Apple is going through a sour patch right now. On Monday, TIME columnist Tim Bajaran asked if Apple’s amazing run disrupting markets is over. The Cupertino-Calif.-based tech juggernaut has not introduced a truly break-through new …
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As the Dow Soars, How High Can Tech Stocks Go?
Last Friday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average — the benchmark stock index of America’s blue chip companies — closed above 14,000 for the first time since the financial meltdown sent the U.S. economy into the worst crisis in …
5 Top Trends for 2013 Super Bowl Commercials
The cost of advertising in the Super Bowl is rising, running an average of $4 million for a 30-second spot—up from $3.5 million last year and just $42,000 back in 1967. To justify the expense, advertisers aim to present fans with something more than just another entertaining but ultimately forgettable commercial.
Apple Shares Plunge 10% on Slowing Growth, New Product Jitters
For years, Apple consistently beat Wall Street expectations, not only because the company habitually low-balled its financial projections, but also because it was growing at a rate and scale that was virtually unprecedented in …
‘Hot’ New Gadgets Anybody? No Thanks, We’re Good
Every year, the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas promises to unveil all sorts of gadgets that’ll not only make our lives better—but that we simply won’t be able to live without. Instead, what we get is stuff like the $99 “smart” fork.
Is Broadband Internet Access a Public Utility?
Should broadband Internet service be treated as a basic utility in the United States, like electricity, water, and traditional telephone service? That’s the question at the heart of an important and provocative new book by Susan …
What Google’s FTC Deal Means for the Patent Wars
Google‘s landmark deal with the U.S. government, which was announced last week and ends a two-year federal investigation, has gotten a lot of attention, primarily for the Federal Trade Commission’s conclusion that Google has not …
What’s Getting Cheaper – and What You’ll Pay More for – in 2013
It’s the time of year when lists are made forecasting the rise and fall of household expenses, big and small. Accordingly, it may also be time to tweak the family budget.
Online Shopping: More Popular (Yet Less Satisfying) Than Ever
Based on the sales figures, consumers are increasingly content to turn to the web to get their holiday shopping done. Judging by survey data and heaping anecdotal evidence, however, we’re increasingly dissatisfied with online …
Apple Fans Lash Back at Idea That There’s an ‘Apple Tax’
Are the fanboys who wait outside Apple stores for hours to buy new iPhones and iPads basically slaves? Are the hundreds of dollars some families spend year in, year out on new Apple products tantamount to a tax?
Apple CEO Tim Cook Announces U.S. Mac Production, Warns: ‘Don’t Bet Against Us’
What’s up with Apple CEO Tim Cook? The normally low-key 52-year-old operational wizard, who assumed command of Apple last year following the death of Steve Jobs, has been on something on a publicity tour this week, with a cover …
