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<title>Apple retains top spot in Fortune 'Most Admired Companies'</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/13/02/28/google.amazon.fill.out.top.three/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://cdn4.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1360819869_dollarbills-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[For a sixth year in a row, Apple has claimed the top position in Fortune's annual World's Most Admired Companies list.  The chart is based on a poll of executives.   "Apple has had a rough time lately with its stock price in a free fall and the widely publicized failure of its Maps feature," Fortune writes.  "However, it remains a financial juggernaut, posting $13 billion in net income last quarte...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 28 Feb 2013 17:40:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Starbucks commences in-store sales of Square payment system</title>
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<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1357257947_squareamex-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Expanding its partnership with mobile payment service Square, Starbucks announced today that it has commenced sales of Square Mobile Card Readers in its 7,000 US stores. The companies have already partnered to allow Starbucks customers to access the Square Directory while in the stores, and Square processes Starbucks' US credit and debit card transactions. The payment processing hardware and app c...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 04 Jan 2013 00:05:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Starbucks, Google, AT&amp;T back wireless power standard</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/10/29/power.matters.alliance.gains.three.new.members/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1351544977_ScreenShot2012-10-29at5.08.32PM.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[AT&amp;T, Google, and Starbucks all announced today that they would be joining the Power Matters Alliance, a consortium of device manufacturers, carriers, and physical establishments committed to the creation of a real-world ecosystem of wireless power. Starbucks will be adding wireless power stations to 17 locations in the Boston area for a limited time in-store trial, while AT&amp;T has begun selling PM...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 29 Oct 2012 21:08:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Square, Starbucks partner on coffee shop card transactions</title>
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<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://cdn4.macnn.com/news/1203/squareregister-2.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Square has agreed a new partnership with Starbucks Coffee, reports say.  Beginning this fall, Square will handle the processing of both credit and debit card transactions at all of Starbucks' 7,000 US locations.  Starbucks is also planning to integrate Square Directory into its own apps and network, which could potentially expose Pay with Square users to more merchants.  At a minimum, Pay with Sq...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 08 Aug 2012 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Friday Night Lights author caught by Amazon e-book rules</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/04/30/bissinger.hurt.by.apple.amazon.no.lower.price.war/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1204/afterfridaynightlights.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[The insistence on having no lower prices at e-book stores has had a conspicuous if brief casualty, according to an account.  Friday Night Lights author Buzz Bissinger shared with the New York Times that he had had his sequel book, After Friday Night Lights, pulled by Amazon after it was chosen by Starbucks as a Pick of the Week and given away through Apple's iBookstore for free through redemption ...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2012 22:10:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>UK Starbucks gets simple, free Wi-Fi sign-on</title>
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<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1110/starbucks-iphone.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[British Starbucks coffee houses took a large stride forward in encouraging Internet use Friday with a change in their Free Wi-Fi service.  Similar to the US and Canada, drinkers now just have to visit a single sign-in page, here at BT Openzone, to get access to a hotspot.  UK visitors previously had to sign up for a Starbucks Rewards card and login with a username and password, both of which disco...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 08 Oct 2011 02:55:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Starbucks iTunes giveaways to include TV shows, books</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/11/08/23/books.to.be.limited.to.extended.previews/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://cdn1.macnn.com/news/1108/ipad2-tvad7.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Apple and Starbucks are expanding the Pick of the Week iTunes promotion to include TV shows and books, the latter company has announced.  The coffee brewer has been giving away music download cards for some time, and recently began offering apps.  The first non-music offering in the expanded promotion, just made official today, is in fact the Shazam Encore app.  Firemint's SPY mouse is slated for ...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 23 Aug 2011 16:10:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Starbucks takes Amazon's cue, gives free iPhone app a week</title>
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<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1108/starbucks-pickoftheweek.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Starbucks came full circle with Apple early this week after it started offering free apps to iPhone owners.  Somewhat similar to Amazon's Appstore giveaways, the Pick of the Week gives guests a card highlighting the app and giving them a redemption code.  Early guests CNET saw were getting the song recognition app Shazam Encore, a title that normally costs $6....]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 16 Aug 2011 23:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Starbucks app hits Android with mobile payments</title>
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<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1106/starbucksandroidappin.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Starbucks has now made available its mobile payment app for the Android mobile operating system (free, Android Market). The new age payment method will be accepted at 9,000 Starbucks locations in the US, including 1,000 stores inside Safeway supermarkets by July. Android 2.1 owners can now benefit from the same barcode-scanning payment method as BlackBerry and iPhone or iPod owners enjoyed since J...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jun 2011 18:55:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Starbucks exec: Android apps often 'watered down'</title>
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<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1105/starbucks-maclaren.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Starbucks' mobile lead KC MacLaren chose an interview Monday to criticize Android development.  Although a Starbucks app was coming and wasn't affected by the issues, he saw some developers facing a "watered down experience."  Many ended up with a lowest common denominator app where, to serve the most possible devices, they had to cut down on the features they could offer, GeekWire was told....]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 16 May 2011 21:35:00 GMT</pubDate>
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