According to the experts, the best explanation for why consumers wait in line just so that they can hand over money for the newest iPhone or a Black Friday doorbuster deal is that … it’s fun?
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Romney’s Dismaying Attack on Garage-Based Businesses
The most infuriating moment of the first presidential debate between Mitt Romney and President Obama hasn’t gotten the attention it deserves.
That moment was when Governor Romney, the Republican, in response to a question …
Why J.K. Rowling’s New Ebook is $17.99
The Casual Vacancy, the first and much-buzzed-about book for adults from “Harry Potter” author J.K. Rowling, hits shelves (and the e-readers of those who’ve preordered it) on Thursday. The book, an almost guaranteed …
Google Chairman Eric Schmidt Raps Apple on iPhone Maps, Floats Yahoo! Search Pact
The war for mobile supremacy between Apple and Google is the hottest game in town. Sit back and enjoy the show.
Apple: One Year After Steve Jobs’ Death, iPhone Sales Disappoint Wall Street
It’s time to look again to the future. But the fundamental question is: What if Jobs already introduced all of Apple’s breakthrough products?
Cashing in on iPhone 5 Queues: Big Bucks ($1,500!) Paid to Customers Waiting in Line
In cult-like fashion, thousands of consumers around the globe waited for hours, sometimes days, this week outside Apple Stores to be among the first to get their hands on the new iPhone 5. For a select few who were getting paid …
JCPenney Would Be Doing Great If the Stores Were Less Like JCPenney
In a meeting with analysts this week, JCPenney CEO Ron Johnson—the retail superstar famous for making the Apple Store a monster success—proudly showed off a model of the JCPenney store of the future, featuring an assortment …
Ouch! Majority of ‘Hot’ Holiday Toys Cost $50 or More
We may still have over a month until it’s Halloween, and another couple of months must pass before it’s Christmas, but Toys R Us just released its Holiday Hot Toy List. Perhaps more surprising than how early the list is being …
We’ve Spent Almost $6 Billion on iPhone Repairs Since 2007
It may always be a mystery exactly how someone manages to drop an iPhone into a toilet, but we won’t have to wonder about the financial repercussions any longer. A new study estimates that Americans have spent some $5.9 billion …
Without Music, Apple Would Be Nothing
Eleven years ago, I watched Steve Jobs unveil the iPod at Apple’s Cupertino, Calif., headquarters. The following week, I made my best prediction to date: that descendants of the iPod would replace the PC, as they are now doing. …
Apple Planning Pandora Rival: Is Web Radio Ready for Prime Time?
Apple’s interest in launching a web radio service represents a threat to market leader Pandora, but it also validates the huge potential for streaming music.
Can Amazon Topple Netflix’s Streaming Empire?
When Netflix launched an instant streaming service for its movies and TV shows at the start of 2007, it was a minor perk for the company’s subscribers who were used to getting DVDs in the mail. Fast forward half a decade and …