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Amazon's elite product reviewers

(PhysOrg.com) -- Comments about a product online can make or break a sale. But who are the people behind the reviews and why do they do it?

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

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Apple's cloud music could finally make piracy pay

Apple Inc. CEO Steve Jobs on Monday introduced more than just a cloud storage system for songs that fans buy legitimately through iTunes. He unveiled a system that might finally get music lovers to pay for the songs they ...

Technology / Software

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Apple's Jobs expected to announce music service

(AP) -- Apple CEO Steve Jobs is scheduled to take a break from medical leave Monday to announce a new service called iCloud.

Technology / Business

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Chinese e-commerce giant opens furniture showroom

(AP) -- China's e-commerce giant is stepping up its heated rivalry with bricks-and-mortar retailers with the launch of a five-story home furnishings showroom in Beijing.

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Rivals likely to reach for Google's 'Wallet'

With the announcement of "Google Wallet" the Internet giant became the first player to dash into a future where people use smartphones as credit cards, but rivals are expected to cut its lead short.

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Amazon and Barnes & Noble woo e-book lovers

Online retail titan Amazon.com and bookselling giant Barnes & Noble dueled Tuesday for the devotion of digital book lovers with bargain-priced versions of their popular electronic readers.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

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Sarkozy: Gov'ts must regulate the Internet

(AP) -- French President Nicolas Sarkozy said Tuesday that governments need to lay down and enforce rules in the digital world - even as they need to foster creativity and economic growth with the Internet.

Technology / Internet

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Apple looks set to launch cloud-based music service

Just weeks after Amazon and Google unveiled their music offerings, Apple appears set to raise the bar.

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Apple nears music deal with labels

Apple Inc. is close to securing deals with all four major recording companies on a music service that will allow users to stream songs stored on remote computer servers, presumably to an array of portable ...

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Groupon enters a crowded market for deals in China

Groupon Inc. may be the undisputed king of Internet coupons in the United States.

Technology / Business

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Amazon selling more Kindle books than print books

Online retail giant Amazon said Thursday that sales of digital books for the Kindle electronic reader have surpassed sales of print books.

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Google unveils cloud-based music service

Google Inc. unveiled its long-planned music service Tuesday, but it will likely need deals with the recording industry to reach its full potential.

Technology / Internet

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Google to launch online music service: report

Internet giant Google could launch an online music service as early as Tuesday to rival Amazon's "cloud" service, which allows users to store digital music online, the Wall Street Journal reported.

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Swiftly formed coalition doomed Amazon's S.C. tax break

The seeds for Amazon's departure from South Carolina were planted upon its arrival.

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Facebook's 'Like' button becomes force in e-commerce

Whether you just bought an airline ticket or a pair of jeans online, chances are an Internet search preceded the transaction. Now Facebook hopes to make its vast web of online social connections another central ingredient ...

Technology / Internet

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