In April 2012, the US Department of Justice (DoJ) filed an antitrust lawsuit against Apple and five major publishers. At issue is the switch to an agency pricing model for e-books [...]
Audit reveals labor issues at Foxconn
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March 30, 2012, 3:48 PM
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Electronics manufacturing services company Foxconn International (a division of Taiwan’s Hon Hai), has said it will make the necessary changes to improve working conditions in its Chinese factories after an [...]
Barnes & Noble makes digital push in Europe
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March 29, 2012, 12:11 PM
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Barnes & Noble’s plan to bring the Nook to Europe goes like this, according to TechCrunch: “We’re expanding our digital business, but not our stores.” The quote is from Claudia [...]
Samsung and Apple locked in legal struggle
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February 6, 2012, 3:42 PM
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If the Galaxy and iPhone had a fight who would win? I’m not sure, but the latest round appears to be a split decision. Samsung (maker of the Galaxy smartphone and tablet [...]
Apple, Google and the battle of the tablet operating systems
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January 27, 2012, 10:11 AM
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As competition in the tablet market heats up, Strategy Analytics released a press release this week comparing global market share of the world’s top two tablet operating systems: Apple‘s iOS and [...]
TripAdvisor heads to the NASDAQ Global Market
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December 21, 2011, 5:04 PM
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Online travel research company TripAdvisor packed up and took its own trip from under Expedia‘s umbrella to the NASDAQ Global Market. As part of a planned spinoff that Expedia shareholders overwhelmingly [...]
Amazon’s new tablet steals Nook’s fire
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September 30, 2011, 11:04 AM
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Much has been written about Amazon’s new tablet computer and the challenge it may, or may not, pose to the dominance of Apple’s iPad. While the Kindle Fire’s beguiling low price [...]
Digital textbook options abound for college students
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August 11, 2011, 3:19 PM
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College students stocking up on their textbooks for the fall semester have some choices to make – how to decorate their dorm room, where to pledge, and whether to fill [...]
Amazon poised to enter tablet market
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July 27, 2011, 2:37 PM
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Amazon is looking to take a bite out of Apple’s iPad sales with a tablet computer of its own. The world’s largest online retailer, which just reported second quarter sales [...]
Mobile card readers revolutionize the checkout counter
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May 25, 2011, 1:37 PM
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Buying a pork slider from a food trailer, or a silk-screened T-shirt at a craft fair is a lot easier these days. Thanks to new mobile card readers, customers don’t have to hit up the ATM before [...]
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