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About Apple's New Tablet - Steve Jobs's tablet device looks to repackage TV, magazines, just as iPod changed music sales. With the new tablet device that is debuting next week, Apple's Steve Jobs is betting he can reshape businesses like textbooks, newspapers and television much the way his iPod revamped the music industry and expand Apple's influence and revenue as a content middleman. In developing the device, Apple focused on the role the gadget could play in homes and in classrooms, say people familiar with the situation. The company envisions that the tablet can be shared by multiple family members to read news and check email in homes, these people say.
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2010 Do Not Buy List - In 2010, consumer should expect to see more revolutionary products replacing old products. In media, DVDs, books, newspapers and magazines will continue to lose ground to services like in-home movie rentals and gadgets like the Amazon Kindle. In big-ticket items, the push for energy efficiency will continue to influence consumer decisions on cars and home upgrades. As a result, some consumer products appear poised for a dip in sales, which could be a prelude to obsolescence. Here are 10 items not to buy in 2010.
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Apple 3D Tablets - With speculation about the Apple tablet computer rising to a fever pitch, Gus Sentementes at the Baltimore Sun has scored what may be an important scoop.
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Quoting unnamed "people briefed by the company," the Wall Street Journal reported as fact Monday what analysts and Apple watchers have been speculating for weeks: that the company is set to unveil its long-awaited tablet computer on or about January 27 and is scheduled to begin shipments before the end of March.
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Google wants to go into the business of making smartphones. By now most followers of tech news are aware that the company has been testing a product dubbed the Google Nexus–the highly anticipated "Google phone" set to be launched today. But does Google's move into territory dominated by specialists like Nokia (NOK) and Motorola (MOT) and consumer electronics stalwarts like Apple (AAPL) and Samsung make sense?
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