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Apple has applied for a patent describing methods to buy most anything in a store with a wireless connection with a cell phone. Any doubt Apple is thinking about one particular mobile phone? A Forbes article has a number of examples where this technology could be used. Most are retail and appears to be aimed at avoiding lines. One advantage would be ordering your Starbucks’ coffee while on the way, or in the back of the line. More …

“I can’t believe I am in the first row”

Wait, if you generally order the coffee of the day, you still have to wait in line to hand them your re-usable coffee mug.

Showing how popular Wal-Mart’s online was, not till Gizmodo got a tip, did anyone notice.

The store’s sudden death actually isn’t too surprising even though it was less than a year old and the first one to sport content from the “big six” studios. Who thinks “Wal-Mart” when they think “video downloads,” and wants to deal with a … of DRM, WMV files and Windows and IE-only compatibility? More …