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Spotify Plans Asian, Latin American Launches

Sven Grundberg, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in Media on April 12 at 10:56 am PT

Spotify AB, the streaming music provider, is preparing to launch in several Asian and Latin American markets to expand beyond the predominantly Western economies it currently operates in, said a person familiar with the plan.

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Dell Plans to Double China Sales Outlets

Eva Dou, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on April 11 at 5:30 am PT

Dell Inc. plans to expand into smaller cities and double its sales outlets in China over the next two to three years to help cushion it against the steep fall in global personal-computer shipments.

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Smartphone Math Doesn’t Add Up

Duncan Mavin, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in Mobile on March 3 at 12:00 pm PT

For every winner, there has to be a loser. Smartphone sales have defied gravity in recent years, but there’s no defying simple math.

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Microsoft Tests Smartphone With Asia Suppliers

Lorraine Luk and Shira Ovide, Reporters, The Wall Street Journal in Mobile on November 2, 2012 at 4:13 am PT

Microsoft Corp. is working with component suppliers in Asia to test its own smartphone design, people familiar with the situation said.