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iPhone 5 Record Pre-Sales of 2 Mln: Watch Funny iPhone 5 Parody Ad
Apple announced Monday that the iPhone 5 garnered more than 2 million preorders in its first 24 hours, more than doubling the amount received for its previous iPhone 4S last year.
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iPhone 5 Expected Specs Roundup: Event Underway in San Francisco
Apple has kicked off its event in San Francisco today where it is widely speculated to be announcing the new iPhone5 and here's a look at all the expected new specs that will be featured on the new iPhone 5. Apple is also expected to update the iPod Touch, iPod Nano and iPod Shuffle.
Grandparents Day: White Castle Celebrates By Offering Free Caps to First 100 Guests
White Castle is celebrating National Grandparents Day on Sept. 9 by offering the first 100 grandparents and grandchildren a vintage-inspired White Castle "I Heart Grandparents" cap.
Kindle Paperwhite: Amazon's New E-Readers Comes With Frontlit Screen at $119 [FULL SPECS]
Kindle Paperwhite, the new e-reader from Amazon, was officially announced on Thursday by CEO Jeff Bezos at an event in Santa Monica. The new Kindle Fire 2 is back-lit and has a higher resolution than the company's previous e-readers.
McDonald's Rolling Out Store in Siberia
McDonald's Corporation is planning to open its first restaurant in Siberia, a region in East Russia.
Did 'Kenny the Clown' Steal Steve Jobs' iPad?
An iPad stolen from the home of the late Apple CEO Steve Jobs wound up in the hands of a professional clown, Kenny the Clown, who says he had no idea it was pilfered from Jobs'.
Big retailers team up on mobile payments plan
A group of big retailers that includes Wal-Mart Stores Inc, Target Corp and Japan's 7-Eleven is developing a mobile payment network, adding to the proliferation of options that let consumers pay with smartphones.
Square teams up with Starbucks, which is also investing $25M
In surprising news tonight, mobile payments startup Square has announced an extensive partnership with Starbucks. Among the terms of the partnership, Square will power Starbucks' credit and debit card payments nationwide, and Starbucks will invest $25 million in the startup as part of its fourth round of funding.
Starbucks Locations See Less Customers, Drop 11% in Quarterly Shares
Due to slowed sales at stores across the country, Starbucks corporation was found to have dropped 11 percent in shares on Friday, its biggest one-day drop in 12 years, reported Reuters.
Apple OS X Mountain Lion Release Date: What You Need to Know to Upgrade
Apple OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion released Wednesday and is available for download from the Mac App Store on systems running OS X 10.6.6 or later. Apple confirmed the new OS X Mountain Lion roll out yesterday during its fourth quarter earnings conference call and it retails for $19.99. The upgrade is exclusively downloadable via the Mac App Store.