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Sprint numbers reflect struggle to keep up with iPhone sellers

Sprint Nextel Corp. posted second-quarter profit margins well below Wall Street estimates, sending its shares down 16 percent as the No. 3 U.S. mobile provider lost more subscribers than expected, Reuters reported.

Investors also questioned …

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Mobile gaming revenues expected to triple in five years

Mobile gaming is rapidly increasing, Mobile Commerce Daily reported.

A recent study by ABI Research said mobile gaming is expected to exceed $16 billion in revenues by 2016, compared with expected revenues of less than …

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Netflix shares down; Wal-Mart set to promote video service

There was bad news for one video service today and good news for another, Reuters reported.

Shares of top video rental company Netflix Inc. fell more than 9 percent, a day after the company projected …

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Retailers not yet investing much in tablet computers

Retailers have been slow to keep up with tablet computer shopping behavior, Mobile Commerce Daily reported.

A new study by Forrester Research shows that the average company is investing just $14,000 on tablet commerce tools. …

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BlackBerry maker announces 10 percent cut in work force

Research In Motion Ltd. (RIM), the maker of BlackBerry devices, said today that it would cut more than 2,000 jobs as part of a previously announced cost-cutting effort, CNNMoney reported. The Ontario-based company said the …

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Gyms on Demand working out in Des Moines


An investment by an Iowa businessman is helping partners Aaron Grove and Jake Soll firm up plans to create a comprehensive website featuring local fitness centers.

Gery Haag recently handed over a third five-figure installment …

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Future Verizon chief expects AT&T to close on T-Mobile purchase

The chief operating officer of Verizon Communications Inc. expects U.S. regulators to approve AT&T Inc.’s proposed $39 billion acquisition of T-Mobile USA, Reuters reported.

Due to AT&T’s need for more wireless airwaves, Lowell McAdam, who …

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Apple has record third quarter

Consumer electronics giant Apple Inc. set record after record yesterday, hitting all-time highs with its quarterly profits and revenues, its stock price, and with iPhone and iPad sales, CNNMoney reported.

Apple sold 20.3 million iPhones …

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NFIB says small businesses should be careful with Internet access

Small businesses were issued a warning today: Be careful what people are downloading while using Internet access you provide.

The National Federation of Independent Business’ (NFIB) Iowa office is warning that a new alliance between …

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More Milnes


The exponential growth of Ben Milne’s Dwolla Corp. has attracted mega attention in the past eight months, and the technology start-up company’s apparent success could spur the area’s entrepreneurial-minded employees to follow in Milne’s footsteps.…