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Americans More Likely to Buy Pole Dancing Classes Than Gym Memberships, Says LivingSocial

Tricia Duryee in Commerce on August 8, 2011 at 9:01 am PT

When there are discounts involved and only 24 hours to decide whether to buy, Americans also opt for Mexican food more than sushi, and pick lasers rather than waxing for removing unwanted hair.

‘With This App, I Thee Wed…’

Katherine Boehret in The Digital Solution on February 1, 2011 at 2:57 pm PT

Several wedding-planning applications for mobile devices let brides- and grooms-to-be reach for an iPhone to manage the process, from finding the dress to registering for gifts to editing the guest list.

2011: The Year of Too Many Tablets

John Paczkowski in Mobile on January 26, 2011 at 3:15 am PT

I’m not quite sure how to view this list of tablets that debuted at the Consumer Electronics Show earlier this month–as a monument to competitive spirit and move-the-story-forward innovation or as a memorial to vaporware. Either way, this canonical categorizing of the multiplicity of slates and e-readers by CEA Chief Economist and Director of Research Shawn DuBravac is pretty stunning.

Apple Hits New Milestones: 10 Billion Apps Downloaded, 160 Million iOS Users and More

Tricia Duryee in Commerce on January 22, 2011 at 11:30 am PT

Apple said today its App Store has hit more than 10 billion downloads worldwide, equating to roughly 62 apps for each one of its 160 million iPhone, iPod touch and iPad users.

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Early Adopter: The Daytum iPhone App Visualizes Your Life (and Lunch) as Data

Drake Martinet, Associate Editor, All Things Digital in News on January 10, 2011 at 11:03 am PT

Want to do some serious numerical navel-gazing like the pros? Need to know how many eggrolls you’ve eaten this year? How about finding out at what bus station you are most likely to give change away? Daytum might be the app for that.

Grand Opening: Mac App Store Debuts With 1,000 Apps

John Paczkowski in News on January 6, 2011 at 6:21 am PT

Apple’s Mac App Store went live this morning with the release of Mac OS X 10.6.6. And it’s off to a good start already. At launch there are some 1,000 apps, paid and free, spread out over the standard of categories–productivity, games, etc. Among the Apple apps on the store’s virtual shelves: Pages and others from the iWork suite for $19.99, iPhoto and GarageBand for $14.99 and Aperture 3 for $79.99.

Trying Out a Revamped Myspace

Katherine Boehret in The Mossberg Solution on December 21, 2010 at 3:02 pm PT

Katie reviews the revamped Myspace, with its focus on topics in popular culture, including television, music, movies, celebrities and comedy.

Twitter Is So Mainstream Now: Eight Percent of Online Americans Use It

Liz Gannes in Social on December 9, 2010 at 12:20 am PT

Young, urban, minority, women, well-educated. What do these demographic factors spell out? The categories of American Internet users who are most likely to use Twitter. That’s according to a new survey by the Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project.

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AOL Tries Its "Best" in 25 Cities

Voices in News on October 13, 2010 at 9:12 am PT

AOL today kicked off its own “get out the vote” drive, but it has nothing to do with the fall elections. As part of its heightened local focus, the company is bringing back its City’s Best sites, last seen in 2008, in 25 U.S. metropolitan areas. From now through Nov. 30, site visitors will be encouraged to vote for the best local businesses in a variety of categories (Best Burgers, Best Dive Bars, Best Places to Break Up, etc.), creating a grassroots city guide in the process.

AOL Officially Adds 5Min to Its Roster. Next?

Peter Kafka in Media on September 28, 2010 at 6:25 am PT

Here’s the official press release announcing AOL’s acquisition of 5Min Media. Sources familiar with the transaction tell me it’s an all-cash deal at the high end of the $50 million to $65 million range I reported earlier today. So let’s call it $65 million.