Biggest Change: 1990-2010Thursday, April 22, 2010 @ 11:55AMThe acceleration in the kind of competitors coming into what people felt was traditionally the telco space. This has driven a new competitive atmosphere, a new challenge to operators to either become more efficient and focus on the customer or become dinosaurs and die.
I Managed to Not Buy an iPadTuesday, April 6, 2010 @ 7:35AMSo, I pick up the phone on Saturday afternoon and without preamble, my Windows-using friend asks, "Did you buy an iPad?" "No . . . not yet," I answer. I don't tell him that I'm sitting at my desk in between Final Four games browsing blogs and news sites, eagerly reading first-takes from gushing fans who are not David Pogue or Walt Mossberg. I haven't even held one.
A port in stormy timesMonday, February 15, 2010 @ 11:28PMMost of the boats are covered in shrink wrap, with specially built doors, some decorated with wreaths. Others have satellite TV, wireless Internet, even a full bar. Then there are vessels that barely stay afloat.
Amazon's Kindle comes to OzWednesday, October 7, 2009 @ 1:17AMAmazon's hyped e-reader Kindle is coming to Australia, with plans for the device to begin shipping on 19 October.
Sony takes on the KindleWednesday, August 26, 2009 @ 6:50AMEbook war is declared Sony's new Daily Edition is aiming to take on Amazon's Kindle with its 3G connectivity and touch screen, but it will have to provide an acceptable face for DRM, with library lending and open standards.… What is your recession sales strategy?
Can Sony's cheaper eReader upset the Kindle?Wednesday, August 5, 2009 @ 2:36PMThe Amazon Kindle may have achieved dominant mind share in e-book readers, but Sony is hoping to grab the attention of potential adopters by offering the cheapest e-reading device.
Austere Times? PerfectSaturday, April 11, 2009 @ 8:32PMThrift is re-emerging as a desirable consumer value, and devoted penny-pinchers are having the time of their lives.
In an age of austerity, the miserly thriveSaturday, April 11, 2009 @ 7:27AMSAN FRANCISCO -- Millions of Americans have trimmed expenses because they have had their jobs or hours cut, or fear they will. But a subset of savers are reducing costs not just with purpose, but with reli