iPod Shuffle

Consumer electronics are some of the hottest gift items, but also among the worst investments. Like new cars, electronics depreciate the minute you take them out of the store. Their value is in the use, and once that has been outlived, they aren't worth much. Even if you aren't an early adopter...

Recently I bought an Apple (AAPL) iMac, and after upgrading the hard drive and opting for a bigger display, I wound up spending more than I had planned. Listening to Apple's earnings call this week, I discovered that many of its customers have had similar experiences buying Apple products. Apple...

Apple unleashed the iPod to a nation on edge in October 2001. It was six weeks after the September 11 attacks, and the anthrax attacks were popping up, making the public -- already anxious about additional terrorist strikes -- even more fearful of the world around them. People were in no mood to...

Can Apple carry the technology group on its back, and maybe move it higher even after its shares have rallied 44 percent this year? Is Steve Jobs coming back? Did he ever leave? How is he feeling? Will he make a surprise appearance on the company's earnings conference call? Here are seven items to...