Google One Pass

Google One Pass for publishers undercuts Apple by 20%

Once again heavyweights Apple and Google are going toe-to-toe in a large market. Google is competing on price, while Apple is competing based on premium design and a large user base (iPhone, iPad, etc.). Likely there is room for both approaches, and publishers can now choose which best suits their business objectives.
Wired magazine on Apple iPad

Apple sets sights on publisher profits

Publishers, in essence, pay a 30% fee for the marketing and technology capability that Apple uses to draw in new customers. But is Apple being overly restrictive?
Apple Foxconn

Apple and Foxconn: Supplier responsibility or cost of business?

Like clockwork, left-leaning Apple news outlets have immediately come to criticize Apple's supplier responsibility report.
Windows Phone7 Office

Microsoft on Windows Phone 7, “You don’t sell phones if people aren’t happy”

According to NPD Group, Microsoft only owns 2% market share - a dead heat with HP/Palm WebOS for last place.
Guitar Hero

Put down that twanger you wannabe ‘Guitar Hero’

For every Super Bowl party, Thanksgiving or New Years get together there was a wannabe rockstar itching to show their moves and bring down the party.
iPhone 4 on Verizon

Apple iPhone 4 now on Verizon – can you hear me now?

The big question is how this news will impact Android.
Canon T3i

Canon Rebel T3i DSLR specs announced – but 60D still calling me

Note that the image sensor and most of the internals are the same as the T2i so we're not talking major upgrade here.
AOL acquires Huffington Post for $315M

The Real Super Bowl Winner: Huffington Post sells for $315M to AOL

This is, by far, AOL's biggest move in the new media space.
Jalopnik

Gawker re-design goes for tablet look – Blog redux

So far reactions have been mixed to quite negative. Who moved my cheese?!
AOL

New Media Bits: AOL, The End of Blogging

But why care about AOL -- the company mostly known for dial-up?