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Apple jumps into digital textbooks fray
 

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Exclusive: Office Depot tests PayPal's new point-of-sale system
 

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Apple 2012: Smooth sailing, for the most part
 

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Yahoo, Alibaba tax-free deal talks crumble: source
 

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Former executives, bankers arrested over Olympus fraud
 

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White House issues plan to protect online privacy
 

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Nokia unveils cheaper Windows smartphone
 

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S&P at 9-month high on economy, Greek deal hopes
 

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Dow industrials rise above 13,000
 

China's Suning signs deal with IBM for e-commerce

SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China's Suning Appliance Co Ltd, the country's biggest electronics retailer has signed an agreement with IBM to build a multi-billion e-commerce platform, both companies said in a statement on Friday.
 

Walmart.com test stores hint at Web shopping fight

CANOGA PARK, Calif (Reuters) - Two tiny Walmart.com stores are making Southern California malls their home for the holidays, launching the latest salvo in the war for online retail dominance.
 

Amazon finds start-up investments in the "cloud"

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc's <AMZN.O investment opportunities are under a cloud -- and that's a good thing.
 

Wal-Mart to open software development center in Bangalore

BANGALORE (Reuters) - Retail giant Wal-Mart's new social media arm, WalmartLabs, will open a software development center in the southern Indian city of Bangalore by the end of this year, a company executive said on Wednesday.
 

Japan's Rakuten to buy Canada's Kobo e-reader firm

Japan's top online retailer Rakuten on Wednesday said it had agreed to pay $315 million in cash for Kobo Inc., the maker of a popular e-reader in Canada whose majority shareholder is book retailer Indigo.
 

Tencent reports 13.6 percent rise in Q3 net profit

(Reuters) - Tencent Holdings Ltd, China's biggest Internet company by revenue, reported its slowest profit growth in four years, missing analysts' estimates on softer growth in its casual games and lower margins due to increased investments.
 

Senate bill powers up state online sales taxes

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - State governments would be able to collect online sales taxes under a bill due to be introduced in the Senate on Wednesday, said sources familiar with the bill.
 

Senate bill powers up state online sales taxes

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - State governments would be able to collect online sales taxes under a bill due to be introduced in the Senate on Wednesday, said sources familiar with the bill.
 

India's online population 'tops 100 million'

India's Internet users have topped 100 million, a study said Tuesday, and its online population could overtake the United States' within two years.
 

The Do's and Don'ts of Online Shopping

Take these precautions to lower your risk of becoming a victim of fraud or identity theft.. Take these precautions to lower your risk of becoming a victim of fraud or identity theft.
 

Analysis: Economy's shifts erode states' tax bases

(Reuters) - State governments across the United States are just a few months into their fiscal years and already many fear that tax revenues are running short of forecasts.