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Amazon’s (NASDAQ: AMZN) Wednesday launch of a 3D capable smartphone will include news that AT&T (NYSE: T) will be the exclusive carrier for the device, according to sources who spoke with The Wall Street Journal. Amazon and AT&T have already forged a strong partnership since the...

China Mobile (NYSE: CHL) is looking for growth, and it is starting with Thailand's True Corporation. The Chinese corporation is already the world's largest carrier with more than 700 million subscribers. Apple reportedly spent years trying to work out a deal with the company, which was...

The conflict between Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) and Verizon (NYSE: VZ) ramped up Thursday when Verizon issued a cease and desist demand letter insisting Netflix stop telling its customers that Verizon was at fault for poor streaming quality of Netflix content. Netflix's “on-screen”...

Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) is telling some customers that streaming its content on Verizon (NYSE: VZ) is slow at times. This occurs despite a paid peering agreement between Netflix and Verizon that was supposed to make streaming smooth and less prone to buffering. Re/Code reported that Vox...

T-Mobile (NYSE: TMUS) sees ETFs as key to its future. Sprint (NYSE: S) and parent Softbank Corp., hoping to merge with the company sooner rather than later, has to decide how it will deal with them. ETFs, in this situation standing for “Early Termination Fees,” are the meat...

Copying a page from the Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) playbook, Google (NASDAQ: GOOG)(NASDAQ: GOOGL) began putting pressure on ISPs on Thursday to provide better streaming of its YouTube videos. The pressure came from a tool called Video Quality Report designed to measure stream quality on various...

LG’s new full-featured flagship G3 smartphone goes on sale Wednesday - in Korea. For consumers in the U.S., availability is slightly less well defined. In a press release, the company said U.S. buyers could expect the phone “later this summer.” The G3 will feature a Snapdragon 801 processor and...

Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) just made itself both a leader and a “good guy” in the ongoing debate over net neutrality, including fast lanes and the practice of charging for peering. In a blog post Wednesday the company said it did not charge a fee for either one on its Google Fiber networks. In the...

In an interview with Benzinga, Mandalay Digital (NASDAQ: MNDL) CEO Peter Adderton gave his outlook on the company. Mandalay Digital builds solutions for wireless carriers and original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) to monetize content. There are six billion wireless subscribers globally....

Rackspace (NYSE: RAX) became an intriguing tech stock after the company announced that it had hired Morgan Stanley to evaluate its strategic alternatives. No one knows if a merger will actually occur. And if it does, the buyer is still a question mark, as there are many possible suitors. Ivan...

A lot has been written about retirement portfolios before you retire, but what about when you’re either already retired or close to it? What should that portfolio look like? In most cases, the word would be, “safe.” You’re past the days of taking big risks trying to accumulate wealth—now your...

U.S. stocks finished higher as the Dow approached its all time high of 16,631.60. The index trading on Tuesday as high as 16,559.39. The S&P 500 index is also not that far away from its all time highs of 1,897.28. The Federal Open Market Committee began its two-day meeting in Washington....

You knew it was coming. Even if the company didn't indicate it on its conference call, after Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) announced a $30 billion increase in its buyback program and an eight percent increase in its dividend, there was no doubt the company would head back to the debt market. The...

Spectrum auctions to a communications company are like land auctions to a farmer; there’s not enough going around and if you get the chance to bid, you drop everything to attend. If these auctions are so valuable, why would AT&T (NYSE: T) consider opting out and giving competitors like...

Sources told The Information that Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) executives recently discussed the possibility of offering a full-fledged wireless service in areas where Google Fiber Internet and TV exist. The service would reportedly make Google a mobile virtual network operator (MVNO), by which Google...