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Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:19:33 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/30/a-bite-out-of-apples-brand/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/30/a-bite-out-of-apples-brand/#comments Wed, 30 Jan 2013 16:22:10 +0000 Chris Sorensen http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=344546 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/30/a-bite-out-of-apples-brand/feed/ 0 Wall Street's crisis of confidence doesn't have to be Apple's, too http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/24/apple-disappoints-shareholdersand-consumers/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/24/apple-disappoints-shareholdersand-consumers/#comments Thu, 24 Jan 2013 18:45:59 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=341585 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/24/apple-disappoints-shareholdersand-consumers/feed/ 0 Once seamless devices now frustrating http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/23/its-confirmed-apple-is-human-after-all/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/23/its-confirmed-apple-is-human-after-all/#comments Wed, 23 Jan 2013 22:59:42 +0000 Chris Sorensen http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=341069 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/23/its-confirmed-apple-is-human-after-all/feed/ 0 Chris Sorensen on why good is no longer good enough http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/22/250-ipad-now-available/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/22/250-ipad-now-available/#comments Mon, 22 Oct 2012 18:00:41 +0000 Jesse Brown http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=305871 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/22/250-ipad-now-available/feed/ 0 With Apple coasting on fumes, you're better off with an old iPad http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/15/apple-wants-the-ipad-to-be-the-next-must-have-business-tool/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/15/apple-wants-the-ipad-to-be-the-next-must-have-business-tool/#comments Tue, 15 May 2012 13:58:01 +0000 Gabriela Perdomo http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=257851 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/15/apple-wants-the-ipad-to-be-the-next-must-have-business-tool/feed/ 0 That means developing more business apps, and taking on RIM http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/27/kindle-touch-comes-to-canada/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/27/kindle-touch-comes-to-canada/#comments Fri, 27 Apr 2012 14:17:37 +0000 Peter Nowak http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=255581 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/27/kindle-touch-comes-to-canada/feed/ 0 It's the cream of the e-reader crop http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/18/apple-needs-to-sort-its-itunes-mess/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/18/apple-needs-to-sort-its-itunes-mess/#comments Wed, 18 Apr 2012 17:43:25 +0000 Peter Nowak http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=253068 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/18/apple-needs-to-sort-its-itunes-mess/feed/ 0 Ever tried to delete a picture on your iPhone? http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/23/theres-an-ape-for-that/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/23/theres-an-ape-for-that/#comments Thu, 23 Feb 2012 15:10:01 +0000 Kate Lunau http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=240015 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/23/theres-an-ape-for-that/feed/ 0 And offer zoo researchers insight into their brains http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/03/samsungs-note-filling-the-space-between-smartphone-and-ipad/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/03/samsungs-note-filling-the-space-between-smartphone-and-ipad/#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 21:45:32 +0000 Peter Nowak http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=237729 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/03/samsungs-note-filling-the-space-between-smartphone-and-ipad/feed/ 0 It's basically an oversized phone you can scribble on–and it may just take off http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/17/companies-target-growing-childrens-app-market/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/17/companies-target-growing-childrens-app-market/#comments Tue, 17 Jan 2012 19:52:43 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=232602 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/17/companies-target-growing-childrens-app-market/feed/ 0 Work-and-play mode is particularly congenial to the little ones http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/17/the-computer-as-modern-art/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/17/the-computer-as-modern-art/#comments Mon, 17 Oct 2011 12:50:01 +0000 Anne Kingston http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/20/the-computer-as-modern-art/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/17/the-computer-as-modern-art/feed/ 2 Jobs didn’t just sell Macs and iPods, he made beautiful objects—a revolutionary idea in his industry http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/11/the-30-tablet-is-here-but-you-cant-have-one%e2%80%94yet/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/11/the-30-tablet-is-here-but-you-cant-have-one%e2%80%94yet/#comments Tue, 11 Oct 2011 22:00:00 +0000 Jesse Brown http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=219505 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/11/the-30-tablet-is-here-but-you-cant-have-one%e2%80%94yet/feed/ 19 What will the Internet look like when 6 billion people can connect to it? http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/05/imagine-rembrandt-with-an-ipad/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/05/imagine-rembrandt-with-an-ipad/#comments Wed, 05 Oct 2011 14:30:01 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/06/imagine-rembrandt-with-an-ipad/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/05/imagine-rembrandt-with-an-ipad/feed/ 0 David Hockney never expected his digital drawings to end up as a major exhibition http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/15/public-display-of-disaffection/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/15/public-display-of-disaffection/#comments Thu, 15 Sep 2011 15:30:49 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=213642 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/15/public-display-of-disaffection/feed/ 6 As ‘cell-fishness’ hits an all-time high, a backlash against mobile devices includes outright bans http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/29/dont-underestimate-apple%e2%80%99s-contributions/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/29/dont-underestimate-apple%e2%80%99s-contributions/#comments Mon, 29 Aug 2011 15:07:11 +0000 Peter Nowak http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=212028 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/29/dont-underestimate-apple%e2%80%99s-contributions/feed/ 4 Peter Nowak on how it may be easy to hate Apple, but it's still misguided http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/25/steve-jobs-put-doing-ahead-of-talking/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/25/steve-jobs-put-doing-ahead-of-talking/#comments Thu, 25 Aug 2011 16:08:25 +0000 Peter Nowak http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=211649 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/25/steve-jobs-put-doing-ahead-of-talking/feed/ 4 Very few