Digital Devices

Dell Profit Dips 48% In Fourth Quarter

AP | Posted 02.26.2009 | Business


Dell Inc. said Thursday its profit dove 48 percent during the fiscal fourth quarter as the recession forced consumers and businesses to spend less on ...

Ad Tactics: New and Old Mix It Up in 2008, But What Did We Learn?

Neg Norton | Posted 01.08.2009 | Media


Neg Norton

The political campaigns did not shy away from the tried and true; the 30-second television ad, the direct mail flyer, yard signs, bumper stickers are alive and well.

BlackBerry Storm's Keyboard Disappoints

BlackBerry Storm | Posted 11.20.2008 | Business


Thanks to the SurePress display, typing feels surprisingly natural on the Storm, and messaging fiends have two choices when it comes to entering text....

How Much Will The Oprah Bump Do For Kindle?

EcoGeek | Megan Treacy | Posted 10.28.2008 | Green


But can Oprah do for the Kindle what she's done for her book club selections? Even with the promotional discount, the gadget costs more than $300 and...

How Much Of Apple's Value Is Steve Jobs?

Silicon Alley Insider | Henry Blodget | Posted 10.22.2008 | Business


Apple's single biggest corporate priority is (or should be) to diversify its dependence on Steve Jobs. In the past month, investors have gotten two st...

Google's mobile phone goes on sale today for $179

AP | Posted 10.22.2008 | Business


NEW YORK — Google is jumping into the mobile phone business with its new G1 phone. The G1 is available starting today for $179 with a two-year c...

Google Phone, T-Mobile G1, Hits Streets

Huffington Post | Dave Burdick | Posted 10.22.2008 | Business


The "Google Phone," more accurately known as the T-Mobile G1 phone, powered by Google's Android operating system, has finally gone on sale. It doesn't...

HuffPost Green Experts' Panel Ask Dell About Sustainability

Huffington Post | Posted 10.22.2008 | Green


Corporate America is one of the most important fronts in the struggle to turn the country green. If businesses buy into sustainable efforts, the reaso...

Google Earnings Offer Wall Street A Pleasant Surprise

Silicon Alley Insider | Henry Blodget | Posted 10.16.2008 | Business


Initial Analysis: Revenue was in line with estimates, which is a modest upside surprise (Wall Street was expecting a miss). EPS was solidly ahead of e...

What Publishing Can Learn From Music

Hugh McGuire | Posted 10.14.2008 | Media


Hugh McGuire

Book publishing is late to the digital party so it can look to all the many mistakes the music business made in the past decade, and decide how to move into the uncertain future.

One Step Closer To Nationwide Free Wireless Internet

Daniel Sinker | Posted 10.14.2008 | Business


Daniel Sinker

The idea behind it is that the government can use existing spectrum to reach areas under-served by current internet carriers: rural America and underprivileged communities.

Apple Notebook Livebloggers: What's Jobs Up To This Time?

Huffington Post | Posted 10.14.2008 | Business


Will Apple unveil a sub-$1000 notebook? Will they unveil a $700,000,000,000 bailout? These are strange times, and it's hard to tell. Keep up to date w...

FCC Rules Against Telecoms, In Favor Of Free National Wireless

Epicenter | Meghan Keane | Posted 10.13.2008 | Business


Plans to offer national free wireless Internet access got a boost on Friday when the Federal Communications Commission released a report stating that ...

Insomnia, Drug Abuse and Kids

Dr. Michael J. Breus | Posted 10.13.2008 | Living


Dr. Michael J. Breus

It's not something you like to hear about, but a recent study that you can read about here suggests that adolescents who suffer from insomnia have a h...

BlackBerry Storm Review: Touch-Screen, Clickthrough Technology Initially Impressive

Laptop Magazine | Todd Haselton | Posted 10.08.2008 | Business


Laptop Magazine posted this early BlackBerry Storm review when it got a chance to preview the phone that seems to ape some of the popular features o...

iPhone Stanza E-Book Reader: Kindle Killer?

Epicenter | Chris Snyder | Posted 10.02.2008 | Business


Stanza, iPhone's free e-book reader application, has been downloaded more than 395,000 times and is installed at an average rate of about 5,000 copies...

Apple Led Monday's Tech Tumble

BusinessWeek | Arik Hesseldahl | Posted 09.30.2008 | Business


While much attention on Sept. 29 was fixed on the failed bailout vote in Congress and its impact on the Dow Jones industrial average, tech stocks also...

Tech 1.0 Stars: Where Are They Now?

Silicon Alley Insider | Robin Kawakami | Posted 09.30.2008 | Business


We're not ready to call the end of the second Internet boom quiet yet. But when we do, we'll be looking for some perspective. For instance, whatever h...

Apple Plunges After Downgrades

Silicon Alley Insider | Dan Frommer | Posted 09.29.2008 | Business


Apple (AAPL) shares are down 14% to around $110 -- their lowest since May, 2007 -- after Morgan Stanley and RBC both downgraded the stock this morning...

Google Phone Video Tour

Dave Burdick | Posted 09.24.2008 | Business


We've heard a lot about the Google phone and Android software this week, but we haven't seen a whole lot of video. So here, from the Wall Street Journ...