Reuters: AOL contemplating breakup and merger with Yahoo!
Reuters is reporting that AOL, Inc. is contemplating a breakup through “a complicated series of transactions” that could end in a merger with search giant …
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Palm shareholders approve HP merger, deal set to close early July
Unofficial sources are letting it be known that the Palm shareholder meeting held Friday morning ended on a positive note with the shareholders approving the …
Toshiba and Fujitsu combine forces to create Japan's second largest mobile phone manufacturer
Toshiba and Fujitsu confirmed on Thursday that the two Japanese companies will be merging their mobile phone business units. As part of the merger, Toshiba will spin off its mobile …
Orange UK and T-Mobile UK join forces to form communications powerhouse, Everything Everywhere
After eight months of waiting, Deutsche Telkom and France Telecom have merged their UK operations to form Britain’s largest communications company, now know as Everything …
AT&T gets FCC approval for purchase of Centennial Wireless
If you’re a big telecommunications company there is the hard way to add 893,000 customers to your portfolio — by working to provide hardware and …
Microsoft drops the Y-bomb, again
Everyone’s favorite star-crossed lovers — the likes of which haven’t been seen since General Hospital — may be coming back to the bargaining table, yet …
AT&T to scoop up divested Verizon Wireless assets?
As part of the Alltel merger, Verizon Wireless was required to divest nearly $3 billion in wireless assets as shown in the dark blue and …
Verizon Wireless rebrands IN Calling, now includes Alltel numbers
Verizon Wireless is moving right along with its integration of Alltel. As of yesterday, January 16th, Verizon Wireless customers can now call and text message …
Verizon Wireless completes Alltel acquisition
Verizon Wireless announced on Friday that it has completed its acquisition of Alltel. Verizon paid $5.9 billion for the equity of Alltel and assumed all …
Ballmer says “No” to a post-Yang Yahoo buyout
Ending speculation that another Microsoft-Yahoo deal may be on the table after the exit of Jerry Yang, Steve Ballmer said at a Wednesday shareholder meeting …
EA says to Take Two, “We dont want you”
All you gamers hoping for some weird Madden NFL-Grand Theft Auto mashup — we hate to burst your bubble — it’s not gonna happen. After …
Verizon Wireless is “The Network” in coverage
J.D. Power and Associates released Volume 2 of their biannual Cellular Call Quality Survey Thursday and it appears as if “Can you hear me now?” …
Sirius and XM Finally Moving Forward with Merger
It seems like a lifetime ago that Sirius and XM first announced the intentions to merge and form a single satellite radio powerhouse. Subscribers were …
