Jimmy Kimmel called consumers "suckers" for buying so many similar Apple products. Parody but how true for you? Or me?
Meanwhile, Apple has doubled its ad budget to $1 billion a year. What's the value of "free" pre-product launch buzz unique to the company?
According to multiple reports, Microsoft is testing its own brand smartphone. There are risks in pissing off their partners, but too much is at stake not to make a run under full Microsoft control.
Speaking of Microsoft, Oprah said this about the Surface tablet: It “feels like a Mercedes-Benz to me, people!” Her stock isn’t what it once was, but what’s the worth of her comment in terms of sales?
Mobile giving could account for 20 percent of Sandy relief efforts. Text REDCROSS at 90999 to donate $10 to the relief efforts. As a reminder, more than 90 percent of those who contributed via mobile to Haiti relief were new Red Cross donors.
Teens who use smartphones may engage in more sex, according to a researcher who doesn't blame the technology.
IDC says the share of users accessing social networks on PCs will drop from 66 percent in 2012 to 52 percent in 2016. Mobile disruption.
You thought it was tough now getting a table at Starbucks - just wait. The company is testing wireless charging for devices.
Free mobile apps are four times more likely to track location, says security company Juniper Networks.
How cool is this? Given tablets but no teachers, Ethiopian kids are teaching themselves.
Neither Siri nor Maps would lead you to the executive shuffle at Apple. Siri would think you said dapple.
