Nike's Playbook
With someone like Mark Parker at the helm, it is no mistake that Nike is head and shoulders above the competition ("Artist. Athlete. CEO"). He embodies all of the great qualities necessary to distance yourself from ...READ»
From YouTube celebrities to chief social-media officers, these unexpected players exert outsize impact and power online -- offering new channels of communication that businesses can't afford to ignore.READ»
The iPhone and iPad app store has been a huge success for Apple. Can Steve Jobs make lightning strike a third time -- on the Mac? Here's why it may be a little more difficult.READ»
Want to make sure your aging mom and dad are still up and moving? Don't feel like paying for a $5,000 activity monitoring system? Neither did Ajit Pendse, who invented a $459 alternative.READ»
Research In Motion just landed a deal to bring advanced egovernment services to the United Arab Emirates, just days after the end of a highly public spat between RIM and the Emiratis. What changed?READ»
Last week, Google's Eric Schmidt touted the virtues of Android's "open" system over the "closed" Apple iOS. Today Steve Jobs hit back, arguing those terms are just a "smokescreen" clouding the "real issue." Jobs had some unkind words for RIM, too.READ»
Steve Jobs and company have reason for a Cupertino celebratory cha-cha: Apple crushed quarterly revenues on the tails of huge iPhone sales. Today, Apple posted record earnings of $20.34 billion--way up from last year's quarterly ...READ»
The world's most famous cancer survivor has been his foundation's biggest asset, even as it grew into an innovative force in health care. Now his legal troubles may make him a risk.READ»
Mobile apps are hot news in the business world, and recently the evolving sales models have had a lot of media attention. So we sought out the developers behind one very successful app to ask their thoughts, and it's fascinating stuff.READ»
This week we're expecting big things from Apple. One of them is a MacBook Air refresh, and some tempting details surfaced over the weekend. The leaked data inspires one interesting thought: Are we about to say bye-bye to the optical drive?READ»
There must be something about advertising to guys that makes top brands do strange things. Pepsi was reprimanded for its AMP Cola iPhone app that told men to "AMP up before they score". Coca-Cola is now making an equally tasteless appeal. The Coke Zero site invites men to date three half-dressed women at a time and get them to do what they desire.READ»
New data demonstrates that consumers are happy to make purchases within an app they've already bought. Indeed, that revenue is starting to dwarf advertising income.READ»
Hiding in the logo for Apple's new press invite to an October 20th "Back to the Mac" event is a picture of a lion. Woah! That's one enormous hint it's all about the next-gen OS X. What'll it be like?READ»
Mainstream video calling seems like it's just getting started, given the excitement over Apple's FaceTime iPhone app. But a new Pew survey reveals nearly 20% of Americans have already placed a call via video.READ»
How the mighty have fallen: A new study from IDC says Nokia's rapidly losing market share in the massive Indian cell phone market. Nokia says "humbug" and suggests it's all fine. But with Apple rumored to be sweeping in, Nokia's woes seem poised to worsen.READ»
