In an ideal world, you could buy a digital book and then read it on your Kindle, iPad, Nook, BlackBerry, laptop or any other gadget. In reality, it's an e-book jungle out there. Here's a map.

Continue reading How to Navigate the Confusing E-Book Landscape

How to Navigate the Confusing E-Book Landscape originally appeared on DailyFinance on Mon, 10 May 2010 10:00:00.

Filed Under: Technology, Columns, Media, Sony, Apple, Amazon.com, Barnes & Noble, Books

The following is a round-up of news likely to affect stock prices today:

Goldman Sachs (GS) said on Monday that it expects its litigation costs to remain high as it fights several challenges regarding its business practices. In a quarterly regulatory filing, Goldman disclosed a number of probes and reviews and said it anticipates additional investigations related to its offerings of collateralized...

Continue reading Stocks in the News: Motorola, Goldman Sachs, Tyson Foods

Stocks in the News: Motorola, Goldman Sachs, Tyson Foods originally appeared on DailyFinance on Mon, 10 May 2010 07:47:00.

Filed Under: Company News, Investing, Fannie Mae, Goldman Sachs , Google , Motorola, Boeing, McDonald's, Yahoo, BP

The iPad user experience, a weird mix between reading a magazine and watching TV, may be boosting media consumption, according to provocative early findings by Yahoo. IPad users tend to be rich white guys who spend a lot more time consuming media than do other Yahoo users.

Continue reading Yahoo Sees Huge Usage Spikes on iPads -- Is the Content Business Saved?

Yahoo Sees Huge Usage Spikes on iPads -- Is the Content Business Saved? originally appeared on DailyFinance on Sun, 09 May 2010 13:45:00.

Filed Under: Apple, Yahoo, AOL

HTML5 is the new standard for Web browsers, say the geeks who build them at the Web 2.0 Expo. This means faster browsing, drag and drop features -- and the death of older browsers like IE 6.

Continue reading The Future Web: Browser Builders Are All Clicking on HTML5

The Future Web: Browser Builders Are All Clicking on HTML5 originally appeared on DailyFinance on Thu, 06 May 2010 09:40:00.

Filed Under: Technology, Google , Microsoft

Microsoft jumped into the mobile unified communications business Wednesday with the launch of its Communicator Mobile application for Nokia smartphones, software which aims to help people connect across platforms, informing callers how best to reach each other via IM, email, text or voice.

Continue reading Microsoft Launches Communicator Mobile on Nokia Smartphones

Microsoft Launches Communicator Mobile on Nokia Smartphones originally appeared on DailyFinance on Wed, 05 May 2010 13:32:00.

Filed Under: Company News, Technology, Microsoft, Nokia

While the BP oil spill is an ecological disaster, this big slick has a silver lining. Alternative-energy technologies may benefit from the public backlash against fossil fuels. But the spill could also help kill the energy bill and its support for renewables.

Continue reading Oil Spill's Impact: Bad for the Environment, Good for Clean Energy?

Oil Spill's Impact: Bad for the Environment, Good for Clean Energy? originally appeared on DailyFinance on Wed, 05 May 2010 07:00:00.

Filed Under: Energy, Economy, Green, BP

The Federal Trade Commission may be investigating Apple for anticompetitive behavior called "tying" -- an illegal technique of using power in one market to gain a monopoly in another. And that's precisely the illegal strategy that got Microsoft in so much hot water in the 1990s.

Continue reading Is Apple Becoming the Next Microsoft?

Is Apple Becoming the Next Microsoft? originally appeared on DailyFinance on Tue, 04 May 2010 17:40:00.

Filed Under: Company News, Technology, Columns, Google , Microsoft, Apple, Adobe Systems

Google has promised to enter the exploding e-book market for some time, and as of this summer, that promise, in the form of Google Editions, will become reality -- and sets Google up as a formidable player doing battle with Apple and Amazon in the digital publishing world.

Continue reading Google Enters the E-Book Fray to Battle With Apple and Amazon

Google Enters the E-Book Fray to Battle With Apple and Amazon originally appeared on DailyFinance on Tue, 04 May 2010 17:30:00.

Filed Under: Technology, Media, Google , Books

Judging by his recent frenetic behavior, Apple's CEO seems to view himself as a besieged general surrounded by advancing forces, making one last stand against the enemy, which in his case may be time itself. Problem is, Jobs may be jeopardizing his beloved company's long-term health.

Continue reading Is Steve Jobs Worried He's Running Out of Time?

Is Steve Jobs Worried He's Running Out of Time? originally appeared on DailyFinance on Tue, 04 May 2010 09:00:00.

Filed Under: Company News, Technology, Media, Google , Apple, Adobe Systems

Among Tuesday's best online stories for investors are Warren Buffett on the U.S. economy, lessons from super penny-stock trader Tim Sykes, the truth about the old investing advice, "Sell in May and go away."

Continue reading Daily Blogwatch: The Truth About 'Sell in May and Go Away'

Daily Blogwatch: The Truth About 'Sell in May and Go Away' originally appeared on DailyFinance on Tue, 04 May 2010 08:30:00.

Filed Under: Columns, Investing, Goldman Sachs , Google , Apple, Wal-Mart Stores