Business Stories from October 13, 2012 (Change date)
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Reviews: Upgraded map, camera apps for iOS 6Oct 14, 2012 7:38 am - Maps for iOS 6 Updated Maps app still finding its way despite a solid foundation Apple has taken a lot of guff for the way that it updated the Maps application for ...
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iPhone couch potatoes targeted by new FitbitOct 14, 2012 7:38 am - SAN FRANCISCO — Last year, I looked at a neat little device called a Fitbit, designed to encourage you to get off your keister and be more active. I generally liked it, ...
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Slate: The iPhone 5 is a miracleOct 14, 2012 7:52 am - When Apple unveiled the iPhone 5 last month, many tech pundits called it “boring.” I was one of them. In fact, I was so bored that I called the iPhone boring way back in...
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Slate: Hard times in FarmVille for developer ZyngaOct 14, 2012 7:52 am - PALO ALTO, Calif. — Nobody in Silicon Valley respects Zynga. Sure, the prolific developer of Facebook games has long been considered a “hot” startup, one that hit all th...
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Teachers make money selling materials onlineOct 14, 2012 7:52 am - SEATTLE — Kristine Nannini spent her summer creating wall charts and student data sheets for her fifth grade class — and making $24,000 online by selling those same mate...
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Review: Tablet apps fill in gap, won’t replace PCsOct 14, 2012 7:52 am - NEW YORK — There’s nothing I like more than getting some writing done at my favorite neighborhood coffeehouse. It’s relaxing, I’m more productive and the place makes a g...
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Slate: Pay up or the hard drive gets itOct 14, 2012 7:52 am - You’ve just opened a Web page or clicked a link in an email when your computer’s desktop goes gray. A browser window pops up with the FBI logo in the top left corner. Be...
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Taking price-comparison apps for a spinOct 14, 2012 7:52 am - NEW YORK — It’s a shopper’s nightmare: Buying something, then seeing it cheaper at another store. Thanks to price-comparison apps, there’s no need to guess if you’re get...
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PC sales fall, 1 firm says Lenovo overtakes HPOct 14, 2012 7:38 am - NEW YORK — Worldwide sales of PCs fell sharply in the third quarter, two research firms said Wednesday, as consumers held off for the new version of Windows and spent th...
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New book digs into Netflix’s origins, evolutionOct 14, 2012 7:52 am - SAN FRANCISCO — Netflix is probably hoping a new book about its early history never gets made into a movie. The book, “Netflixed: The Epic Battle for America’s Eyeballs,...
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