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Is Apple’s Magic Carpet Ride Over?When announcing the most anticipated, innovative and cutting-edge technology products, like the iPod, iPhone and iPad, Steve Jobs would start out by saying that there was “one more thing.” As a result, Apple became the most valuable company in the country. But since Tim Cook took over as CEO, there hasn’t been many, if any, big “one more thing” announcements. Has Apple lost its innovation mojo? Has it literally run out of new ideas?Read more on Apple’s predicament here. (via Is Apple’s Magic Carpet Ride Over?)

Is Apple’s Magic Carpet Ride Over?

When announcing the most anticipated, innovative and cutting-edge technology products, like the iPod, iPhone and iPad, Steve Jobs would start out by saying that there was “one more thing.” As a result, Apple became the most valuable company in the country. But since Tim Cook took over as CEO, there hasn’t been many, if any, big “one more thing” announcements. Has Apple lost its innovation mojo? Has it literally run out of new ideas?

Read more on Apple’s predicament here.

(via Is Apple’s Magic Carpet Ride Over?)

Tablets Will Outsell Notebooks in 2013, for First Time EverIn 2012, tablets outsold notebook computers in the US and China, but 2013 will be the year this trend goes global, according to NPD DisplaySearch. That’s three years ahead of analysts’ earlier estimates, and reflects a projected 64% growth in tablet purchases in 2013 versus 2012. Read More (via Tablets Will Outsell Notebooks in 2013, for First Time Ever)

Tablets Will Outsell Notebooks in 2013, for First Time Ever

In 2012, tablets outsold notebook computers in the US and China, but 2013 will be the year this trend goes global, according to NPD DisplaySearch. That’s three years ahead of analysts’ earlier estimates, and reflects a projected 64% growth in tablet purchases in 2013 versus 2012. Read More

(via Tablets Will Outsell Notebooks in 2013, for First Time Ever)

6 Big Tech Debuts in 2013We don’t always know what the future may hold, but we can certainly make predictions - keep a look out for some of these potentially revolutionary tech innovations in 2013. (via 6 Big Tech Debuts in 2013 | Inc.com)
6 Big Tech Debuts in 2013

We don’t always know what the future may hold, but we can certainly make predictions - keep a look out for some of these potentially revolutionary tech innovations in 2013.

(via 6 Big Tech Debuts in 2013 | Inc.com)

Apple To Manufacture Macs in U.S.So much for outsourced manufacturing jobs. Read More (via Apple To Manufacture Macs in U.S. | Small Business Trends - Image source)
Apple To Manufacture Macs in U.S.

So much for outsourced manufacturing jobs. Read More

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Booming App Industry Lures Entrepreneurs: Not All Are SuccessfulThere are many kinds of businesses out there, and despite the glamour of some industries, none guarantee success. Take the multi-million dollar app industry, attracting so many entrepreneurs. While there are big success stories in a business that can literally be run from a spare guest room or kitchen table, many of these entrepreneurs are also struggling to make a living. No matter what your business model, some basic principles apply when successfully marketing a product or service. Check out the entrepreneurs creating apps for iPads and iPhones, then move on for some tips on how to make your business successful, no matter what the budget. Read More (via Booming App Industry Lures Entrepreneurs: Not All Are Successful | Small Business Trends - Image source)
Booming App Industry Lures Entrepreneurs: Not All Are Successful

There are many kinds of businesses out there, and despite the glamour of some industries, none guarantee success. Take the multi-million dollar app industry, attracting so many entrepreneurs. While there are big success stories in a business that can literally be run from a spare guest room or kitchen table, many of these entrepreneurs are also struggling to make a living. No matter what your business model, some basic principles apply when successfully marketing a product or service. Check out the entrepreneurs creating apps for iPads and iPhones, then move on for some tips on how to make your business successful, no matter what the budget. Read More

(via Booming App Industry Lures Entrepreneurs: Not All Are Successful | Small Business Trends - Image source)

18 secrets to giving a presentation like Steve Jobs (via What are the 18 secrets to giving a presentation like Steve Jobs? | Barking Up The Wrong Tree)
18 secrets to giving a presentation like Steve Jobs

(via What are the 18 secrets to giving a presentation like Steve Jobs? | Barking Up The Wrong Tree)

