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AT&T buys T-mobile: The 4G race is on in the US

Deutsche Telekom has agreed to sell T-Mobile USA to AT&T for $39 billion, which will help AT&T create America's largest mobile phone provider. The real news: The 4G race is about to heat up. Read more

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AT&T makes its T-Mobile case: Patriotism, spectrum crunch, mobile broadband

AT&T executives made their case for the $39 billion acquisition of T-Mobile. The argument for the deal, draped in U.S. patriotism and the future of mobile broadband, was made to regulators,... Read more

Microsoft throws down the gauntlet at Android tablets

The news from that Microsoft has sued Barnes & Noble over its Android e-reader is significant. Microsoft has previously gone after Android phone makers, but are making it clear they are coming... Read more

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HTC HD7S smartphone revealed: 4.3" display, 1GHz, WP7, AT&T

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