But this quiz, which tests our ability to run Nokia into the ground (as it appears Microsoft and Stephen Elop are doing as we speak), is based on keen observations from a long-time Nokia watcher (and former employee). The post, which walks us through the recent Apple developer conference (WWDC), hones in on the iCloud announcement and it really means for Apple (and us). Martin Wilson over at Mobileweb Company draws from recent industry reports and surveys to map out the opportunities in the emerging mobile retail/commerce space. iOS, Android, or Windows Phone 7? MORE >>

Wowed by IE 9 for Windows , and to tick off shared rival Google , Apple abandons Safari in exchange for promised browser development by Microsoft. Apple products deemed security risk to carry on planes by TSA, must be placed with checked baggage for all flights. Apple abandons USB and 802.11 Apple actually acquires Facebook for $40 billion. MobileMe to be replaced by a new messaging system built on Apple's social network, Ping , accessible only through iTunes. Apple retail store insulation found to contain asbestos. No wait, Really. MORE >>

Page from the Apple Book. The consumer electronics industry is built around copying the successful products that Apple produces. Apple blazed the trail. Apple blazed the trail. Apple blazed the trail. Microsoft opened 11 retail stores this year. Apple blazed the trail. Apple also is the most wealthy company in the United States. If Apple and Steve’s incredible comeback teaches us something, it’s that when you are right and the world doesn’t see it that way, you just have to be patient and wait for the world to change its mind. MORE >>

Look no further than Microsoft 's leap back in hardware production with their upcoming tablet, Surface. I'm less confident in Microsoft and Google's attempts at cracking the penetration that Apple 's iPad is having, simply because both the Surface and Nexus 7 are making their debut with wi-fi only. Touching, twisting and multi-gesture on tablets will elevate the online shopping experience, bringing it fairly close to a physical retail experience. microsoft. Tags: apple. Does it matter which device a consumer uses to connect with a brand? million U.S. MORE >>

Over the last several months, I have seen scads of articles trying to equate the battle between Apple's iOS on one side and Google's Android on the other as a rerun of the famous Microsoft Windows versus Apple Macintosh battles that played out over the 1980s and early 1990s. In both cases, Apple fanatics look down on the alternative as being less polished. Microsoft Word 6 for Mac. As a longtime Mac OS user (and sufferer), I slogged my way through Apple's dark times in the mid to late 1990s, taunted by developers who would avoid Mac OS as a platform. MORE >>