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courtesy of Nokia Corp.The primary speculation about Microsoft Corp.’s (NASDAQ: MSFT) deal to buy Nokia Corp.’s (NYSE: NOK) handset business is that it gives the huge software company a building...
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courtesy of Verizon WirelessVerizon Communications Inc. (NYSE: VZ) bought out Vodafone Group PLC’s (NASDAQ: VOD) minority interest in Verizon Wireless for a staggering sum. Vodafone dumped its 45%...
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courtesy of Nokia Corp.Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) has decided to buy the Nokia Inc. (NYSE: NOK) handset business for $7.17 billion, which is not much for a company with its balance sheet. In...
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courtesy of VerizonNot that anyone should be shocked. The deal has been rumored for days. Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE: VZ) bought out the minority interest of Verizon Wireless owned by Vodafone...
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courtesy of XiaomiLittle-known Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi has just scored a major coup. The sixth largest smartphone maker has just announced that it has hired Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) Android...
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courtesy of VerizonThe on-again, off-again discussions between Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE: VZ) and Vodafone Group PLC (NASDAQ: VOD) for a Verizon buyout of Vodafone’s 45% stake in Verizon...
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ThinkstockRingCentral Inc. is the latest of the companies filing for an initial public offering. Its paperwork was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission to sell up to $100 million worth...
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ThinkstockU.S. adoption of high-speed broadband connections in homes has reached an all-time high of 70% according to the Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project. The survey was...
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ThinkstockApparently its forays into hardware devices and cloud computing aren’t enough to satisfy Amazon.com Inc.’s (NASDAQ: AMZN) drive for global domination. Well, maybe that’s overstating...
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ThinkstockThe world’s largest wireless carrier, China Mobile Ltd. (NYSE: CHL), reportedly has awarded initial contracts for the build-out of China’s first 4G wireless network. This is especially...
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ThinkstockA look at the charts this morning shows that BlackBerry Ltd. (NASDAQ: BBRY) has a market cap of just under $6 billion. A privately held smartphone maker just received an investment that...
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AppleThe new Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhone or iPhones will be released early next month, according to hundreds of press accounts. The range of price points among the models will be substantial,...
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Courtesy BlackBerrySome company is supposed to buy BlackBerry Ltd. (NASDAQ: BBRY), or at least that is what its board appears to believe. The way the smartphone corporation’s stock trades tells...
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ThinkstockHedge fund Harbinger Capital, has filed suit in federal court against Deere & Co. (NYSE: DE), Garmin Ltd. (NASDAQ: GRMN), and Trimble Navigation Ltd. (NASDAQ: TRMB) for failing to...
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Courtesy BlackBerryOn the face of it, BlackBerry Ltd. (NASDAQ: BBBY) and Nokia Corp. (NYSE: NOK) are in equally bad shape, having been marginalized by Samsung, Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) and a small...
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