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I never really understood paying some two bucks per shot on film that faded in two months. But there are millions who love the concept. Polaroid’s loss is one entrepreneur’s gain. Taking notes? When the Polaroid film factory in the Dutch town of Enschede shut down in June 2008, it seemed to signal the end [...]

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Steve Jobs is ready to return to work next week. “Weekend At Steve’s” continues with yet another plot twist. Steve Jobs, who has been on medical leave from Apple Inc. since January to treat an undisclosed medical condition, received a liver transplant in Tennessee about two months ago. The chief executive has been recovering well [...]

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The Indian Academy Awards think Akbar is great. Snagged six awards yesterday including best picture. I’ve been saying this was coming more than once right here in this blog . . . A new, privately owned Hollywood studio launches on Monday with its founders promising to shake up the industry by focusing on cheaper films [...]

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When is an indie house not an indie house? New Line has been surprising those who thought the rump operation — it has only about 50 employees, down from nearly 600 before Warner absorbed it — would be crushed by corporate politics and the sheer weight of Warner’s own, blockbuster-oriented moviemaking machinery. . . . [...]

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A cup of Java worth $6.6 billion. And you thought Starbucks was overpriced . . . Oracle boss Larry Ellison unveiled a surprise $7.4bn offer for Sun Microsystems on Monday, turning Sun’s collection of widely-used but undervalued software properties into the next targets for his wholesale consolidation of the software industry. . . . Oracle [...]

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