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More businesses to buy tablet computers

Tablet computers aren’t just for consumers.

More than 10 million tablets, such as Apple Inc.’s iPad, will be purchased by companies in 2011, consulting firm Deloitte said today in its annual forecast.

The company expects …

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After the thrill is gone, video addiction follows

There might be trouble brewing behind the glassy eyes of kids who spend too much time and energy on video games, Reuters reported after the release of a study.

In a two-year study of more …

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‘Future shocks’ from afar

Attacks on computer systems now have the potential to cause global catastrophe, but only in combination with another disaster, Reuters reported after the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) released a study today.

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SmartyPig goes mobile with iPhone app


SmartyPig LLC launched last week an iPhone application that will help its customers keep tabs on their accounts while on the go.

Des Moines-based SmartyPig, an online banking company that offers its clients a savings …

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Kum & Go wins biodiesel award

Kum & Go LC of West Des Moines was the 2011 winner of the Biodiesel Marketing Award given by Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey.

The secretary’s awards were created by the Iowa Department of …

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Verizon to sell the iPhone

Verizon Wireless and Apple Inc. announced that the iPhone 4 will be available on the Verizon network beginning Feb. 10. Currently, the iPhone is only available through AT&T Inc., and accounted for 80 percent of …

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Mobile broadband usage expected to double this year

Planning to join the mobile Internet ranks in 2011? You’re not alone.

Mobile broadband subscriptions are on track to surpass 1 billion in 2011, according to a report by mobile network gear maker Ericsson.

Broadband …

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More people use phones as coupons

Mobile phone bar code scanning experienced rapid growth in the fourth quarter of 2010, according to Mobile Commerce Daily.

A Scanbuy Inc. report showed that consumers used mobile phone bar code scanning for coupons, prices …

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BodyViz visualizes the globe

Ames-based BodyViz said today that it has signed a non-disclosure agreement with Tata Elxsi Ltd. for negotiations on an international distribution agreement. Tata Elxsi is a division of the $70 billion Tata Group of companies …

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Apple dominates tablet market as rivals roll out new devices

Rivals hoping to challenge Apple Inc.’s hold on the computer tablet market unveiled a slew of touch-screen devices at the Consumer Electronics Show, but analysts expect the company to continue dominating the sector, Reuters reported.…