BlackBerry set to add Skype to its app line-up TORONTO (Reuters) - BlackBerry said on Wednesday it plans to fill one of the biggest gaps in the app line-up on its new BlackBerry 10 devices with a long-awaited Skype application.

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Analysis: Sleeping ad giant Amazon finally stirs By Alistair Barr and Jennifer Saba

SAN FRANCISCO/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc is known in the advertising industry as the sleeping giant because the world's largest Internet retailer harbors a trove of consumer-spending data that many marketers have called an unrealized opport... ...Read More »

AT&T revenue disappoints as it loses cellphone subscribers By Sinead Carew

NEW YORK (Reuters) - AT&T Inc reported a net loss of cellphone subscribers in the first quarter as it lost market share to bigger rival Verizon Wireless, sending its shares down about 2 percent.

As a result AT&T's revenue missed Wall Street expecta... ...Read More »

Broadcom eyes more smartphone chip sales By Noel Randewich

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Broadcom's <BRCM.O> first-quarter results beat expectations and the chipmaker said much of its growth this year would come from selling more components to smartphone makers.

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BlackBerry Q10 to be available in Canada starting May 1 (Reuters) - BlackBerry said its new smartphone BlackBerry Q10 will be available in Canada starting May 1 through Rogers Wireless, Telus Corp and Bell Mobility.

Q10 will be available starting at C$199 ($190) with a three-year contract. It will also be available on Virgin Mobile Canada.

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Chipmaker Broadcom's first-quarter profit, revenue beat Street By Noel Randewich

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Chipmaker Broadcom <BRCM.O> posted first-quarter profit and revenue above expectations and its revenue forecast also topped estimates, despite investors' worries about slower growth at key customer Apple <AAPL.O>.

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RadioShack CEO promises change after dismal quarter By Dhanya Skariachan

(Reuters) - RadioShack Corp reported a much wider than expected quarterly loss on weak sales of wireless phone contracts and higher demand for less-profitable smartphones, a trend its new chief executive promised to change.

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RadioShack results miss estimates; CEO promises change By Dhanya Skariachan

(Reuters) - RadioShack Corp on Tuesday reported a bigger-than-expected quarterly loss on weak sales of wireless phone contracts, highlighting the challenge facing its new chief executive officer as he tries to turn the retailer around.

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U.S. trade panel says Apple did not violate Google patent By Diane Bartz

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Apple Inc scored a win on Monday when the U.S. International Trade Commission ruled that it did not violate a Google patent to make the popular iPhones.

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Huawei tones down long-term expansion target for enterprise sales By Yimou Lee and Lee Chyen Yee

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Huawei Technologies Co Ltd, the world's No.2 telecoms equipment maker, toned down its long-term target for networking equipment sales to enterprises, saying a prior figure was too optimistic.

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US trade panel says Apple did not violate Google patent By Diane Bartz

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Apple Inc scored a win on Monday when the U.S. International Trade Commission ruled that it did not violate a Google patent to make the popular iPhones.

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Slowdown in Apple orders weighs on LG Display's first-quarter profit SEOUL (Reuters) - LG Display Co Ltd reported its smallest profit since it returned to the black in the second quarter of last year, as demand for iPhone and iPad screens from Apple weakened amid concerns the U.S. company is losing its luster in the mobile device market.

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Google Play revenue surges, but still far short of Apple: data By Somang Yang

SEOUL (Reuters) - Google's app store revenues are growing much faster than those of Apple Inc, but Apple still dominates overall sales, market research data taken from the first three months of the year shows.

The app stores collectively raked in $2... ...Read More »

Google Internet business solid despite Motorola losses By Alexei Oreskovic

(Reuters) - Google Inc's core Internet business grew net revenue 23 percent in the first quarter, softening the effect of a sharp decline in its Motorola mobile phone division.

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Verizon beats estimates and raises Vodafone pressure By Sinead Carew

(Reuters) - Verizon Communications Inc posted a higher-than-expected quarterly profit on the performance of its wireless business, which reined in costs without slowing growth.

Verizon also ramped up the pressure on Vodafone Group Plc, which owns 45 pe... ...Read More »

Probability looks at U.S. alliances as online gambling gathers steam By Sruthi Ramakrishnan and Sayantani Ghosh

(Reuters) - UK-based Probability Plc, a maker of gambling games for mobile phones, is in advanced talks with potential U.S. partners to break into the American online gaming market as several states relax betting restrictions.

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Supplier woes stir Apple demand fears, stock drops below $400 By Poornima Gupta and Noel Randewich

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Apple Inc's shares fell below $400 on Wednesday for the first time since December 2011 after a chip supplier's disappointing revenue forecast fanned fears about weakening demand for the iPhone and iPad as competition in... ...Read More »

Amazon gains against Apple's iTunes in music downloads By Alistair Barr

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc has grabbed more than a fifth of the market for digital music downloads, helped by the launch of its own tablet computers and aggressive pricing, according to an industry study released on Tuesday.

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Alibaba makes major mobile push with 1 billion yuan fund SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Alibaba Group said on Monday it will subsidize handset makers that adopt its mobile operating system and will set up a 1 billion yuan ($161.49 million) fund that will dole out incentives for application (app) makers to populate its mobile app ecosystem.

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BlackBerry tumbles as analysts rekindle turnaround doubts TORONTO (Reuters) - Shares of BlackBerry slipped about 8 percent on Thursday as analysts questioned whether the handset maker's turnaround plan would succeed in the brutally competitive smartphone market.

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