Adobe to Abandon Flash ...

After Wednseday’s announcement that Adobe will cease support for its Flash Mobile Player comes another bombshell: the company will also stop supporting Flash on digital home devices, such as HDTVs. “Adobe will continue to support existing licensees who are planning on supporting...
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Amazon Ups Orders From ...

Emboldened by solid pre-order numbers for their new Kindle Fire tablet, Amazon has bumped its order numbers from manufacturers yet again, this time to a round five million units by year’s end . Presumably they are looking to fulfill as many orders as possible before the...
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6 Tips for Holiday Soci...

The Commerce With a Conscience Series is supported by Fedex . FedEx does more than shipping. They offer solutions like transporting heart valves to those in need and helping entrepreneurs bring their ideas to life. See how . The holidays are just around the corner, and for many...
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Gilt.com Goes Global...

Gilt.com, Gilt Groupe’s flash sales site for apparel and home decor, announced Tuesday that it would begin shipping to more than 90 additional countries. The site , which launches sales on a range of deeply discounted designer merchandise in the women, men, kids and home categories...
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Oregon Puts iPad Voting...

In an attempt to make voting easier for the elderly and disabled, Oregon is letting citizens in five counties cast their votes on Apple iPads . Election workers in the counties that make up that state’s 1st Congressional District are hitting parks, nursing homes and community...
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Apple Updates Apple Sto...

Apple has released a new version (4.2) of its Apple Store app, and it’s now available for download from the App Store. The update brings two important features: Personal Pickup and EasyPay. The former lets you buy something in the app and pick up your order at any Apple Retail...
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Evolve Vacation Rental ...

Vacation homes sit empty most of the year, representing a huge amount of untapped inventory waiting to be discovered online. Large services such as HomeAway , VRBO , and TripAdvisor’s FlipKey are taking advantage of this market opportunity, but for many vacation homeowners managing...
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iVerse Media Receives $...

Cross-publisher digital comics distributor iVerse Media today announced a $4 million private equity investment from PS&J Group. The money will go towards expanding marketing and product development for its iOS comics reader app Comics+ . While publishers such as Archie Comics,...
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Google+ Launches Pages,...

Google+ is taking another major step needed toward becoming a full-fledged Facebook rival: it’s launching Google+ Pages, which allow brands, products, companies, businesses, places, groups, and everyone else to establish a presence on the service. The product is a lot like Facebook...
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Chatty To-Do List App O...

Sleek real-time chat + to do list app Orchestra is announcing its funding this morning, with a just closed $5 million Series A round from Charles River Ventures and SV Angel , in addition to an earlier $500K in seed funding from Kapor Capital and other angel investors. Orchestra...
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