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Senator Al Franken: Comcast Xfinity On Demand may violate net neutrality agreement

By Adi Robertson on May 7, 2012 03:53 pm + 42 comments

Senator Al Franken has long been an outspoken supporter of network neutrality and an opponent of a Continue reading…
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Vodafone set to buy Cable & Wireless Worldwide for £1 billion

By Jeff Blagdon on April 23, 2012 04:36 am + 16 comments

Vodafone is prepared to buy UK-based telecom company Cable & Wireless Worldwide (C&WW) for £1 Continue reading…
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Sony, Toshiba, and Hitachi's Japan Display merger begins production

By Jamie Keene on April 3, 2012 04:47 am + 4 comments

Japan Display, the merger between Sony, Toshiba, and Hitachi's small and medium-sized touchscreen Continue reading…
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RIM foreign takeover would be allowed by Canadian government

By Sam Byford on April 2, 2012 12:27 am + 9 comments

Research in Motion may be bleeding money, but the BlackBerry brand still has undeniable value among Continue reading…
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T-Mobile reportedly pursuing tower sale for up to $3 billion

By Dieter Bohn on March 29, 2012 09:32 pm + 22 comments

T-Mobile is apparently looking to do whatever it can in order to raise enough money to continue on Continue reading…
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AT&T rubs salt in T-Mobile's wound after layoff announcement, slams FCC

By Chris Ziegler on March 23, 2012 01:32 pm + 67 comments

AT&T has shown an enormous amount of swagger throughout the entire story arc of its merger attempt Continue reading…
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Zynga planning to buy 'Draw Something' creator OMGPOP?

By Sam Byford on March 19, 2012 11:26 pm + 39 comments

After ratcheting up more than 20 million downloads, OMGPOP's Draw Something recently overtook Continue reading…
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Youku and Tudou merging to create China's largest video site

By Andrew Webster on March 12, 2012 10:04 am + 15 comments

The two biggest video sites in China are joining forces: Youku and Tudou have announced plans to Continue reading…
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Western Digital completes $4.8b Hitachi GST buyout, becomes world's largest HDD manufacturer

By Sam Byford on March 9, 2012 03:46 am + 9 comments

We've been hearing for a while about the convoluted processes involved in Western Digital's Continue reading…
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Western Digital and Toshiba trade hard drive tech, clearing the way for WD / Hitachi merger

By Sean Hollister on February 28, 2012 09:41 pm + 16 comments

Today, Western Digital just agreed to give Toshiba the equipment and intellectual property required Continue reading…