By Joseph Palenchar On Apr 15 2013 - 9:10am

Dish Pitches $25.5B Merger With Sprint Nextel

Englewood, Colo. — Dish Network has proposed a $25.5 billion merger with Sprint Nextel, exceeding the bid by Japan’s Softbank to buy the cellular carrier.

By John Laposky On Apr 15 2013 - 8:41am

Touchscreens Expected To Boost Notebook Sales

Santa Clara, Calif. — The mature notebook PC category is expected to get a boost from the popularity of Microsoft Windows 8 and the touchscreen capabilities it

By Doug Olenick On Apr 12 2013 - 1:12pm

IHS iSuppli: Netbooks Demise On The Horizon

El Segundo, Calif. — Few CE products have experienced the dramatic rise and equally impressive fall as the netbook. IHS iSuppli is forecasting that only 3.9

By Joseph Palenchar On Apr 12 2013 - 9:13am

BlackBerry Denies High Return Rates, Seeks Investigation

Waterloo, Canada –BlackBerry denied an analyst’s report that its flagship BlackBerry Z10 smartphone is suffered high retail return rates and called for an

By Joseph Palenchar On Apr 12 2013 - 9:03am

Revised Offer Quells Opposition To T-Mobile, MetroPCS Merger

New York – Two major MetroPCS shareholders reversed position and announced support for the proposed merger of T-Mobile and MetroPCS after T-Mobile parent

By Joseph Palenchar On Apr 11 2013 - 4:35pm

Sprint Purchase Of Clearwire Under Fire

New York — The question of who will own the wireless carrier Clearwire has become more difficult to answer. Sprint Nextel’s plans to buy carrier Clearwire

By Doug Olenick On Apr 11 2013 - 3:10pm

Samsung Ships Series 9 Ultrabook

New York — Samsung Electronics America today started shipping its Samsung Series 9 Ultrabook. The Series 9 is a 13.3-inch model shipping with a $1,399 suggested

By Joseph Palenchar On Apr 11 2013 - 3:00pm

Samsung Mum On U.S. Plans For 2 Big-Screen Phablets

Richardson, Texas – Samsung Telecommunications America declined to say whether it plans a U.S. launch of two Galaxy Mega phablets that will roll out in Europe

By Doug Olenick On Apr 11 2013 - 9:47am

Tablets, Win8 Help Drive Down Q1 PC Shipments

New York — Worldwide PC shipments in the first quarter of the year posted the steepest decline ever recorded by the research firm International Data Corp. (IDC

By Joseph Palenchar On Apr 11 2013 - 8:59am

Deutsche Telekom Tries To Save T-Mobile, MetroPCS Merger

Richardson, Texas — Regional carrier MetroPCS postponed a shareholder vote on its planned merger with T-Mobile USA to give its shareholders time to digest a