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  • Is Facebook's 'Super App' the Future?  Friday, 5 Apr 2013 | 11:20 AM ET

    Chien-Wen Tong, senior account planner at JWT, explains Facebook's new 'Super App' and discusses whether or not it will be a success.

  • MENLO PARK, Calif., April 4- AT&T Inc will exclusively sell the first smartphones pre-loaded with Facebook Inc's new family of "Home" applications starting April 12, the wireless carrier said on Thursday.

  • Crest tries to lure Clearwire from Sprint deal Wednesday, 3 Apr 2013 | 5:15 PM ET

    HOUSTON-- Crest Financial Ltd., the largest minority shareholder of Clearwire Corp., is offering the wireless operator $240 million in debt financing, which would free it up to consider options beyond a takeover offer from Sprint Nextel Corp..

  • Best Telecom Play Right Now  Wednesday, 3 Apr 2013 | 2:40 PM ET

    Forty four years ago today, the very first cell phone call was made. Will Power, Robert W. Baird analyst, explains why he thinks Vodafone is your telecom pick today.

  • The Nine-Day Cyber Attack That Broke the Internet Wednesday, 3 Apr 2013 | 3:03 PM ET

    Investigating the nine day long cyber attack against Spamhaus, McAfee Senior Vice President Pat Calhoun provides advice in how to deter similar attacks from taking place in the future.

  • *FT blog had said Verizon, AT&T may bid for Vodafone. Vodafone shares closed down 3 percent after Verizon Communications said late on Tuesday it had no intention of buying the world's second largest mobile operator, following months of speculation.

  • Armed with Qualcomm Snapdragon processor and competitive pricing, Google plans to turn heads with the new Nexus 7's July launch.

  • Can Android Overtake Apple?   Wednesday, 3 Apr 2013 | 5:30 AM ET

    Nate Lanxon, editor of Wired UK, explains how the smartphone war between Apple and Samsung is more of a war between Apple and Android as consumers are more interested in apps, games and other features than in the handset.

  • Verizon Denies Intention to Merge With or Buy Vodafone Wednesday, 3 Apr 2013 | 1:33 AM ET

    Verizon Communications Inc said it does not "currently have any intention" to merge with or buy its partner Vodafone Group, either alone or in conjunction with others, in response to press reports.

  • *Vodafone surges 5 percent on renewed M&A talk. Vodafone, the world's second largest mobile operator, surged 5 percent, boosted by a report saying U.S. firms Verizon Communications and AT&T have been working together on a break-up bid for the British group.

  • Why Facebook Will Not Make Its Own Phone  Tuesday, 2 Apr 2013 | 3:30 AM ET

    Mike Butcher, editor at large at TechCrunch, discusses the possibility of a Facebook phone and believes the social platform is more likely to release an application for Android phones that will turn them into a "Facebook experience".

  • Facebook Phone Announcement: What to Expect Monday, 1 Apr 2013 | 3:58 PM ET

    Facebook is expected to unveil new operating system for the android phone, and the consensus of analysts appears to be positive.

  • Netflix's Hastings: Internet-Era TV's New Mogul Monday, 1 Apr 2013 | 12:31 PM ET
    Reed Hastings, CEO of Netflix

    Netflix has more than survived its price-hike debacle of fall 2011 to emerge as a new, Internet-era TV network. So what's the downside?

  • Potential to Drop: -19.44% Closing Price (9/27): $11.52 Price Target: $9.28 YTD Change: +32.72% Short interest (as % of float): 1.68% Analysts Covering: 23 High Price Target: $13 Low Price Target: $6

    MetroPCS urged shareholders to support its proposed merger with Deutsche Telekom's T-Mobile USA after two proxy advisory firms recommended that shareholders vote against the deal.

  • Clearwire taps into Sprint financing for April Thursday, 28 Mar 2013 | 12:03 AM ET

    Clearwire has received buyout offers from both Sprint and satellite TV provider Dish Network Corp. In December it agreed to a deal with Sprint Nextel Corp. that offered $2.2 billion for the 49 percent of Clearwire that Sprint doesn't already own.

  • Feds: Give Us More Say, We'll Approve Sprint's Deal Thursday, 28 Mar 2013 | 8:34 AM ET

    The U.S. government wants more say in network equipment purchases as a condition to approve the $20 billion takeover of Sprint Nextel by Japanese mobile carrier Softbank , the Wall Street Journal reported, citing people familiar with the matter.

  • BlackBerry Earnings Will Reveal Turnaround Truth Wednesday, 27 Mar 2013 | 1:16 PM ET

    The integrity of BlackBerry's turnaround story is at stake as the company prepares to report fourth-quarter earnings.

  • HONG KONG/ SYDNEY, March 27 Fitch Ratings has affirmed China Telecom Corporation Limited's Long-Term Foreign- and Local-Currency Issuer Default Ratings at' A'. Strong fixed-line market position: The ratings reflect CTCL's commanding fixed-line subscriber position and scale of operations in China.

  • NEW YORK, March 26- John Legere, the chief executive T-Mobile USA, said he expects shareholders to approve the company's plan to merge with MetroPCS Communications Inc. Legere has been meeting with MetroPCS shareholders ahead of an April 12 vote on the deal, which two activist investors are trying to block.

  • T-Mobile USA Finally Gets the iPhone Tuesday, 26 Mar 2013 | 1:28 PM ET

    T-Mobile USA will start selling Apple Inc's iPhone on April 12, making it the last of the national U.S. operators to sell the device.

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