How The iPad Mini Is Defining Tim Cook’s Apple Historically the decisions and choices that eventually damaged weakened companies like Nokia, Kodak, and Sony all took place while sales were good and the corporate outlook was optimistic. Will Apple continue to grow and innovate? That’s what I want to look, rather than quantifying the upcoming success of the iPad Mini. How well did Apple sell the iPad Mini to the world? To be honest not very well. They trash talked the competition and specifically attacked  the Nexus 7. They talked about the delight and wonder of retina screens before arguing you didn’t need one on the new iPad. And they updated March’s iPad for a new model, breaking an unspoken covenant that the iPad would be updated once per year. Read More (via How The iPad Mini Is Defining Tim Cook’s Apple - Forbes - Image source)

How The iPad Mini Is Defining Tim Cook’s Apple

Historically the decisions and choices that eventually damaged weakened companies like Nokia, Kodak, and Sony all took place while sales were good and the corporate outlook was optimistic. Will Apple continue to grow and innovate? That’s what I want to look, rather than quantifying the upcoming success of the iPad Mini.

How well did Apple sell the iPad Mini to the world? To be honest not very well. They trash talked the competition and specifically attacked  the Nexus 7. They talked about the delight and wonder of retina screens before arguing you didn’t need one on the new iPad. And they updated March’s iPad for a new model, breaking an unspoken covenant that the iPad would be updated once per year. Read More

(via How The iPad Mini Is Defining Tim Cook’s Apple - Forbes - Image source)

Actually, The iPad Mini Might Not Change Anything For Developers “Practically, our job stays the same. The iPad Mini is close enough in size to the iPad that we don’t believe it will actually change the way we design our games,” says Greg Harper of Supercell. ”What will change is that people will want to start taking their tablets with them more often if they fit in a purse or jacket pocket.” Read More Image source: Nickolay Lamm/InventHelp. (via Developer On iPad Mini - Business Insider)

Actually, The iPad Mini Might Not Change Anything For Developers

“Practically, our job stays the same. The iPad Mini is close enough in size to the iPad that we don’t believe it will actually change the way we design our games,” says Greg Harper of Supercell. ”What will change is that people will want to start taking their tablets with them more often if they fit in a purse or jacket pocket.” Read More

Image source: Nickolay Lamm/InventHelp.

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A Turn of the Page for Newsweek After 80 years in print, the newsmagazine will adopt an all-digital format as of 2013. Read More Above: Newsweek’s cover on the Apollo 11 spaceflight from July 28, 1969. (via A Turn of the Page for Newsweek - The Daily Beast)

A Turn of the Page for Newsweek

After 80 years in print, the newsmagazine will adopt an all-digital format as of 2013. Read More

Above: Newsweek’s cover on the Apollo 11 spaceflight from July 28, 1969.

(via A Turn of the Page for Newsweek - The Daily Beast)

Amazon Confirms It Makes No Profit On Kindles In an interview with the BBC on Wednesday, Jeff Bezos admitted that Amazon sells the Kindle Paperwhite and Kindle Fire HD at cost, making the company literally no profit on the devices “We sell the hardware at our cost, so it is break-even on the hardware,” Jeff Bezos, CEO of Amazon, told the BBC. While the strategy is notably different than Apple‘s, which makes a profit on every iPhone and iPad, Amazon clearly just wants to provide a medium to consumers that can help deliver Amazon’s online content – such as books and video – which have much higher profit margins. By offering consumers a device that costs as little as possible (which consumers will likely only buy once) to then purchase the company’s own online content over and over, Amazon is making a strategic move in both customer acquisition and retention. Read More (via Amazon Confirms It Makes No Profit On Kindles - Forbes - Image source)

Amazon Confirms It Makes No Profit On Kindles

In an interview with the BBC on Wednesday, Jeff Bezos admitted that Amazon sells the Kindle Paperwhite and Kindle Fire HD at cost, making the company literally no profit on the devices

“We sell the hardware at our cost, so it is break-even on the hardware,” Jeff Bezos, CEO of Amazon, told the BBC.

While the strategy is notably different than Apple‘s, which makes a profit on every iPhone and iPad, Amazon clearly just wants to provide a medium to consumers that can help deliver Amazon’s online content – such as books and video – which have much higher profit margins. By offering consumers a device that costs as little as possible (which consumers will likely only buy once) to then purchase the company’s own online content over and over, Amazon is making a strategic move in both customer acquisition and retention. Read More

(via Amazon Confirms It Makes No Profit On Kindles - Forbes - Image source)