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Strapped U.S. states crave bigger online tax bite

With holiday shopping season near and billions of dollars in sales tax at stake, financially strapped state and local governments are pushing to collect more tax on online purchases, but real progress will require action in Washington where political gridlock prevails.

Insight: Social media - a political tool for good or evil?

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After the Arab Spring surprised the world with the power of technology to revolutionize political dissent, governments are racing to develop strategies to respond to, and even control, the new player in the political arena -- social media.

T-Mobile lines up against Apple in Samsung lawsuit

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T-Mobile USA has become the latest mobile provider opposing Apple's bid to stop Samsung Electronics Co <005930.KS> from selling some Galaxy products in the United States, according to a court filing.
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Warner Bros puts your face in Facebook Web series

Warner Bros. on Thursday will unveil a Web show from Charlie's Angels director McG that seeks to create a new genre the studio calls a social series by taking pictures, music and information from a viewer's Facebook page and putting it in the video.
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Amazon Kindle Fire Won't Burn iPad: Top 10 Reasons Why

The tablet market has plenty of room to grow, but the iPad is still light years ahead of anybody else, and Amazon Kindle Fire is too far behind to catch up. Here's a look at the top ten reasons why the Kindle Fire will remain cool to the tablet user touch.
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Amazon to Sell Kindle Fire Tablet in Best Buy, Staples

Amazon said the Kindle Fire tablet will cost $199, well below the industry-leading Apple iPad, which starts at $499. Now the world's largest online retailer says it'll use brick-and-mortar stores including Best Buy and Staples to help sell its new Kindle Fire tablet, expected to be released Nov. 15.
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Yahoo Profit View Lowered at Global Equities Research

Global Equities Research has reduced its profit and estimate of Yahoo Inc. (NASDAQ:YHOO), saying the internet firm is still losing advertising dollars on display and search properties to Google and other sites.
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NASA Satellite Debris Crashes into the Pacific

On Saturday, NASA's Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite (UARS) crash landed at approximately 12AM Eastern time. The location, NASA confirmed, is in a general area in the Southern hemisphere away from any major lands. To their knowledge, however, there have been no signs of UARS debris located in the predicted geographic region.
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Amazon ignites tablet war with Fire, takes on Apple

Amazon.com Inc took the wraps off its long-awaited Kindle Fire on Wednesday, tacking on a mass market-friendly $199 price tag that poses a serious threat to the dominance of Apple Inc's two-year-old iPad.
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Amazon pushes Barnes & Noble's back to the wall

Amazon.com Inc's aggressive pricing on its Kindle devices leaves Barnes & Noble Inc little choice but to match the online retailer and update its own devices, even if that means more damage to the bookstore chain's bottom line.
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HP hires Goldman to guard against activists: report

Hewlett-Packard CO has hired Goldman Sachs Group Inc to help the company defend itself against possible activist investors who could push for change at the Silicon Valley company, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing people familiar with the matter.

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