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China Mobile: 2010 profit up on mobile data demand
China Mobile Ltd., the world’s biggest phone carrier by subscribers, said Wednesday that profit last year rose 3.9 percent on growing demand for mobile Internet services and as it signed up more customers.
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Cinram Uk Wins Distribution Agreement With Wm Morrison PLC
Distribution Services and Category Management Systems for Major UK Retailer TORONTO , March 16 /PRNewswire/ – Cinram International Inc, one of the world’s largest manufacturers and distributors of packaged media, is delighted to announce its appointment by Wm Morrisons Supermarkets PLC as sole provider of storage and distribution services for the music, video and games categories in the United …
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NPD Data a “Misrepresentation” of the Industry
Both the media and public alike look forward to the release of the NPD Group’s sales data each month, as it’s one of the only unbiased glimpses we are given into the success of products in the games industry. And while the NPD has chosen to limit the amount of data it reveals publicly, big-name publishers like Electronic Arts and Activision are taking issue with NPD figures as a whole due to …
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