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Apple TV gets HBO Go, WatchESPN and others
"Game of Thrones," meet Apple TV. Apple said Wednesday that HBO Go and WatchESPN apps are now available directly on its set-top box that lets users stream video and music onto television sets. HBO Go gives its subscribers access to Home Box Office'...
Tags: Pandora Media, Inc., Entertainment, Music, Apple TV, Computer Hardware
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Amazon lets Facebook friends buy gift cards together
Need to buy a friend a birthday gift soon? Amazon.com doesn’t want you to go at it alone. The online retailer released a new feature this week that allows a group of Facebook friends to collectively buy an Amazon.com gift card. Once logged in,...
Tags: Social Media, Services and Shopping, Candy, Flowers and Gifts, Gifts, HTC Corp.
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Parakweet gets $2 million for recommendation engine BookVibe
San Francisco startup Parakweet has gotten $2 million from angel investors to help make BookVibe a going concession. BookVibe is a book recommendation engine that tells users what book they might like to read next. Not unlike Booklikes, BookVibe seems...
Tags: Social Media, Steve Jobs
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Jay-Z announces new album 'Magna Carta Holy Grail'
Leave it to Jay-Z to sell a million copies of a new album even before he announces its existence to the world. The rapper and mogul debuted the news of a new LP, "Magna Carta Holy Grail," in a Samsung-partnered commercial during Game 5 of the NBA...
Tags: Jay-Z, Apple iTunes Radio, The Wall Street Journal, Kanye West
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Amazon.com expands its grocery delivery service to Los Angeles
Online retail giant Amazon.com Inc., known for its speedy distribution of books, electronics and other consumer goods, is now trying to break open the grocery market. The AmazonFresh service, running since 2007 in the retailer's Seattle hometown,...
Tags: Books and Magazines, Economy, Business and Finance, Consumer Goods Industries, Corporate Officers, Restaurant and Catering Industry
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Amazon to roll out home delivery service for groceries in L.A.
Online retail powerhouse Amazon.com formally announced it was rolling out home grocery and food delivery to Los Angeles. The AmazonFresh service, which has been available in Amazon's hometown of Seattle since 2007, will pick local businesses to sell...
Tags: Consumer Goods Industries, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., Groceries, Services and Shopping, E-Commerce Industry
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Getting to know Neil Gaiman
AUSTIN, Texas — In Neil Gaiman's passport case, on a scrap of paper beside his green card, are two verses of an unfinished work called "Pirate Stew." "I assume it's for kids," Gaiman said. "But it's only two verses... and it just sits there, and...
Tags: Joe Wright, BlackBerry, Social Media, Book, Cambridge (Middlesex, Massachusetts)
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Google to competitors in mobile advertising: You can't touch this
SAN FRANCISCO -- When it comes to online advertising, Google long ago established itself as the Internet equivalent of Boston Celtics superstar Bill Russell. Now it's looking to extend that championship dynasty to mobile devices. And a report released...
Tags: Twitter, Inc., Advertising, Social Media, Media Industry, Computing and Information Technology Industry
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Stay calm and let the NSA carry on
After 9/11, there was a widespread expectation of many more terrorist attacks on the United States. So far that hasn't happened. We haven't escaped entirely unscathed (see Boston Marathon, bombing of), but on the whole we have been a lot safer than most...
Tags: Sports, George W. Bush, U.S. Congress, Email, Terrorism
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Warby Parker debuts Superman-inspired glasses (minus X-ray vision)
Stylish glasses company Warby Parker is launching a line of Clark Kent-inspired eyewear, part of a tie-in with the upcoming Superman film "Man of Steel." Called the Man of Steel Collection, the retailer will be offering two styles inspired by the...
Tags: Google Glass, Startups, Business
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E-cigarettes will be regulated as medicines in Britain
Electronic cigarettes along with products containing nicotine will be classified and licensed as medication in Britainby 2016. The battery-powered cigarettes, known as e-cigarettes, deliver an experience similar to standard cigarettes by heating...
Tags: Tobacco Products, Science and Technology, Electronics, Politics, Drugs and Medicines
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Last minute Father's Day gift idea: Tablets under $200 [Photos]
Father's Day is just around the corner, and if you still haven't found a gift for your dad, you may want to consider getting him a tablet. Nowadays, finding a quality Android tablet for less than $200 is not only possible but also pretty easy. So if...
Tags: Tumblr, Google Nexus 7, Apple iPad, Google Play, Father's Day
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