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Amazon working on smartphone with 3-D display, report says
In an effort to expand beyond the world of online retailing, Amazon.com is reportedly working on a high-end smartphone that would feature a 3-D screen. The device would allow users to see 3-D images without having to wear glasses, according to the...
Tags: Amazon Kindle, Newspaper and Magazine, Amazon Kindle Fire, The Wall Street Journal
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Groupon Goods chief leaves for Staples
Tribune reporterThe executive who ran Groupon's Goods business has left the Chicago-based company for a new role at office products retailer Staples. The Framingham, Mass.-based company said Tuesday that Faisal Masud will take over as executive vice president of...Tags: Groupon, Inc., Consumer Goods Industries, eBay Inc., E-Commerce Industry
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At 93, Stafford library volunteer is too busy to feel old
The Free Lance-Star, Fredericksburg, Va.Mary Belle Holder is so determined to get to her volunteer work that sometimes her family has to take away her car keys. The attitude is understandable. No one wants a 93-year-old on the road when the weather is iffy. But if people didn't know Holder'...Tags: Fredericksburg (Fredericksburg, Virginia), Charity, Alzheimer's Disease, Politics, Nursing
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Diamond Hill Station goes bold in 'Katy Bar the Door' album
The Tribune-Star, Terre Haute, Ind.On the second track of Diamond Hill Station's new CD, the band deftly rambles through a catchy, love-gone-wrong song called "Same Old Thing." There's a beautiful irony in its title, because the Terre Haute-based bluegrass quartet's latest album, "Katy...Tags: Apple iTunes, Entertainment, Music Industry, Music
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Microsoft may buy Nook
ReutersA report that Microsoft Corp. is considering an offer to acquire all of Nook Media's digital assets sent Barnes & Noble Inc. shares up 27 in premarket trading. It was not clear from the TechCrunch story whether Microsoft has formally made that offer to...Tags: Mother's Day, Microsoft Corporation
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With $3M in New Cash, Will Yekra Help Filmmakers Profit Online?
ReutersMay 09 (TheWrap.com) - Louis C.K. and Aziz Ansari have made millions selling their own stand-up specials online thanks to their fame, but the average filmmaker struggles to find an audience without a big name to push the project. Enter Yekra, a new...Tags: Louis C.K., Aziz Ansari, Entertainment, Movies, Media Industry
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MoviePass Goes Netflix -- Can It Avoid Theater Owners' Anger This Time?
ReutersMay 09 (TheWrap.com) - MoviePass is trying for a third time to come up with an unlimited-movie-ticket plan that won't cause a theater-owners revolt. After collapsing amid exhibitor anger roughly two years ago, the company is back with a Netflix-like...Tags: New York City, Apple iPhone, Advertising, Netflix Inc., AOL LLC
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EATS: WARM UP TO BLACKSTONE
The Free Lance-Star, Fredericksburg, Va."Hey, how you brewin'?" That's the tagline of Blackstone Coffee Company's website, and it sounds exactly like something its owner/roaster Don Merritt might say. One time, while ordering a cup of coffee at his cafe in Eagle Village, I told him, without...Tags: Chocolate Cake, Lifestyle and Leisure, Fredericksburg (Fredericksburg, Virginia), Sandwiches, Foods and Beverages
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Should you write a book?
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters) - Wealth managers who think that writing a book will bring them influence and a flood of new clients may want to think again. A nice hardback could bring some respect, say advisers who gave in to the temptation of authorship, but at...Tags: Federated Investors Incorporated, Sony Corp., Computing and Information Technology Industry, Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & Company, McGraw-Hill Incorporated
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The Providence Journal, R.I., John Kostrzewa column
The Providence JournalThe demolition of the old Borders store at the Garden City Center in Cranston says as much about changing consumer trends as it does about commerce in the Internet age. The store closed in September, 2011 after the bookstore chain filed for bankruptcy...Tags: Physical Fitness and Exercise, OfficeMax Inc., Newspaper and Magazine, Bankruptcy
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YOUR PRACTICE-Should you write a book?
ReutersBy Chelsea Emery NEW YORK, May 8 (Reuters) - Wealth managers who think that writing a book will bring them influence and a flood of new clients may want to think again. A nice hardback could bring some respect, say advisers who gave in to the temptation...Tags: Federated Investors Incorporated, Chelsea (Manhattan, New York), Sony Corp., Computing and Information Technology Industry, Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & Company
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Irwin native among 'white hat' hackers hired to protect computer networks
The Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewGrowing up in Irwin, Adam Cecchetti says he never hacked into a cellphone, a website or a company's software for malicious reasons. Now living in Seattle, he spends almost every moment trying to defeat those people who do. He and two partners formed a...Tags: Science and Technology, Computer Crime, Pittsburgh, PNC Financial Services Group Incorporated, Networking
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