Samsung’s Indestructible Phone
Samsung's indestructible Galaxy S5 Active has just hit the shelves at AT&T stores. Both companies are about to find out whether anyone wants a smartphone that is almost bullet proof.
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Newest first · Page 42Even Google Proves That You Can’t Make Smartphones in America
It was once a hot button issue (for a few hours) that President Obama asked Steve Jobs what it would take to manufacture iPhones in the United States. Well, it seems that Google is…
Could a Sprint and T-Mobile Deal Happen Sooner Rather Than Later?
ThinkstockWhen you get the players in any possible deal in one room or area, and you get them to start talking a bit, you sometimes may get a little closer to what could actually…
RBC’s Telecom and Networking Stocks to Buy for the Rest of 2014
In a new research report, the telecom team at RBC thinks that global capital expenditures on wireless could increase as much as 6% this year. Here are some of their top telecom and networking…
Sprint Fined $7.5 Million for Do-Not-Call Violations
courtesy of Sprint Corp.The largest fine ever assessed by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for violations of the Do Not Call law was levied against Sprint Corp. (NYSE: S) today. The FCC fined the…
Pfizer Rises, AT&T Sinks to Lead the Dow’s Action
ThinkstockBig news from two of the market’s biggest names is making waves across Wall Street today as stocks advance through a quiet start to the week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI) has had a…
Do Investors Need to Worry About the AT&T Dividend After the DirecTV Merger?
While the attention around the AT&T buyout of DirecTV has centered on the new angle of the company, it seems fair to wonder if income investors should be worried about AT&T's dividend yield.
AT&T Deal for DirecTV Gets Board Votes Sunday
When word got out in early May that AT&T was considering a buyout of DirecTV, the satellite company's stock was trading at around $75 to $78 a share. Shares closed on Friday at $86.18.
Why Warren Buffett Now Likes Telecom
In all the years we have covered the Buffett holdings each and every quarter, we have finally seen Team Buffett make a serious acquisition of a telecom stock: Verizon Communications.
Google Glass Parts Cost Only $80
Wikimedia Commons (Loic Le Meu)Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) has offered its Glass product for $1,500. The supply sold out quickly. Even at that retail price, the futurist “wearable” product has created such excitement that Google…
Does AT&T or Verizon Have the Better Dividend?
courtesy of Verizon WirelessOn the face of it, AT&T Inc.’s (NYSE: T) has a better dividend than Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE: VZ). AT&T’s payout is 5.2% at $1.84. Verizon’s is 4.5% at $2.12. Each…
T-Mobile Adds Record Number of Subscribers
T-Mobile reported a bigger-than-expected net loss for the first-quarter 2014 before markets opened Thursday. It also said it added a record number of new subscribers in the period.
Sprint + T-Mobile, Comcast + Time Warner Cable = ?
Maybe Sprint will buy T-Mobile , just like Comcast may buy Time Warner Cable. If either deal gets through the gauntlet of government regulation, it will be because certain assets have been sold.
Sprint Surges While Subscribers Leave
So let's get this straight: Sprint posts a net loss of $151 million and the shares surge because the company did not lose as much as analysts expected? And what about those fleeing subscribers?
Samsung Sells Twice as Many Smartphones as Apple
Many analysts believe that Apple and Samsung are the only profitable smartphone operations. Samsung continues to best Apple in global smartphone sales, and the trend for Apple worsens by the quarter.