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  • In this Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2011 file photo and Apple logo is seen during an announcement at Apple headquarters in Cupertino, Calif.
  • Apple's request to temporarily suspend a ruling that it violated antitrust laws by conspiring to raise e-book prices has been denied.
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new york, apple, steve jobs, e-books, tablets, iPad, iphone, amazon, apps, business
  • Customers can buy original and limited edition works of art from more than 150 prominent galleries and dealers via Amazon Art.
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amazon, art, websites, internet, business
  • Jeff Bezos, CEO and founder of Amazon
  • Amazon co-founder Jeff Bezos struck a deal to buy the venerable Washington broadsheet and other newspapers for $250 million.
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amazon, websites, internet, business
  • Google Chromecast
  • Google announced two new gadgets Wednesday; one is an update to its popular tablet, the other is something completely new.
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google, mountain view, netflix, television, websites, internet, tablets, apple, amazon, iPad, news
  • eBay Now car
  • eBay announced their one-hour delivery service is now available on the peninsula between San Francisco and San Jose.
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ebay, amazon, san jose, silicon valley, news
  • Google Chromecast
  • Google announced two new gadgets Wednesday; one is an update to its popular tablet, the other is something completely new.
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google, mountain view, netflix, television, websites, internet, tablets, apple, amazon, iPad, technology
  • eBay Now car
  • eBay announced their one-hour delivery service is now available on the peninsula between San Francisco and San Jose.
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san jose, ebay, amazon, silicon valley, south bay news, jonathan bloom
  • In this Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2011 file photo and Apple logo is seen during an announcement at Apple headquarters in Cupertino, Calif.
  • The judge at a New York civil anti-trust trial has found that Apple Inc. conspired with publishers to raise electronic book prices.
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new york, apple, steve jobs, e-books, tablets, iPad, iphone, amazon, apps, business
  • A California Walmart store
  • Walmart is considering a new plan to have store customers deliver packages to online buyers in exchange for a discount.
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shopping, walmart, amazon, business
  • Comparison shopping confusion leads to pricey purchase
  • With the ease of a 1-Click feature on his smartphone, a man found himself with a $1,300 purchase he did not want.
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shopping, apps, smartphones, cellphone, amazon, google, consumer news
  • Comparison shopping confusion leads to pricey purchase
  • With the ease of a 1-Click feature on his smartphone, a man found himself with a $1,300 purchase he did not want.
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shopping, smartphones, cellphone, apps, amazon, google, 7 on your side, michael finney
  • Michael Finney answers questions posted to his Facebook page during ABC7 News at 4.
  • On Friday, Finney talked about overdraft fees, returning an Amazon purchase, holding car manufacturers accountable.
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shopping, amazon, banks, auto industry, 7 on your side
  • Amazon warehouse
  • Online versus brick and mortar -- the battle for your holiday dollars perhaps has never been so intense.
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amazon, internet, christmas, holiday, shopping, business
  • Best Buy
  • Stores are getting an early start on offering holiday deals.
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shopping, internet, walmart, best buy, amazon, consumer news
  • shopping app
  • Both Amazon and Walmart are also testing same-day delivery.
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shopping, apps, amazon, walmart, business
  • Amazon logo seen at the introduction of the new Amazon Kindle Fire HD and Kindle Paperwhite personal devices, in Santa Monica, Calif.
  • Amazon.com is now collecting sales tax in California. The state expects to rake in $317 million more per year.
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amazon, taxes, shopping, internet, state capitol, sacramento, business
  • Amazon.com
  • After a drawn-out battle with lawmakers, starting on Saturday Amazon.com will collect a sales tax.
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sacramento, state capitol, amazon, taxes, shopping, internet, 7 on your side, michael finney
  • Amazon.com
  • After a drawn-out battle with lawmakers, starting on Saturday Amazon.com will collect a sales tax.
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sacramento, state capitol, amazon, taxes, shopping, internet, consumer news
  • Kindle Fire
  • Online retail giant Amazon has made a second foray into the tablet market with the second generation of its popular Kindle Fire.
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amazon, kindle, tablets, e-books, business
  • A United Parcel Service driver delivers packages from Amazon.com in Palo Alto, Calif., Thursday, June 30, 0211.
  • California will hire dozens of specialists to enforce a new law requiring Internet merchants to collect state sales tax.
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amazon, taxes, internet, california news
  • Man on laptop4
  • A major decision to start charging online customers a sales tax could spark an online shopping spree in California.
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sacramento, state capitol, amazon, taxes, shopping, internet, politics video
  • Man on laptop4
  • A major decision to start charging online customers a sales tax could spark an online shopping spree in California.
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sacramento, state capitol, amazon, taxes, shopping, internet, politics, nannette miranda
  • Mark Zuckerberg
  • Smart money in the valley is betting on social media being the next great wave of tech innovation.
