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Twitter Application

PepsiCo Inclifted the curtain on its music partnership with Twitter, saying it plans to offer free downloadable songs on its Twitter page and streaming video of live concerts this summer. 

The No. 2 soda company says the first “pop-up” concert will be in late June. Followers will be able to influence aspects of the concert, such as the set list, by tweeting the names of songs they want played. Pepsi is staying mum on which artists it has lined up for the concerts. But the company has recently partnered with pop stars Nicki Minaj and Katy Perry in its marketing campaigns. 

Every Wednesday for the next year, Pepsi will also post a quick video summary of music news for that week based on an analysis of trending topics on Twitter. 

Disney app

Walt Disney Co.’s Disney Channel is releasing an application that will enable the children’s network to be watched on Internet-connected mobile devices.The app may become available next week, Disney Chief Executive Officer Robert Iger said Wednesday at an investor conference in New York. Comcast Corp. has agreed to pay for the service, he said.

FDA warning

The Food and Drug Administration is warning consumers that a counterfeit version of the attention deficit hyperactivity disorder drug Adderall is being sold over the Internet. The FDA says the product purports to be 30-milligram Adderall tablets, but it does not contain the right ingredients. The pills contain the pain drugs tramadol and acetaminophen instead. The agency says the counterfeit tablets are white and round, and they do not have any markings like letters or numbers. Genuine Adderall tablets are an orange/peach color and have the letters “dp” embossed on one side with the number 30 on the opposite side.

Home sales dip

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A gauge of Americans who signed contracts to buy homes fell in April from nearly a two-year high in the previous month. The decline was the biggest in a year. Still, sales are well ahead of last year’s level for the same month, suggesting the housing market is improving slowly. The National Association of Realtors said Wednesday that its index of sales agreements dropped to 95.5, down from March’s reading of 101.1.

A reading of 100 is considered healthy. One year ago, the level was 83.5. 

Verizon boosts broadband speed

Verizon Communications Inc. doubled the speed of its most expensive FiOS broadband Internet service, seeking an edge against cable providers.Verizon will begin offering five speeds of service next month, topping out at 300 megabits per second, according to a statement Wednesday. Pricing will be announced in June, the company said. The new top speed, up from a previous high of 150 megabits, is designed to let consumers handle multiple Internet devices and more bandwidth-hogging applications.

Staying connected

The number of Internet connections will reach 18.9 billion by 2016, up from 10.3 billion in 2011, driven by a proliferation of smartphones, tablets and other handheld devices, according to an annual survey by Cisco Systems Inc.

The number of connections works out to almost 2.5 for each person on Earth in 2016. India is expected to have the fastest rate of Internet traffic growth, followed by Brazil and South Africa, the survey found.

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