Music streaming site Spotify could be the spark that would reignite music sales in Sweden. Spotify, a commercial music streaming service, could be the spark to reignite music sales in Sweden and the world.
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CincyTech raises US10.9 mln for third fund
Cincinnati-based investment firm CincyTech gained US$10.9 million in additional capital from Ohio Third Frontier and Southwest Ohio partners.
Less smartphone users in China than Australia, US
Google and IPSOS' research showed that less than half of Chinese urban dwellers had smartphones.
Facebook keeps eye on Indian market
Facebook sent engineers to research on the social media market of India. India is not only the most hotly contested market for smartphones. According to analysts, the Indian social network market will become the largest in the world in two years.
Feature phones, the key to Facebook's mobile success
According to analysts, the feature phone boosted Facebook's attempt to penetrate the mobile market.
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The new Moto X from Google's Motorola posed a potential threat to the Apple-Samsung duopoly in the smartphone market.
Spain-based airport operator Aena group agreed with AXA Private Equity to buy London Luton Airport from TBI Limited for USD 599 million.
Accenture Credit announced it has finalized the acquisition of Mortgage Cadence but financial details were not disclosed.
Verizon's HTC One launch was moved to August 15 from August 1. The launch of HTC One was pushed back to August 15, according to Droid-Life. The site published what it claimed to be an internal document.
Today, SolomonEdwards Group LLC announced completing its acquisition of San Francisco-based M Squared Consulting, which is a unit of Kelly Group Limited.
Online marketing company Blucora agreed to purchase Monoprice for US$180 million in cash. Blucora Inc. announced earlier today that it has signed the deal to acquire California-based Monoprice, a successful online-based electronics and accessories provider.
H.I.G. Capital announced the investment of its Brazilian affiliate in LG Sistemas. Private equity investment firm H. I. G. Capital announced the strategic investment of its affiliate in Brazil of LG Sistemas.
Britain's largest defence contractor said its annual earnings for 2013 will rise by 10% once it clinches the multi-billion jet fighter deal with Saudi Arabia.
Google replaced AT&T and is now the new Wi-Fi provider for Starbucks. Google announced Wednesday that Starbucks will be their newest business partner. Over the coming 18 months, Google will be busy replacing AT&T's Wi-Fi offerings in all of Starbucks stores.
