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An attendee uses a Vive virtual reality (VR) headset, manufactured by HTC Corp., on the opening day of the Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona, Spain, on Monday, Feb. 27, 2017. A theme this year at the industry’s annual get-together, which runs through March 2, is the Internet of Things. Photographer: Pau Barrena/Bloomberg

August 24, 2017 at 11:06 am

Vive maker HTC reportedly explores sale, spinoff options

Taiwan-based HTC, which has its U.S. headquarters in Bellevue, and Bellevue gaming giant Valve partnered to build the Vive, one of the major high-end virtual-reality...

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The Russell Investments building, formerly the Washington Mutual Tower.

September 22, 2015 at 9:53 am

Sale of Russell Investments to Chinese brokerage firm may be near collapse

The London Stock Exchange Group’s discussions to sell Russell Investments to China’s Citic Securities have been derailed by the plunge in the Chinese stock market...

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February 27, 2012 at 10:00 pm

Nokia offers cheaper Windows Phone to nip Android expansion

Nokia will sell a lower-priced Windows Phone in the second quarter to capture first-time users against similar devices powered by Google's...

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February 23, 2012 at 7:17 pm

Google agrees to provide ‘do not track’ button on Web browsers

Google will join with other Web companies to support a mobile anti-tracking initiative, which prevents an individual's phone-browsing history from being used to tailor ads.

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January 6, 2012 at 10:09 pm

Chatting with iPhone’s Siri eats up lots of data

Apple's voice-recognition software Siri has prompted owners of the iPhone 4S to use almost twice as much data compared with ...

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May 31, 2011 at 10:00 pm

Ailing Nokia looks to Windows Phone 7 in 4Q

Nokia replaced Chief Executive Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo last year after the stock sank 55 percent during his four-year tenure.

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May 28, 2010 at 5:05 pm

Demand for iPad in U.S., abroad far exceeding supply

Hundreds queued up at the Apple store in the Carrousel du Louvre shopping center in the museum complex, with staff cheering every purchase, as sales...

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