Mac News: Apple To Reportedly Launch Eight New Products By The End Of This Year   
Now that we have officially entered the final quarter of 2012, we are undoubtedly going to start seeing an influx of new and upgraded product lines hitting shelves across the world just in time for the beginning of the holiday shopping season. It’s no secret that this is one the busiest time of the year for consumers, and a good holiday season can turn a good financial year into a great one for companies who manage to launch the right product at the right time.    
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Technology News: Walmart Is Testing A Scan And Go iPhone App That Could One Day Replace Cashiers   
In Rogers Arkansas, Walmart recently asked employees and their friends with iPhones to test out a new self scan-and-go app. It’s one of a few mobile initiatives Walmart is working on that could one day replace or aid its many cashiers.    
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Programming News: Is JavaScript Tragically Important?   
I had the honor of speaking at devLINK over the last 3 days – including the humbling opportunity to sit in on a ‘closing keynote’ speaker panel with Douglas Crockford, Bryan Hunter, James Kovac and Elijah Manor. Needless to say, I feel woefully under-qualified sitting next to people of such caliber! John Kellar – founder and organizer of devLINK – invited the audience to ask questions    
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Other News: NBC rebrands Olympics app as NBC Sports Live Extra, promises streams for a wider athletic universe   
NBC’s Olympics Live Extra may have lost its original raison d’être after the flame was extinguished in London, but that doesn’t mean it’s time to purge the app from your phone’s home screen. An update for Android and iOS users alike is giving the title new life as NBC Sports Live Extra, and the name makes it quite obvious that you’ll have a lot more to watch than just biathlons and fencing.    
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