Peter Burrows
I've covered the high-tech industry since 1989. Since joining Business Week's Silicon Valley bureau in 1995, I've covered Apple, Cisco, Microsoft and a broad range of markets, companies, people and technology trends.
Don’t Hire Ex-Cons? Myths About Hourly Workers That Don’t Hold True
Technology companies compete fiercely for top-notch engineers and businesspeople. But they spend far less time worrying about the hourly workers — those at the retail stores, call centers and distribution facilities — despite the importance of those employees to the...
Read more »Apple’s Cook Comments on Rumors About Orders for IPhone 5 Parts
On Apple’s earnings call today, Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook commented on rumors in recent days that the company had slashed orders for iPhone 5 parts, which suggested lower-than-expected demand for the device. He said those rumors, if you’ll allow...
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A Toshiba Excite Android tablet is shown at the 2012 International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.
Android Is Red Hot, Except With the Business Crowd
Google’s Android software for mobile devices has opened up a wide lead in market share, but it hasn’t made the same inroads with a lucrative niche: businesspeople. While Android is expected to grab 68 percent of the smartphone market this...
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Windows Phone 8 start screens.
Live Blog: Windows Phone 8 Event
Please refresh your browser every few minutes to see my updates. 11:09 a.m. Ballmer ends by bringing Belfiore and Alba back out. There’s no information on pricing, or precise availability of phone models. But he ended with a bang, offering a...
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At $329, only one in five iPad minis will be purchased instead of a larger iPad, said Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster.
Hand(s) On With the New iPad Mini
A few hours ago, I got the chance to play with the newest member of the Apple family — the iPad mini. My first impressions: It’s really light and really appealing, but it also feels a bit like a tweener....
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Tim Cook, chief executive officer of Apple Inc., speaks during an event in San Jose, California.
Live-Blogging From the Apple Event
Tim Cook, chief executive officer of Apple Inc., speaks during an event in San Jose, California. Please refresh your browser every few minutes to see my updates. 11:11 a.m. Cook is back on stage and has wrapped up. Now it’s off...
Read more »How Do Your Options Compare? New Tool for Startup Workers
There are plenty of salary calculators on the Web that can gauge whether a company is paying you fairly or not. But for employees at tech startups, stock options and other forms of equity can count for a lot more than...
Read more »2 Small Surprises About the iPhone 5
As I left Tim Cook’s keynote on Wednesday and headed for the demo room to play with the iPhone 5, I did not expect any huge surprises. But I did encounter a couple of small, pleasant ones. The phone felt...
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Live From the iPhone 5 Launch
Please refresh your browser every few minutes to see my updates. 11:48 Dave Grohl, before playing “My Hero,” hit just the right chord with his intro in talking about meeting people around Apple. “You realize that they’re just people that...
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Rather than remain the big fish in a shrinking pond, the iPod Touch could become a star overnight as an iPad.
Should Apple Rebrand the iPod Touch as a New iPad?
iPhone 5, iPad mini. iPhone 5, iPad mini. They’re all you hear about. It’s almost as if the reliable old iPod Touch no longer existed. Maybe it shouldn’t — at least in name. A couple of Apple analysts said the...
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