Coffee Break: March 9 

12 Mar

The Journal takes some of the mystery out of how iTunes chooses which bands to play up on its homepage — it can make an indie band, but may require extra work on their part: Wall St. Journal– Ever wonder…

Palm Responds to the iPhone

12 Mar

New York Times – SAN FRANCISCO, March 8 Palm Inc. , the maker of hand-held computers, has hired a top Silicon Valley software designer as it seeks to respond to the challenge posed by Apple s new iPhone. The designer, … Read More »

Palm responds to the iPhone

11 Mar

CNET News – SAN FRANCISCO ? Palm, the maker of handheld computers, has hired a top Silicon Valley software designer as it seeks to respond to the challenge posed by Apple’s new iPhone. The designer, Paul Mercer, a former Apple … Read More »

Palm hires ex-Apple engineer 

11 Mar

Palm, a manufacturer of smarphones which could lose considerable market share to Apple when the iPhone ships in June, has hired former Apple engineer Paul Mercer to create a new line of products. While details of the new products remain … Read More »

Don’t Get Sucked Into Tech Stocks

9 Mar

Street.Com – I think Apple’s ( AAPL – Cramer’s Take – Stockpickr ) going to have outstanding iPhone numbers, but that stock too is rangebound. The group just, to quote the CEO of D.R. Horton ( DHI – Cramer’s Take … Read More »

USA Today praises Apple’s sales machine

9 Mar

MacWorld UK – The report looks at the recent launch of the iPhone as an example of the company’s marketing clout. Apple managed to eclipse goings-on at the giant CES event with its launch, tantalising customers, influencing industry opinion and … Read More »