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<title>Groupon aims at small businesses with Breadcrumb POS app for iPad</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/13/05/14/competes.more.directly.with.services.like.square/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1368562483_breadcrumbpieceofs.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Groupon has launched a new point-of-sale app for the iPad, Breadcrumb POS.  Unlike Breadcrumb Pro, which is oriented at larger, more established retailers, POS is aimed at small businesses.  It nevertheless offers features such as tipping, kitchen tickets, custom items and menus, multiple tax rates and discounts, and support for a cash drawer and multiple printers....]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 20:11:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Groupon CEO fired by board of directors, no successor named</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/13/02/28/office.of.ceo.founded.by.chairman.vice.chairman.of.board/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1362088773_andrewmason-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[After speculation starting nearly as soon as he was selected for the position, Andrew Mason has been ousted as CEO of group discount site Groupon by the company's board of directors. The last straw was likely the poor quarterly earnings posted yesterday for the critical holiday quarter. Executive Chairman Eric Lefkofsky and Vice Chairman Ted Leonsis have created an Office of the Chief Executive un...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 28 Feb 2013 21:54:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Groupon hammered in fourth quarter, posts $81.1 million loss</title>
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<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1362002196_groupon-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Groupon's fourth quarter earnings, announced today, fell well short of expectations -- with a net loss of 12 cents per share, but a street expectation of a two cent per share gain. The group deal company posted revenue of $638.8 million, and a net loss of $81.1 million. In the same time period last year, the company lost six cents per share on revenue of $492 million. After the earnings announceme...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 27 Feb 2013 21:56:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Groupon debuts Breadcrumb iPad-based point-of-sale system</title>
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<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1349903246_breadcrumb.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Groupon has announced its first point-of-sale system for retail, Breadcrumb.  The technology is iPad-only, but designed to be easily connected to hardware such as cash drawers and receipt printers.  On top of handling transactions, the system also presents information on topics like sales figures, and food and labor costs....]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 10 Oct 2012 21:05:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Groupon refreshes iOS app, launches Rewards program</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/08/23/rewards.program.designed.to.keep.vendors.in.line/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1345748587_groupon20.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Deal service Groupon has launched a significant update of its iOS client, v2.0.  The app now uses a carousel interface intended to make it easier to find deals.  Images are also displayed in larger sizes, and in better quality....]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 23 Aug 2012 19:01:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Cathas claims patent infringement by iOS Developer program</title>
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<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1205/Apple-Lawsuits%26Legal-new-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[A new lawsuit has been filed against Apple and its iOS Developer Program for patent infringement. Delaware-based Cathas Advanced Technologies believes the iOS Developer Program infringes on two claims of a patent entitled "Web-Based Design Software for Keep-Alive Boards," according to Patently Apple. Cathas expects a ėreasonable royaltyî along with a payment with interest for "suffered damages."...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jun 2012 18:15:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Nokia Lumia to get exclusive Groupon, ESPN apps </title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/05/08/lumia.exclusivity.deals.range.up.to.a.year/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://cdn1.macnn.com/news/1203/nokialumia900-hspahandson.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Nokia is continuing its push to differentiate its Lumia line of handsets from other manufacturers' Windows Phone offerings, announcing today a range of partnerships with various app makers that will see the Lumia get timed exclusives for several apps. The deals mean that apps like Groupon, AOL Entertainment Hub, and others will, for a limited time after launch, hit the Lumia before coming to any o...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 21:38:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Foursquare and Groupon team up on real-time coupons</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/11/07/29/foursquare.groupon.reach.real.time.ad.deal/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1107/foursquaregrouponin.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Canadian and US Foursquare users will begin seeing Groupon's daily deals in the Explore tab of the Foursquare app and on the site starting Friday, Mashable claimed. Foursquare already has similar services onboard, including LivingSocial, Gilt City, AT&amp;T Interactive, BuyWithMe and Zozi. Chicago area users are now getting the Groupon deals through Foursquare, with all users in Canada and the US expe...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jul 2011 14:55:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Apple, Groupon named as settling in Walker Digital lawsuits</title>
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<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://cdn3.macnn.com/news/1105/aapl.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Apple and Groupon are among the companies that have agreed to pay $25 million in total to settle patent lawsuits filed by Walker Digital, says Bloomberg.  The publication cites "people with knowledge of the matter," who have refused to be named because the terms of the deals are private.  They nevertheless claim that the lawsuits -- which involved roughly a dozen patents -- were resolved through a...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jul 2011 18:40:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Google outs Shopper 2.0 for Android, adds NY/SF to Offers</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/11/07/12/adds.new.services.for.local.shopping/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1107/google-shopper-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Google has released new features for its 
Google Shopper for Android app. The enhancements in version 2.0 include an improved layout, and the addition of tabs for more personalized shopping. Google also announced that it had expanded its Offers local shopping service beta test to New York and the San Francisco Bay area....]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jul 2011 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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