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iPad Mini aims to fill tablet-smartphone gap
Jeff Horwich Oct 23, 2012
In two hours tech types will gather round their screens big and small for the latest unveiling from Apple. It is widely believed the presentation will introduce a smaller version of the iPad.
iPad Mini release and security breaches in Android Apps
David Brancaccio Oct 23, 2012
European researchers say some apps on Android smartphones leave passwords, bank accounts, and other sensitive info vulnerable to theft. And, how much will the iPad Mini cost?
Thrills and spills of high speed trading
Stephen Beard Oct 23, 2012
It’s fast and furious, and highly controversial. High-frequency trading is the computer–based buying and selling of shares within fractions of a milli-second. A new study just out in Britain suggests this kind of trading is mostly beneficial.
Despite strong year, individuals pull back on stocks
Jeff Horwich Oct 8, 2012
After a brief uptick, the percent of households owning stock is back down to where it was at the start of the financial crisis, according to new numbers from the Investment Company Institute.
Google's (fictitious) response to Apple CEO Tim Cook's apology letter
Matt Berger Sep 28, 2012
Today, Apple CEO Tim Cook, posted a letter of apology to customers, in response to growing criticism over the Maps app in Apple’s new operating system. We imagine how Google co-founder Sergey Brin might have responded.
Measuring the strength of the economy and the stock market
Jeff Horwich Sep 24, 2012
We've said it before, and we'll say it again: the economy and the stock market are not one and the same. The performance of the economy under a president is open to wide interpretation. The stock market, on the hand... Well, we can measure that.
Apple’s size can move markets up –- and down
Stacey Vanek Smith Sep 21, 2012
Everybody knows that Apple is big enough to move markets. This year, that’s been a boon -- but what if the iPhone 5 falters?
The facts behinds the iPhone 5's LTE
Jeff Horwich Sep 21, 2012
The latest iPhone is released today. And the iPhone 5 is set to support something called 4G LTE. But what is that, anyway?
Apple iPhone 5 goes on sale today
Queena Kim Sep 21, 2012
The phone offers a bigger screen; it’s faster; and it’s the lightest smartphone in the world. What the iPhone no longer offers? Google Maps, which used to come pre-installed.
European leaders meet in relatively calm times
Stephen Beard Sep 21, 2012
European leaders are meeting in Rome today. The continent has been in a state of relative calm for a couple of weeks, ever since the European Central Bank bought time for troubled nations with a plan to buy up unlimited amounts of government bonds.
