By Staff Writer – Boonsri Dickinson (@boonspoon)

Apple TV is expected to launch with Netflix, the movie streaming service. The company is adding movies to their traditional music entree.

Announcing the service of 99-cent for Fox and ABC rentals might increase the digital sales, but threatens to shake up the…

By Staff Writer – Boonsri Dickinson (@boonspoon)

There are two types of people in this world. Apple lovers and Apple haters.

I’ve slowly become an Apple customer, clearly fallen prey to their market techniques. But wait, they don’t really have one. Or does Apple have one so clever, people can’t…

By Staff Writer – Boonsri Dickinson (@boonspoon)

Out of the blue, the app market has become a multimillion dollar industry. Apple still hogs 90 percent of it. But imagine how big the industry would be if other smartphones platforms began producing apps at similar rates.

According to an analysis…

By Staff Writer – Boonsri Dickinson (@boonspoon)

Within minutes of getting to the Apple Store Fifth Avenue, I was sweating. I have no idea how the people have been waiting there since at least 5 am.

I would have been so bored. When asked to be interviewed, a few…

By Staff Writer – Boonsri Dickinson (@boonspoon)

Every week, I will write about one thing I have learned from my mentor. This idea was born during a random night of chatting — I write about things I’ve learned from him and about lessons I am learning from him.…

By Staff Writer – Boonsri Dickinson (@boonspoon)

The iPhone 4 is coming soon. I really want one, even more than an iPad — especially since my friend who said the iPad was magical, thinks the awkwardly named gadget is a waste of space. Go figure.

As buzz over…

By Staff Writer – Boonsri Dickinson

Snac is a startup that wants you to digest information in snack sized amounts.

Want access to the web in 2 seconds to check sports scores, stock, or the latest tweets, but only have an old school phone?

Well Snac might be able to…

By Staff Writer – Boonsri Dickinson (@boonspoon)

Google purchased BumpTop, a startup that makes your desktop look 3D. This is big news because the acquisition of BumpTop might help make Android more popular than Blackberries and possibly compete with iPads.

BumpTop was made to run on desktops, but it doesn’t…

By Staff Writer – Boonsri Dickinson (@boonspoon)

That’s right, YouTube will start renting movies. Interesting. Google is competing in the video market with Hulu, Apple, and Netflix.

Fast Company reports:

The prices of rentals vary between $1 and $4, with few exceptions, and are available for 48 hours after purchase.

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By Staff Writer – Boonsri Dickinson (@boonspoon)

Finders keepers, losers weepers. Well, not exactly. The person who sold the new iPhone to Gizmodo.com could face criminal charges.

You probably already know about this, but Gizmodo paid $5000 for the iPhone prototype. Watch here for the full exclusive.…

By Staff Writer – Boonsri Dickinson (@boonspoon)

Apple announced their revenue of $13.50 billion and a quarterly profit of $3.07 billion. Selling nearly 3 million Mac computers and 8.75 million iPhones certainly made that dent. The iPad will certainly make an even bigger dent next quarter.

Lee Gomes at…

By Staff Writer – Boonsri Dickinson (@boonspoon)

While 24 states report an increase in unemployment rates for March, the western states seem to be suffering the worst. The graph to the left shows the last 10 years — the recent spike is extremely disturbing.

But here’s the…

By Staff Writer – Boonsri Dickinson (@boonspoon)

Honestly, I didn’t believe my journalist friend who actually described his iPad as “magical.” I called total BS. But, I’ve had a change of heart.

I’m in love with the iPad.

I finally got to play with one today at The Telegraph…

By Staff Writer – Boonsri Dickinson (@boonspoon)

AdMob was one of the very first large exits in the mobile space, which set off a wave of mobile and advertising activity in the industry. However, the Federal Trade Commission has raised their eyebrows at Google’s purchase of AdMob and is…

By Staff Writer – Boonsri Dickinson (@boonspoon)

The Internet made the news free, it might soon do the same thing to phone calls. Enter Line2, an app that makes the iPhone more robust by allowing the user to get around the rules of its sole mobile provider, AT&T.

Not…

By Staff Writer – Boonsri Dickinson (@boonspoon)

Finally, multitasking will soon come to the iPhone. But if you want to take advantage of the multitasking feature, you would need to upgrade your iPhone to an OS 4 version.

Physorg.com reports:

“We weren’t the first to this party, but we’re

…

By Staff Writer – Boonsri Dickinson (@boonspoon)

Even if I was in New York tonight, I would not be lining up for the iPad like so many others are. As a magazine writer, I should be excited about it, but I’m not. Considering the fact that the iPad is expected…

By Staff Writer – Boonsri Dickinson (@boonspoon)

It’s rumored that Google might buy Catch Media, a startup that takes care of permission and licensing issues for media on the Internet. Why would Google want it? Well, Catch Media can make it easier to access movies and music on…

By Staff Writer – Boonsri Dickinson (@boonspoon)

Happy, snowy Friday. Do you feel like having some self help ideas for your business? Here are some things that happened this week.

10 entrepreneurs who created companies valued at $50 million talk about their biggest mistake.

Scientists turn body…

By Staff Writer – Boonsri Dickinson (@boonspoon)

At the O’Reilly Tools of Change for Publishing conference, Nilofer Merchant, a leading authority on business strategies, talked to me about her new book, The New How: Creating Business Solutions Through Collaborative Strategy.