South Korean phone company bets on K-pop
(AP) -- South Korea's largest fixed-line telephone company is trying to capitalize on the worldwide popularity of Korean pop music, or K-pop, to increase revenue from overseas.
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Apr 12, 2012
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Rdio to pay artists $10 per new subscriber
(AP)—Music subscription service Rdio (ARDEE-oh) is looking to dispel the notion that streaming services underpay artists for their work. Starting Tuesday, it will start paying musicians $10 for every person they convince ...
Internet
Oct 2, 2012
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Yahoo going back to the drawing board with Alibaba spinoff
Yahoo's long-running identity crisis is spiraling in a new direction now that the company is abandoning a year's work on a tax-dodging spinoff to pursue an alternative path that will carve off its Internet business instead.
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Dec 9, 2015
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Transparency is key for marketers using location-based micro-marketing, expert says
Marketers have recently latched on to Apple's iBeacon technology, which extends location services in its iOS mobile operating systems. iBeacon is being used in Major League Baseball and by a number of companies to hyperserve ...
Business
Apr 29, 2014
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House votes for 5-year freeze in new cell taxes
(AP) -- The House on Tuesday approved a five-year freeze on any new state and local taxes imposed on cellphones and other wireless services, including wireless broadband access.
Telecom
Nov 2, 2011
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PayPal taps mobile chief Marcus as president
(AP) -- PayPal's mobile unit chief will become the online payments service's next president.
Business
Mar 29, 2012
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Games, WeChat boost Tencent profit to $949 million
China's Tencent Holdings Ltd., which operates online games and the popular WeChat messaging service, said Wednesday its quarterly profit rose 59 percent due to strong growth in its mobile business.
Business
Aug 13, 2014
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A faster internet for your smartphones
Most of us spend a significant portion of our time on our phones. So when the Internet connection slows or stalls, it can interrupt our lives to a maddening degree. We complain about the network, shut down apps, and double-check ...
Telecom
Apr 8, 2014
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Dish aims to launch Web TV service by year's end
Dish says it plans to launch its Internet-delivered TV service by year's end on mobile devices, game consoles and smart TVs for about $20 to $30 a month. It will contain live sports, entertainment and children's programming.
Telecom
May 8, 2014
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Intuit sells financial services unit for $1.03B
Intuit is selling a division that provides software to financial institutions in a deal worth about $1.03 billion as it focuses on products for consumers and small businesses.
Business
Jul 1, 2013
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