Apple TV Faces Obstacles to Conquer Living Room

Apple TV may be “an elementary effort” with little content available, but analysts point out that the iPod was also marginal when it was introduced.

Tough time for iPad knockoffs

Two new tablet computers based on Google's ( GOOG ) Android operating system -- one from Samsung, the other by Toshiba -- were introduced at a trade show in Berlin this week, part of a wave of knockoff designs inspired by Apple's ( AAPL ) iPad.

CHARTS OF THE WEEK: The Rise And Fall Of Apple's iPod

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You are sending me spam e-mail

NORMAN — “You are sending me spam e-mail,” I recently wrote to one of my customers. Of course, he had no idea he had sent me an e-mail promoting assorted “enhancement” products, but, nonetheless, that’s what happened.

Motorola most likely iPad rival

Motorola seems to be the company best positioned to take on Apple and the iPad. Especially if it gets some help from its partner, Verizon.