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  Best Buy hires new CEO as takeover talks stall

  By Aaron Souppouris on August 20, 2012 04:43 am + 43 comments

  Struggling retailer Best Buy has named Hubert Joly as its new CEO. Joly, who unexpectedly left his Continue reading…

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  McDonald's testing PayPal-powered mobile payments in France

  By Nate Ralph on August 18, 2012 03:12 am + 24 comments

  McDonald's is testing PayPal's mobile payment services in France, in a move that could see Paypal as Continue reading…

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  Apple retail VP addresses recent Apple Store staffing missteps: 'we messed up'

  By Chris Welch on August 16, 2012 01:49 pm + 102 comments

  Apple is backtracking on recent staffing changes made at its retail stores which led to employees Continue reading…

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  Galaxy Note 10.1 priced, set for August 16th Hong Kong release

  By Louis Goddard on August 9, 2012 06:17 am + 45 comments

  Samsung's Galaxy Note 10.1, the bigger-screened successor to the Galaxy Note, will go on sale in Continue reading…

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  Apple granted patent for location-aware mobile shopping lists: is this Passbook's future?

  By Evan Rodgers on August 7, 2012 03:35 pm + 32 comments

  The US Patent Office has granted Apple a patent for NFC-enabled "on-the-go shopping lists," as Continue reading…

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  Exclusive: Microsoft's Windows 8 packaging revealed

  By Tom Warren on August 6, 2012 05:30 pm + 324 comments

  Microsoft announced the finalization of its Windows 8 operating system last week with some g Continue reading…

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  Samsung's first Australian store will be on the same block as Apple's

  By Aaron Souppouris on August 3, 2012 07:40 am + 229 comments

  Following its recent Canadian retail launch, Samsung has confirmed to Ausdroid that it will open its Continue reading…

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  RadioShack's 2002 catalog: CueCats, thermal fax paper, and the Nokia 5185i

  By Justin Rubio on July 30, 2012 05:51 pm + 15 comments

  Ten years doesn't seem like a long time, but at lot of things can happen in the world of consumer Continue reading…

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  16GB Nexus 7 tablet back in stock on Google Play Store

  By Adi Robertson on July 30, 2012 11:26 am + 83 comments

  A week after selling out its stock of 16GB Nexus 7 tablets completely, Google has finally caught up Continue reading…

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  LivingSocial delves into physical goods with new online retail shop

  By Andrew Webster on July 18, 2012 12:23 am + 2 comments

  Earlier this year LivingSocial expanded its service by letting users order takeout, and today it's Continue reading…