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Beware of Pester Power and Grocery Store Layouts
"We don't have any of this!" my daughter announced as she stood eye-to-eye with the cartoon character on a box of cereal at the grocery store. She was about 4 at the time. "We have plenty o...
Posted on 3/8/13 at 12:45 PM
Review: The Idler Wheel Is Wiser Than the Driver of the Screw...
Fiona Apple may produce albums with ridiculously long titles, but I wish she would also make longer albums. Don't get me wrong. Her latest effort, which came out earlier this year, is wonderful. I ju...
Posted on 7/25/12 at 6:53 PM
It Just Is...
About a year ago, this could have been a lineup that could have won at the Minnesota state hockey tournament. These days, however, they're shooting for something greater. A Western Conference title w...
Posted on 4/10/12 at 12:00 PM
Questions I Have Been Asked
These are questions I get asked quite commonly! A lot of times this week! This might get wordy! Grab some coffee or a nice beverage of your choice and sit back and enjoy! I am one of those people t...
Posted on 1/12/12 at 9:55 AM
Customer Service Matters
I expect good customer service. Anyone who knows me well knows that I have high expectations on the customer service industry. When I pay for a product - of any kind - I expect to be treated well. It...
Posted on 11/10/11 at 6:00 AM
Apple's Cook faces Senate questions on taxes
Apple's CEO is disputing assertions by a Senate panel that the company avoids billions of dollars in U.S. taxes by shifting profits to foreign affiliates.By Associated Press , May 21, 2013
Apple CEO: Shareholder lawsuit is 'silly sideshow'
Apple CEO Tim Cook is calling a shareholder lawsuit against the company a "silly sideshow," even as he said he is open to looking at the shareholder's proposals for sharing more cash with investors.February 13, 2013
Investor sues Apple, wants more cash
With its annual meeting looming and its stock on the decline, Apple is facing a rebellion from an activist investor who wants the company to stop stockpiling cash and give it to shareholders instead.February 07, 2013
Exxon passes Apple as most valuable company
Exxon has once again surpassed Apple as the world's most valuable company after the iPhone and iPad maker saw its stock price falter.By BARBARA ORTUTAY,AP Technology Writer , January 25, 2013
Apple warns of holiday earnings drop
Apple has a new iPhone, two new iPads and three new PCs as it heads into the holiday quarter, the biggest selling season of the year. But, paradoxically, it expects these new gadgets to bring down its profits compared to last year.October 25, 2012
Samsung ordered to pay Apple $1.05B in patent case
After a year of scorched-earth litigation, a jury decided Friday that Samsung ripped off the innovative technology used by Apple to create its revolutionary iPhone and iPad.August 25, 2012
Epic patent trial over iPhone technology wraps up
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — A lawyer for Apple said Tuesday that Samsung was having a “crisis of design” after the launch of the iPhone, and executives with the South Korean company were determined to illegally cash in on the success of the revolutionary device.August 21, 2012
Apple kicks Google Maps off iPhone, adds Facebook
Steve Jobs’ vendetta against Google remains alive, eight months after the Apple co-founder died feeling betrayed by a company he once embraced as an ally.June 12, 2012
Rumors swirl of smaller iPad, which Jobs detested
NEW YORK (AP) — Apple generates more gossip than the Kardashians.April 19, 2012
Apple stock drops as does Nasdaq
NEW YORK — For most of the year, Apple has propelled the Nasdaq composite index forward. The stock climbed from $405 at the start of the year to more than $630 last week, and the Nasdaq easily beat the gains of other indexes.By Christina Rexrode, Associated Press , April 17, 2012
US sues Apple, publishers over e-book prices
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department and 15 states sued Apple Inc. and major book publishers Wednesday, alleging a conspiracy to raise the price of electronic books they said cost consumers more than $100 million in the past two years by adding $2 to $5 to the price of each e-book.April 11, 2012
Apple to pay dividend, start stock buybacks
NEW YORK (AP) — Apple is finally acknowledging that it has more money than it needs. But don't expect it to cut prices on iPhones and iPads. Instead, the company said on Monday that it will reward its shareholders with a dividend and a share buyback program.March 19, 2012
Fans, entrepreneurs among first buyers of new iPad
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Apple's latest iPad drew the customary lines of die-hard fans looking to be first and entrepreneurs looking to make a quick profit.March 16, 2012
Apple's market clout likely to draw more scrutiny
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — In everything it does, from product design to business deals, Apple strives for as much control as possible.By Michael Liedtke, AP Technology Writer , March 12, 2012
Independent group inspecting Apple suppliers
NEW YORK (AP) — Apple said Monday that an independent group, the Fair Labor Association, has started inspecting working conditions in the Chinese factories where its iPads and iPhones are assembled.February 13, 2012
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