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Former CBS Interactive Head Neil Ashe to Lead Wal-Mart’s Global Online Commerce Biz

Kara Swisher in Commerce on January 16 at 2:45 pm PT

Can he give the retail giant the oomph it has yet to find online?

Grand Central Station’s Grand New Apple Store Looks Like … An Apple Store

Lauren Goode in News on December 7, 2011 at 9:01 am PT

Apple’s retail store in New York’s Grand Central Terminal, the city’s largest hub for commuters, will finally open Friday, and with it comes new express-purchasing options.

Adobe Admits It Is Saying Buh-Bye to Flash for Mobile Devices

Kara Swisher in Mobile on November 9, 2011 at 10:15 am PT

Looks like Apple’s Steve Jobs was right (as usual).

Yahoo’s Product Runway: Are You In or Out?

Kara Swisher in Media on November 2, 2011 at 10:41 am PT

I am here at Yahoo HQ in Sunnyvale, Calif., to check out “Product Runway,” which is the Silicon Valley Internet giant’s attempt to show that it can still innovate.

Google Android Head Andy Rubin on Steve Jobs, Google Music and Moto: The Full AsiaD Interview (Video)

Kara Swisher in AsiaD on October 31, 2011 at 12:12 pm PT

We’re posting the full videos from the recent AsiaD conference, starting with the opening-night speaker, Walt Mossberg’s interview with Google Android head Andy Rubin.

Spooking Flipboard: Yahoo’s Livestand — Followed by Google’s Propeller — Set to Launch Next Week

Kara Swisher in Media on October 28, 2011 at 5:35 am PT

Memo to Flipboard, Pulse, CNN’s Zite and AOL’s Editions: You might want to make some room in the crowded news and social reader space — you’re about to get some bigfoot company.

Final AsiaD Speakers: Apple’s Phil Schiller and Former VP Al Gore

Kara Swisher in News on October 4, 2011 at 5:15 pm PT

AsiaD is now ready for launch, with a little taste of Apple and the Veep.

Demand Media Q2 Call Liveblog: Spam-a-Not

Kara Swisher in News on August 9, 2011 at 2:20 pm PT

Rachael Ray might dole out spam recipes on Demand Media, but the company said on its Q2 conference call that its business was not hurt by the spam-killers of Google.

Jawbone Nabs $70 Million in a Jammed Box of Funding

Kara Swisher in Mobile on July 12, 2011 at 12:30 pm PT

Jawbone, the maker of elegant mobile and wireless devices, has added $70 million in funding to its coffers, with a new investment from J.P. Morgan Asset Management. The San Francisco-based company has now raised a total of $170 million from a panoply of high-profile investors, all of whom are making a big bet on consumer electronics, an always dicey arena, and on Jawbone’s innovative products, such as its initial Bluetooth headsets and its more recent nifty Jambox wireless speakers.