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RIM ready to go head to head with Apple in tablet market

Research in Motion Ltd. (RIM) said its BlackBerry PlayBook tablet computer will go on sale in the United States on April 19, as it seeks to compete with Apple Inc.’s iPad, Bloomberg reported.

The announcement …

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AT&T deal likely to draw antitrust scrutiny

AT&T Inc. plans to pay $39 billion for Deutsche Telekom AG’s T-Mobile USA division to create a new U.S. mobile market leader, but the deal is likely to attract intense antitrust scrutiny about potentially higher …

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Tech giant Cisco to declare first dividend

Technology giant Cisco Systems Inc. will follow through on a promise it made late last year and will pay out a dividend for the first time in its history, MarketWatch reported.

The first quarterly cash …

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Twitterers ready for Des Moines Twestival

Twestival, a worldwide event intended to raise funds and awareness for nonprofit organizations that are deemed by local organizers to be most effectual in their respective communities, is coming to Des Moines. John Stineman, founder …

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Groupon to launch location-based mobile product

Groupon Inc., the Chicago-based company that partners with merchants to offer subscribers deal-of-the-day discounts in major cities, is preparing to roll out a location-based mobile product, Crain’s Chicago Business reported. As more subscribers use mobile …

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Torsion Mobile offers alternative to apps


Torsion Mobile LLC went live last week, entering a mobile marketplace without the launch of a smart phone application.

Instead, Torsion has developed a Web-based software program that recognizes when users log on to websites …

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Dwolla Spots provides new option for merchant payments


Many smart phone users have become accustomed to pulling up locator maps on those devices to find nearby stores. Now, using an application developed by Des Moines-based Dwolla Corp. called Dwolla Spots, they can also …

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Energy search has far to go


Last year, we were reminded that oil production, especially in deep water, involves serious nvironmental risks. Now the disaster in Japan has presented a frightening reminder of the risks of nuclear energy.

People have been …

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Tech purchases drive up business spending

Driven largely by sales of computers and software, U.S. business purchases last year exceeded pre-recession levels, according to a report by The NPD Group Inc., a New York-based consumer research firm.

The Kansas City Business …

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Apple expected to top 1 million sales of iPad2 in first weekend

Analysts expect Apple Inc. to have sold close to 1 million iPad 2 tablet computers on its debut weekend — significantly more than the first iPad, which went on sale in April 2010, Reuters reported. …