Author: Nick

FCC approves Sprint-SoftBank deal

Posted by | Jul 7, 2013 | |

The Federal Communications Commission has given its nod of approval in regard to SoftBank’s $21.6 billion bid for Sprint Nextel, the final regulatory hurdle for the acquisition. The FCC announced Friday that it voted unanimously to approve SoftBank’s buy of Sprint as well as Sprint’s purchase of the rest of mobile broadband provider Clearwire. “After thorough review, the Commission has found that the proposed SoftBank-Sprint-Clearwire transactions would serve the public interest,” acting FCC Chairwoman Mignon Clyburn said in a statement

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iPhone 5 trumped Galaxy S4 on user complaints at launch — study

Posted by | Jul 7, 2013 | |

Users have a love/hate relationship with these two, but one received a little more hate at launch. (Credit: CNET) If you believe the griping on social media, then the iPhone 5 caused the most user angst of the major smartphone releases of the past year. Social media analysts We Are Social gauged the reaction on Twitter, blogs, and forums following the release of the iPhone 5, Samsung Galaxy S4, Nokia Lumia 920, and BlackBerry Z10.

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