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YouTube unveils its version of home shopping network in quest for more revenue
AP Technology WriterSAN FRANCISCO (AP) _ Online video leader YouTube has opened up its version of a home shopping network in its latest effort to wring more revenue from its massive audience and justify the $1.76 billion that Google Inc. paid for the site two years ago....Tags: Game Playing, News Corp., MySpace, Sales, Amazon.com Inc.
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Taiwan's Asustek says its low-price Eee PC helps boost revenue
Associated Press WriterTAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) _ A low-price laptop product line is helping Taiwan's Asustek Computer Inc. generate record revenue despite signs of slowing global growth, a senior company executive said Tuesday. Chief Executive Jerry Shen said the company is...Tags: Christmas
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Find advertisement distracting? Perhaps not if you're having a root canal
AP Business WriterNEW YORK (AP) _ Talk about your captive audience. Advertising is coming to the dentist's chair in the form of personal video goggles that patients wear while getting their cleaning or root canal. The company behind InChairTV figures advertisers for...Tags: Walt Disney Co., Advertising, Dentistry, Marketing
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Ford feature will let parents set driving limits for teens
The Associated PressSo you think junior is a little too lead-footed when he drives the family car? Starting next year, Ford Motor Co. will give you the power to do something about it. The company will roll out a new feature on many 2010 models that can limit teen drivers to...Tags: Semiconductors and Active Components, People, Transportation, Ford Motor Co., Road Accidents
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Projecting the future
Today's movie audiences can order tickets over the Internet, eat gourmet theater food far removed from simple popcorn and enjoy computer-generated special effects that can make virtually any scene a moviemaker can conceive of seem real.
And yet audiences...Tags: James Cameron, Jazz Music, Academy Awards, Television Industry, Spider-Man
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Indiana's Crean says: 'We've paid a price'
With the possibility of harsher NCAA sanctions looming over the Indiana men's basketball program, coach Tom Crean begins his first season in Bloomington with an unusual plea: Don't damage the program any more than it has been. "We've paid a price, a lot...Tags: National Collegiate Athletic Association, Health Treatments, Philadelphia Phillies, World Boxing Council, CBS Corp.
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High court stays out of TiVo patent dispute
Associated PressThe Supreme Court refused yesterday to disturb a $74 million judgment against Dish Network Corp. for violating a patent held by TiVo Inc. involving digital video recorders. Without comment, the justices declined to consider Englewood, Colo.-based Dish'...Tags: Court Administration, EchoStar Communications Corporation, Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks, Local Authority, TiVo Inc.
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Ball is back in DirecTV's court
Sentinel ColumnistDear Greg: My mother is 75 years old and a die-hard Magic fan. Comcast couldn't provide coverage of her beloved team so she opted for DirecTV, which allowed her to watch the games. Sometimes she would spend hours on the phone with customer service to...Tags: Jon Gruden
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Home gyms pump up on style
The Denver PostDebbie Fifer's family bought an elliptical machine so they would always be fit enough to hit the slopes -- regardless of the weather or season. But then this ski-loving clan struggled with where to put the bulky piece of equipment inside their Glenwood...Tags: Metal and Mineral, Glenwood, Building Material, Physical Fitness, Yoga
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Smart phone prices drop in competition with iPhone
The cost of advanced mobile phones with e-mail and Internet access fell 26 percent in the three months ended in August as handset makers tried to match the $199 price tag on Apple Inc.'s iPhone. The average price of smart phones in the United States fell...Tags: Apple Inc., iPhone, New Products, Sales, Palm Inc
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City of Angels: Speak Easy
Of course everyone is entitled to an opinion—but you have to be a Bill Gates for that opinion to make it to prime time. Until now. From a three-story loft on Venice’s Electric Avenue, Lisa Eisenpresser and a band of couch-sleeping, jeans-wearing, self-...Tags: West L.A., Adlai Stevenson, Intel Corp., Startups, Venice
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$18M deal struck for Dick Cavett's Montauk property
rick.brand@newsday.comComedian and talk show host Dick Cavett is selling the bulk of his Montauk estate - 76.8 acres including 1,000 feet of oceanfront and towering 60-foot-high bluffs - to state and local governments for $18 million. "It's a kingdom lot, a trophy lot,"...Tags: Life, Charity, Nature, Dowling College, East Hampton
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