February 5, 2013 Comments Off on Dell in $24.4B founder-led deal to go private
SAN FRANCISCO — Slumping personal computer maker Dell is bowing out of the stock market in a $24.4 billion buyout that represents the largest deal of its kind since the Great Recession dried up the financing for such risky maneuvers. ...
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Read More »January 30, 2013 Comments Off on RIM changes name to BlackBerry, unveils 2 phones
NEW YORK — A new generation of more versatile BlackBerry smartphones is finally about to hit the market after excruciating delays allowed mobile devices made by Apple, Samsung and others to build commanding leads in a market that is redefining ...
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Read More »January 14, 2013 Comments Off on Trendspotting at the Consumer Electronics Show
Manufacturers are convinced that consumers want their mobile devices to do everything
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Read More »January 9, 2013 Comments Off on Surveying the lay of the land at the Consumer Electronics Show
Smartphones, tablets, and large TVs dominate 2013 CES.
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Read More »December 11, 2012 Comments Off on Yahoo revamps email in bid to catch up with Gmail
SAN FRANCISCO — Yahoo has retooled its free email service in an attempt to regain some of the ground it lost to Google’s popular alternative. Aside from the new look unveiled Tuesday, Yahoo introduced email apps for the iPhone, iPad ...
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Read More »November 21, 2012 Comments Off on In-House Interrogatory
Does your legal department have a plan in place for employees' mobile devices?
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Read More »November 13, 2012 Comments Off on Microsoft releases IE 10 browser for Windows 7
SAN FRANCISCO — The latest version of Microsoft’s Web browser is now available to the vast audience connecting to the Internet on personal computers running on the Windows 7 operating system. The redesigned browser, Internet Explorer 10, made its debut ...
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Read More »November 8, 2012 Comments Off on Researcher: Samsung overtook iPhone as best-seller
BOSTON — A research firm says that Samsung’s Galaxy S3 overtook Apple’s iPhone 4S as the world’s best-selling smartphone for the first time in the third quarter. Boston-based Strategy Analytics said Thursday that the S3 shipped 18 million units in ...
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Read More »October 15, 2012 Comments Off on Softbank to buy 70 percent of Sprint for $20.1B
NEW YORK — Sprint, the No. 3 cellphone company in the U.S., is selling a controlling stake to Japan’s Softbank for $20.1 billion. The deal, announced Monday in Tokyo, positions Sprint Nextel Corp. as a stronger competitor to U.S. market ...
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Read More »October 4, 2012 Comments Off on AT&T to sell Nokia’s first Windows 8 phones
NEW YORK — Lending support to two companies struggling to make a comeback in smartphones, AT&T Inc. said Thursday it will be selling Nokia smartphones that run Windows Phone 8, Microsoft’s upcoming software release. The phones are a critical part ...
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