Apple tablet: The video previews
When the real thing arrives, will it be as good as the YouTube versions? If reality catches up with rumor, Steve Jobs will give one of the great demos of his life next Wednesday at Apple's (AAPL)...
View ArticleThe myth of the free Apple iPad
Can Steve Jobs' tablet do for magazines what the sneaker phone did for Sports Illustrated? Joe Zeff, who ran Time Magazine's graphics department for a few years while I was there, is getting some...
View ArticleWhy Apple purged 6,000 sexy apps
Cleaning up the App Store in advance of the iPad's release After four days of confusion and adolescent hand-wringing, Apple (AAPL) finally spoke out about the change of policy that has removed...
View ArticleTime Inc. breaks the iPad logjam
This week's People app is free to subscribers. Time, SI and Fortune are expected to follow There's more to the iPad issue of People that appeared on the Apple (AAPL) App Store this morning than Sandra...
View ArticleTime Magazine on iPad now 28 cents
Apple and Time Inc. struck a deal, and the per-issue price fell from $4.99 overnight Here's a window into the economics of magazine publishing. Monday's Wall Street Journal reports that Time Inc. (TWX)...
View ArticleMagic Johnson: The businessman behind the basketball legend
Earvin “Magic” Johnson is known for his success on the basketball court as a star point guard for the Los Angeles Lakers who powered his way to five NBA championships during the 1980s. But since his...
View ArticleA 56-Year-Old Model Will Appear in Sports Illustrated’s Swimsuit Issue
Among the conventional model-types we’re used to seeing in Sports Illustrated’s annual Swimsuit issue will be one woman who stands out--56-year-old plus-size model, Nicola Griffin. Though she won’t...
View ArticleEntranced and Tantalized by Swimsuit Models in Virtual Paradise
When I look up a supermodel is eyeing me. She winks. A coy smile spreads across her lips as she sunbathes. A phantom breeze rustles the fronds of palm trees behind her. We're alone in a pool at a...
View ArticleSports Illustrated Is Going After the Youth Sports Market
It’s hard to believe that the youth sports market is worth $14 billion--that’s a lot of halftime orange slices--but if you think about how much time parents spend shuttling their little ones from...
View ArticleTime Inc. CEO Joe Ripp Steps Down As New Chief Promises Growth Is Coming
Media conglomerate Time Inc., which owns a stable of magazines including Fortune and TIME, is looking to former Fox executive Rich Battista to help step up the company’s evolution from print to...
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