Yes, the game-changing device still accounts for about 7 percent of quarterly revenues. But Apple's money could be better spent elsewhere. Here's why and where
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Feed SubscriptionDesigning A Program To Predict People’s Irrational Pedestrian Decisions
SAFEPED is a traffic simulator that takes into account how human beings make predictions about speed and distance, so planners can see exactly where people are going to run into the street.
Read More »BPA found in kid-friendly canned foods: Cause for alarm?
Cancer advocacy group calls for food manufacturers to find alternative to controversial chemical used in can linings
Read More »How To Catch A Poacher? DNA
New techniques in DNA retrieval from dead animals might change the balance in the often fruitless quest to stop the poaching of endangered species.
Read More »Life After Fast Money And Fast Food
The founder of the Slow Money movement makes the case for the kinds of return on investment you get when you put money into your local community. Is there such a thing as money that is too fast, companies that are too big, investments that are too abstract and securities that are too complex
Read More »Go Mobile, Reach Customers
If you’re a small business owner with customers on the go, or employees that work in the field or remotely, you may want to provide them with a mobile app to connect with your business.
Read More »BPA for lunch? 6 kid-friendly canned foods that flunked test
Cancer advocacy group calls for alternatives to controversial chemical that's been linked to cancer and other ailments
Read More »Car pollution fast-tracks heart attacks, study says
Scientists looked at 79,000 heart attack cases that occurred in the U.K. from 2003 to 2006, compared to hourly pollution levels
Read More »How to Create 100 Start-ups
A New York nonprofit offers money, mentorship, and community to young, underprivileged, urban entrepreneurs. A couple years ago three serial entrepreneurs got together to create a different kind of entrepreneurial venture: a nationwide community that would foster small-business ownership among minorities, and those from low-income areas of America's biggest cities. The result: 100 Urban Entrepreneurs , a nonprofit foundation headquartered in New York that hosts city events where entrepreneurs can pitch start-up business ideas to judges, meet mentors, apply for funding—the best ones get a $10,000 grant—or just sit in the audience and learn from other aspiring entrepreneurs
Read More »Word-Of-Mouth Marketing: We All Want To Keep Up With The Joneses
It was close to midnight, Pacific Standard Time, as one truck after another crept down a quiet, gated village road in the heart of Laguna Beach, one of the most beautiful oceanside communities in Southern California (as well as one of the most affluent and most expensive). Most of the ornate, sprawling stucco houses were in shadows, their owners asleep--with the exception of the very last house on the block. Considering the time of night, it was unusual to see one, let alone several, vehicles on the road
Read More »Rachael Chong, Founder and CEO of Catchafire
She is founder and CEO of Catchafire, a website that acts as a matching service for skilled professionals and nonprofits looking for volunteers.
Read More »BPA: 7 secret sources
From toilet paper to your child's mouth, you'll be shocked
Read More »Leeches help doctors reattach woman’s face
"The most important thing was to get blood into the torn off body part," woman's doctor said
Read More »"Bubble Boy" 40 years later: Look back at heartbreaking case
Immune disorder forced David Vetter to live in bubble - but thanks to gene therapy, similar kids today live free
Read More »Why Blockbuster Should Go After Qwikster, Not Netflix
Joe Clayton, CEO of Dish Network, the company that recently acquired Blockbuster, has had a good couple of months--without really doing too much to bolster the Blockbuster brand. Instead, he's just kicked back, microwaved a bowl of popcorn, and watched as Netflix has assumed the role of evil movie villain. The tragedy begins back in July, when Netflix announced a 60% price hike for one of its subscription plans.
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