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Rumored Release Of 2 New Google Smartwatches
Thursday, July 7, 2016 - 1:26pm | 280Read More...Referring to a reliable source, Android Police wrote about two new Android Wear Devices, rumored to be in a process of prototyping by Google (Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL)) and due to be released some time after the latest Nexus phone is announced. The first watch is said to be larger...
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Ericsson And Huawei Extend Global Patent License Agreement
Thursday, January 14, 2016 - 10:43am | 190Read More...Ericsson (ADR) (NASDAQ: ERIC) announced Thursday morning it has reached an agreement with Huawei to extend their global patent cross license agreement. As part of the agreement, both companies will continue accessing and implementing each other's standard essential patents and technologies...
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Verizon Has Best U.S. LTE Coverage, But T-Mobile Has Fastest Network
Tuesday, September 29, 2015 - 7:37am | 455Read More...The latest network data shows that South Korea has the best global LTE coverage and New Zealand has the fastest LTE download speed. Of the big four U.S. providers, Verizon has the best LTE coverage. Of the big four, T-Mobile edges Verizon for the fastest LTE download speed. A new...
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Why AT&T's New All-In-One Bundle Doesn't Make Sense
Monday, August 3, 2015 - 3:08pm | 383Read More...Within weeks of acquiring DirecTV, AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) has made its first move by announcing a new all-in-one wireless, TV and phone bundle priced at $200. Jon Steinberg, Daily Mail North America, was on CNBC to discuss this new bundle. 'I Don't Get It' "This makes no sense,"...
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Citigroup Just Added T-Mobile To Its Focus List
Wednesday, April 22, 2015 - 11:42am | 294Read More...In a report published Wednesday, Citigroup analyst Michael Rollins maintained a Buy rating and a $40 price target on shares of T-Mobile US Inc (NYSE: TMUS), but added the company to the "Citi Focus List" based on the potential catalysts for multiple expansion over the next 12 months....
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The Smartphone Market Might Grow Less Than Expected
Thursday, March 26, 2015 - 9:15am | 269Read More...In a report published Thursday, Citigroup analyst Ehud Gelblum suggested that a global smartphone slowdown is expected in 2015, reflecting a smartphone slowdown in China. Gelblum expects total smartphone shipment growth of 15.5 percent in 2015, down from prior estimates of 19 percent growth. The...
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JP Morgan Weighs In On Apple-Intel Chip Rumor
Thursday, March 12, 2015 - 8:22am | 203Read More...In a report published Thursday, JP Morgan analyst Rod Hall commented on recent reports that Intel Corporation (NASDAQ: INTC) will provide wireless modem chips Apple Inc.'s (NASDAQ: AAPL) next generation smartphone in 2016. The 7360 chip will ship inside a special version of the iPhone that...
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The Google Nexus 5 Has Finally Arrived (GOOG)
Friday, November 1, 2013 - 8:35am | 655Read More...It seems almost fitting that the oft-rumored mysterious ghostly apparition of a smartphone known as Nexus 5 actually left the spirit world and became real on Halloween. Underwritten by Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) and built by LG, the new device became available Thursday, unsubsidized, for $349 from...
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Is a Frequent Upgrade Cellular Plan for You?
Wednesday, July 24, 2013 - 9:38am | 965Read More...It all started with T-Mobile US' (NYSE: TMUS) JUMP plan which allowed consumers to upgrade their smartphones sooner than the industry standard of every two years. It didn’t take long before AT&T (NYSE: T) fell in line with its Next program, followed by Verizon Communication (NYSE: VZ) and...
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T-Mobile Lets Customers 'Jump' to a New Phone Twice a Year (TMUS)
Thursday, July 11, 2013 - 9:42am | 596Read More...For $10 a month, the country’s #4 cellphone service provider, T-Mobile US (NYSE: TMUS), said subscribers could trade in their old, working phone up to four times in a 24-month period, according to Bloomberg. Under the banner of a new program called “Jump,” T-Mobile is putting the squeeze on...
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Sprint Beats Out Dish for Clearwire Spectrum (CLWR, DISH, S)
Tuesday, July 9, 2013 - 8:45am | 588Read More...The votes are in and counted and the winner is - Sprint Nextel (NYSE: S). Bloomberg reported Monday that investors holding or representing 82 percent of eligible Clearwire Corp. (NASDAQ: CLWR) shares voted to accept Sprint’s offer. The deal gives Sprint valuable Clearwire spectrum that would...
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Verizon Slips to Second on LTE Speed, Maintains a Lead on Reliability (VOD, VZ)
Friday, July 5, 2013 - 9:43am | 632Read More...The results are in. Verizon Wireless, jointly owned by Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ) and Vodafone Group plc (NASDAQ: VOD), may be the country’s biggest mobile-phone carrier with 93 million subscribers, but it is not the fastest. That honor now goes to number two, AT&T (NYSE: T) with 71...
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JP Morgan Comments on Clearwire's WiMax, LTE Funding Agreements
Thursday, December 1, 2011 - 11:44am | 227Read More...JP Morgan has published a research report on Clearwire (NASDAQ: CLWR) after the company reported reaching a new agreement on WiFax and LTE funding. In the report, JP Morgan writes, "Clearwire will receive a total of $926m for unlimited WiMAX service from Sprint for 2012 and 2013, $600m cash of...
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Takeout Possibilities in the Mobile Ecosystem
Thursday, May 27, 2010 - 8:36am | 1336Read More...On the heels of the pending transaction between Hewlett-Packard (HPQ) and Palm (PALM) as well as announced Google (GOOG)-AdMob and Apple (AAPL)-Quattro Wireless, we are left wondering what other players are potential takeover targets for either strategic reasons or opportunistic ones. Little...
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How to Really Think About “For Chip Makers, the Next Battle is in Smartphones.”
Monday, February 22, 2010 - 11:08am | 552Read More...This morning the New York Times has an article “For Chip Makers, the Next Battle is in Smartphones.” In my view, this is hardly a new perspective as I have been saying for some time that smartphones are the new battleground and investors should be “buying the bullets, not the guns.” That is...
