Internet
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Wrapp CEO Winbladh talks gifts, Facebook and mobile paymentsMar 16, 2013 7:13 am - Social gifting, which leverages connections on social networks to send gifts to friends, appeared to come into its own this year with several companies — including Faceb...
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Netflix’s US customers get Facebook-sharing toolMar 16, 2013 7:05 am - SAN FRANCISCO — A long-awaited coming attraction has finally arrived for Netflix’s U.S. subscribers. They will now be able to automatically see what their Facebook frien...
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Viral videos stoke celebrities’ imagesMar 12, 2013 9:59 pm - NEW YORK — Mila Kunis’ stardom went up a notch last week, and you would think it’s because she stars in the biggest movie of the year so far. But “Oz the Great and Powe...
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Marvel releasing some 700 No. 1 issues digitallyMar 10, 2013 5:37 pm - In comics, the first issue is where the story starts and the legend begins. For readers, a print copy of issue one can be hard to find and expensive to buy. But those ru...
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New technologies help travelers lower hotel pricesMar 09, 2013 5:30 am - NEW YORK — When Amy Eisen originally booked a weeklong vacation to celebrate her 30th anniversary, she was looking at a $3,749 hotel bill. But Eisen reserved her room at...
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Facebook tries to stay hip with jazzier News FeedMar 09, 2013 5:27 am - MENLO PARK, Calif. (AP) — Facebook doesn't want to be dismissed as an Internet has-been before its social network even enters its adolescence. In an effort to remain hip...
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Little PSY goes solo after ‘Gangnam Style’ cameoMar 07, 2013 6:17 am - SEOUL, South Korea — The impish boy who showed off his dance moves alongside PSY in “Gangnam Style” is hoping to go viral, too. The 7-year-old nicknamed “Little PSY” is ...
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Mid-2013 expansion for Internet names targetedMar 02, 2013 6:53 am - NEW YORK — Hundreds of Internet address suffixes to rival “.com” should be available for people and businesses to use by the end of the year, the head of an Internet ove...
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Microsoft’s IE 10 browser coming to Windows 7 PCsMar 02, 2013 6:51 am - SAN FRANCISCO — Microsoft is escalating its efforts to bring the latest version of Internet Explorer to more than 700 million personal computers in an attempt to re-esta...
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Review: Google’s Chromebook Pixel is upscale overkillMar 02, 2013 6:49 am - I’m writing these words on a lovely new laptop. It’s thin, light and made of machined aluminum, but it isn’t a MacBook. It’s got a beautiful touch screen, but it isn’t a...