Business Stories from August 4, 2012 (Change date)
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Southwest says computer glitch caused ticket woesAug 05, 2012 8:28 am - DALLAS — Southwest Airlines’ attempt to thank its Facebook friends with a half-price ticket sale backfired when customers were inadvertently billed multiple times for a ...
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MetroPCS starts selling phone with TV tunerAug 05, 2012 8:28 am - NEW YORK — In time for the Olympics, MetroPCS is selling the first phone that can receive local TV signals, potentially lending TV stations some relevance in the age of ...
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Why nobody really likes video chattingAug 06, 2012 5:20 am - The Google+ “Hangouts” feature launched back in June 2011, providing a forum where up to 10 people — or, in rare cases, Muppets — can join for a group video chat. In Mar...
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China in the middle of a microblog crazeAug 05, 2012 8:28 am - BEIJING — China’s Twitter was raucous Thursday with horn-tooting over Beijing’s gold rush at the London Olympics, a digital reflection of the nation’s exuberant mood — e...
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Hulu now on Apple TVAug 06, 2012 5:20 am - Hulu LLC, the online television business owned by Fox, ABC and NBC, said its $7.99-a-month Hulu Plus service is available on Apple TV, adding a new source of customers f...
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BMW betting big on over-the-Internet salesAug 06, 2012 5:20 am - FRANKFURT — BMW will sell cars over the Web for the first time as the world’s largest maker of luxury vehicles seeks an inexpensive way to reach more buyers to recoup sp...
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Review: NBC offers plenty of live Olympics onlineAug 06, 2012 5:20 am - NEW YORK — Soccer and balance beam gymnastics on the desktop. Swimming and badminton on the laptop. Boxing on the iPhone. Gymnasts’ floor exercises on the iPad. Vault ro...
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A new outlook on email and reason to ditch GmailAug 06, 2012 5:20 am - Two years ago, Microsoft attempted to transform Hotmail, its ancient Web mail service, into a program fit for modern times. The company put a great deal of thought into ...
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Tech startups woo big banks in New YorkAug 05, 2012 8:28 am - NEW YORK — In Washington, it took three years for entrepreneur Tim Estes to convince the government to take his digital data-mining program seriously. In New York City’s...
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Fashion takes cue from food trucksAug 05, 2012 8:28 am - WASHINGTON — The first time the brakes went out in her trailer/store, Joey Wolffer ran a stoplight and worried what would happen to her high-end accessories inside. Two ...
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