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War of the Tech Titans: How Apple Became Bigger Than Microsoft
In addressing the Wall Street Journal’s “All Things Digital Conference D8”, Steve Jobs’ comments on Apple (AAPL) overtaking Microsoft (MSFT) in total market cap: “It’s sort of surreal. It’s a little surreal.” were an interesting choice of words from a man who clearly suffered as Windows ruled the PC world, until recently that is. Steve...
Shopping For An iPad? Bring Some Rubber Gloves
(DQD) Even though I’m not quite sure why someone would want to spend so much money on one, it is a fact that millions of people want to get their hands on an iPad, if only just to test it out. And that appears to be the problem, with a new NY Daily...
Apple’s Growing Corporate Market Share
Geoffrey wrote in a comment on Friday’s article: “I’m not a Microsoft (MSFT) fanboy by any means, but I don’t see them disappearing or losing significant maketshare.” I agree that Microsoft isn’t going to disappear, but I think it will begin losing PC market share faster as the tide that’s seen Apple’s (AAPL) growing share among...
Delta Flight Attendant Caught With Gun At Airport
0 views (zonaphoto) It’s not just celebrities who get caught trying to bring firearms onto planes — it also happens to airline employees! Yesterday, a Delta flight attendant was arrested after a scan of her bag turned up a loaded handgun. The 39-year-old woman was on her way to work a flight from Indianapolis International...
Cheap Hotel Rates with Hotwire
// // We all love to travel and stay in hotels. From having our bed made for us and getting the newspaper delivered to our door, very few things in life compare to ...
Face Up To Your Finances
The ‘ostrich effect’ is a financial term which is often used to describe the act of pretending a monetary problem does not exist: “burying one’s head in the sand” to hide from a problem. Contrary to the popular myth, the ostrich does not, in fact, bury its head in the sand, neither to hide nor...
What iPhone Owners Complain About When They Complain To The FCC & FTC
(auxesis) Last month, InformationWeek filed a Freedom of Information request with the FCC and the FTC for complaints made about the iPhone in the past year. Although the breakdown of complaints is interesting, what I found most striking was that in a nation of over 11 million iPhone owners, less than 600 complaints...
Apple Claims 2 Million iPads Sold; Asus Unveils Plans For “Eee Pad”
(mskierki) The same weekend that eager European, Aussie and Canadian customers were finally able to get their hands on Apple’s iPad tablet thingy, the company announced that it had sold 2 million of the portable devices since its launch in early April. If true, this rate of sale would surpass Apple’s 2007 debut of...
Indoor Tanning Quadruples Risk Of Skin Cancer
(D.P. Rubino) Think that tanning bed is safer than the evil ol’ sun? Not quite. A new study from the American Association for Cancer Research has determined that frequent use of tanning beds can quadruple your risk of skin cancer. But, hey, you’ll look great, and isn’t that the first step to...
Start a Business for Next to Nothing
// // Starting a business is an intimidating prospect. It involves a level of commitment that few other goals require. Typically, one of the major commitments in business startups is a hefty financial...
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War of the Tech Titans: How Apple Became Bigger Than Microsoft
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Shopping For An iPad? Bring Some Rubber Gloves
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Even though I'm not quite sure why someone would want ...