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• UPDATE 2-Sprint receives SoftBank waiver to consider Dish offer Monday, 20 May 2013 | 11:26 PM ET

  TOKYO, May 21- Sprint Nextel Corp said its Japanese suitor SoftBank Corp granted it a waiver allowing it to consider a $25.5 billion rival bid by Dish Network Corp, as pressure mounts on SoftBank to sweeten its offer for the No. 3 U.S. wireless carrier.

• Pro-Assad Hackers Attack FT's Website, Twitter feed Friday, 17 May 2013 | 9:19 AM ET

  

  The website of British newspaper the Financial Times was hacked on Friday, apparently by the "Syrian Electronic Army", a group of hackers.

• PREVIEW-Clearwire investors aim to force Sprint to sweeten bid Friday, 17 May 2013 | 6:59 AM ET

  *Clearwire shareholders to vote on Sprint buyout May 21. NEW YORK, May 17- Minority shareholders of Clearwire Corp are expected to vote down a buyout offer from Sprint Nextel Corp next week and force the No.3 U.S. wireless company to cough up more cash for control of Clearwire's valuable spectrum.

• New CEO vows Intel will be more responsive in mobile push Thursday, 16 May 2013 | 2:02 PM ET

  SAN FRANCISCO, May 16- Intel Corp's new CEO Brian Krzanich said on Thursday that under his leadership the top chipmaker will be more responsive to customers in an intensified focus on the fast-growing smartphone and tablet market where it lags its rivals.

• Groupon's Mobile Future  Thursday, 16 May 2013 | 11:21 AM ET

  

  A look at how mobile is playing a bigger role in the company's growth strategy, with CNBC's Julia Boorstin.

• YouTube Worth $20 Billion by 2020: Morgan Stanley Thursday, 16 May 2013 | 10:53 AM ET

  

  Google's YouTube could be a $20 billion business within seven years, according to a research note from Morgan Stanley.

• Groupon: A $100 Billion Company?  Thursday, 16 May 2013 | 10:02 AM ET

  

  Ted Leonsis and Eric Lefkofsky, Groupon co-CEOs, discuss their plans to take the company beyond the concept of daily deals.

• Samsung Beats Google to Android Profits: Report Thursday, 16 May 2013 | 5:26 AM ET

  

  Samsung has become the "undisputed king" of the Android smartphone industry, creating more profit from the software than Google, according to new research.

• Coffee With Apple's Tim Cook Closes With Big Bucks Wednesday, 15 May 2013 | 11:31 AM ET

  

  Somebody is paying a lot of money for a coffee date with Apple's CEO Tim Cook.

• Apple Needs to Innovate & Evolve: Rao  Tuesday, 14 May 2013 | 4:21 PM ET

  

  Alyson Shontell, Business Insider, explains why she is so bullish on Apple's management; and Leena Rao, TechCrunch, discusses the market's lack of confidence in the stock.

• ABC bets TV viewers will marvel at superhero show Tuesday, 14 May 2013 | 4:02 PM ET

  *Pits new show against CBS' crime juggernaut "NCIS". May 14- Walt Disney Co's ABC network is tapping its blockbuster "Avengers" franchise for a new TV show, looking to reverse a ratings decline that put it last of the four largest networks among audiences coveted by advertisers.

• Apple's Stock Mysteriously Drops Sharply Tuesday, 14 May 2013 | 3:35 PM ET

  

  Apple's stock took a dive on Tuesday as the rest of the market soared.

• NY AG Cracks Down on Smartphone Theft  Tuesday, 14 May 2013 | 10:37 AM ET

  

  Kevin Mahaffey, Lookout co-founder & CTO, discusses steps that are being taken to increase mobile phone security.

• BlackBerry CEO Heins Unveils New Mid-Tier Phone Tuesday, 14 May 2013 | 8:56 AM ET

  

  BlackBerry unveiled a new mid-tier smartphone device with a physical keyboard and said its make-or-break new devices had put the company back on "solid ground."

• Verizon Wireless Giving Parents $7 Billion Gift Tuesday, 14 May 2013 | 7:22 AM ET

  

  Verizon Wireless said on Monday it would pay its parents Verizon Communications and Vodafone Group Plc a dividend of $7 billion in June.

• Verizon Wireless Gives Parents $7 Billion Gift Tuesday, 14 May 2013 | 7:13 AM ET

  

  Verizon Wireless said on Monday it would pay its parents Verizon Communications and Vodafone Group Plc a dividend of $7 billion in June.

• UPDATE 1-Verizon Wireless to pay its parents $7 bln dividend Monday, 13 May 2013 | 5:26 PM ET

  May 13- Verizon Wireless, the biggest U.S. mobile service provider, said on Monday it would pay its parents Verizon Communications and Vodafone Group Plc a dividend of $7 billion in June. The dividend comes amid mounting speculation Verizon could buy Vodafone's stake in the venture if they can agree on a price.

• AT&T has 250 jobs to fill in North Carolina Monday, 13 May 2013 | 10:45 AM ET

  CHARLOTTE, N.C.-- AT&T Inc. says it's looking to fill more than 400 openings in North Carolina, including more than 250 new jobs in dozens of locations statewide. The telecommunications company says Monday that it's expanding wired and wireless service.

• EXCLUSIVE-SoftBank asks banks not to finance Dish's Sprint bid -sources Friday, 10 May 2013 | 5:57 PM ET

  *Dish may face difficulty securing financing for Sprint bid. May 10- SoftBank Corp has asked investment banks not to finance a rival bid for Sprint Nextel Corp by Dish Network Corp, saying this could hurt the banks' chances of gaining a role in the highly anticipated public offering of Alibaba Group Holding Ltd, according to two people with knowledge of the matter.

• UPDATE 1-Nokia to sell new Lumia phone through Verizon Wireless Friday, 10 May 2013 | 11:22 AM ET

  HELSINKI, May 10- Nokia will sell a new high-end smartphone through U.S. carrier Verizon Wireless, it said on Friday, aiming to expand its share in the high-margin premium market after years of falling behind Samsung and Apple Inc.. The 928 is the latest in Nokia's Lumia range of smartphones which use Microsoft's Windows Phone 8 software.