Apple shares surge five percent after huge quarter: Company more than doubles profit, sells 20M iPhones Shares of Apple jumped more than five percent in after-hours trading today after the maker of the iPhone and iPad reported… Read More
The Practical Nerd manifesto What does it mean to be a Practical Nerd? I mean, being a standard-issue nerd is no longer a challenge.… Read More
Study: e-Reader ownership doubles, tablet growth stalls There was a time, not too long ago, when it was a bit of novelty to see someone reading a… Read More
Barnes & Noble unveils the new Nook, with touchscreen display Barnes & Noble today introduced the latest version of the Nook. And like yesterday’s announcement by rival Kobo, Barnes &… Read More
Kobo inks $50 million round for electronic reading gadgets, digital bookstore Amazon.com’s Kindle may have a leadership position right now in electronic reading devices and digital books. But the market continues… Read More
Sales of ‘e-books’ soar, now the #1 format over paper I confess, I’ve never read an “e-book.” But, it turns out, I very well be in a shrinking class. According… Read More
How a modest bag clip was reborn as an iPhone ‘Kickstand’ DL Byron, the Seattle entrepreneur behind such ventures as Clip-n-Seal and Bike Hugger, was struck with the idea for his… Read More
$49 million richer, Jawbone becomes latest Bay Area darling to kiss up to Seattle Jawbone, the San Francisco Bluetooth headset and speaker maker which announced $49 million in venture financing today, is planning a… Read More
Here come the free Kindles … at least in the U.K. Amazon.com has started to give away free Kindles to customers in the United Kingdom who purchase a mobile handset through… Read More
Interview: Meet the guy who waited 21 hours for an iPad 2 We were surprised by the size of the line of people waiting for the iPad 2 outside the Apple Store… Read More
Here comes the iPad 2: Is it worth getting in line? (Poll) The iPad 2 will be released Friday at 5 p.m., and you’re no doubt wondering whether it’s worth ditching work… Read More