announced Qriocity, a cloud-based subscription music service that will cross all Sony platforms. Atrocious name aside, Qriocity shows how safe Apple played it with music -- and what iTunes 10 could have been.
Why Apple and Facebook Will Make Peace Over Ping
Apple and Facebook are fighting over integration on iTunes new social service, Ping. But with so much at stake for both companies, expect them to make up soon.
Twitter Does What It Must, and That Pisses Off the Privacy World
Twitter needs to make money, and monitoring who clicks on which may offer hope. But it's tactic fraught with privacy land mines for the company.
The Steve Jobs Reality Show: Time To Dissect Numbers from Apple's Event
At the Apple music and TV event, Steve Jobs mentioned a lot of numbers. Here's some context and a look at what they meant -- and didn't mean.
Facebook Madden: No Longer the Gamechanger EA Expected It to Be
Electronic Arts finally launched its major franchise John Madden Football on Facebook, but it won't be the gamechanger many critics, including myself, assumed it would be.
Technology Export Controls Set to Loosen -- the Question Is When
Many high tech companies have been at a disadvantage in international trade because of U.S. export restrictions. There may be change on the horizon, but don't book your ship yet.
Apple GameCenter Looks To Cut Off Microsoft's XBox Live at the Knees
ALSO: Apple Fall Keynote: Lack of Surprises Creates an Opening for Google and Microsoft. It's official: Apple (APPL) considers the upcoming Microsoft (MSFT) Windows Mobile 7 a threat. Look no further than today's Apple announcement of Game Center, an interactive online community hosted by Apple i...
Apple Fall Keynote: Lack of Surprises Creates an Opening for Google and Microsoft
Today's Apple (APPL) Fall Keynote was a parade of updates, all incremental, evolutionary and not revolutionary, which means Google (GOOG), Microsoft (MSFT) and other competitors still have a serious chance this holiday season.
The New Apple TV: Dumb, and Lovely For It
AppleTV's UI reinforces an intuitions that TVs and video boxes should simpler, because they do too much already. That means no apps.
Nobody Reads What Your Company Posts -- and That's a Good Thing
Most people and companies look at social media and get concerned over the size of the audience. Instead, they should wonder whether they're say the right things to the right people.
4 Ways in Which Apple's Music Event Flipped the Bird to Consumers
By making its event video streaming only available to Mac, iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch users, Apple has essentially told potential customers to buzz off.
MySpace's Sync With Facebook is a Smart Surrender
MySpace announced yesterday that it will "sync" with Facebook, sharing updates on user activity. Because this sharing only runs one way, many see this as just another sign of the fading network's surrender to its dominant rival. But the truth is the two sites have been growing into very different...
Intel/Infineon: How Google Can Match Apple in Smartphone Chips
Intel bought Infineon not to get Apple as a customer, but because it provides the company with badly needed weapons in its fight to remain relevant in mobile.
In Two Years, Facebook Places Will Look Like This App
This is exactly what other check-in services wish they could be: a real-life social network with real context.
Christa Pike has pneumonia, unable to move arms after botched execution, lawyers say
Investigation
Congress tried to stop surprise medical bills. It created another problem.
Tropical Storm Isaias forms in Gulf, could reach U.S. as hurricane this weekend
How Israeli and Palestinian kids are coping 3 years after Oct. 7 attacks
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Weeks before Election Day, the FEC can't enforce the law
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Vance appears to soften U.S. demands on Iranian nuclear enrichment
Man eyed Mall of America for attack, pledged allegiance to ISIS, FBI says
Lawyers seek to stop execution today in Texas, citing Christa Pike's failed injection
