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  • Microsoft was a little too exuberant in its attempt to relate to youth culture when it debuted its new ad for the Kin social networking mobile…

  • Businessweek has a cool feature on the world's most expensive stuff 2010. While most of us scaled back on spending because of the recession, it…

  • An interesting piece in Politico discusses the debate over whether it's wrong for journalists to leave out bits and pieces of news from their…

  • The Library Of Congress isn't lauded as the keeper of tech trends or pop culture, but the knowledge trove says it will archive the collected works…

  • Personal computer sales globally are up sharply in the first quarter. Research firm Gartner said worldwide PC shipments rose by 27.4 percent in the…

  • Things might get uglier in the battle between Apple and Adobe. There are rumblings that Adobe may sue Apple because the tech giant doesn't support…

  • Wawa is planning to celebrate its billionth surcharge-free ATM withdrawal by staging a parade in Philadelphia. The convenience store, with chains…

  • New restrictions on herring fishing are forcing the former Stinson Seafood plant in Prospect Harbor, Maine, owned by Bumble Bee Foods and the last…

  • In case you ever wondered how the fortunes of Beverly Hillbilly Jed Clampett sized up to Batman's, Forbes has done the ground work with "The Forbes…

  • You might have heard Stacey Vanek-Smith's report on how fast-food chains are stepping up their games when it comes to providing breakfast. NPD…

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