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We learned last week that there were 6 billion mobile device users in the world. Today, research firm Strategy Analytics said that the number of global smartphone users has topped 1 billion. The...
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Clearwire Corp. (NASDAQ: CLWR) is set to be acquired under part of the Sprint Nextel Corp. (NYSE: S) virtual takeover by Softbank in Japan. Not so fast. We warned that a deal might not come for...
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Many investors keep looking at the gains in Sprint Nextel Corp. (NYSE: S) and in Clearwire, but the cellular tower outfits really seem to be winning here. If Softbank, via Sprint, is really going to...
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ClearwireClearwire Corporation (NASDAQ: CLWR) may soon find itself between a rock and a hard place. This is not due to the company’s action, nor it is the company’s fault. With Sprint Nextel...
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It appears that the left hand at Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) is finally figuring out what the right hand is doing. For the past year or so, Apple has taken every opportunity it could to drag Samsung...
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Internet behemoth Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) is considering acquiring the smartphone chip division of Texas Instruments Inc. (NASDAQ: TXN). The report of the talks, which are said to be...
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ClearwireThe $20.1 billion that Japan’s SoftBank Corp. has agreed to pay for a 70% stake in Sprint Nextel Corp. (NYSE: S) does not include any condition that Sprint increase its stake in Clearwire...
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David Faber on CNBC is talking up Clearwire Corp. (NASDAQ: CLWR) about the interest by Sprint Nextel Corp. (NYSE: S) but the details remain murky. Yesterday we noticed that options traders were...
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A new survey of 4,270 primarily North American consumers by the research firm shows an unprecedented degree of consumer interest in the Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhone 5. Dr. Paul Carton, VP of...
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Clearwire Corp. (NASDAQ: CLWR) is absolutely surging today on news that it will likely have to be a part of a Sprint Nextel Corp. (NYSE: S) majority stake sale to Softbank in Japan. While the deal...
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Investors have faced confusion and hope all in the same day over the notion that Sprint Nextel Corporation (NYSE: S) could be the next big telecom takeover target. Whether it is a majority stake sale...
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In a world with a total population of about 7 billion, cell phone subscriptions numbered about 6 billion at the end of 2011, according to a report from the U.N.’s International Telecommunications...
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The plot is thickening on the Sprint-Softbank talks. David Faber on CNBC has said that talks between Sprint Nextel Corp. (NYSE: S) and Softbank are advanced, but they are for a stake with a value of...
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Sprint Nextel Corp. (NYSE: S) is seeing huge interest early on Thursday. While rumors and reports have been out that it was going to make a competing bid to acquire MetroPCS Communications Inc....
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Sirius XMSIRIUS XM Radio Inc. (NASDAQ: SIRI) must have thought that they needed to get subscriber data out before its earnings report. The satellite radio leader just release a report showing that...
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