The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry reports that digital music sales rose 8% last year to $5.2 billlion worldwide. The lobbying group was quick to note that the improvement is nearly…
The Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) initiative into figital textbook publishing is off to a rousing start. The company reportedly sold 350,000 electronic texts since the program was announced last Friday. The company’s…
Paul Ausick The press has been invited to an event at which new JP Penney (NYSE: JCP) CEO Ron Johnson will talk about what the company says is his exciting new strategy. What the invitation does…
Research In Motion (NASDAQ: RIMM) did not pick Bob Mansfield, Apple’s head of hardware operations, to act as its new CEO. It did not pick Philip Schiller, Apple’s long-time marketing chief. RIM…
Research In Motion (NASDAQ: RIMM), one of the most troubled large tech companies in the world, replaced its two long-time CEOs. The move may do little to help the firm. It has…
After a series of management mistakes that cost Research In Motion (NASDAQ: RIMM) its lead in the global smartphone business, and over 80% of its market value, the firm’s long-time co-CEOs were pushed out…
A federal judge in Chicago has narrowed the scope of a patent infringement case involving Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc. (NYSE: MMI). The dispute revolves around patents related…
It was no accident that Microsoft’s (NASDAQ: MSFT) earnings were good and Google’s bad (NASDAQ: GOOG). The assumption that search is one of the best businesses in the world has proved inaccurate.…
Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) misses earnings expectations, which pushes shares down as much as 10%. (Reuters) IKEA posts a profit and grows in most regions of the world. (Reuters) Greece and private creditors…
Even with a scorecard it might be impossible to keep up with the suits and counter-suits in the patent infringement fight being waged in German courts between Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) and…
Paul Ausick Today’s announcement from Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) regarding its new textbook app for the iPad included news that McGraw-Hill Cos. Inc. (NYSE: MHP), Pearson plc (NYSE: PSO), and Houghton-Mifflin Harcourt will offer…
Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) is set to report earnings after the close of trading Thursday. The software giant has already tempered some PC sales expectations at the Consumer Electronics Show, which was…
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) may have been hitting new all-time highs ahead of next week’s quarterly earnings report and its price target from analysts may have crept higher as well. There is…
Jon C. Ogg Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) has tried to focus on the education market practically from the company’s founding. The Apple II was designed with a classroom in mind. Now Apple wants to push…
Paul Ausick An unnamed Chinese company has begun selling a competitive device to the Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPad in China. The tablet is called the RedPad No. 1, and uses a version of…
