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LA's Pinkberry to close its first store

Apr 20, 2010
L.A. has a thing for frozen yogurt, and Pinkberry has made the trend notably more visible since the chain opened in 2005. L.A. also has a thing for...

Microsoft pulls risqué Kin ad

Apr 19, 2010
Microsoft was a little too exuberant in its attempt to relate to youth culture when it debuted its new ad for the Kin social networking mobile...

Library of Congress to archive your tweets

Apr 15, 2010
The Library Of Congress isn't lauded as the keeper of tech trends or pop culture, but the knowledge trove says it will archive the collected works...

Last U.S. sardine cannery closing its doors

Apr 14, 2010
New restrictions on herring fishing are forcing the former Stinson Seafood plant in Prospect Harbor, Maine, owned by Bumble Bee Foods and the last...

Forbes lists 15 wealthiest fictional characters

Apr 14, 2010
In case you ever wondered how the fortunes of Beverly Hillbilly Jed Clampett sized up to Batman's, Forbes has done the ground work with "The Forbes...

Twitter rolls out test advertising program

Apr 13, 2010
Twitter is going the way of Google AdSense and elevating the status of certain tweets sent from advertisers when users do a search. Twitter users...

Schumer moves to stop carry-on fees

Apr 12, 2010
Spirit Airlines' latest $45 fee for carry-on luggage was the final straw for New York Democrat Senator Charles Schumer, who put his foot down and...

Happy 80th birthday, Twinkie!

Apr 9, 2010
If you need a good excuse to indulge today (beyond the fact that it's the weekend), maybe you'll want to celebrate the 80th birthday of the Twinkie...

Mortgage rates spike, mortgage refis slump

Apr 7, 2010
U.S. mortgage rates rose last week while applications for refinancing slumped, with home buyers running up close against the deadline for an $8,000...

Greece, IMF exploring ways to expedite debt reform

Apr 7, 2010
Greek Finance Minister George Papaconstantinou met with inspectors from the International Monetary Fund today at the start of a two-week inspection...