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BlackBerry maker Research in Motion launches counterattack against iPhone
The BlackBerry, a phone and e-mail device that just a few years ago could be found mostly clipped to the belts of high-powered professionals, isn't just for workaholics anymore.
Research in Motion Ltd. today is launching its first major counterattack...Tags: Employees, National Government, Consumer Electronics Industry, Apple Inc., Forrester Research Incorporated
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Clearwire shareholders approve merging with Sprint WiMax network
KIRKLAND, Wash. (AP) _ Shareholders of telecommunications company Clearwire Corp. have approved a plan to merge with Sprint Nextel Corp.'s wireless broadband network. Clearwire investors voted to accept the deal Thursday during a special meeting. Now...Tags: Intel Corp., Satellite and Cable Service, Google Inc.
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Sprint affiliate iPCS drops obstacle to Clearwire merger
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) _ A wireless affiliate of Sprint Nextel Corp. has pulled its request that an Illinois judge block the planned spinoff of Sprint's new broadband network. Schaumburg, Ill.-based iPCS Inc. said Monday in a regulatory filing that it...Tags: Intel Corp., Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers, Google Inc., Illinois Supreme Court, Court Administration
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Sprint gets more time to sell assets
Sprint Nextel Corp. was granted a 180-day extension to comply with an Illinois judge's order to shed Nextel operations in four Midwestern states because they infringe the rights of IPCS Inc. The Illinois Supreme Court, in a ruling posted Wednesday on its...Tags: Illinois Supreme Court, Court Administration
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Digital photo frame lets you send pictures by phone
The Associated PressDigital picture frames were a big item last Christmas. This holiday season, there will be an innovation on store shelves: a frame that can receive and display pictures straight from cell phones, (almost) no matter where they are. It's called the Cameo,...Tags: Cell Phones, Consumer Electronics Industry, Verizon Wireless, Google Inc.
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Advertisers emphasize value to reluctant consumers
Tribune NewspapersTough economic times are making new cars, clothing and electronics a tough sell. So corporate marketers are trying a new message: We feel your pain. Sprint Nextel Corp., for example, rolled out a TV commercial last week in which Chief Executive Dan...Tags: Cell Phones, Advertising, National Government, Consumer Electronics Industry, Marketing
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The week ahead
Monday Reports October Institute for Supply Management index, October vehicle sales, September construction spending Earnings Akorn Inc.; Automatic Data Processing Inc.; MasterCard Inc.; Nicor Inc.; Sysco Corp.; Viacom Inc. Tuesday Reports...Tags: priceline.com Incorporated, General Growth Properties Incorporated, FirstEnergy Corporation, Automatic Data Processing Incorporated, Dynegy Incorporated
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Phones
Sprint Nextel Corp., the third-largest U.S. mobile-phone company, ruled out a sale of its Nextel wireless network, deciding to revamp it instead. Sprint will keep getting equipment and support for the network through a newly extended deal with Motorola...Tags: Motorola, Inc.
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Local stocks of interest
Darden Restaurants Inc. Friday's close: $19.59, down 11.64% from previous week A Wall Street analyst last week slashed his annual profit estimate for Darden from $2.74 to $2.05 a share. In a note to investors, JPMorgan analyst John Ivankoe said the...Tags: Walt Disney Co., Restaurant and Catering Industry, J.P. Morgan Chase & Co., Ruth's Chris Steak House Incorporated, Sales
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Ads are taking the economy into account
Tough economic times are making new cars, clothing and electronics a tough sell. So corporate marketers are trying a new message: We feel your pain.
Sprint Nextel Corp., for example, rolled out a TV commercial last week in which Chief Executive Dan...Tags: National Government, Advertising, Consumer Electronics Industry, Marketing, Mike Goff
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FCC opens up 'white space' for wireless broadband use
The Associated PressThe Federal Communications Commission voted Tuesday to open up unused, unlicensed portions of the television airwaves known as "white spaces" to deliver wireless broadband service. The vote is a victory for public interest groups and technology companies...Tags: National Government, Consumer Electronics Industry, Computing and Information Technology, Fires, Intel Corp.
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IN BRIEF
Google Inc. has scrapped its Internet advertising partnership with struggling rival Yahoo Inc., abandoning attempts to overcome the objections of antitrust regulators and customers who believed the alliance would give Google too much power over online...Tags: Advertising, Yahoo! Inc., New York Mercantile Exchange, Petroleum Industry, Election Day
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