Business Stories from August 6, 2011 (Change date)
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Poor in India add Facebook before tap waterAug 06, 2011 7:01 am - In a two-room shanty with no running water in northern Mumbai, Darshana Verma makes tea on a small stove. On a bench nearby, her 18-year-old son, Vishal, messages Facebo...
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Skype releases online calling app for iPadAug 07, 2011 9:11 am - Skype has announced the release of its online calling app for Apple Inc.’s iPad tablet. The new app, which can be downloaded at Apple’s iTunes store, lets users make fre...
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Google says Apple, Microsoft and Oracle waging ‘hostile campaign’Aug 07, 2011 9:11 am - Google Inc. has accused Microsoft Corp. and Oracle Corp. of waging a “hostile, organized campaign” against its Android mobile software, a sign of escalating tension in t...
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AOL launches personalized magazine app for iPadAug 06, 2011 2:05 pm - SAN FRANCISCO — AOL is trying to snatch a larger portion of the tablet computer audience by launching free iPad software that presents a customized, daily e-magazine tha...
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‘Gossip Girl’ back-to-school couture is boon for retailersAug 08, 2011 7:42 am - NEW YORK — Angela Ricci is shopping for lacy tops, ruffled skirts and floral dresses to wear when she begins her senior year of high school in Pittsburgh. One thing she ...
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Report: Global cyberattack under way for 5 yearsAug 07, 2011 9:11 am - NEW YORK — A computer security firm says cybercriminals have spent at least the past five years targeting more than 70 government entities, nonprofit groups and corporat...
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Broadband services approach advertised speedsAug 07, 2011 9:11 am - WASHINGTON — The major providers of residential broadband services in the U.S. deliver Internet connections that are generally 80 percent to 90 percent of maximum advert...
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Verizon Wireless to install AmEx app on phonesAug 06, 2011 6:16 am - NEW YORK — Verizon Wireless, the country’s largest cellphone company, will install apps for credit card issuer American Express Co.’s new online payment service, Serve, ...
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India criticized for new web rulesAug 07, 2011 9:11 am - NEW DELHI — New Internet rules that seek to enhance national security and limit offensive content have sparked an angry debate about free speech in the world’s largest d...
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‘Mad Men,’ Banana Republic polish office clothesAug 07, 2011 9:23 am - NEW YORK — “Mad Men” has gone beyond a fashion fad. The AMC show about a 1960s ad agency — in which style is as important as the characters and plot — continues to influ...
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