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Google Rules U.S. Search As Bing Dips, Yahoo Holds

Google (GOOGL) will continue as the global leader in search in 2015, but there are varying opinions on exactly how much traffic is going to the Internet giant, according to a research roundup out Tuesday from digital research group eMarketer. Google accounted for 93% of online and mobile Web search traffic worldwide between January and November, according to an analysis by consulting firm Define Media Group. That study, which tracked traffic to 94

Dish Network wins CES 2015 with Sling TV service

Dish Network was among the big winners at last week’s International CES. The satellite broadcaster introduced what could be the first real over-the-top Internet video competition for traditional pay-TV services. Dish Network (DISH) said it will launch Sling TV nationwide in the first quarter. For $20 a month, Sling TV will deliver live sports, lifestyle, family, news and information channels, video-on-demand entertainment and the best of online video to broadband-connected devices at home and on the go, the company said Jan. 5 at CES. At a press event, Dish CEO Joseph Clayton said Sling TV is targeted at millennials who balk at paying for higher-priced cable, telco and satellite TV packages. Sling TV will be supported by a host of Internet-connected devices, such as Amazon’s (AMZN) Fire TV, Roku players, Google’s (GOOGL) Nexus Player, as well as game consoles, smart TVs, PCs, tablets and smartphones. For $20 a month, Sling…

Global smartphone prices tumbling thanks to Chinese firms

Chinese companies are driving down the average selling prices for smartphones and tablets worldwide with low-cost products based on Google’s (GOOGL) Android operating system. The average smartphone is expected to sell for $275 in 2015, down 12% from $312 last year, according to the Consumer Electronics Association. In 2010, the average smartphone sold for $440. Smartphone sales are projected to rise 19% this year to nearly 1.51 billion units, with most of the growth occurring in developing markets like China, says the trade group. Developing markets will account for 75% of smartphone unit sales this year, compared with 40% in 2010. China alone will account for 34% of global smartphone sales. Unit sales growth is coming not from the latest Samsung or Apple (AAPL) phones, but from low-cost handsets from Chinese upstarts like Xiaomi, Coolpad and OnePlus, says Steve Koenig, CEA director of industry analysis. Many of…