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BlackBerry hangs on by a keyboard
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Queena Kim
Oct 12, 2012
Google's Android and Apple's iPhone are vying for number one and two in the smart phone market. BlackBerry comes in third with 11% of the market and 90 million users around the world, but just who are these users?
Walmart takes on Amazon with same-day delivery
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Queena Kim
Oct 10, 2012
Walmart stores in a handful of cities will double as distribution centers as the online giant moves into super quick delivery.
When recommendations pay off online
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Queena Kim
Oct 3, 2012
A growing group of websites lets you cash in on your opinion.
3-D printing enters the retail arena
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Queena Kim
Sep 26, 2012
The technology for 3-D printing has been around for a while, but it's been too expensive for regular folks. That's changing.
Apple iPhone 5 goes on sale today
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Queena Kim
Sep 21, 2012
The phone offers a bigger screen; it’s faster; and it’s the lightest smartphone in the world. What the iPhone no longer offers? Google Maps, which used to come pre-installed.
U.S. fisheries floating on 17-year high
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Queena Kim
Sep 20, 2012
The U.S. seafood catch hit a 17-year high last year. All regions of the country are showing increases. That's according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), which has just come out with its annual report.
Groupon enters the mobile payment arena
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Queena Kim
Sep 19, 2012
If you're not intimately familiar with the term "mobile payments," get ready to start hearing it a lot more. Basically, it means "paying for something with a smartphone." Right now some of the big players are Google and a company called Square. But today there's news Groupon is getting in on it.
Positive signs emerge in the housing market
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Queena Kim
Sep 19, 2012
Slow but steady might be the best way to describe the housing market right now. Groundbreaking on new home construction rose 2.3 percent last month, while homebuilder confidence jumped to a six-year high
Mitt Romney criticized over comments about taxes
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Queena Kim
Sep 18, 2012
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney says 47 percent of Americans pay no net income tax -- ergo, they are predisposed to vote for President Obama. We break down the numbers.
The iPhone 5 joins Apple's ecosystem
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Queena Kim
Sep 12, 2012
After the usual hype and secrecy, Apple unveils a phone -- and another way to lure consumers into its eco-sphere.