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Apple’s New iPad Hits 30 More Countries This Weekend

Whatever supply constraints Apple once faced with the new iPad, it appears to have resolved them. The company will launch the device in an additional 30 countries including Brazil, Argentina, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Taiwan. Noticeably absent from this latest rollout list: China. With the addition of those nations, the total number of countries in which the new iPad is available for purchase will be almost 90.

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Google Discloses a Pair of Overseas Probes

Google Inc. formally disclosed a pair of inquiries under way in Argentina and South Korea this week, adding to global scrutiny of the Internet company.

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LivingSocial Acquires Stake in Europe's Let's Bonus

LivingSocial has acquired a majority stake in Let’s Bonus, which operates a daily deals site in Spain, Italy, Portugal, Argentina and Mexico. With the stake, LivingSocial now offers steep discounts via email for spas, restaurants and other services in more than 170 markets, serving 16 million subscribers in 10 countries, compared to its archrival, Groupon, which serves 50 million subscribers in 40 countries. LivingSocial did not disclose how much it paid or how big of a stake it purchased. The company recently raised more than $180 million in capital from Amazon and others.

MySpace | A Place for Layoffs, Redux

MySpace has extended its war on bloat overseas. This morning the company announced plans to close at least four of its offices outside the U.S. in a bid to reduce costs. Some 300 of the company’s 450 international employees will lose their jobs as a result.
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MySpace | A Place for Layoffs, Redux

MySpace has extended its war on bloat overseas. This morning the company announced plans to close at least four of its offices outside the U.S. in a bid to reduce costs. Some 300 of the company’s 450 international employees will lose their jobs as a result.
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Woz Lives to Stumble Around, Oops, Tango, Another Day!

Getting a foot fracture, pulling a hamstring, claiming there was a voting conspiracy, getting an abysmal score of 10 out of 30 from the judges (the lowest score ever) and, of course, dancing with as much grace as a block of cement were not enough to sink the Good Ship Wozniak last night on “Dancing With the Stars.” Instead, the people spoke loud and proud for continued goofiness by voting for the clod-hopping Apple co-founder in droves and tossing off actress and Charlie Sheen nemesis, Denise Richards. Next up: Tango Argentina! Or, most likely in Woz’s version: Mangled Argentina.
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