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BUSINESS
NEWS, ANALYSIS
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Last week, T-Mobile USA COO John Alling, admitted the company had "lost its way" after AT&T's $39 billion acquisition of T-Mobile fell apart in late 2011.
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HARDWARE, ENTERPRISE, BUSINESS
ANALYSIS
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Since AT&T officially announced that the deal between T-Mobile and AT&T was officially off due to regulatory roadblocks, they are now beginning to fulfill their contractual obligations as a result of the deal.
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BUSINESS
ANALYSIS
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Monday afternoon, AT&T tossed in the towel and did an about face. Effectively, the US antitrust enforcers and FCC regulators killed their $39 billion acquisition of T-Mobile USA. BSN* has predicted this failure since the beginning.
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ENTERPRISE, BUSINESS
NEWS
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Late Wednesday, AT&T said that it will take a $4 billion charge against earnings because its purchase of T-Mobile USA was a failed idea from day one.
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ENTERPRISE, BUSINESS
ANALYSIS
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Only one major telecom merger has been blocked in the last decade: DirecTV was trying to merge with Dish in 2002. Many are predicting AT&T's purchase of T-mobile USA could become the second failure.
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BUSINESS
NEWS
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HARDWARE
NEWS
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Motorola defends the Xoom's price tag by pointing out it offers a free upgrade path to a 4G modem that delivers data speeds of up to 50Mb/s, which justifies the $800 price point for the 32GB 3G model.
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APPLE, HARDWARE
NEWS
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MWC 2011 - Looks like T-Mobile has knowledge about Apple's mobile hardware refreshes because they've been spotted telling partners about 2011 iPhones that will double as your e-wallet for contactless payments on the go.
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HARDWARE, CLOUD COMPUTING, SECURITY
ANALYSIS
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Has it been 30 days already? Since October 3, numerous SideKick users have been waiting for T-Mobile and Microsoft to find their address books, notes, photos, and calendars... lost somewhere in the cloud.
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CLOUD COMPUTING, SECURITY, SOFTWARE
NEWS
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BUSINESS
ANALYSIS
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Microsoft is organizing its 9th WinDays conference in City of Opatija, Croatia. During the Forbes Forum, Chairmen of Croatian T-Com and largest Media Group gave their opinions about industry trends and ways to exit recession.
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APPLE, BUSINESS
NEWS
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What can happen if you a) live in Germany, b) want an iPhone c) install Skype? You'll like the answer…
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