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IPhone
We've spent $6 billion on broken iPhones -- why?
May 23, 2013
iPhone users have reportedly spent $6 billion since 2007 to repair or replace their damaged phones, and repair costs are only getting more expensive.
Pour la culture: France mulls taxing the tablet
May 14, 2013
France's newest contribution to culture? A proposed tax on mobile phones.
What Foxconn profits can tell us about Apple
by
Molly Wood
Apr 29, 2013
Apple and Samsung both reported quarterly earnings last week. Today we hear from the company that makes many of the gadgets they sell -- Taiwanese tech giant Hon Hai, or as we know it, Foxconn.
What's inside that brand new Samsung phone?
by
Molly Wood
Apr 26, 2013
The iPhone is like the Golden Gate Bridge: It hogs attention, but the Bay Bridge to and from Oakland gets used more often. So what's the Bay Bridge in this analogy? The Samsung Galaxy.
Apple's stock falls, down 40% since last fall
by
Scott Tong
Apr 18, 2013
Today, the tech world today brings you hits from the 80s and 90s: Microsoft and IBM are expected to report healthy earnings today. But what is up with Apple? It’s stock fell again yesterday, and is down 40 percent since last fall.
T-Mobile's bet: Customers will pay more for phones
Mar 26, 2013
What’s the cost of an iPhone? $200, if you pay for the rest of it through a two-year wireless contract. Now T-Mobile plans to upend the business model, asking customers to pay the true cost of the phone, and probably lower monthly wireless bills. Will their plan work with customers?
Samsung Galaxy S4 leads the Android pack, challenges Apple
Mar 15, 2013
Samsung unveiled its new smartphone, the Galaxy S4, last night in New York. The phones will start shipping at the end of April and have a slew of new features, including one that is raising some eyebrows, literally.
For public good, not for profit.
Will the new Samsung Galaxy continue chipping away at Apple's cool?
by
Molly Wood
Mar 14, 2013
Samsung’s revealing its new Galaxy S4 phone today in New York. The smartphone is getting a lot of buzz because it’s the first phone set to challenge Apple’s 'cool.'
Taking smartphones out of sleepovers
by
Molly Wood
Mar 4, 2013
How do you host a sleepover for your kids without smartphones getting in the way?
PODCAST: Caterpillar and the economy and unlocking your iPhone is now breaking the law
Jan 28, 2013
What a construction giant tells us about the larger economy, and what happens now that unlocking your phone is illegal.