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Why Google Is Getting Into Entertainment: Your Data

Google's forthcoming device is already much buzzed about. It will stream music with hardware and will eventually go far beyond tunes. Here's why it all makes sense.READ»

Relationship Guru Charles Orlando Helps E-Book Self-Publishers Help Themselves

Too many do-it-yourselfers don't actually do anything--then expect to become the next Amanda Hocking. The author of "The Problem With Women ... Is Men" breaks down the economics of self-publishing and his own winning strategies. READ»

Amazon, Big Box Edition

As the online giant contemplates a move to brick-and-mortar retail, is this the next step in the transformation of shopping?READ»

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New Details On Redbox-Verizon Streaming Service, Netflix Competitor

Inside Redbox and Verizon's planned subscription offering in the digital and physical space.READ»

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Redbox Partners With Verizon To Launch Streaming Video Service

The Coinstar subsidiary today announced a new partnership with Verizon. The joint venture will launch in the second half of 2012 and be a subscription-based and "affordable service that will allow all consumers across the U.S. to enjoy the new and popular entertainment they want, whenever they choose, using the media and devices they prefer," the companies said.READ»

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Amazon (Sorta) Launches In India, Apple Denied German Galaxy Device Ban, Tumblr Hiring Writers And Editors

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Letter From The Editor: The Lessons of Innovation

Photo by Benjamin Lowy What do you get when you cross Walmart with Mother Teresa? Who would be the Square Deal candidate in 2012? And how in the world do you compare--and rank--such dynamic, eclectic businesses as Amazon, Apple, ...READ»

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Unmasking A Digital Pirate On Amazon

A Kuwaiti national using fake names and selling others' copyrighted stories in the Kindle Store sheds light on black hat hacker forums--and the theft, taboo sex, and swindles festering in the recesses of Amazon.READ»

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Apple CEO Tim Cook Touches On Kindle Fire, Android, Windows Phone

Offering a rare peek inside the famously secretive company, Apple's earnings are watched by every industry analyst and news outlet--and even live blogged in some instances, like a worldwide sporting event.READ»

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The Great Tech War In India

Amazon, Apple, Facebook, And Google continue to fight for control of India. Here are the latest developments.READ»

The Only Lasting Competitive Advantage Is Extreme Trust

As technology generates more transparency from services like Amazon's Price Check, reviews on Yelp, and complaints on Twitter, consumers will hold businesses to higher standards, with no room for flimflammery or deceit. The only reliable competitive advantage that any business is likely to have is the extreme trust of its customers. READ»

Tablet Users Spend 50% More Per Purchase Than Smartphone Owners

Tablet users spend over 50% more per purchase at online retailers when compared with smartphone visitors, and 20% more when compared with traditional laptop and desktop visitors, according to a study that Adobe released today.READ»

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Amazon's Plagiarism Problem

Amazon's erotica section isn't just rife with tales of lust, incest, violence, and straight-up kink. It's also a hotbed of masked merchants profiting from copyright infringement. And even with anti-piracy legislation looming, Amazon doesn't appear too eager to stop the forbidden author-on-author action.READ»

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Manufacture Of Raspberry Pi Begins, Israel Hacker Publishes Saudi Credit Card Info, Sharp Won't Make iPad 3 Screens

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Two Years After Netflix, Blockbuster Arrives @Home On The iPad

Blockbuster is finally coming to the iPad. The video-rental company, which Dish Network acquired in April, has been trying to remake itself in the eyes of consumers after last year's bankruptcy sale. "When the technology changes, when ...READ»

The Great Tablet War of 2012

And with the coming of the new year we learn of the 11th Commandment: Lo, shall the makers of tablets set to their new weapons, and prepare for battle. READ»