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Mobile Minutes: Microsoft’s Cortana app; China’s payment wearable; Twitter courts Chinese ads; Pinterest’s media push

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China gets wearable payment device as UnionPay defends its turf
China UnionPay Co. introduced the nation’s first wearable payment product as the giant of the Chinese industry moves to defend its turf from other service providers.
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Blocked in China, Twitter still courts Chinese firms for ads
Despite being blocked in China, Twitter is courting Chinese companies to buy advertising space on its service used by more than 300 million people elsewhere in the world.
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Pinterest makes media push targeting evergreen content
For several publishers with “evergreen” stories that are just as relevant today as they are six month from now, being on Pinterest is paying big dividends.
Read more on Forbes