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How Line2 accidentally disrupted the phone industry

by Mike Schramm (Jan 17th, 2012)

Last week at CES 2012, I met up with Line2 CEO Peter Sisson; he is a man who's done a lot of butting heads with big companies over what started off as a pretty simple proposition. Line2's basic concept was to create a second line (for business or personal calls) on your iPhone. Sisson's ...

Don't blame iPad for PC sales stagnation, says NPD

by Dana Franklin (May 11th, 2011)

A new study released by the NPD Group on Tuesday suggests a recent decline in personal computer shipments can't be blamed on the iPad. NPD's results contradict conventional wisdom, which assumed shiny new gadgets like Apple's iPad were eroding the PC market. According to NPD's figures, a ...

Director DJ Caruso on using iPads to make I Am Number Four

by Mike Schramm (Feb 18th, 2011)

Here's yet another example of the iPad excelling in a place it was never intended to actually go: making movies. Director DJ Caruso did an interview in an Apple Store recently, and he says that he used the iPad in all kinds of ways to help make his new movie I am Number Four, from controlling ...

iPhone vs. the world

by Christina Warren (Jun 16th, 2008)

BusinessWeek.com has a really interesting article online today theorizing about the potential impact the iPhone 3G will have on other smartphone manufacturers and the wireless industry at large. The $200 introductory price point can lure lots of customers over to AT&T and put the price crunch ...

Yahoo!, Monster supports Jobs in DRM battle

by Brian Liloia (Feb 13th, 2007)

Looks like Steve Jobs has found allies in the form of Yahoo! Music and Monster Cable executives in the quest to banish DRM. An executive from competitor Yahoo! Music, Dave Goldberg chimes in with: ``I've long advocated removing DRM on music because there is already a lot of music available without ...

Macs could be riding back seat - and that's ok

by David Chartier (Jan 10th, 2007)

Yesterday's keynote announcements that showed off everything but a Mac and Mac OS X understandably struck some fear in those who worry about the future of Apple's computers. Don't get me wrong: while I question how easy it is to dial numbers on a virtual iPhone keypad (fellow former owners of ...

eMusic hits No. 2 in digital music sales, thanks iPod

by David Chartier (Jul 31st, 2006)

eMusic, a seemingly small-time digital music service that sells DRM-free MP3s of independent artists, has quietly overtaken other big name rivals such as RealNetworks, Yahoo! and even Napster for the #2 spot in digital music sales. The company attributes its success largely in part to the iPod's ...

Apple posts 'Mac at Work' site

by David Chartier (Jun 3rd, 2006)

So much for those "Apple isn't interested in the science/business/pro sector" theories. Behold, Mac at Work, a new promotional site from Apple with information, case studies, online seminars and real world event listings for just about every interest and sector besides consumers. Just look at the ...

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