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internet, social media, facebook, mark zuckerberg, palo alto, amazon, business
  • reading a book on an iPad
  • Apple is getting a warning from the Justice Department - one day after unveiling its new iPad.
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apple, iPad, e-books, amazon, kindle, news
  • reading a book on an iPad
  • Apple is getting a warning from the Justice Department - one day after unveiling its new iPad.
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apple, iPad, e-books, amazon, kindle, technology, jonathan bloom
  • Six tech giants have agreed to help improve mobile application privacy protections.
  • Six tech giants have agreed to help improve mobile application privacy protections.
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kamala harris, amazon, google, hewlett packard, microsoft, apple, apps, news
  • Six tech giants have agreed to help improve mobile application privacy protections.
  • Six tech giants have agreed to help improve mobile application privacy protections.
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apps, kamala harris, apple, google, amazon, hewlett packard, tablets, technology, david louie
  • Central Valley, new jobs
  • A major company may be planning to come to the small town of Patterson with hundreds of new jobs.
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amazon, central valley, jobs, news
  • Central Valley, new jobs
  • A major company may be planning to come to the small town of Patterson in the Central Valley with hundreds of new jobs.
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amazon, central valley, jobs, business, laura anthony
  • Amazon app
  • Store owners are upset Amazon has created an app that allows people to scan an item and receive a better online deal.
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amazon, iphone, smartphones, apps, shopping, business, lisa amin gulezian
  • Amazon app
  • Store owners are upset Amazon has an app that allows people to scan an item and receive a better online deal.
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iphone, smartphones, shopping, amazon, business
  • A new survey finds most of us expect free shipping when we order online.
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amazon, shopping, 7 on your side, michael finney
  • A top official with the online retailer Amazon was killed in a plane crash Saturday afternoon in Michigan.
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amazon, plane crash, national/world
  • The Kindle Fire is shown at a news conference, Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2011 in New York. The e-reader and tablet has a 7-inch (17.78 cm) multicolor touchscreen and will go on sale for $199 on Nov. 15. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)
  • Amazon's Kindle Fire ebook is making waves in the tablet industry by selling it at one of the lowest prices ever.
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amazon, kindle, tablets, iPad, technology, jonathan bloom
  • A new study finds the average tablet user spends more time online and more money online too.
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tablets, shopping, kindle, amazon, 7 on your side, michael finney
  • Kindle Fire makes waves with ebook price
  • Amazon's Kindle Fire ebook is making waves in the tablet industry by selling it at one of the lowest prices ever.
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amazon, tablets, iPad, kindle, news
  • Jerry Brown delivers his first State of the State Address
  • Gov. Jerry Brown signed a bill Friday to make Amazon and other Internet companies charge sales tax in California.
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jerry brown, amazon, internet, taxes, politics, nannette miranda
  • Amazon and legislative leaders in Sacramento have reached a deal on the issue of collecting online sale taxes.
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amazon, taxes, politics
  • Amazon.com
  • Amazon said it will bring 7,000 new jobs to California if the state delays a new law requiring it to collect taxes.
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amazon, taxes, sacramento, business
  • California lawmakers in Sacramento
  • One group presents a plan to make California more business friendly, while lawmakers consider an offer from Amazon.
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sacramento, jobs, amazon, politics, nannette miranda
  • Wal-Mart
  • Wal-Mart website isn't always collecting the sales tax from California residents, despite criticizing Amazon.
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walmart, amazon, taxes, sacramento, politics, nannette miranda
  • Wal-Mart
  • Wal-Mart website isn't always collecting the sales tax from California residents, despite criticizing Amazon.
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walmart, amazon, taxes, sacramento, politics video
  • ereaders
  • Three buys that are on easy on the eyes. Consumer Reports tests the most popular e-readers.
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consumer reports, amazon, books, consumer news
  • Amazon online retailer
  • The process of collecting state sales taxes from online retailers is underway.
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amazon, sacramento, taxes, politics video
  • Amazon online retailer
  • The process of collecting state sales taxes from online retailers is underway, but some question if it is a waste of time.
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amazon, taxes, sacramento, politics, nannette miranda
  • Amazon.com
  • Amazon gets approval from the state to start gathering signatures to overturn California's new online sales tax law.
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amazon, taxes, sacramento, politics, nannette miranda
  • Amazon.com
  • Amazon gets approval from the state to start gathering signatures to overturn California's new online sales tax law.
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  • California lawmakers
  • California lawmakers are firing back at Amazon.com for trying to put sales tax issue on the ballot.
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amazon, taxes, politics video
  • California lawmakers
  • California lawmakers are firing back at Amazon.com for trying to put sales tax issue on the ballot.
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sacramento, amazon, taxes, politics, nannette miranda
  • Amazon stops selling through CA affiliates
  • Amazon has stopped selling items through its website that are offered by people and businesses based in California.
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amazon, jerry brown, taxes, california budget crisis, shopping, politics