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AT&T's Attempted T-Mobile Takeover: What Went Wrong

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September 1, 2011
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AT&T's Attempted T-Mobile Takeover: What Went Wrong How did AT&T's $39 billion offer to absorb competitor T-Mobile fall out of favor with the government? Here are some of the reasons.
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Lenovo Heats up Price War With $199 IdeaPad Tablet Lenovo announced a new US$199 IdeaPad tablet with a 7-inch screen and Google's Android OS in response to the surge in demand for inexpensive tablets, the company...
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Samsung Unveils 5.3-Inch Phone, Tablet Crossover The Galaxy Note is a dual-core Android 2.3 device and it comes bundled with a stylus.
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Apple Loses Another iPhone Prototype in a Bar Apple is scrambling, once again, to recover a prototype phone lost at a bar by an employee.
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Hackers Break Into Linux Source Code Site As Linux fans know, there are two kinds of hackers: the good guys who develop free software, such as the Linux kernel, and the bad guys who break into computers.
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What Makes an Entrepreneur? LinkedIn Data Offers a Clue An analysis of more than 10,000 profiles of startup founders paints a different picture than you might expect.
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New Kindle Feature Lets You Ask Authors Questions So which is it--the Lady or the Tiger? Just ask the author!
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Windows 8 Sneak Peek -- Do Tiles and Ribbons Mix? A ribbon interface is very different from a tiled one, and Microsoft's use of both interfaces may appear to be inconsistent.
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Smartphone Wars Hinge on Undecided Buyers Early adopters favor iPhone and Android devices, but 30 percent of late technology adopters have yet to commit to a smartphone platform.
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Google Apps Quick Tip: How to Work Offline Traditionally, if you found yourself without an Internet connection, you were out of luck if you wanted to get some work done.
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Samsung Unveils Galaxy Tab 7.7 Android Honeycomb Tablet New 7-inch Honeycomb tablet is first with A high-resolution Super AMOLED Plus display.
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Windows 8 Start Menu Shows Metro User Interface Creeping In Microsoft has been slowly peeling back the layers of Windows 8, and more tidbits are expected to be revealed at Microsoft's Build conference this month.
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Sprint Hiking Early Termination Fees for Smartphones Sprint is against AT&T's merger with T-Mobile because it says it'll raise prices for consumers. But Sprint has no issues with raising prices for consumers.
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Netflix Protest Quietly Ends as Price Hike Takes Effect Netflix weathered the storm of angry complaints to its customer service department well, and now the company's increase takes effect without any new outrage.
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Google Turns On New Blogger Interface Google is rolling out changes to the Blogger interface.
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Microsoft's 5 Biggest Weaknesses Microsoft's position as the dominant provider of software to consumers is at risk. Here are five reasons why.
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Microsoft Sued, Accused of Collecting Windows Phone 7 Location Data The data is allegedly collected when a phone's camera is turned on, even if a user has chosen not to have data recorded.
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HP TouchPads Second Chance Offers Office-Readiness Shortly after its death, the HP TouchPad tablet gets Microsoft Office document editing with Quickoffice. Does that make it business-ready now?
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Aggressive DRM-Maker Valve Attacks Aggressive DRM? Valve calls out aggressive digital rights management solutions as 'backwards', touts service-oriented alternatives as the solution.
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