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Microsoft to unveil new Xbox Tuesday
ReutersMicrosoft Corp. is unveiling its new Xbox game console, eight years after the last version. The small device faces some big competition from the PlayStation 4 by Sony Corp. and the Wii U by Nintendo Co. and a shifting market. Gamers are gravitating to...Tags: Gaming, Consumers, Wii, PlayStation 3, Amazon.com Inc.
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Payvia buys mobile marketing firm Mogreet
Mobile payments company Payvia Inc. has acquired Mogreet, a Venice mobile marketing start-up. The companies declined to disclose the financial terms of the deal. The Mogreet team will join Los Angeles company Payvia, and Mogreet founder and Chief...Tags: Consumers, Cox Media Group, Inc., Business, Online Media Industry, Marketing
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FACTBOX-Yahoo's acquisitions: from Geocities to Tumblr
ReutersSAN FRANCISCO, May 20 (Reuters) - Yahoo Inc announced on Monday it would shell out $1.1 billion to buy blogging service Tumblr, in a bid to revitalize its brand and attract a younger generation of users. Yahoo has been criticized for making big...Tags: Computer Networking and Internet, Media Industry, Social Media, Companies and Corporations, Startups
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Mobile payments company Payvia buys L.A. marketing firm Mogreet
Mobile payments company Payvia announced Monday that it had acquired Mogreet, a Venice mobile marketing start-up. Payvia, based in L.A., said the deal would create a simplified all-in-one platform that enables companies to target consumers and provide...
Tags: Cox Media Group, Inc., Online Media Industry, Business, Marketing, Computer Hardware
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More poor in U.S. suburbs than cities, report says
Once considered the definition of the middle-class American dream, the suburbs are now home to a larger, faster-growing poor population than urban areas, according to a new analysis. During the 2000s, the number of poor living in U.S. suburbs grew by 64...
Tags: Poverty, Authors, Conservation, Social Issues, Environmental Issues
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Editorial: Worry about food stamp growth, not junk food
Is there any human impulse stronger than the urge to tell others what not to eat? Fast food, red meat, white bread, trans fats, sugary cereals, processed foods, salty snacks, fried anything, refined grains, hydrogenated oils, preservatives, artificial...Tags: Health Insurance Cost, Personal Income, Heart Disease, Diabetes, Weight
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EXCLUSIVE-Bangladesh factory banned by Wal-Mart still makes Wrangler shirts
ReutersBy Serajul Quadir and Rafiqur Rahman GAZIPUR, Bangladesh, May 20 (Reuters) - A Bangladesh factory where Wal-Mart Stores Inc and Inditex SA inspectors spotted cracks in the wall this month is still making Wrangler shirts for the world's largest apparel...Tags: Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., Companies and Corporations, Plant Openings, VF Corporation, Central Intelligence Agency
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Going gluten-free more common, but not necessarily easier
For more than 20 years, Kristine Kidd tasted what came her way as the food editor at Bon Appetit magazine. But she never felt great. "I had digestive issues my whole life," she says, but 21/2 years ago, the aching joints, bloating, fatigue and digestive...
Tags: Gluten-free Diet, New Products, Pasta, Research, Consumers
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Hawks vs. Wings winning rivalry all around
Through the long and storied history of the Blackhawks and Red Wings —two of the National Hockey League's Original Six franchises — the teams have faced off 799 times. When they hit the ice for No. 800 in Game 1 of the Western Conference...
Tags: Physiology, Chicago Bears, National Hockey League, Ken Holland, National Basketball Association
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Young retail entrepreneurs at Hall & Madden go straight to the source for apparel
As Richard Hall and McGregor Madden traveled the country fitting clients with their high-end, custom-made suits, they noticed something strange — professional men yearning to look stylish nevertheless sported dress shirts with stains. Their young,...
Tags: Groupon, Inc., Media Industry, Sales, Startups, Fishing
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J.J. Abrams on ‘Star Trek Into Darkness’: ‘Spectacle is irrelevant’
Hero Complex - movies, comics, pop culture - Los Angeles TimesWith 2009′s “Star Trek,” filmmaker J.J. Abrams breathed new life into one of science fiction's most venerable franchises. His sleek […]... -
Smart TV: The industry push to keep getting smarter
For decades we've been watching TV. Now a new generation of televisions is beginning to watch us. Technological advances are giving the old clunky "boob tube" an I.Q. injection. Some of the new breed of smart TVs comes equipped with facial recognition...Tags: Media Industry, John McCain, Gaming, Intel Corp., Personal Data Collection
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