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"Fifty Shades of Grey" Review: Publishers Looking to Profit From Popular Erotic Romance Genre
McDonald's Menu Burgers' Photo Secrets Revealed (Video)
McDonald's, in a surprise turn, revealed how they style the burgers they use for marketing, as opposed to how they are actually found when consumers purchase them.
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"The Dark Knight Rises" Tickets Being Re-sold on eBay for Over $100 for Midnight IMAX Screenings
Tickets for the midnight opening showings of "The Dark Knight Rises," the third installment in Christopher Nolan's Academy-Award-winning Batman franchise, sold out as soon after they were available online through websites like Fandango, but that has not stopped online scalpers from selling the tickets for heavily inflated prices.
Android Market Expands as Amazon Appstore Opens in Europe This Summer
Amazon announced that their Appstore for Android will open this summer throughout Europe, in the nations of Germany, France, Italy, Spain, and the United Kingdom, and developers from the five countries can submit their apps for distribution in their respective areas.
Procter & Gamble Co. Cuts Forecast, Will Focus on Big Businesses
Procter & Gamble Co on Wednesday admitted that it has been lacking in big new products and has not been fast enough at cutting costs as it deals with persistent slowing demand in Western Europe, the United States and China.
T-Pain Songs: Rapper Helps Guitar Center Choose "Your Next Record" Contest Winner (Video)
Grammy winning rapper T-Pain, who took part in Guitar Center's Your Next Record music discovery program for several months, chose the contest winner for the unsigned artist competition after weeks of going through hundreds of finalists.
Microsoft Surface Tablet May Soon Cease Being Made by Company, Says Acer Founder
Acer electronics found Stan Shih argued recently that with the upcoming release of Microsoft's Surface tablet, it is just a strategy of the company to initially bring out the Windows 8-run tablets, and then eventually leave from the tablet market once that has been accomplished.
Star Wars Characters: Luke Skywalker's Home Restored by Fans in Tunisia (Video)
A group of very dedicated fans of George Lucas' "Star Wars" franchise took it up on themselves to recreate and build the "Lars Homestead," which was featured as hero Luke Skywalker's home in the first-released installment of the series, "Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope."
Burger King Locations: Company Shares Return to Public Trade
Shares of Burger King Worldwide Holdings Inc opened at $14.50 on Wednesday, as it started its first round of trading, less than two years of going private in a $3.26 billion sale to Brazilian investment fund 3G Capital Management LLC.
"The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2" Trailer Released, With New War Scenes
Summit Entertainment released the theatrical trailer for the final installment of their blockbuster franchise series, "The Twilight Saga," with November's release of "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2."
Starbucks Locations: Company Outlines Latin America Growth, Expansion Plans
Starbucks Corp (SBUX.O) on Tuesday laid out its expansion plans for Latin America, where the world's biggest coffee chain sources the majority of its coffee beans.




