Tablet Sales Expected to Surge, While Netbooks Fade Away

The tablet market is expect to dominate PC sales for a number of years to come, but forecasts about consumer electronics products are often wrong. It was only two years ago that the industry and researchers expected netbooks wo…

Apple Gets Love from Asia-Pacific: Earnings Soar 78%

Just a day after Apple announced that CEO Steve Jobs was off on his third medical leave since 2004, the stock’s already on the rebound. The company smashed its first-quarter earnings expectations, thanks to soaring Asia-Pacific…

Ford to Overhaul Kansas City Plant and Preserve 3,750 Jobs

Ford will spend $400 million to upgrade its Kansas City, Mo., plant after production of the current Ford Escape compact SUV moves to another facility. It’s the fourth North American plant that Ford has overhauled or plans to as…