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Forget hyper local: New deal site goes anti-local

You're launching a daily deal site with a (slightly) new twist. You're sure it's the next big thing. Yet there are so many sites out there--384, according to Yipit, a firm that tries to makes sense of all these deals for consumers--and the press is already writing the people-are-sick-of-daily-deal-sites stories.

So what do you do to get attention? You launch the same week that the granddaddy of daily deal sites, 3-year-old Groupon, is going public.

The CEO and founder of DailyDeals.com, Steve Schaffer, says the timing for today's launch wasn't planned to be near … Read more

This Day in Tech: Google Wallet launches

Too busy to keep up with today's tech news? Here are some of the more interesting stories from CNET and elsewhere for Monday, September 19.

Google Wallet launches today, but you probably can't use it yet. The digital wallet is available for the Samsung Nexus S on the Sprint Nextel network. The wallet uses near-field communication to allow you to pay with your mobile phone. "In the future, our goal is to make it possible for you to add all of your payment cards to Google Wallet, so you can say goodbye to even the biggest traditional … Read more

Exclusive, limited offer: 50 % off Trend Micro Titanium AntiVirus+ 2011

As a partner manager, I try to bring our readers some of the better deals from our developer community that are useful and may not be easily found elsewhere.

Since Trend Micro recently released a major update that is designed to be stronger, faster, and easier to use, I reached out to Trend Micro to see if the company would give our users a special offer.

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The 2011 version of Trend Micro Titanium AntiVirus+ provides a security solution that uses cloud technology to automatically … Read more