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Barnes & Noble’s Shiny, Sharing-Friendly ‘Nook’ eBook Reader

Image courtesy of Barnes & Noble Barnes & Noble’s Kindle competitor may have been the worst-kept secret since balloon boy’s disastrous appearance on CNN last week. But the advance hype doesn’t seem to have hurt the launch of the Nook, an impressive-looking $260 device th...

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Epicenter — October 20

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Apple, Google Separated at Birth? Financial Results Suggest Yes

Despite recent tiffs, Google and Apple share a common enemy in Microsoft. They used to share board members until the feds forced them to separate. And they seem to think of each other as kindred spirits, if not friends. Both posted record profits over the last three months, despite the still aili...

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Epicenter — October 20

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Holster that iPhone in my Presence — But in the Bathroom, Anything Goes

NEW YORK (Reuters) - It may not seem like it when commuters are shouting down their cell phones to the dismay of other passengers but most Americans believe there are unspoken rules about mobile phone etiquette. Checking emails, sending text messages and making telephone calls while in the ...

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Epicenter — October 20

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Crowd in the Cloud to Program Radio

Like Brendan Fraser, Steve Buscemi, and Adam Sandler in the film Airheads, online music fans will soon wrest programming control over FM radio stations from the professionals, thanks to a deal between Jelli.net and Triton Media Group, which provides content to over 4,500 radio stations in the Uni...

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Epicenter — October 20

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Apple Celebrates Record Quarter, Nets $1.67B Profit

Apple on Monday reported its most profitable quarter ever, with record sales of its Macs and iPhones blowing away analysts’ estimates. Overall, the company’s profits rose 46 percent compared to a year ago. For the quarter ending Sept. 30, Apple posted net revenue of $9.87 billion, ra...

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Epicenter — October 19

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U2 to Play Free Concert on YouTube

When U2 takes the stage at the Rose Bowl venue in Los Angeles on Sunday at 8:30pm PT as part of its U2 360° tour, fans in sixteen countries around the world including the United States (full list below) will be able to tune in and watch the whole concert, live and for free, on YouTube —...

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Epicenter — October 19