Tom Krazit
Dec 1, 2011 12:13 PM
Clearwire (NSDQ: CLWR) will live to fight on thanks to a cash infusion from its good buddy (or frustrated spouse, depending on how you see things) Sprint (NYSE: S), which has agreed to spend as much as $1.6 billion in payments to use Clearwire’s WiMax network over the next several…
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Ingrid Lunden
Oct 12, 2011 8:45 AM
Some interesting stats out today from the NPD Group underscore just how fast-moving the evolution is in devices today. Although fast mobile networks built on technologies like LTE are far from ubiquitous, 4G-capable smartphones accounted for more than one in every five smartphone purchases—22 percent—in the last quarter in the…
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Ingrid Lunden
Oct 12, 2011 8:45 AM
Some interesting stats out today from the NPD Group underscore just how fast-moving the evolution is in devices today. Although fast mobile networks built on technologies like LTE are far from ubiquitous, 4G-capable smartphones accounted for more than one in every five smartphone purchases—22 percent—in the last quarter in the…
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Tom Krazit
Oct 8, 2011 5:00 AM
The wireless industry’s fall gathering—CTIA Enterprise and Apps—will open Monday with an industry in mourning over the death of a man who didn’t quite care for such events but who had a profound impact on every major company planning to attend. Still, life must go on, and after a surprise…
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Tom Krazit
Oct 7, 2011 3:08 PM
Sprint (NYSE: S) added a little color to its previously announced plans to embrace LTE as a next-generation wireless standard, telling financial analysts and the media Friday at an event in New York that it plans to launch such a network in the middle of next year with plans to…
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Ingrid Lunden
Oct 4, 2011 11:51 AM
Just ahead of the big news day from Apple (NSDQ: AAPL), one more piece fell into place in the distribution game, it seems. A report emerged that Sprint (NYSE: S), too, will be added to the list of those carriers in the U.S. that will sell the iPhone. What’s more,…
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Ingrid Lunden
Aug 30, 2011 6:07 AM
A look at some of the big stories in mobile today:
» Apple and five warning signs to watch for at the company in the next stage of its growth. (via Bob Sutton)
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Tom Krazit
Aug 19, 2011 2:01 PM
Clearwire (NSDQ: CLWR) needs a helping hand, there’s no doubt about that. And it sounds like a familiar friend may be riding to the rescue backed by some unfamiliar allies.
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Tom Krazit
Aug 10, 2011 11:17 AM
Erik Prusch has quite a job on his hands. Clearwire’s chief operating officer is now the man in charge of the struggling wireless carrier as it fights for survival amid a fundamental shift in its business strategy.
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Tom Krazit
Aug 3, 2011 6:12 PM
It’s pretty clear that Clearwire’s bet on the Wimax wireless networking technology is not paying off. The wireless carrier announced plans Wednesday to build a network using a popular 4G cell-phone network technology that competitors have embraced wholesale, amid another quarter of heavy losses.
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Ingrid Lunden
Jul 20, 2011 8:33 AM
A look at some of the big stories in mobile today: —Lenovo: Two new Android tablets and one based on Windows 7 are hitting the market this summer. (via Lenovo) —T-Mobile: The operator is unveiling new “Value” plans where users can either buy devices or bring their own to the…
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Ingrid Lunden
Jun 16, 2011 5:48 AM
A look at some of the big stories in mobile today: —Sony: Sony (NYSE: SNE) has yet to give specific details on when and where we will first see its first efforts in the tablet market, the Android-powered S1 and S2, but Engadget gets a leaked note with some info…
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Ingrid Lunden
May 9, 2011 6:01 AM
Our look at some of the big stories in mobile today: more Skype partnering and merger speculation, this time with Microsoft; (NSDQ: MSFT) Angry Birds maker talks up going public; Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) and Nuance chatter resurfaces; and U.S. Cellular hops on to the LTE express train.
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Ingrid Lunden
Apr 28, 2011 7:36 AM
For those who thought that Verizon getting the iPhone would be too much of a blow to Sprint’s numbers this quarter, the number-three mobile operator has a simple message for you: it wasn’t.
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Tom Krazit
Apr 19, 2011 11:48 AM
Sprint (NYSE: S) and Clearwire (NSDQ: CLWR) have decided to re-up their partnership to the tune of $1 billion over the next three years, providing a life raft for Clearwire as the two companies managed to work out a dispute over the prices that Sprint will pay to use Clearwire’s…
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Ingrid Lunden
Apr 19, 2011 5:37 AM
Our look at some of the big stories in mobile today: the EU opens GSM frequencies for 4G services; Sony* Ericsson (NSDQ: ERIC) reports earnings; Mobile Content Venture details launch plans for its mobile TV service in 32 U.S. markets; the first white iPhone 4 finally “on sale”; Nokia (NYSE:…
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Ingrid Lunden
Apr 4, 2011 5:55 AM
Our look at some of the big stories today in mobile: some more possible leaks on the iPhone 5, and a possible Sony (NYSE: SNE) Honeycomb tablet; TimeWarner and mobile services; Ericsson (NSDQ: ERIC) sues ZTE over phone technology.
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Ingrid Lunden
Mar 29, 2011 4:58 AM
Our look at some of the big stories today in mobile: reports of RIM (NSDQ: RIMM) looking at investing in India; Best Buy starts up its WiMax service with Clearwire; (NSDQ: CLWR) and another advance in MasterCard’s NFC initiative.
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Ingrid Lunden
Mar 24, 2011 8:40 AM
Our look at some of the big stories today in mobile: Sprint (NYSE: S) wants to take its AT&T/T-Mobile complaints to Washington; Bing updates its mobile browsing experience, but you can’t use the new tweaks on Windows Phone 7 devices; Light Squared becomes Best Buy’s newest MVNO partner; and some…
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Ingrid Lunden
Mar 22, 2011 7:13 AM
After months of anticipation, today RIM (NSDQ: RIMM) finally confirmed prices for its PlayBook tablet and a retail strategy to sell it: the devices, which will first ship as WiFi-only, will retail at prices starting at $499 (getting in just under CEO Jim Balsillie’s claim back in November that it…
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