Consumer spending picks up... private hiring does not.

Oct 6, 2010
Bad news: This morning, a private payroll service said U-S companies unexpectedly decreased their workforces last month by 39,000 people. Good...

Apple dominates media's tech coverage

Sep 27, 2010
This final note today. A small victory lap, if I might. I got some heat from listeners a couple of weeks ago when I stifled a yawn over the latest...

Steve Jobs talks about farts

Sep 9, 2010
I figured that was a better headline that "Apple chairman calls for a higher standard for app approval". Same thing. ...

Apple takes a byte out of Amazon's margins

Sep 2, 2010
Amazon is already reacting to the creation of Apple's new streaming TV service and set-top box....

For public good, not for profit.

Apple patent targets 'jailbreakers' with kill switch, how does that make you feel?

Aug 23, 2010
How far does Apple have to go to turn you off? That's a question that came to mind as I reported a story for tomorrow's Marketplace Morning Repo...

Google to debut Chrome store for web apps

Aug 18, 2010
This is interesting and potentially very significant. At a gaming conference in Cologne, Germany, Google detailed plans to launch a store for...

Report says Apple's reinventing Apple TV

Aug 12, 2010
Apple TV has been this grand idea of a set top box on your TV that connects online and lets you watch shows that way. But the box is expensive and...