Apple Finally unveiled a partnership today between itself and three of the world’s largest textbook-makers which will bring high-school and college-level textbooks to the iPad platform. These textbooks will include extra digital content, will feature interactive elements, and best of all, will be much cheaper than their copy-bound counterparts. During an event today at the Guggenheim museum hosted... 

As wireless service providers struggle to cope with increasing user demand for bandwidth, AT&T (T) has thrown caution to the wind and announced yesterday that they would be raising prices for capped data plans across the board. It was not said if existing users grandfathered into AT&T’s unlimited plan would be affected. The rate changes are as follows: AT&T customers will pay $20... 

Samsung, the world’s largest maker of Android-powered smartphones is reportedly in talks with Intel (INTC) to develop their own operating system (OS) which will rely less on the Android infrastructure and more on their own technology. Because this is still very much a rumor, it is unclear if the purported new operating system is going to be designed to compete directly with Android or iOS, or... 

Pepsi Co. (PEP) agreed to pay a huge $3.1 Million fine to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) after it was charged with using criminal background checks to discriminate against potential job applicants. Though Pepsi was never formally convicted of anything, they chose to go ahead and settle with the commission to avoid any costly litigation. Once the settlement has been finalized, Pepsi... 

Though you might not think of Crocs as the biggest fashion trend, these unique resin shoes have become quite the underground hit, and have quietly announced that their earnings for the first time in a decade are expected to surpass $1 Billion. This was huge news for investors, as stock sales surged nearly 20% this morning on hearing this report. Though Crocs initially became popular during the early... 

It’s no secret that AT&T (T) has had some trouble keeping customers after it lost iPhone exclusivity nearly 2 years ago. However, as Android and Windows phones gain more market share, AT&T plans to bring its A-game to the first half of 2012 with a huge lineup of exclusive phones and tablets that will tout cutting edge hardware and new features. HTC, which supplies phones to all four major... 

It was announced earlier today that negotiations between Amazon.com (AMZN) and the Indiana state government have ended and the online retail giant will begin charging customers sales tax beginning in 2014. Unfortunately, this agreement has been a long time coming, and even though Amazon tried to assuage Indiana’s State government by opening three distribution centers in the state and adding hundreds... 

Hostess, the snack cake brand behind such iconic products as Twinkie and Wonder Bread isn’t having such a sweet 2012. The company announced yesterday that they are filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy for the second time a mere 2 years after coming out of their 2004 bankruptcy in 2004. The snack cake maker has cited several reasons for this including rising commodity costs (flour and sugar being...