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7 hrs ago | Engadget

Roku Channel Store delivers ten new content portals for zero dollars

Roku owners already have access to Netflix , Amazon Video On Demand and MLB.tv , but now the set-top box is about to get a lot more interesting.

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Related Topix: Startups, Roku, Netflix, Social Software, Revision3, TV, Electronics

14 hrs ago | Internet Retailer

Online consumers give shout-outs to Macy's and Best Buy

Amazon.com Inc., Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and Target Corp. continue to be the most-talked about retailers in the online social realm, according to the monthly Zeta Buzz Top 25 Retail Standings Index, but Macy's Inc.

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Related Topix: Best Buy, Retail, Amazon.com, Wal Mart Stores, Amazoncom

23 hrs ago | Morningstar

Dig Deeper into Stock Ownership Stats

At Morningstar, we've always tried to make it easy to find out which stocks and bonds a given mutual fund holds in its portfolio.

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Related Topix: Financial Markets, Mutual Funds, Personal Finance

Sat Nov 21, 2009

MocoNews.net

How Wireless E-Readers Stack Up

When Amazon introduced the second-gen Kindle earlier this year, it had no competition in the wireless e-reader category.

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Related Topix: Retail, Sony, Barnes and Noble, Marketing

New York Times

A Friend's Tweet Could Be an Ad

Tuesday was another typical day for John Chow, blogger and Internet entrepreneur in Vancouver, British Columbia.

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Related Topix: Twitter, Blog News, Canada, Orlando Metro, Business News

Internet Retailer

Amazon will certify manufacturers' packaging as easy to open

A year after launching its Frustration-Free Packaging program, Amazon.com Inc. announced today that it will begin certifying items from manufacturers as easy to open, giving suppliers that pass the test the right to mark their packages 'Certified Frustration-Free.' "Wrap rage is real," says Nadia Shouraboura, vice president of global fulfillment ...

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Related Topix: Amazoncom, Retail, Amazon.com

NY Times

Pogue's Posts: Crowdsourcing Comedy on Amazon Reviews

A screen shot of the Laptop Steering Wheel Desk, as sold on Amazon.com. Every now and then, something for sale on Amazon.com seems so monumentally stupid that it inspires a spontaneous community comedy festival.

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Fri Nov 20, 2009

New York Times

Barnes & Noble's Nook Sold Out for the Holidays

Added comment from a Forrester analyst on the e-reader shortage. Update 3:00 p.m. Added comment from Amazon.com. It's shaping up to a be very merry holiday season for Amazon.com's Kindle e-reader. Earlier this week, we reported that Sony could not guarantee that its new Daily Edition Reader would reach online buyers in time for Christmas.

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Related Topix: Forrester Research, Advertising, Cameras, Science / Technology

San Jose Business Journal

Palm Pixi price slashed 75% days after release

Prices on the Palm Pixi have been cut sharply only days after the went on sale. View Larger Wal-Mart Stores Co.

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Related Topix: Palm, Startups, Amazoncom, Retail, Amazon.com

EDGEboston.com Business/Finance Feed ...

Microsoft's cloud computing system is growing up

Microsoft Corp. leads its industry in part because a vast army of outside computer programmers design software that only runs on its Windows operating system.

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Related Topix: Microsoft, Software, Computers

Thu Nov 19, 2009

Benito's Wine Reviews

Rued Wines Redux

View my complete profile My Amazon Store Support your friendly neighborhood wineblogger! Check out Benito's Amazon Store for food and wine books, kitchen equipment, electronics, and much more.

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Related Topix: Wine, Drink, Healdsburg, CA

Reuters

Sony says e-readers in demand, shipments delayed

Sony Corp said on Wednesday that early demand for its latest electronic reader was higher than expected in advance of the holidays and shipment delays could result.

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Related Topix: Science / Technology

ComputerWorld

Supercomputing centers acknowledge Amazon influence

PORTLAND, Ore. - Amazon.com Inc. is to high performance computing what McDonald's is to food: fast, cheap, but with a limited menu.

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Related Topix: Science / Technology, High Performance Computing, CPU

Freshnews

Susan Boyle's "I Dreamed a Dream" is Amazon Music's Largest Global CD Pre-Order

Amazon.com, Inc. , today announced that Susan Boyle's upcoming album, "I Dreamed a Dream," has become the largest global CD pre-order in the history of Amazon.

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Related Topix: Amazon.com, Amazoncom, Retail, Media, Music

Wed Nov 18, 2009

Reuters

Walmart.com touts pricing clout for holidays

Walmart.com will pull no punches in its quest to win market share this holiday season, introducing 97-cent shipping on electronics and offering daily discounts the week after Thanksgiving, its chief executive said on Wednesday.

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Related Topix: Life, Holidays, Thanksgiving, Retail, Wal Mart Stores, Amazon.com, Amazoncom

The Globe and Mail

Review: 'Kindleocracy' cripples a pretty good e-reader

Review: 'Kindleocracy' cripples a pretty good e-reader In this photo made Oct. 2, 2009, a student uses a Kindle during class at Pace University in New York.

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Related Topix: Pace University

Gaming Nexus

Darth Vader holds your Wii Sensor Bar for ransom

Are you tired of your boring old Wii Sensor Bar sitting on top of your TV doing nothing? You're in luck! POWER A is releasing the Darth Vader Sensor Bar Holder to make you the envy of your friends.

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Related Topix: Video Games, Nintendo Wii

Pocket-lint.co.uk

iTunes still most popular music service by far

A survey of 2000 internet users in the UK from GfK NOP has found that iTunes still remains by far the most popular music service, but that new entrant Spotify is shooting rapidly up the charts, despite having only just celebrated its 1st birthday .

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Related Topix: Online Music, Emerging Technology, Search Engines, Social Software

Tue Nov 17, 2009

I4U Future Technology News

First Amazon Countdown to Black Friday Deal: Sony PSP Go With $50 PSN Credit

I was already predicting when the PSPgo came out that new PSP will get lowered in price or offered with special bundles to drive sales during the holiday shopping season.

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Related Topix: Video Games, Life, Holidays, Sony PSP, Day after Thanksgiving

MyFox St. Louis

Microsoft to start charging for access to cloud computing system Windows Azure in February

Microsoft Corp. leads its industry in part because a vast army of outside computer programmers design software that only runs on its Windows operating system.

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Related Topix: Microsoft, Software, Startups, Cloud Computing, Science / Technology, Computers

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