Filed under: Company News , Technology , Columns , Google , Apple , AT&T , Verizon Apple ( AAPL ) broke its silence in the advertising battle going on between AT&T ( T ) and Verizon ( VZ ). The iPhone maker launched its ad campaign this week showing an iPhone user talking on the phone while surfing the Web as a voice asks, “Can your phone and your network do that?” It’s Apple’s comeback to Verizon’s latest attack on the iPhone which runs on AT&T’s wireless networks. Continue reading Massucci’s Take: Apple teams with AT&T in ad battle with Verizon Massucci’s Take: Apple teams with AT&T in ad battle with Verizon originally appeared on DailyFinance on Thu, 26 Nov 2009 10:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink | Email this | Comments

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Filed under: Technology , Economy , People , American Express Sales of gift cards fell last year, and they’re expected to fall again this year. They’re still one of the most popular gifts items, but as unemployment and inflation have transformed everyday indulgences into unjustifiable luxuries, gift cards have changed, too. Once an invitation to impulse purchases, they’re becoming a strategy for gift-givers to help friends and family weather economic storms. As my DailyFinance colleague Matthew Scott recently noted, the gift-card economy has shifted over the past year from retailer-branded cards to cards that function as cash or credit cards. Part of this may be a holdover from last year’s parade of bankruptcies; as Linens & Things and The Sharper Image crashed and burned, their cards suddenly became worthless . Visa ( V ) and American Express ( AXP ) gift cards may lack a store’s branding appeal, but they’re far more likely to survive a downturn. Continue reading Gift cards: How the new plastic economy is becoming a tool for hidden charity Gift cards: How the new plastic economy is becoming a tool for hidden charity originally appeared on DailyFinance on Thu, 26 Nov 2009 11:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink | Email this | Comments

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