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Sam's Club Unlikely to Get iPhone 4S for Friday Launch: Report

Even if you have successfully placed a pre-order at Sam's Club for the Apple's newest iPhone 4S, there is only a slim possibility that you might actually get one on Friday. According to a report in Geek.com, Sam's Clubs nationwide haven't received iPhone 4S shipments expected for Friday's launch. Sam's Club representative confirmed the news that they were notified by Apple that initial iPhone 4S shipments would not be arriving as expected.
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iPhone 4S Pre-orders Set New Record Sell-out

There is a bad news to those who have not preordered iPhone 4S: pre-orders for iPhone 4S have been sold out. The iPhone 4S is so popular that it was sold out in a single day at the online Apple store. The company started accepting online pre-orders on Oct. 7. Like the previous iPhone 4, the iPhone 4S also has black and white two color versions, each with 16 GB storage capacity for $199, 32 GB for $299?and 64 GB for $399.
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USPS Holidays: No Mail Columbus Day, Veterans Day, and More

Today is Columbus Day 2011, and there it is a USPS holiday -- meaning no mail delivery or service and all post offices are closed. The United States Post Office takes 11 holidays each year, when there is no mail delivery or service and all USPS retail brances are closed. Here are the annual USPS holidays:
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iPhone 4S Orders Shatter Apple iPhone Sales Record

So it wasn't the highly-anticipated iPhone 5 so many wanted to see that Apple finally unveiled at its Let's talk iPhone event. Instead, it was the iPhone 4S, a charged-up version of the company's popular iPhone 4 that was unveiled and launched for sale in pre-orders last week. But the new iPhone 4S is still a big hit, as Apple says more than one million people ordered the new iPhone 4S in the first 24 hours the smartphone was put on sale.
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Gold up More Than 2% on Hope European Banks Will be Protected

Gold rose more than 2 percent on Monday, lifted by weakness in the dollar versus the euro after France and Germany pledged to come up with a proposal to recapitalize euro zone banks, while traders remained cautious ahead of further details of the plan.
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Apple iPhone 4S Pre-Orders Sold Out; Where Else to Buy it?

Apple's newly released iPhone 4S (the 16GB version) has reportedly been completely sold out on Apple's online store, at BestBuy and with service providers AT&T, Sprint and Verizon. What that means is that if you still want to boast of having the new iPhone on the actual day of the launch, you will either have to shell out more money and order the 32GB or the 64GB version or queue up in front of Apple stores across the country.
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Dexia agrees to Franco-Belgian rescue deal

Franco-Belgian bank Dexia agreed early on Monday to the nationalization of its Belgian banking division and secured 90 billion euros ($121 billion) in state guarantees in a rescue that could pressure other euro zone governments to strengthen their banks.
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Gold Price Gains More Than 1% as Dollar Falls

Gold rose more than 1 percent on Monday as the dollar fell versus the euro after France and Germany pledged to strike a proposal to recapitalize euro zone banks, while traders remained cautious ahead of further details of the plan.
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Starbucks close to cafe JV with Tata Coffee

Starbucks Corp is finalising an equity joint venture with Tata Coffee Ltd for opening coffee shops in Asia's third-largest economy, the Times of India reported on Monday.
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Steve Jobs Was 'Famously Dissatisfied,' 'Driven by Demons'

Global mourning and remembrance of Apple's co-founder and long-time CEO continues days after Steve Jobs died at the age of 56, and most have been quick to highlight the genius, innovation and complexity -- if not difficulty -- that Jobs thrust upon the world. A detailed book about his life that Jobs co-operated with is due out in two weeks, and already it has climbed to number one at both Amazon's and Barnes & Noble's online stores through pre-sales.

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