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ThinkstockUnited States Cellular Corp. (NYSE: USM) is the “forgotten about” cellular carrier as it is not all over the country but a small player with 5.7 million customers in 26 states, compared...
courtesy of Apple Inc.Tablet makers shipped 49.2 million tablet devices in the first quarter of 2013, led by rising demand for the smaller screen devices like the iPad mini from Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:...
ThinkstockAlthough it is the frontrunner to buy out of Sprint Nextel Corp. (NYSE: S), Softbank could lose out. Its chief executive officer, Masayoshi Son, claims his offer is superior to one made by...
courtesy of Verizon WirelessVerizon Communications Inc. (NYSE: VZ) apparently wants to buy out the 45% of Verizon Wireless it does not own. The other portion is owned by Vodafone Group PLC (NASDAQ:...
ThinkstockApple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) still holds the top spot among tablet makers. But Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) has started to get a foothold in the business. The latest data on global tablet...
ThinkstockQUALCOMM, Inc. (NASDAQ: QCOM) has been riding the smartphone wave for quite some time now. Its earnings report may be indicating that all trends either peak or need to take a breather...
courtesy of Sprint Corp.If any other telecom company had turned it the earnings results we saw this morning from Sprint Nextel Corp. (NYSE: S), that company’s shares would have dropped at least 10%...
ThinkstockShares of MetroPCS Communications Inc. (NYSE: PCS) are looking for direction on reports that its shareholders have approved the takeover by T-Mobile. It was hard to not notice that shares...
ThinkstockWhat has been a worry about AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) for some time has become a reality. The big telecom firm can no longer grow. The years in which its revenue expanded are behind it. In...
courtesy of AppleThe patent and intellectual property lawsuits among the world’s leaders in consumer hardware and software products may never come to an end. They have involved, at the very least,...
The world’s largest mobile carrier, China Mobile Ltd. (NYSE: CHL), reported first-quarter earnings today, posting revenue growth of 5.7% and profit growth of just 0.3%. In its press release, the...
courtesy of Verizon WirelessVerizon Communications Inc. (NYSE: VZ) is out with its first-quarter earnings, and the company says that the wireless segment has seen expanded margin as its customer base...
courtesy of Nokia Corp.Nokia Corp. (NYSE: NOK) had another rough quarter. The numbers show the company still cannot make progress against powerful competition from Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) and...
courtesy of Sprint Corp.Sprint Nextel Corp.’s (NYSE: S) stock price has returned to 2008 levels, which indicates just how badly off the company has been. And it begs the question why, on that...
courtesy of Sprint Corp.Now that Dish Network Corp. (NASDAQ: DISH) has made a better offer for Sprint Nextel Corp. (NYSE: S) than the one on the table from Japan’s Softbank, we might pause to...