In this article, Google wants Apple to know how difficult and costly it is for them to make good maps. Google dominates online maps. It has recently come to a threat though. In the recent months, increased developer fees have raised interest in alternatives from Microsoft or Apple. In response, Google offered a long list of what it will take to match them. The list totaled millions of dollars in expenditures. Google has been working on its maps for about eight years. Google has purchased airlines to make precise 3D maps. There are also impressive new features that include offline use. Google is looking to pressure Apple and win in the long run.

Hardy, Q. (2012, June 05). Google Schools Apple on Maps. Retrieved from http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/06/06/google-schools-apple-on-maps/?ref=technology

In this article, it talks about technology booming and causing worries and jobs to form. Twitter i now occupying three stories of an Art Deco Building. Tech start-ups are beginning to gravitate toward an urban core. The soon-to-be neighbors of these start-ups are discount hotels, check-cashing stores, and even liquor stores. Twitter, Zynga, Yelp, and other social networking comapnies made San Francisco their home. They are beginning to create jobs and raise commercial rents. Not is all good with this new tech boom though. It has raised fears that the tech industry's political clout is growing. Apartment rents have boosted majorly. 

Onishi, N. (2012, June 04). New San Francisco Tech Boom Brings Jobs and Worries. Retrieved from http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/05/us/san-francisco-tech-boom-brings-jobs-and-worries.html?_r=1&ref=technology

In this article, it tells how fashion companies are explanding their sales online. 500 people had endorsed a look by Fancy after a fashion show. In the quickly evolving world of social shopping, this was not a big deal. Here, though, it was. This sweater was far less popular than a photo of a combination of a toilet paper holder and magazine rack. 5 of these sweaters managed to sell quickly. As Fancy expands their fashion category, they sell about $10,000 in merchandise a day. Most of their business comes through links on other sites.

Wilson, E. (2012, May 23). Trying to Click Online. Retrieved from http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/24/fashion/designers-surprising-online-experiments.html?

In this article, many people don't LOVE their windows-based PC. Microsoft acts as thought their customers have a strong affection for everyhting windows. Many products that have no relation to each other have the WIndows Live moniker. Windows Live Essentials was for photo management, video editing, and instant messaging. It has become a folly. It turned out to be less than essential. It began to add Live to other devices. Such as Xbox Live, allowing people to play online in real time. Windows Live is disappearing, but the word Live will continue where it began. 

Stross, R. (2012, May 26). Goodbye to Windows Live. Retrieved from http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/27/business/windows-live-brand-fades-into-the-sunset-digital-domain.html?_r=1&ref=technology

Why did Cisco stop making tablets? In the online article, it is explained how Cisco decided to stop producing its Cius tablet. They cited the failure of the problem as a market transition to say that people didnt really buy it. There is an added benefit from reading between the lines of this failure. It blames what the industry calls B.Y.O.D. or bring your own devices. Cisco has 95 percent of organizations to allow employees to bring teir own devices into work. Both iPad and Android are taking over the market. oon, a lot of new laptops, phones, and tablets will be out running Windows 8. Everybody will be taking a lesson from Cisco. 

Hardy, Q. (2012, May 25). Why Cisco Stopped Making Tablets. Retrieved from http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/05/25/why-cisco-dropped-tablet-making/?ref=technology

The technology industry has been growing the fastest close by in New York. New York City's technology  industry is growing so quickly by attracting investors and engineers to join the reliable broadband network, despite spotty access. A few years ago, New "Tech" City had passed Boston as the second-leading breeding ground for technology companies. When the number of venture deals fell 10 percent in the nation, it rose 32 percent in New York. The industry was pushed to help stop people's dependence on Wall Street. Another major part of how New York became so tech savvy is how they redirected their technology goal. Instead of designing computers, they are devising applications for mobile devices.

McGeehan, P. (2012, May 09). NYC Fastest Growing Tech. Retrieved from http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/10/nyregion/new-yorks-tech-industry-tops-us-in-growth-study-finds.html?ref=technology

In the article, Color Labs is trying to boost its service by teaming up with Verizon. An app that they launched last March was morphed into an application that allows people to broadcast live vides to their social networks. This would allow their friends to tune in to see what they wewre doing at the moment. Partnering with Verizon is hoped to help propel the app into the mainstream. This will also help improve the quality of streamed videos. Now that one million people are using it, the company is starting to worry. They want people to be able to use  the app without network snags. Now that they are trying to improve the app, they are creating an Intragram model, adding special effects and filters. 

Wortham, J. (2012, May 07). Teaming with Verizon. Retrieved from http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/05/07/colors-next-act-teaming-up-with-verizon/?ref=technology

In the CNN article, AT&T and Verizon are an indication that it might be a bad quarter for Apple. The iPhone activations from the top two carriers came in lower than expected. About one million more iPhone activations were expected. Apple is no longer to avoid seasonal drop offs in iPhone demand. It is a possibility that Apple customers are so used to the release cycle that they are waiting for the newest iPhone to come ou tthis summer. Although the activations were a adiappointment, the cell ohne companies' profit margins were boosted. Because Apple forces carriers to pay the highest upfront subsidies. Yet, there is some hope left for increases.

Goldman, D. (2012, April 24). AT&T and Verizon iPhone Activations. Retrieved from http://money.cnn.com/2012/04/24/technology/att-verizon-iphone/index.htm