companies in any sector have achieved the level of influence Apple has under Jobs http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/29/ive-seen-the-future-and-its-android-over-ipad/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/29/ive-seen-the-future-and-its-android-over-ipad/#comments Fri, 29 Jul 2011 19:22:53 +0000 Jesse Brown http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=207069 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/29/ive-seen-the-future-and-its-android-over-ipad/feed/ 79 The tablet is a great invention, but it will ultimately be rendered generic http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/11/why-harper-is-never-in-cellphone-range-2/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/11/why-harper-is-never-in-cellphone-range-2/#comments Mon, 11 Jul 2011 13:45:45 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=200785 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/11/why-harper-is-never-in-cellphone-range-2/feed/ 0 Unlike Barack Obama, Stephen Harper prefers to limit his Blackberry use http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/11/america-with-no-apple/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/11/america-with-no-apple/#comments Mon, 11 Jul 2011 13:10:06 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=200688 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/11/america-with-no-apple/feed/ 0 Samsung and Apple are trying to get each others' products banned from the U.S. http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/26/a-dubious-debut/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/26/a-dubious-debut/#comments Tue, 26 Apr 2011 13:20:19 +0000 Jason Kirby http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=186115 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/26/a-dubious-debut/feed/ 3 RIM’s PlayBook tablet launched to mixed reviews and plenty of doubters. But so did the iPad. http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/22/im-good-enough-im-smart-enough-and-doggone-it-apple-tracks-me/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/22/im-good-enough-im-smart-enough-and-doggone-it-apple-tracks-me/#comments Fri, 22 Apr 2011 13:18:04 +0000 Jesse Brown http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=186459 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/22/im-good-enough-im-smart-enough-and-doggone-it-apple-tracks-me/feed/ 13 So what if your iPhone tells Apple where you've been? http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/31/wishful-thinking/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/31/wishful-thinking/#comments Thu, 31 Mar 2011 17:34:02 +0000 Chris Sorensen http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=180515 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/31/wishful-thinking/feed/ 2 Dell’s global head of marketing, Andy Lark, has become the subject of Internet ridicule... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/04/this-week-newsmakers-2/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/04/this-week-newsmakers-2/#comments Fri, 04 Mar 2011 15:17:16 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=175397 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/04/this-week-newsmakers-2/feed/ 0 The 'world's fattest contortionist'; farewell, Fidel; and a few kind words for Bernie Madoff, from Bernie Madoff http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/03/the-ipad-sucks/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/03/the-ipad-sucks/#comments Thu, 03 Mar 2011 18:35:23 +0000 Jesse Brown http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=175641 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/03/the-ipad-sucks/feed/ 164 So what if the new iPad comes in white? It's still boring. http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/09/introducing/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/09/introducing/#comments Thu, 09 Dec 2010 13:40:38 +0000 Kate Lunau http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=161347 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/09/introducing/feed/ 0 Newsmaker entrances http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/01/the-ipad-vs-bp/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/01/the-ipad-vs-bp/#comments Wed, 01 Dec 2010 22:23:09 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=161192 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/01/the-ipad-vs-bp/feed/ 0 The tech marvel takes on the corporate pariah http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/11/pulling-out-the-playbook/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/11/pulling-out-the-playbook/#comments Thu, 11 Nov 2010 15:40:15 +0000 Tom Henheffer http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=156586 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/11/pulling-out-the-playbook/feed/ 5 RIM has finally unveiled a working demo of its rival to the iPad—the BlackBerry Playbook http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/07/from-e-books-to-no-books/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/07/from-e-books-to-no-books/#comments Thu, 07 Oct 2010 18:20:07 +0000 Stephanie Findlay http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=149946 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/07/from-e-books-to-no-books/feed/ 0 In the juggle of priorities on campus, books are falling off the shelf http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/07/01/at-home-down-market/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/07/01/at-home-down-market/#comments Thu, 01 Jul 2010 14:00:59 +0000 Chris Sorensen http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=134572 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/07/01/at-home-down-market/feed/ 0 Amazon slashes prices on the Kindle e-reader http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/06/28/with-this-app-i-thee-divorce/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/06/28/with-this-app-i-thee-divorce/#comments Mon, 28 Jun 2010 13:55:34 +0000 Kate Lunau http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=134603 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/06/28/with-this-app-i-thee-divorce/feed/ 8 DivorceApps.com aims at helping people who can't afford the services of a lawyer http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/05/12/you-have-mail%e2%80%94from-steve-jobs/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/05/12/you-have-mail%e2%80%94from-steve-jobs/#comments Wed, 12 May 2010 16:00:52 +0000 Claire Ward http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=124387 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/05/12/you-have-mail%e2%80%94from-steve-jobs/feed/ 0 One expert says Jobs's emails to fans are 'baby steps' http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/01/27/steve-jobs-delivers-the-ipad/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/01/27/steve-jobs-delivers-the-ipad/#comments Wed, 27 Jan 2010 23:05:17 +0000 Jason Kirby http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=104159 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/01/27/steve-jobs-delivers-the-ipad/feed/ 10 After all the frenzy and the hype, Apple's mythical tablet computer is finally here. But will customers buy the thing? http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/01/27/reality-distortion-field-fail/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/01/27/reality-distortion-field-fail/#comments Wed, 27 Jan 2010 22:54:23 +0000 Colby Cosh http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=104131 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/01/27/reality-distortion-field-fail/feed/ 29 I paid a combined $550 last year for an Asus netbook AND an 8G...