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Apple’s long rumored store in New York City’s Grand Central terminal could open in time for Black Friday according to a report published by 9to5 Mac. The store would be Apple’s largest and reportedly cost the company more than $1 … Continue reading →

When gift-giving happens this year, tablets are going to be all the rage. Seventy-nine percent of consumers would prefer them to a new laptop. New alternatives to the Apple iPad 2 are hitting store shelves just in time for the … Continue reading →

The Kindle Fire (and Nook Tablet, for that matter) are perfect travel companions. They store your books, movies, music, and apps, and run on the plane’s WiFi so you could even browse the web at 30,000 feet. But a few … Continue reading →

Just four months after music streaming service Spotify debuted in the U.S., it’s gearing up for a “new direction.” The company sent out an invitation on Monday for its first-ever U.S. press event on Nov. 30 in New York City, … Continue reading →

Zynga‘s latest addition to the “-Ville” franchise, CastleVille, has had a solid opening. In just under a week, the game has garnered 5 million daily active users — meaning it’s growing faster than any other Zynga game did at this … Continue reading →

Zynga‘s latest addition to the “-Ville” franchise, CastleVille, has had a solid opening. In just under a week, the game has garnered 5 million daily active users — meaning it’s growing faster than any other Zynga game did at this … Continue reading →

The web has given the meme treatment to the police officer who doused students with pepper spray at the University of California, Davis, during a local Occupy Wall Street protest. Over the weekend, a video showing the Nov. 18 incident … Continue reading →

Why can’t newspapers seem to make any money online? That’s the question I asked myself the other day as I ran smack up against The Baltimore Sun’s paywall after having reached my 15 page per month (free) limit. I’m not … Continue reading →

Amazon has announced hundreds of deals for Black Friday on everything from flat screen TVs to jewelry. The ecommerce giant is also encouraging customers to use its Price Check app to compare prices they might be seeing advertised elsewhere, promising … Continue reading →

Ron Johnson, the executive who helped create Apple Stores with Steve Jobs, says that the company’s Genius Bars were not a success initially and the company even used free bottles of Evian to get customers to visit. “No one came … Continue reading →