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Amazon Profits Fall While Sales Rise [VIDEO]

Apr 27th 2011 – 8:17PM
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Apple Races Ahead of Google for Cloud Music [VIDEO]

Apr 22nd 2011 – 4:39PM
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Getty Images

Amazon to Launch Kindle Lending Library [VIDEO]

Apr 21st 2011 – 9:31AM
Mark Lennihan, AP

Mark Lennihan, AP

Do Google Apps Discriminate Against the Blind? [VIDEO]

Mar 17th 2011 – 11:11AM
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AFP / Getty Images

200 Blank Pages: Book on What Men Think About Besides Sex Outsells 'Harry Potter,' 'Da Vinci Code'

By Matthew HallMar 14th 2011 – 8:40AM
London PR

London PR

It is perhaps no surprise that a book titled "What Every Man Thinks About Apart From Sex" is a best seller. It is also perhaps no surprise that such a book has recently outsold a Harry Potter title and "The Da Vinci Code" on Amazon.com. But what about the fact that the book contains only blank pages? The joke is on,...

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Anne E. Collins: Architecture of the Amazon

By Anne E. Collins May 07th 2012 - 10:40AM

Our first month of our around-the-world journey has landed us in Manaus, Brazil, the heart of the Amazon.

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  • 05/24/12 Where will the loggers strike next? Map could model... Source: The Guardian - London - UK Researchers exploring the value of different types of timber across the Amazon rainforest have produced a fascinating choropleth map to illustrate their findings.
  • 05/23/12 Shopping for Ice Cream Makers: 5 Models We've Reviewed Source: The Kitchn Over the past couple years we have reviewed 5 ice cream makers that each get the job done with panache.
  • 05/23/12 Vodafone Aims for Amazon Levels of Customer Service... Source: TMCnet Along with posting its annual results yesterday — which were at the top end of forecasts, due largely to growing smartphone use — wireless network provider Vodafone ( News - Alert ) , chief executive officer Vittorio Colao also unveiled the company's plans for the next three years.
  • 05/18/12 Samsung Galaxy S III Emerges on Amazon at $779.99... Source: Softpedia News Samsung's new Galaxy S III smartphone is now listed on the website of yet another retailer in the United States, namely Amazon.
  • 05/11/12 HRT may sell Amazon gas for power, chemicals Source: Reuters Brazil's HRT Participaes em Petroleo SA is in talks with companies to sell them gas from its fields in the Amazon region to produce electricity or make petrochemicals, Chief Executive Officer Marcio Mello told investors on a conference call on Friday.

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