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Russians attempt to topple Google in Vietnam

A Vietnamese man uses a laptop to go online by a 3G device inserted into a USB pot at a cafe in Ha Noi, Viet Nam on Wednesday, May 14, 2013. Close to a third of Vietnam’s 90 million people are online and men and women browsing phones and tablets are ubiquitous in the cafes of its towns and cities. The country’s potential for growth, young population and good Internet infrastructure have made it an attractive destination for regional and international investors and startups in content provision, e-payment and other services. (AP Photo/Na Son Nguyen).

HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Vietnam’s booming Internet scene is littered with failed startups that tried to take on Google and other entrenched U.S web companies. That’s not deterring a newly launched Russian-Vietnamese outfit which believes it can unseat the American search engine in this fast-growing Asian market and also contend with a jittery, authoritarian government seeking to clamp down on freedom of expression online.

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RIM unveils cheaper BlackBerry

Thorsten Heins, president and CEO at BlackBerry speaks at Research In Motion's annual conference, Tuesday, May 14, 2013, in Orlando, Fla. Heins said Tuesday that the time is right to offer BBM on rival devices. He says iPhone and Android versions will be available for free. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Research In Motion unveiled a lower-cost BlackBerry aimed at consumers in emerging markets on Tuesday, stepping up its efforts to regain market share lost to Apple’s iPhone and Android devices powered by Google’s software.

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