The Agony & Ecstasy of Steve Jobs
Listen Modern life can be difficult to live without help from our smart-phones and other gadgets. Apple is at the forefront of this technology and its users are often incredibly loyal. But a new show...
View ArticleThe next monopoly?
Microsoft is appealing a $1.3 billion fine from European antitrust regulators. But its antitrust worries in the United States appear to be over. The consent decree with the US Justice Department...
View ArticleNW apple harvest could yield smaller fruit this year
Washington State harvests about 65% of the nation's apples each fall. But this year, because of the chilly spring, those cheery orbs of goodness could be a bit smaller and possibly less sweet.
View ArticleKPLU commentator, industry analyst advises selling Apple stock
At the news of Steve Job's departure from Apple's top job, Mark Anderson – KPLU's "The Digital Future" commentator and CEO of Strategic News Service, the first subscription-based newsletter on the...
View ArticleDespite Apple's declarations, the PC is alive and well
Are we entering the "post PC era" envisioned by Apple's Steve Jobs? Or is it the "PC plus" era touted by Microsoft's Frank Shaw? This month on "The Digital Future," Strategic News Service (SNS)...
View ArticleA Merry Christmas for technology?
Strategic News Service publisher Mark Anderson is predicting the technology sector will end the year on a relatively high note. But, as he tells KPLU's Dave Meyer on The Digital Future, he's worried...
View ArticleSteve Jobs vs. Bill Gates – the legacy debates
The Apple vs. PC debate has been ongoing for years, but in a recent documentary posted online Nov. 2, PBS further examines the relationship between late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs and Microsoft...
View ArticleApple continues to be plagued by reports on labor conditions
Apple has been taking a lot of heat lately for working conditions at plants making its products in China.
View ArticleProtesters at Apple stores demand 'ethical' products
In an effort to protest the working conditions in the Chinese factories that make Apple products, demonstrators delivered a petition to six different Apple stores in four different countries. The...
View ArticleApple Unveils New iPad, Apple TV
As has been the case with all of Apple's product unveilings, there is a shroud of secrecy surrounding today's impending announcement. Today, Apple has invited media to the Yerba Buena Center for the...
View ArticleApple's new iPad with sharper screen is thicker, heavier
SAN FRANCISCO — Apple is revealing a new iPad model. New features include a sharper screen and a faster processor. It will go on sale March 16.
View ArticleJustice Dept. accuses Apple and others of fixing e-book prices
Apple Inc. and other publishers have conspired to limit competition and fix the prices of e-books, the U.S. Justice Department alleges in a suit filed today. According to The Wall Street Journal:
View ArticleApple integrates Facebook into iPhone software
SAN FRANCISCO — Fresh off a disappointing initial public offering, Facebook is getting a big boost from Apple, which is building the social network deep into its iPhone and iPad software.
View ArticleHas Apple hit its peak? Commentator bails on its stock
When Steve Jobs went on his third and final medical leave at the beginning of 2011, Strategic News Service publisher Mark Anderson advised his subscribers to get ready to sell their Apple stock....
View ArticleWhy Amazon might make a smartphone
There’s been growing speculation lately that Amazon has a smartphone in the works. But why? It’s a crowded market out there in smartphone land. There’s a whole bunch of phones based on Google’s Android...
View ArticleNew Apple mobile software to get maps, Siri update
SAN FRANCISCO – Not ready for a new iPhone? Don't worry. Many software features are coming to older iPhones as well. Apple has said that its iOS 6 software will sport more than 200 new features,...
View ArticleComputer sales are exploding
According to recent headlines, PC sales are sluggish. But, if you include tablets and smartphones along with desktops and laptops, computer sales are exploding! In this month's edition of The Digital...
View ArticleBigwigs out at Microsoft and Apple. Now what?
In less than a month, two instrumental figures at two of the world's biggest tech companies have left their positions. Now industry watchers wonder whether the departures at Microsoft and Apple will...
View ArticleMicrosoft shareholders ask: Why should we own the stock?
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer stood in front of shareholders today telling them what a tremendous year it’s been. But they wanted to know, why should we own the stock?
View ArticleDangerous times for American PC companies
Will we ever see a day when personal computers are no longer made in the United States?It may seem unthinkable in the land that gave birth to Apple, Dell, Hewlett-Packard and IBM, but Strategic News...
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