A new breed of ‘Xtreme shoppers’ has been identified, amongst whom the European ones are outpacing their American counterparts when it comes to use of technology for shopping. Over nine out of ten European Xtreme shoppers (95%) like to research products online, compared to just over six out of ten of the American Xtreme shoppers (66%). This is despite a higher percentage of the US shoppers agreeing that shopping online is more efficient (90% and 80% respectively).  These are the findings of a recent study by GfK into the Future of Shopper Marketing, which was carried out across the...

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Today’s News is brought to you by Business Insider: The FBI and Justice Department have seized filesharing site Megaupload. Apple has announced a three-pronged plan to shake up education. Watch the full video ofyesterday’s Apple event here. Google’s earnings numbers are out and it’s a surprising miss. Google has doubled its display ad business to $5 billion per year, but search is still the prime moneymaker. Google isn’t giving straight answers on Google+ engagement. Microsoft has posted record sales and earnings. Here’s who is selling all that Facebook and Twitter stock on the secondary markets. Path is raising big funding to go with its...

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Today’s News is brought to you by Business Insider: 26 new senators oppose PIPA after yesterday’s protests. It wasn’t just Wikipedia blackouts, either — people actually took to the streets in San Francisco and New York. AT&T is introducing brand-new data plans next week. Accel just put a bunch of money into a startupthat does online backup. Facebook’s Bret Taylor was surprised at the kinds of apps people want for their Timelines. SinglePlatform just partnered with Foursquareto bring its 400,000 restaurant menus to users. Microsoft tech wiz Dave Cutler has just been assigned to the Xbox team. Stephanie Tilenius, formerly of Google Wallet, has a new...

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Today’s News is brought to you by Business Insider: Netflix launches in Ireland and the UK today. BuzzFeed just raised $15.5 million. Snooki of The Jersey Shore has her own Android and iPhone app out. Toshiba just built the thinnest 10-inch tablet ever. Lenovo has released an Android-powered television. Acer has a new cloud service called AcerCloud, and it looks just like Apple’s iCloud. Nokia has plans to release a “sleek metallic” Windows phone today. Salesforce just bought 340,000 square feet of office space for a huge $340 million. Warner Brothers is putting out a photo sharing site called “Out My Window,” but we’re not...

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Today’s News is brought to you by Business Insider: Here’s the billion-dollar opportunity that could save Zynga. iPhone data usage has doubled because of Siri. Apple will open up store-within-a-store locations in certain Target locations. Corning will unveil a new version of its Gorilla Glass next week. Oracle has grabbed a key sales executive from HP. Google announced a bunch of new hardware partners for Google TV. Yahoo might pick up AutoTrader as part of its latest dealings. An analyst says Linux is poised to hurt Oracle this year. Millennial Media has filed for an IPO. A Yahoo product...

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