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Qualcomm is helping Chinese companies bring their phones overseas

The problem with having a product that's popular in China is that, due to a variety of issues, that product will most likely ONLY be popular in China. With smartphones...

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Google might launch its wireless service as early as today

Google is already shaking up the cable and Internet market with Google Fiber, but now the company wants to do the same thing to the wireless service market. Although the company...

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Apple Pay’s international expansion will start this fall with Canada

With how successful Apple Pay has been in the United States, it was only a matter of time before Apple started expanding its mobile payments service to other countries. If...

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Google is partnering with retailers to improve targeted ads

I doubt many of you actually care about targeted ads, but these ads are a gold mine whose value only increases as we continue to transition to an all-digital world. In...

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Spotify is valued at $8.4 billion after a $400 million round of funding

With around 45 million ad-supported free users and 15 million premium users, who pay $9.99/month, you would think that Spotify is rolling in cash right now. However, due to the...

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Are exclusive parties the key to Xiaomi’s ridiculous success?

In just five years, Xiaomi has risen to a level that most companies don't reach for decades, and it's all thanks to a few business secrets. While providing smartphone that...

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Dish might include HBO with Sling TV

Dish and Time Warner's relationship has been pretty rocky these past few months but it appears as though the two have reached an accord. Both companies have signed a new...

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GitHub has been hit with a massive DDoS attack from China

GitHub is a popular American code management platform that allows developers to put their coding projects online with everyone from massive corporations to small independent groups hosting projects on the...

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Leaked anti-trust report shows the dark side of Google

Few companies face as many anti-trust accusations and investigations as Google but, if this leaked report from FTC staff is to be believed, things are actually worse than they seem....

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HBO, Showtime, and Sony want an Internet fast-lane for streaming

The problem with more people turning to the Internet to stream movies and television shows is that it adds a significant amount of traffic to the already contested thoroughfare that the...

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