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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...handset makers, also supports the move to 3G. "I was doubtful about the future of 3G in China, but now I'm fairly optimistic, having witnessed the success of [Apple's] 3G iPhone" in the U.S. and Europe, he says. "Many people were concerned that there would be no use for 3G, since it is not a technology everyone will want to use. But I think we will be successful in promoting Internet-browsing on smart phones with 3G technology...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Booster Shot | 2/11/2009 | See Source »

...fate of the Chinese flavor of 3G technology - named TD-SCDMA while the two existing international standards are known as WCDMA and CDMA200 EV-DO - is less clear. The government has boosted its chances of success by awarding the license for use of the technology to the country's dominant service provider, China Mobile, which boasts a whopping 75% of the subscriber market. China Mobile has tried to get a jump on 3G by handing out free handsets to some 800,000 subscribers beginning last April as part of a trial rollout of the homegrown platform. But the service...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Booster Shot | 2/11/2009 | See Source »

...paid Harvard undergrads to write SparkNotes at first. How much did you pay them? Do you still use Harvard undergrads...

Author: By Catherine A. Zielinski, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: 15 Questions with Sam A. Yagan ’99 | 2/11/2009 | See Source »

...SparkNote. It depended—Ulysses was probably a little more. After we sold to B&N it went up a little. I believe they don’t really do a lot of new Spark Notes, and I don’t think they still use undergrads, sorry...

Author: By Catherine A. Zielinski, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: 15 Questions with Sam A. Yagan ’99 | 2/11/2009 | See Source »

...Specifically, did you create OkCupid to find some romance for yourself? SY: We were all married, but our employees definitely use it a lot. “I work for OkCupid” is definitely a great pickup line, and apparently the chicks love...

Author: By Catherine A. Zielinski, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: 15 Questions with Sam A. Yagan ’99 | 2/11/2009 | See Source »

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