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Earn money with your smartphone: five apps that pay
Here’s a sure-fire way to earn a little pocket money. Use your smartphone to snap a photo of a restaurant or scan a barcode in a store. You can earn cash or gift certificates. Companies pay for such information, often because they want to know how their stores and products look in the real world. Here are five free smartphone apps that can earn you money.
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E-mail overload? Three ways to tame your in box.
Could something as simple as e-mail really solve America’s current economic woes? Consider its drag on productivity: With more than 294 billion e-mails sent worldwide every day, office workers spend a quarter of their working hours on e-mail-related tasks. You can make a powerful improvement in your output – and boost American productivity in the process – by making a few adjustments to your in-box routine. Here are three ways to eliminate your e-mail overload:
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10 most intriguing tablets of 2011
After a decade of shaky starts, tablet computers have finally arrived. Unlike their bulky, expensive parents, this current generation of slates boasts trim frames, gorgeous screens, and power-house specs. So, here are the 10 most intriguing tablets of 2011, in order of screen size.
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FTC clears Google on antitrust
But in antitrust settlement with FTC, Google agrees to license some mobile-phone patents to Apple, RIM, and other rivals. Google also will stop quoting from other websites in its search results when websites object.
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How to 'tether' your PC to your phone
A lawsuit now makes 'tethering' PCs and phones cheaper.
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Chapter & Verse
Obama shops local again on Small Business SaturdayAfter visiting a Washington bookstore last year in support of shopping local, Obama and his daughters headed to an indie bookstore in Virginia this past Saturday to continue to promote the message.
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Small business Saturday: Obama buys books
Small business Saturday – an effort to draw shoppers to small businesses – attracted a prominent shopper Saturday. President Obama patronized a bookstore in Arlington, Va.
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Widening Petraeus scandal comes at already troublesome time for Pentagon
Gen. John Allen, commander of US forces in Afghanistan, is under investigation by the Department of Defense, as part of the inquiry into David Petraeus's affair. The Pentagon already had big personnel moves planned, and budget questions loom.
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3 lawyers test human rights cases from abroad in Supreme Court
The Supreme Court will hear a case Monday which could determine whether cases involving foreign governments committing atrocities in their own countries should be heard in the US court system.
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RIM surprises market: More people are using BlackBerrys (+video)
RIM stock surges 20 percent in after-market trading, reporting smaller-than-expected losses and gains in BlackBerry subscribers in emerging markets. But RIM's future hangs on delayed BlackBerry 10.
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Where iPhone 5 fits in the latest lineup of phones, tablets
The iPhone 5 debuts amid new smartphones from Samsung and Google, and Windows 8 debuts on Nokia and Motorola. Amazon and others are introducing new tablets this fall.
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Smartphone sales: Android extends lead over iPhone
Smartphone sales grow 42 percent worldwide in second quarter. Two-thirds of smartphone sales were Android phones, up from 47 percent a year ago.
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Samsung, Apple, RIM: Who tops the latest smartphone scorecard?
As earnings reports from Apple, Samsung, and others roll in, who's doing well this quarter?
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Stocks fall for a fourth day as tech profits slump
Stocks dropped over one hundred points for the fourth straight day Tuesday, following a profit slump at technology companies and steep decline in oil prices. The bad news even outweighed hopeful developments in Europe.
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RIM CEO: BlackBerry 10 could save the embattled company
RIM CEO Thorsten Heins admits that his company has had a hard year. But he insists that BlackBerry 10, due next year, could turn things around.
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World markets surge after Europe finds rescue plan
Financial markets around the world jumped higher Friday with the Dow Jones industrial average climbing 277 points, closing at 12,880, and the Standard & Poor's had its best day of the year. Stocks advanced even further in Europe.
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Romney is vetting Rubio for possible VP pick
Rumors have been swirling that the Florida senator is not on the short list, but the Romney campaign said today that he is being looked at.
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No elegant technical fixes for distracted driving
Dialing or texting on a phone is a proven distraction when you're behind the wheel. But as 'smart' as today's phones are, they can't compensate for human folly.
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As fears about Europe's future worsen, the Dow closes down
Fearing a financial rupture in Europe, investors around the world fled from risk Wednesday. They punished stocks and the euro, and the yield on a benchmark US bond hit its lowest point since World War II. The Dow closed down 161 points to land at 12419.
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BlackBerry-maker RIM warns of layoffs, operating loss
RIM also hires advisers to look at strategies to reverse its downturn. RIM has seen its share of US smartphone market fall from 44 percent to 10 percent in two years.
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Gadget guide: Which electronics are 'in season' and which to avoid
Thinking about some major gadget purchases this summer? It may be the right time to pick up a new TV. An iPhone? It's probably best to wait a bit.
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Modern Parenthood
Text messaging apps: solution to texting while driving accidents?Texting while driving is continuously cited as a reason behind many deadly accidents. Mobile text messaging apps that alert parents to text messages sent on the road may be a part of a solution.
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RIM debuts BlackBerry 10, but no new phones
At RIM's annual BlackBerry World conference, the company unveiled a new operating system. But where are the new phones?
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Farther Away
The notably unsentimental Jonathan Franzen offers a clear-eyed defense of sentiment in this essay collection.
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Horizons
Intel's first Android phone, the XOLO X900, debuts in IndiaThe XOLO X900, a smartphone built by Lava and powered by an Intel Atom chip, is set for launch later this month in India, Intel announced this week.
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Horizons
Nokia Lumia faces hurdles in Europe: reportThe Nokia Lumia 900 has sold out of online stores in the States, Nokia said this week. But overseas, the prospect for the Lumia line may be more grim.
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Horizons
BlackBerry Curve 9220 looks to a new audienceRIM, the maker of the BlackBerry handset, hopes young Indian consumers will snap up the BlackBerry Curve 9220, a relatively inexpensive BlackBerry handset.
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Wall Street closes out best first quarter in 14 years
Wall Street sees dramatic gains for indexes in first quarter of 2012: Dow climbs 8 percent; S&P rises 12 percent; Nasdaq is up 19 percent.
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