Motorola's new Pebl marks the triumph of design at the venerable company. But is it magical enough to become the next touchstone of telecom, or will people just… skip it?
The Pebl is the latest example of Motorola's new design-driven strategy, which is built around entire families of products with shared aesthetic elements.
The jury's still out on the new Pebl. Its fate hinges on the interplay among design (the Pebl), the balance sheet (paper), and finicky consumers (scissors), who can cut even the savviest strategy to ribbons.
Dan Mintz landed in Beijing without a college degree, a job, or a word of Mandarin. Now he heads up the hottest advertising shop in the country. How one man cracked the Chinese market (by really, really trying).
The information systems at any McDonald's are more advanced, and more useful, than those in your doctor's office. Cerner is changing that, and changing medicine itself.
Tulane University President Scott Cowen was at the tail end of a respected career when Katrina hit. The hurricane almost destroyed his institution--and gave him the chance to reinvent it.
G. Clotaire Rapaille has guided Chrysler, Procter & Gamble, Boeing, and other enraptured clients through the "collective unconscious" of dozens of cultures. Now he's taking on India. Is he a sage--or a charlatan?
Digital music is a many-splendored thing--and it's more than just that white rectangle. Everyone from major labels to individual artists is experimenting. What's next--and why is Madonna sure to be a part of it?
What's the new black? Who's the next Mizrahi? And how to keep up with the whim-a-minute fashion world? Here are three blogs to keep you a season ahead.
From a survey of 150 dog owners by Dogster.com, "a leading community site for dogs and their owners," and Simply Hired, the "top dog in job search." Forty-four million U.S. households own dogs, it says.
