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Facebook's $16 billion IPO one of world's largest (Update)

(AP) -- Facebook is about to find out just how much status updates, puppy photos and billions of "likes" are worth on Wall Street.

Technology / Business

created May 17, 2012 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 1

25 countries to get iPad a week after US launch

After the new iPad goes on sale Friday in the U.S. and nine other countries, Apple will make the tablet computer available in 25 additional countries a week later, mostly in Europe.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Mar 15, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Hot interest in image sharing website Pinterest

Christine Martinez spent the past week frolicking on the Caribbean island of St. Barth after becoming a star by sharing her sense of style at Pinterest.com.

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created Mar 11, 2012 | popularity 2.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Honda natural gas car wins LA green prize

The 2012 Honda Civic Natural Gas was named Green Car of the Year at the LA Auto Show on Thursday, beating finalists including European, US and other Asian carmakers. ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Nov 17, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 22

Amazon invests $175M in Groupon competitor

(AP) -- Amazon.com Inc. said Thursday that it invested $175 million in social coupon service LivingSocial - the latest sign that the online retailer is delving into promising new methods of e-commerce.

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created Dec 03, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Apple shutting Lala.com; 'Cloud' music on horizon? (Update)

(AP) -- Apple Inc. is shutting down its newly bought Lala online music service amid speculation it is creating a way for iTunes customers to listen to songs stored on distant computers.

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created May 01, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Helpful or creepy? Overpersonalized Web sites may spook shoppers

Michael Redding describes the get-to-know-you game between man and machine as a version of "Name That Tune."

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created Dec 10, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Amazon fights to keep Kindle on top of e-book crowd

The threat of growing competition in the e-reader market does not seem to have cooled demand for Amazon.com Inc.'s Kindle, but the online retailer will likely face its toughest test in the coming holiday season.

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created Oct 26, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Prosecutors say man stole 130M credit card numbers

(AP) -- Federal prosecutors on Monday charged a Miami man with the largest case of credit and debit card data theft ever in the United States, accusing the one-time government informant of swiping 130 million accounts on ...

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created Aug 17, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 4

Flower shop launches first Facebook store

(AP) -- In a first, but likely not last for Facebook, a retailer is setting up shop inside the popular social-networking site.

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created Jul 29, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0