In 2008, North Star Surgical Center in Lubbock, Texas, added a gastric lap-banding service line to its cadre of procedures. Though the service line has been put on hold temporarily, due to the ...

Line has further demonstrated that it does a lot more than just run its mobile messaging service with 200 million registered users, after it launched a major update to its Path-like Line Band service.

Mobile messaging apps are putting pressure on Facebook and other social networks in Asia and other markets, but the competition just got a little sharper. NHN Japan — which runs Line, a popular app ...