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Hewlett-Packard hikes dividend, outlines strategy
(AP) -- Hewlett-Packard Co. said Monday it plans to raise its dividend for the first time in over a decade and one day soon sell "cloud computing" services to the public.
Mar 15, 2011 |
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Wal-Mart expands online order pickup program
(AP) -- As competition grows from Amazon.com, Wal-Mart is battling back by expanding a program offering the convenience of shopping online along with same-day gratification.
Mar 10, 2011 |
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Holy download, Batman! 'Dark Knight' on Facebook
Warner Bros. is bringing movie rentals to Facebook, the first Hollywood studio to turn to the gigantic social network as a platform for its films.
Mar 08, 2011 |
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EU probes allegations of price-fixing in e-books
The European Commission on Tuesday searched several European publishing houses suspected of fixing the price of e-books, a spokeswoman for the competition commissioner said.
Mar 01, 2011 |
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Random House agrees to e-sale model Apple requires
(AP) -- Stieg Larsson's novels may finally be headed to the iBookstore.
Feb 28, 2011 |
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Shoppers with smart phones put retailers in glass boxes
Benjamin DeClue doesn't step foot inside a store without his BlackBerry. As he browses the aisles, he multitasks by keeping one eye on the shelves and one on his smart phone, which he uses to scan bar codes, compare prices, ...
Feb 24, 2011 |
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Amazon offers free online movies to Prime members
Online shoppers subscribing to Amazon.com's premium membership are getting a new entertainment feature that will allow them to watch movies over the Internet, just as they can through Netflix's rapidly growing ...
Feb 22, 2011 |
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Kindle puts readers and friends on same page
Amazon on Monday released a preview version of a Kindle software update that puts electronic book readers on the same page with friends still clinging to ink and paper works.
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Feb 07, 2011 |
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Hackers train sights on Yemen after Egypt
The loose-knit group of online global hackers known as "Anonymous" has trained its sights on Yemen following cyber attacks on government websites in Tunisia and Egypt.
Feb 03, 2011 |
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Amazon to offer movie streaming service: report
US online retail giant Amazon plans to offer a movie streaming service that would compete directly with Netflix, Britain's Financial Times reported on Wednesday.
Feb 02, 2011 |
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Amazon shares slip on revenue miss, profit outlook
(AP) -- Amazon.com's results for the holiday shopping season highlight the inherent tension between retailers and consumers: What's good for one isn't necessarily good for the other.
Jan 27, 2011 |
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British arrests over cyber group 'Anonymous'
British police arrested five people Thursday as part of an investigation into cyber attacks by the online group "Anonymous", which last year assailed websites that were hostile to WikiLeaks.
Jan 27, 2011 |
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Kindle Singles debuts pithy digital works
Amazon on Wednesday released the first of a new line of short digital books pitched as quick, captivating works for its popular Kindle electronic readers.
Jan 27, 2011 |
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Amazon buys European movie rental service Lovefilm
(AP) -- Amazon.com Inc. is buying Lovefilm, a European movie rental service akin to Netflix Inc. The deal announced Thursday heralds Amazon's entrance into a market where Netflix doesn't yet do business, and it left analysts ...
Jan 20, 2011 |
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Authors see e-books as escape from publishing houses
Joe Konrath can't wait for his books to go out of print. When that happens, the 40-year-old crime novelist plans to reclaim the copyrights from his publisher, Hyperion Books, and self-publish them on Amazon.com, Apple Inc.'s ...
Jan 14, 2011 |
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