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People stood in line to buy the new Apple iPhone 3G S last month - but it can't be used on any network except AT&T's, thanks to exclusivity deals between handset makers and the telecoms.

The acquisition of New York-based FiberNet Telecom Group by Louisville, Colorado-based Zayo Group is back on, after a competing offer from RCN Corporation was withdrawn Thursday.

A common complaint about the BB Tour is that it doesn't have Wi-Fi. Well, Sprint Nextel has revealed that it plans to add Wi-Fi to the BlackBerry Tour starting in 2010, and will begin to require that all its future smartphones come with Wi-Fi. Sprint didn't say exactly when this requirement will be reflected across its entire line-up of devices, ...

It's no surprise that cloud computing vendors have scoffed at Microsoft Corp.'s " software plus services " game plan since the software maker first began talking it up several years ago, dismissing it as the rear-guard strategy of a doomed incumbent.

Science Applications International Corp. will help the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency develop the Machine Reading Program under a five-year, $13 million project.

The deal that ties the Palm Pre to Sprint Nextel is one of many deals being looked at by the Department of Justice.

ManTech Cyber Solutions International, Inc. , a wholly-owned subsidiary of ManTech International Corporation , announces its most recent product, Crowbar.

Verizon Wireless has laid off 50 workers in Arkansas who were part of the former Alltel Corp., which Verizon acquired in January.

Sprint Nextel Corp. on Thursday announced it will transfer operation of its wireless and wireline networks to Swedish telecommunications equipment maker LM Ericsson.

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FiberNet Telecom Group Inc., the New York provider of broadband-interconnectivity services, said that RCN Corp.

July 7, 2009, 06:04 PM - - Clearwire will start offering its mobile WiMax wireless data service commercially in Las Vegas on July 21, building on its still-sparse coverage area with a fourth major city.

Science Applications International Corp. said today that it will strongly defend itself against a False Claims Act lawsuit filed against the company by a whistle-blower and federal authorities, characterizing the lawsuit as "without merit." "SAIC has cooperated fully with the government inquiry and we have conducted our own independent review of ...

German media company Bertelsmann is getting back into the music business in full force via a new joint venture with private equity firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co .

Just about a month ago, I stepped into a Sprint store to learn more about the Palm Pre and walked out ready to switch from Verizon to Sprint, thanks to a knowledgeable clerk who shifted the conversation from devices to plans.

Hyderabad: A local court on Wednesday extended the judicial custody of former Satyam Computer Chairman B Ramalinga Raju and other accused in the multi-crore Satyam scam till July 22.

As Treasurer Timothy Cahill considers an independent campaign for governor next year, he can take solace knowing more than half the state's voters now list their registrations as unenrolled rather than Democrat or Republican.

Shortened URLs are great for character-conscious Tweeters, marketers who want to track Web site visitors, and even perhaps an opportunity for venture capitalists who are investing in companies such as Bit.ly . But they are also providing a boon to spammers.

INDIANAPOLIS Indiana's privately run welfare project has so many problems that the state could start taking steps to cancel its $1.16 billion contract with IBM as early as this fall, a state official said Tuesday.

If you thought a $99 Netbook was a bargain, Sprint Nextel's plan to sell Netbooks for a buck is a real steal.