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Media, Communications, Internet, Finance

Cisco Unwraps Workhorse Router

After an 18-month focus on the pursuit and purchase of Web 2.0 software firms, router giant makes hardware noise.
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Archives, General news, Media, Internet, Finance

Google Bought Us, Korean Blogger Says

Blogging software and services firm TNC is first foray into Korea, co-founder says.
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Media, Internet, Finance

Analysts Doubt Yahoo and News Corp Will Marry

Yahoo and Rupert Murdoch's News Corp are flirting but experts say Microsoft is still the best prospect.
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Communications, Internet, Finance

Google and DoCoMo Hook Up

Search giant signs deal with Japan's No. 1 mobile operator.
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Computers, General news, Communications, Internet

Apple iPhone Talks for Japan

The Mac maker is playing mobile operators NTT DoCoMo and Softbank against one another on selling the iPhone in Japan, where it would vie with some of the world's most advanced phones.
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Media, Communications, Internet

Explosive Growth for Japanese Mobile Data?

eMobile, predicting a boom in growth for mobile data plans, is looking to shake up the Japanese mobile market controlled by too few players offering too high pricing.
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Media, Internet

Insider Pages no Home Run for VCs

Citysearch acquisition highlights weak Web 2.0 exit climate.
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Communications

Mobile Samurai

Sachio Semmoto bets billions in a country that now embraces competition.
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General news

Real Names for Bloggers

Far East Roundup: China wants bloggers to register their names; Japan offers number portability; South Korea gains in phone sales; North Korea makes dubious biotech claims.
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Finance

Sequoia India Closes $400M Fund

As industrial growth pushes 12 percent in India, capital inflows keep momentum going.
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General news, Internet

Softbank Falls on Lehman Cut

Japanese Internet giant weighed down by acquisition debts and Lehman Brothers price target cut.
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Internet, Finance

Softbank Backs HuffPost

Pundit Ariana Huffington’s blog attracts $5 million in VC backing.
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General news, Internet, Finance

Sulake, CacheLogic Get Funding

VC appetite for European Internet companies is on the rise.
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General news, Internet, Finance

China’s Dangdang Nabs $27M

The latest investment round is expected to see Dangdang.com through to an IPO.
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Communications

RIM Brings BlackBerry to Japan

Deal with NTT DoCoMo to introduce wireless email device faces entrenched competition.
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General news, Communications

Vodafone, Softbank Form JV

Companies formalize venture to jointly develop mobile phones, content for Japan.
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Communications

Vodafone Rebuffs Verizon Bid

British phone giant wants $50 billion, not $38 billion, for wireless unit's stake.
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Internet

Google Finds Its Voice

The voice-activated mobile search industry welcomes Google’s new patent.
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General news, Finance

Induslogic Gets $12.5M

Latest Indian product development outsourcer gets funds from VCs.
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General news, Internet

Adware’s Claria Raises $40M

The company changes course, vowing to exit the adware business and instead offer web personalization.
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