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About 607 days ago Telecom and Wireless | Wireless Networks

Verizon Backs AT&T on T-Mobile Acquisition

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In the battle between AT&T and the Department of Justice, Verizon is no longer Switzerland. Lowell McAdam, CEO of the nation’s largest wireless provider is weighing in on whether the proposed $39 billion acquisition of T-Mobile USA is a good deal. The Justice Department has sued to block the merger over concerns that the combination of the second largest and fourth largest carriers in the U.S. could hurt competition and leave consumers at a disadvantage when it comes to choice and cost. READ MORE »

About 611 days ago Business Software | Innovation | Internet and Online Business | Managing Technology | Mobility Tips and Tricks | Telecom and Wireless | Tools on Managing Technology

Google Launches Its Mobile Payment Platform With Little Fanfare

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Google launched its mobile payment service today, Google Wallet. If you haven’t heard about it, that’s because Google wanted it like that. READ MORE »

About 614 days ago E-Commerce | Innovation | Internet and Online Business | Smartphones and PDAs

MasterCard Demoes Interesting New Ways to Pay

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While we’ve been hearing a lot about smartphones that can use Near Field Communications (NFC) to pay for things so you don’t have to pull out cash or a credit card, we haven’t seen much of it in action–until now. READ MORE »

About 616 days ago Hardware | Smartphones and PDAs | Telecom and Wireless

Sprint Releases App to Stop Distracted Driving

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Cruising down the parkway, close to home, your phone vibrates. It’s an important text-message from work. You just have to answer, even though you’ve heard about distracted-driving dangers — and about the laws against it. Well, now Sprint may take that choice away from you. READ MORE »

About 624 days ago Smartphones and PDAs | Telecom and Wireless | Wireless Networks

T-Mobile May Suffer if AT&T Deal Falls Through

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If the lawsuit filed by the Justice Department this week kills the proposed merger between AT&T and T-Mobile, some analysts say it could leave T-Mobile in a much worse position than it was before the deal was announced in March, reports The New York Times.  READ MORE »

About 628 days ago Smartphones and PDAs | Telecom and Wireless

Department of Justice Files Suit Against AT&T, T-Mobile Merger

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Back in May, we called the AT&T’s proposed $39 billion buyout of T-Mobile “the deal regulators love to hate,” and boy were we right about that one: On Wednesday, the Department of Justice filed suit in Washington DC’s federal court, claiming the potential merger violates antitrust law. READ MORE »

About 629 days ago Business Software | Cloud Computing | Internet and Online Business

Cloud-Sync Company Funambol Raises $3 Million

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Funambol, an open source cloud-sync company, has completed a $3 million round of funding from HIG Ventures, Pacven Walden Ventures, and Nexit Infocom. The company’s service helps users synchronize portable devices like laptops and tablet computers with networks and stationary systems over the Internet. Among the company’s clients are Alcatel-Lucent, Sprint, and cloud server provider Rackspace. READ MORE »

About 630 days ago Smartphones and PDAs | Telecom and Wireless | Wireless Networks

Sprint Tells Employees Not to Comment on iPhone 5 Rumors

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Sometimes, you can learn a great deal from a simple “No comment.” In Sprint’s case, however, not so much. In a recent memo, the company reportedly advised employees not to comment on rumors that they will soon carry Apple’s iPhone 5. READ MORE »

About 636 days ago Managing Technology | Telecom and Wireless | Wireless Networks

Sprint Will Start Selling iPhones in October

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Consider Sprint’s race complete. The wireless company will sell the new Apple iPhone 5 when it debuts in mid-October. This is a huge boon for the beleaguered No. 3 U.S. carrier, which has just 52 million subscribes compared to market leader Verizon’s 106 million and runner-up AT&T’s 99 million. READ MORE »

About 637 days ago Hardware | Smartphones and PDAs

Rumor: iPhone 5 to Support both CDMA, GSM

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It looks like the upcoming iPhone 5 will be a single phone that supports both CDMA (such as the one used by Verizon or Sprint in the United States) as well as GSM (which is used by AT&T and T-Mobile in the U.S.), reports Robin Wauters for TechCrunch. READ MORE »