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Phone Firms Sell Data on Customers

Big phone companies have begun to sell the vast troves of data they gather about their subscribers’ locations, travels and Web-browsing habits.

Financial Crimes Topped State-Sponsored Hacking Incidents in 2012

Hacking for profit, not politics, still dominates.
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Amid PC Sales Slide, All Eyes on Intel’s Quarterly Results

Bad, worse or ….?
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What LG Will Do With webOS

First TVs. Then refrigerators and signage.
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Qualcomm Aims at New Mobile-Chip Segment, Roiling Rivals

Qualcomm is already the biggest player in chips for mobile phones, with annual revenues topping $19 billion. Now it is invading another major chunk of the market, spooking investors in several other companies.

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Global Mobile Phone Sales Fell in 2012

Global mobile phone sales declined by 1.7 percent in 2012, hit by tough economic conditions, shifting consumer preferences and intense market competition, industry research firm Gartner said Wednesday.

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Banks Make Smartphone Connection

Americans are growing increasingly comfortable using their mobile phones to conduct basic financial transactions, sending banks racing to offer new technology that will cut down on costly customer-service calls and branch visits.

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Millions Improperly Claimed U.S. Phone Subsidies

The U.S. government spent about $2.2 billion last year to provide phones to low-income Americans, but a Wall Street Journal review of the program shows that a large number of those who received the phones haven’t proved they are eligible to receive them.

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Nokia Pulls Dividend, Posts Profit

Nokia Corp. on Thursday said it would scrap its dividend to buy itself more time to stage a turnaround, as it posted a return to profit in the fourth quarter following a string of losses.

Eight Percent of Amazon’s Sales Are Coming From Mobile

That’s really not all that great.
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Seven Questions for ARM CEO Warren East