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Thursday

Technology

Can Amazon's Fire Tap Into iPad's Success?

Amazon has unveiled its new Fire, a tablet device that does much more than the company's successful Kindle e-readers. Will Amazon's entry into the tablet market challenge Apple's iPad dominance?

Can Amazon's Fire Tap Into iPad's Success?

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Thursday

Facebook Announces New Partnerships For Music, Movies And TV

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Facebook Announces New Partnerships For Music, Movies And TV

With its new sharing features that lean on companies like Spotify, Netflix and Hulu, Facebook hopes to become the social center for entertainment and media.

Facebook Announces New Partnerships For Music, Movies And TV

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Saturday

'Heart Of A Soldier': An Opera At The Heart Of Sept. 11

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Reflecting On Sept. 11, 2001

'Heart Of A Soldier': An Opera At The Heart Of Sept. 11

A new opera tells the story of Rick Rescorla, head of security for Morgan Stanley, who helped thousands escape the south tower but lost his own life. The opera premieres Saturday night in San Francisco.

'Heart Of A Soldier': An Opera At The Heart Of Sept. 11

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Friday

San Francisco's Twisted Romance With 'Vertigo'

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San Francisco's Twisted Romance With 'Vertigo'

As part of our series, "On Location," we look at how Alfred Hitchcock turned a French novel into the signature film of the city by the bay, by matching the twists, turns and steep drops of the film's plot to the topography of the streets and bridges that make up its backdrop.

San Francisco's Twisted Romance With 'Vertigo'

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Thursday

Business

Steve Jobs Resigns, Tim Cook Becomes Apple's CEO

Apple CEO Steve Jobs stepped down Wednesday, in a poignant letter to his board. Jobs has been battling cancer for some years. He will continue as chairman of the board.

Steve Jobs Resigns, Tim Cook Becomes Apple's CEO

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Tuesday

BART Defends Cutting Off Cell Service In Subway

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National

BART Defends Cutting Off Cell Service In Subway

Authorities in San Francisco had to shut down several city subway stations Monday after demonstrators tried to stop a train from leaving a downtown station. They were protesting last week's decision by the Bay Area Rapid Transit agency to shut down cellphone access in the subway to prevent a protest.

BART Defends Cutting Off Cell Service In Subway

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Thursday

As Netflix Shifts To Streaming, Customers Find A Few Holes

Netflix boasts that it's the place to go for users to "watch instantly." But licensing fees and deals with other companies prevent it from streaming a good deal of its content online. Paul Sakuma/AP hide caption

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Business

As Netflix Shifts To Streaming, Customers Find A Few Holes

Costly licensing fees and content deals with other companies limit Netflix's ability to offer all the movies and TV shows for streaming that its customers want. Experts say the company must find the balance of offering enough variety at the right price to keep up its popularity.

As Netflix Shifts To Streaming, Customers Find A Few Holes

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Saturday

Technology

Phone-Only Music Service Takes Tunes On The Go

For the many consumers without a home computer, an iTunes account is out of reach. One wireless provider is targeting those people with a service that turns their phone into the music manager.

Phone-Only Music Service Takes Tunes On The Go

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Wednesday

Technology

McAfee Releases Report On Hacking Project

McAfee, the computer security company, has released a report on a five-year hacking project that has been stealing information such as government secrets, e-mail archives, legal contracts and business strategy plans from more than 70 public- and private-sector organizations in 14 countries. The list of victims ranges from national governments to global corporations to tiny nonprofits. Many suspect China is the hacker.

McAfee Releases Report On Hacking Project

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Wednesday

EMI Publishing Dumps ASCAP
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EMI Publishing Dumps ASCAP

The publishing arm of the major record label EMI has decided that it will negotiate its own fees for digital performances of songs instead of relying on ASCAP, a company that has long tracked performances of songs and that collects fees for labels and songwriters.

EMI Publishing Dumps ASCAP

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Tuesday

Saturday

Gertrude Stein Through Artists' Eyes

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Gertrude Stein Through Artists' Eyes

Gertrude Stein, doyenne of American letters, is the center of two exhibitions in San Francisco.

Gertrude Stein Through Artists' Eyes

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Tuesday

Business

Apple's Steve Jobs Unveils iCloud Music Service

Steve Jobs came back from medical leave to announce Apple's much anticipated cloud music service called iCloud. It will allow users to access music they've purchased on almost any device. Apple also will offer cloud services for contacts, calendar and mail for free.

Apple's Steve Jobs Unveils iCloud Music Service

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Saturday

Music Industry's Blessing Lifts Hopes For iCloud

On Monday, Apple will be the third big company to introduce a service that will let you access your music from a so-called cloud. Google and Amazon already have music services that make use of the cloud, but there's a difference. Daniel Barry/Getty Images hide caption

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Music News

Music Industry's Blessing Lifts Hopes For iCloud

Apple is introducing a new music service on Monday. It's called iCloud, and all indications are that, for the first time, the major record labels and music publishers have gotten behind a service that will let you access your entire iTunes collection from almost any Internet-connected device.

Music Industry's Blessing Lifts Hopes For iCloud

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