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Amazon to sell $10 cards for $5 to lure customersMar 25, 2012 6:00 am - NEW YORK — Amazon is hoping that five bucks will get you in the door to its local deals site, AmazonLocal. Amazon.com Inc. will be selling $10 gift cards for $5 on Tues...
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LightSquared tries to revive broadband networkMar 24, 2012 6:00 am - NEW YORK — A Virginia company is trying to revive its plan for a national high-speed wireless network, arguing that it can address federal regulators' concerns over inte...
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Facebook warns employers not to demand passwordsMar 24, 2012 6:00 am - NEW YORK — Facebook has taken steps in recent days to address more worries about privacy, warning employers not to ask prospective employees for their passwords and tryi...
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Review: New iPad screen is eye-opening upgradeMar 24, 2012 6:00 am - NEW YORK — Beware the new iPad, not because it's an inferior product, but because it's a superior one. Using one is like living the life of a millionaire for a day, then...
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Microsoft says no plans for new Xbox anytime soonMar 24, 2012 6:00 am - NEW YORK — Microsoft says it's not coming out with a new Xbox gaming console anytime soon. Some video game players had hoped that Microsoft Corp. would unveil an upgrade...
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Zynga buys game maker behind 'Draw Something'Mar 24, 2012 6:00 am - NEW YORK — Online game maker Zynga has bought New York-based OMGPop, maker of the popular mobile game “Draw Something.” Zynga Inc. did not disclose the deal's financial...
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Digital Sky seeks $1 billion tech fund with Facebook promiseMar 24, 2012 5:00 am - Digital Sky Technologies, a Russian firm that invested in Facebook Inc., is seeking $1 billion for a new late-stage technology fund less than a year after raising its la...
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Zuiker to debut ‘Cybergeddon’ movie on YahooMar 21, 2012 2:33 pm - LOS ANGELES — “CSI” creator Anthony Zuiker is making a movie destined for the small screen. The creator of the hit CBS television show plans to debut the as-yet-unfinish...
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3 online date sites agree to screen for predatorsMar 20, 2012 11:00 pm - LOS ANGELES — Three online dating giants agreed to screen for sex offenders and take other safety steps after a woman was assaulted on a date, the California attorney ge...
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Villa Park woman fights illegal gamblingMar 18, 2012 7:00 am - As many suburbanites wade through their NCAA basketball bracket paperwork to see if anybody in their office pool has Norfolk State or Lehigh making the Sweet Sixteen ton...