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From Bloomberg | The University of Chicago said Tuesday that it received 21,669 applications for undergraduate admission in the 2011-2012 academic year, after the institution enlisted alumni into its outreach efforts.
The total rose 12 percent from 19,374 a year earlier. Get the full story »
Amazon.com Inc. plans to open a software-applications store for smartphones running Google Inc.’s Android operating system, putting it in head-to-head competition with Google’s own digital-app store.
According to an Amazon document for developers viewed by The Wall Street Journal, Amazon would take a 30 percent cut of sales, with the developers keeping the rest. The document includes a stipulation that the apps can’t be offered at a lower price elsewhere. Get the full story »
