Apple Store Creator’s Retail Secrets
When Steve Jobs died, Apple fans were so distraught that they began treating Apple Stores like shrines, leaving flowers and notes on their doorsteps. Do you think your own store could ever inspire that...
View ArticlePC Makers Face Hard Disk Shortage
Natural disasters in far-flung places such as Thailand and Japan would seem to have little connection to our digital lives. But in addition to the tragic loss of lives, the severe weather is...
View ArticleNew App Lets Apple Shoppers Bypass Salespeople
On Thursday, Apple stores worldwide will get a radical makeover, in conjunction with Apple’s new Apple Store app. First, customers who order Apple products online will be able to pick them up at an...
View ArticleHP Keeps PC Division, May Kill webOS
Hewlett-Packard has announced it will keep its PC division rather than selling it off. HP had been considering selling or spinning off its PC business, which is the least profitable part of the...
View ArticleThird-World Customers Keep PCs Alive
Sales of personal computers are falling, but they’re slipping very, very slowly. PC shipments increased 3.2 percent in 3Q, well below seasonal averages, according to Gartner research. While PCs fall,...
View ArticleLower Apple Earnings Prompt Stock Slide–But Should They?
A company issues its quarterly report. Its earnings are solid, but lower than what analysts expected. So a bunch of people sell the stock and its price takes a beating. It’s a familiar story and one...
View ArticleFCC Launches Effort to Increase U.S. Internet Usage
Ninety percent of South Koreans with broadband access are using it. In the United States, that number is only 68 percent. That seems like bad news to policymakers in the federal government, who want to...
View ArticleHewlett-Packard May Be Rethinking PC Spinoff
More careful analysis of the repercussions of spinning off its personal computer division has led Hewlett-Packard to reconsider its decision in recent weeks. Meg Whitman, who took the reins at HP from...
View ArticleFacing Slow Chromebook Sales, Google Gets Creative
When Google launched its Chromebook laptop, it made the decision to sell the unit online only. But given the Chromebook’s unique design — it operates solely from a browser and stores data through cloud...
View ArticleTech Giants Invest $4 Billion in NY State
Five technology companies, including I.B.M. will be investing $4 billion in computer-chip research in the Empire State, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced yesterday. The deal with I.B.M., Intel, Samsung,...
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