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A battle at the checkout May 3rd 2007 | MOUNTAIN VIEW AND SAN JOSE From The Economist print editionClaudio Munoz PayPal dominates electronic payments, but Google's growing checkout service may prove a vigorous challenger Get article backgroundIN HIS celebrated book, “The PayPal…

Apple has recently discovered that some batteries used in its MacBook and MacBook Pro notebooks may have battery performance issues. Apple is offering a software update that is designed to improve battery performance.The battery update is available immediately via Software Update or downloadable…

[Bild: microsoft.com] Das neue Windows- Betriebssystem Vista entwickelt sich zur absoluten Verkaufsbremse. Jetzt bietet Computerriese Dell seinen Kunden wieder Windows XP an. Anzeige [20 Minuten] -  Grund sei eine entsprechende Nachfrage, erklärte das Unternehmen auf…

Apr 26th 2007 | LIUZHOU AND SHANGHAI From The Economist print editionThough struggling at home, General Motors is doing well in China THE industry saw it coming, but it is a symbolic milestone nonetheless. Figures released this week show that General Motors has been overtaken by its Japanese…

Apr 26th 2007 | MUMBAI From The Economist print editionThe cheap and cheerful Renault Logan is a genuine “world car” AFPMr Frugal and his car ONE of Carlos Ghosn's favourite words is “frugal”. As boss of Renault-Nissan, a Franco-Japanese carmaking alliance, he likes to talk…

Endless summer Apr 26th 2007 | LOS ANGELES From The Economist print editionSony Pictures How the business of making blockbusters has changed FOR connoisseurs of derivative film-making, the next few months will be a joy. Between early May and mid-August Hollywood will unveil sequels to…