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...much larger device, an entire Internet ecosystem that extends out to the horizon in every direction. Other companies simply cannot match Apple's skill in constructing media pipelines for its products. The iPad is launching into the teeth of a storm of competition: there's a tablet shipping this month called (unfortunately) the JooJoo that is physically the iPad's rival, and Sony, Dell, Acer, Asus, Lenovo and (undaunted) Microsoft are all said to have next-gen tablets in the works, to say nothing of the inevitable swarm of Chinese knockoffs. But nobody anywhere does delivery like Apple...
With help from big incentives from Toyota and broadly stronger demand for vans and pickup trucks, sales of new vehicles leaped nearly 27% in March compared with the same month last year, as the auto industry began to show signs that it is emerging from a long slump...
...Obviously, March was a very good month," says a beaming Don Esmond, Toyota Motor Sales senior vice president, noting that the Japanese automaker, which has been hurt by controversy and car recalls owing to unintended acceleration, increased sales 41% in March. Toyota also gained market share through what Edmunds.com described as "record incentives." (See the most exciting cars...
...Nevertheless, analysts are cautious about calling a definite end to the industry's long dry spell. "April is typically a slower sales month than March, and we're already getting signals that some automakers will extend their incentives," notes Edmunds analyst Jessica Caldwell. Moreover, despite the big gains reported by many automakers for March, the seasonally adjusted rate of auto sales came in at about 12 million units, a bit less than the more-optimistic forecasts. (See GM's great hopes...
According to the human-rights watchdog Amnesty International, businesses making these types of implements are flourishing in Europe and exporting their products in spite of an E.U. ban on the trade. In a report released earlier this month, Amnesty said firms in Germany, Spain, the Czech Republic and Italy were selling items like electroshock "sleeves" and "cuffs" capable of delivering 50,000-volt shocks, spiked batons and fixed wall restraints to at least nine countries, including Pakistan, China and the U.A.E. Amnesty, which co-published the report with the London-based Omega Research Foundation, says the companies are using legal...