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Nokia Adds New Suits In Patent Spat With HTC
The new actions include a second complaint to the U.S. International Trade Commission and a federal suit in Southern California. Those come on top of other legal actions that date back to last year.
Apple’s Newest iPhone Ad Still Says Nothing, Is a Little Less Great
Same song, new verse. But not quite as much fun this time.
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Dish Secures $9 Billion in Committed Financing for Sprint Bid
Dish Network Corp. took one step closer to arranging $9 billion in committed financing for its $25.5 billion bid for Sprint Nextel Corp., according to people familiar with the matter.The Global Carrier Perspective: Telefonica and MTS on Balancing Developed and Developing Markets (Video)
Telefonica and MTS talk about what comes after dumb pipes.
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AT&T Imposes New 61-Cent Monthly Wireless Fee
AT&T Inc. has added a new monthly administrative fee of 61 cents to the bills of all of its contract wireless lines as of May 1, a move that could bring in more than a half-billion dollars in annual revenue to the telecom giant.News Byte
Kiloo Touts 175 Million Downloads for Subway Surfers
Danish mobile games company Kiloo’s most popular app, the runner game Subway Surfers, has racked up 175 million downloads since it launched one year ago. In that time, the game has been played 5.5 billion times, the company said in a press release today. Subway Surfers is often used as a reference point among free-to-play game developers seeking to monetize their games with in-app purchases. Kiloo’s IAP store has kept the game in the top 50 of Apple’s “top grossing” charts for the past nine months.HTC First’s Trip to Europe on Hold as Facebook Works to Improve Its Home
After a poor reception in the U.S., Facebook has asked France Telecom and its British joint venture not to start selling the Facebook Home-equipped device, at least for now.
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Box Adds the File-Management Technology of Folders
Cloud services outfit Box announced today that it had acquired the technology behind the Folders iOS app and brought aboard its developer, Martin Destagnol, to help integrate its features into Box’s app. The IPO-bound Box also recently picked up document-sharing service Crocodoc, and you can expect to hear more about the company’s strategy from CEO Aaron Levie on the D11 stage next week.Another VC Is Born: Well-Known Internet Exec Ben Ling Joins Khosla Ventures
The former Google, Facebook and Badoo exec is the second high-profile Silicon Valley operating exec the VC firm has hired of late.
Galaxy S4 Shipments Top 10 Million in First Month
A massive amount of product to move in the first month after the device’s commercial debut.
