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Google to launch mobile payments system: source

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Google Inc will launch a mobile payment system on Thursday, in the latest bid to help consumers pay at the checkout with smartphones instead of traditional credit cards, a person familiar with the matter told Reuters on Tuesday.

Windows 8 to be launched in 2012; Ballmer has no comment on rumored features

Microsoft will launch next year its much talked about Windows 8, the latest version of its operating system, CEO Steve Ballmer said in Tokyo on Monday. Ballmer said developers were hard at work on the next version of Windows, but did not drop any clue to its rumored features circulating around the Internet.
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Live Nation, Guy Oseary launch online photo gallery

LOS ANGELES - This week, Untitled Entertainment partner Guy Oseary and Live Nation are going live with a joint web venture RockPaperPhoto.com, an online art gallery selling largely unpublished, hand-signed, limited-edition prints of more than 1,000 singers and acts ranging from B.B. King and James Brown to Green Day and Gwen Stefani.
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Clock ticks down to final Endeavor launch

The final launch of the space shuttle Endeavour has settled to take place next Monday after engineers battled to resolve an electrical problem that plagued the original launch dates.

Endeavour green lighted for final launch

The final launch of the space shuttle Endeavour has settled to take place next Monday after engineers battled to resolve an electrical problem that plagued the original launch dates.

Endeavour cleared for final launch

The final launch of the space shuttle Endeavour has settled to take place next Monday after engineers battled to resolve an electrical problem that plagued the original launch dates.

Can Google Chromebook beat Apple iPad?

The latest Acer and Samsung notebooks running on Google Chrome OS were unveiled at the Google I/O conference earlier this week. But can they beat the iconic iPad?
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Visa to launch digital wallet for U.S. banks

Visa Inc, the world's largest credit and debit card processing network, is building a digital wallet that people can use to pay for things online or with their phones instead of with traditional cards.
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Google to launch online music service

Google could launch a new online music service as early as Tuesday, which will be similar to a service recently started by Amazon.com Inc, The Wall Street Journal said, citing people familiar with the matter.

Monday marks final launch of NASA's Endeavor

The final launch of the space shuttle Endeavor has settled to take place next Monday after engineers battled to resolve an electrical problem that plagued the original launch dates.
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Groupon, Live Nation to launch new ticketing deals site

Top online group buying site Groupon tied up with Live Nation Inc to launch a new online ticketing deals website that will allow customers to buy tickets to concerts, theatres and other live events at discounted prices.

'You've tarnished Apple's reputation': Jobs told MobileMe team

Rumors have been circulating about the possible launch of a redesigned, and more importantly free, MobileMe service, but no one has forgotten the uneasy days when the service was launched in 2008. The launch of the revamped MobileMe, which was essentially an upgrade of a pre-existing service called .Mac, had invited disappointing media review, promoting Jobs to sternly castigate the product executives.
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NASA delays shuttle launch again

The final launch of the space shuttle Endeavour hit yet another snag as engineers battle to resolve an electrical problem that continues to delay the mission.
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Nasdaq, ICE launch hostile bid for NYSE Euronext

Nasdaq OMX Group and IntercontinentalExchange Inc took their $11.1 billion takeover bid for NYSE Euronext straight to the exchange operator's shareholders on Monday with a planned tender offer.

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