DOJ wants more info on Google’s planned Motorola Mobility purchase
The United States Justice Department has issued a request for more information from Google and Motorola Mobility concerning the search giant’s planned $12.5 billion acquisition …
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AT&T: Sprint has been lying for months about motives for opposing T-Mobile merger
The already-bloody battle over AT&T’s proposed $39 billion acquisition of T-Mobile USA recently became an all-out war. Sprint has been vocal with its opposition of …
Sprint CEO suggests AT&T can’t buy T-Mobile, only Sprint can buy T-Mobile
Sprint CEO Dan Hesse has been an outspoken opponent of AT&T’s proposed $39 billion acquisition of T-Mobile USA since it was announced earlier this year. …
Verizon goes to bat for AT&T, defends T-Mobile merger
Verizon Communications chief executive Lowell McAdam has gone on record in suggesting that the company’s biggest rival, AT&T, should be allowed to complete its proposed $39 billion …
Heavy with $963,275 in AT&T donations, lawmakers push for T-Mobile merger approval
The Department of Justice recently filed a lawsuit against AT&T in an effort to block its planned acquisition of T-Mobile USA, but that has not …
Internal T-Mobile memo says customers can keep rate plans following AT&T merger
One of the most common questions we saw from T-Mobile subscribers when AT&T announced its plans to acquire T-Mobile USA for $39 billion was perhaps …
T-Mobile still confident acquisition by AT&T will proceed
T-Mobile on Friday issued a new statement to the press, reasserting its belief that AT&T’s acquisition of T-Mobile USA will ultimately be approved. Last week, …
Broadcom to acquire NetLogic for $3.7 billion
Broadcom announced on Monday that it will acquire NetLogic Microsystems for $3.7 billion and current NetLogic shareholders will receive $50 per share owned. “This transaction …
AT&T/T-Mobile merger could put Sprint out of business
Chitika Insights, Chitika’s research arm, recently proposed the question “What if AT&T and T-Mobile actually merge?” and created a graph of what the wireless landscape …
Yahoo fires CEO, puts company up for sale
Following recent rumblings surrounding discontent atop Yahoo’s executive chain, the struggling Internet company fired its CEO Carol Bartz. In the same stroke, Yahoo! also revealed that it …
AT&T bites back at Sprint’s attempt to block merger
Sprint announced that it was suing AT&T in an effort to block its proposed acquisition of T-Mobile USA on Tuesday morning. Later in the day …
Sprint sues to block AT&T/T-Mobile merger
Sprint announced on Tuesday that it has filed a lawsuit with a federal court in the U.S. District of Columbia in an effort to block …
With or without AT&T/T-Mobile merger, analyst says Sprint already lost
Lead by chief executive Dan Hesse, Sprint has likely been the most vocal opponent of AT&T’s proposed $39 billion T-Mobile USA acquisition. The Department of …
Google’s Schmidt: Motorola buy is about ‘more than just patents’
Google Executive Chairman and former CEO Eric Schmidt on Thursday reiterated that the company’s proposed $12.5 billion acquisition of Motorola Mobility is about more than …
AT&T could sell 25% of T-Mobile to sway feds in favor of acquisition
AT&T is prepared to make sacrifices in an effort to sway the U.S. Department of Justice and the Federal Communications Commission in favor of its …
Nokia exec: In patent wars, Google-Motorola deal won’t help Android at all
Another patent expert weighed in on Google’s proposed $12.5 billion Motorola Mobility acquisition on Friday, and once again the deal is not seen as having …
‘AT&T is certain to lose’ lawsuit with DOJ, former FCC chairman says
Former FCC chairman Reed Hundt voiced his opinion on the Department of Justice’s decision to sue AT&T in an effort to block its planned $39 …
Deutsche Telekom caught off-guard by DOJ’s move to block AT&T/T-Mobile deal
The U.S. Department of Justice’s decision to file a lawsuit in an attempt to block AT&T’s planned $39 billion acquisition of T-Mobile USA caught Deutsche …
Google’s $12.5 billion Motorola buy is ‘an immense mistake’ according to patent expert
Google’s proposed $12.5 billion acquisition of Motorola Mobility is an “immense mistake” that will do little to help Google defend Android against patent predators, one …
AT&T tempts FCC, promises to bring 5,000 jobs back to U.S. if T-Mobile merger is approved
AT&T said on Wednesday that it promises to bring 5,000 of its outsourced call center jobs back to the United States if its proposed $39 …
Sprint ‘applauds’ DOJ attempt to block AT&T/T-Mobile merger
Sprint’s senior vice president of government affairs Vonya B. McCann issued the following statement in response to the Department of Justice’s attempt to block AT&T’s …
U.S. government sues to block AT&T, T-Mobile merger [updated]
The United States government has filed a lawsuit in an attempt to block AT&T’s proposed $39 billion acquisition of T-Mobile USA, saying that such a …
Samsung said to be considering webOS acquisition from HP
Following rumors that Samsung was considering a purchase of Hewlett-Packard’s PC business — rumors that Samsung would later deny — DigiTimes is having another go …
Samsung confirms it will not buy HP's computer business
Samsung will not buy HP’s computer business, the company confirmed on Wednesday.”The recent rumors that Samsung Electronics will be taking over Hewlett-Packard Co.’s personal computer …
Facebook fighting Twitter, Google with acquisitions
Facebook is expecting to acquire a total of 20 new companies in 2011 in an effort to better compete with Twitter and Google, Bloomberg reported …
Samsung could be preparing to purchase HP's PC business
While Michael Dell laughs it up on Twitter, a new report suggests that Samsung could be preparing to purchase Hewlett-Packard’s PC business, which the company …
Google's Motorola buy drives Android partner toward Microsoft
Google’s plan to purchase Motorola may turn at least one of its partners away from Android. Hutchison Whampoa-owned INQ Mobile’s CEO Frank Meehan is “worried” …
Sprint in talks to buy Clearwire for 4G LTE roll-out
Sprint is in talks to purchase Clearwire outright, Bloomberg reported on Friday. The carrier has been speaking to a number of firms including Comcast about …
RIP webOS: HP kills off its mobile operating system, considers PC spin-off and Autonomy buy
Woh. HP on Thursday announced that it is putting an abrupt end to its efforts with webOS. The company says it will “discontinue operations for …
Nokia CEO wary of Motorola/Google deal, warns Google's Android partners
Speaking during a seminar in Helsinki, Nokia CEO Stephen Elop gave a gloomy response to Google’s planned $12.5 billion takeover of Motorola Mobility. “If I …
