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Softbank to acquire Sprint, enter U.S. market
Amy Scott Oct 15, 2012
The Japanese mobile phone carrier Softbank has reached a deal to buy 70 percent of U.S. wireless company Sprint Nextel. The $20 billion dollar deal is the largest-ever Japanese acquisition of a foreign company.
Cell phone location data raises protection/privacy issues
Eve Troeh Oct 1, 2012
California Gov. Jerry Brown vetoed a bill over the weekend that would have made it harder for police use cell phones to track suspects' locations. Similar debates about protection versus privacy are happening around the country.
iPhone boom is short-term bust for wireless carriers
Mitchell Hartman Sep 13, 2012
AT&T, Verizon and Sprint offer huge subsidies on new smartphones that hit bottom line.
Walmart, Target join the mobile payments race
Stacey Vanek Smith Aug 16, 2012
Big retailers join the race to develop payment systems for mobile phones. But will consumers pay with smartphones instead of credit cards?
Nokia hangs on, but announces $1.5 billion loss
Jeff Horwich Jul 19, 2012
Until this year, Nokia was the world's biggest maker of cell phones. Today the company announced a $1.5 billion quarterly loss and slashed the price of its new headline handset, the Lumia 900.
Blackberry meets its shareholders
Sally Herships Jul 10, 2012
At Research in Motion's annual meeting, it was a mix of bad news and turnaround talk.
Verizon is trying to stamp out unlimited data customers
John Moe Jun 13, 2012
Big Red wants you to go nuts on calls and texts, but keep your data use in check.
FCC considering plan to launch floating cell towers
John Moe Jun 8, 2012
In the event of natural disaster, drone planes and weather balloons could restore communications.
BlackBerry maker RIM hires banks for 'review'
Amy Scott May 30, 2012
Research in Motion, maker of the BlackBerry, warned investors yesterday it could report a significant loss in its first quarter and has also hired JP Morgan and RBS for a "strategic review."
Spam texts, and how to avoid them
Adriene Hill May 15, 2012
Millions of spam texts are sent each day. Here's what to do when you get one.
