FCC approves T-Mobile and MetroPCS deal
T-Mobile today announced that the FCC has officially given the go ahead on the proposed T-Mobile and MetroPCS merger. Initially announced in October 2012, the two carriers are hoping to join and offer shared spectrum portfolios, and roll out a better 4G LTE experience “We are …
AT&T acquires Alltel’s 585,000 customers and spectrum bands for $780 million in cash
Well, this was slightly unexpected. AT&T has announced that they will completely acquire the Alltel brand, to include all of their 585,000 customers and spectrum. The deal set AT&T back a hard $780 million, a price tag which AT&T plans to make up for with …
T-Mobile to Focus on Network After AT&T Fallout
So what’s a company to do after the deal that they were relying on becomes null and void? Onward and upward! T-Mobile Chief Executive Philip Humm has gone on the record to say that their number one priority will be to improve and update their …
All Things D interviews Motorola’s Christy Wyatt on their upcoming plans for Android
Back in December, All Things D had the opportunity to sit down with Christy Wyatt, corporate vice president and general manager for mobile devices at Motorola. They discussed how Motorola plans to stand out from the rest of the manufacturers involved with Android in 2012 and …
Motorola Mobility stockholders give nod of approval to Google merger
In news that makes you say, “well, DUH”, the stockholders of Motorola Mobility have approved of the company’s merger with Google, with an overwhelming 99% of votes showing in favor. It should also be noted that the total votes represent about 74% of the outstanding …
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The NPD Group: Google Acquisition Has Potential to Revitalize Flagging Motorola
According to leading market research company “The NPD Group,” Android continues to dominate US smartphone market share. They say Android accounts for a whopping 52% of units sold in Q2 2011, iOS also gained a slight quarterly rise to 29% but BBOS fell to …
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OpenFeint Purchased by GREE Inc. for $104M
Japanese social networking company Gree Inc. in an attempt to expand international business has agreed to purchase Openfeint for $104M. Openfeint is best known in the Android community for it’s integration into the popular game, Fruit Ninja. OpenFeint currently has an estimated 75 million users, …
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Today’s “DUH” Moment: Sprint Officially Opposes T-Mo/AT&T Merger
You can file this one in “totally obvious” bin. Sprint put out a press release today, stating their official opposition to the proposed AT&T/T-Mo merger. Like we expected them to say, “Hey, this is a GREAT idea! Go ahead and merge together these two carriers so we can be an even more distant third in the US!”
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FCC Offical – “There is no way deal gets rubber stamped” in regards to AT&T/T-Mo Acquisition
The Wall Street Journal is reporting that an un-named FCC official commented off the record that there is “no way that they chairman’s office rubber-stamps this transaction.” The source goes on to say, “It will be a steep climb to say the least”. These off …
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AT&T Statement: “T-Mobile Customers Will Have To Replace 3G Handsets After Merge”
This is getting a bit concerning, Yahoo Finance is reporting that AT&T has made a statement saying that T-Mo customers who have 3G handsets will need to have their devices replaced if the recently announced merger goes through. The reason being that once the acquisition is finalized, AT&T plans on reconfiguring how the current T-Mo towers work, re-purposing them for 4G service in an effort to increase the speed of their network overall.
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Sprint Setting Up to Merge with T-Mo?
We aren’t for sure, but reports are coming in that Sprint is considering altering it’s 4G rollout strategy in a way that could allow them to merge with T-Mo in the near future. In the article from eweek.com, it sources a Financial Times quote from Sprint …
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Unconfirmed Rumor: Google to Buy Yelp for $500M
TechCrunch is reporting this evening that a deal between Google and Yelp is “80% likely” to happen. Rumored to be in the ballpark of $500M or more, the acquisition could be a huge gain for Google Maps and Android. Meshing Yelp’s crowd-sourced business directory together …
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Officials Dismiss Android & Symbian Merger
Google, Nokia, and Symbian have all pretty much dismissed a report made earlier of a possible merger of Google’s Android and Nokia’s Symbian mobile operating system. , but for some reason the talks of merger has not been denied either thus leaving us thinking what …
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AT&T Crying Foul Over Xohm and Clearwire Merger
AT&T aren’t taking the Sprint Xohm Clearwire merger as just added competition. Naturally, they see it as a competitive threat to their current 3G and future 4G business. That explains why they are now pleading like little girls to the FCC to block the merger. …
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Android And Symbian Destined To Become One?
Now this could end up being the biggest news in the mobile phone industry since the announcement of the iPhone. That is, if it turns out to be true. Analysts J. Gold Associates believes that the Google Android open source platform and Symbian are slowly …
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