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EU Commission: Go ahead, Sony, own ‘Sony Ericsson’

Sony’s takeover over of Ericsson’s stake in their decade-long joint venture is well underway. A nod from the European Commission this week removes one more impediment for Sony to dissolve its mobile partnership with Ericsson and assume full control. Sony announced the $1.47 billion deal in October 2011 as part of a bid to more tightly steer the company’s “four-screen …

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Hey, AT&T, quit whining!

I can’t match the sultry tones of Julie London, but if I could I’d croon for AT&T to cry me a river. You see, America’s favorite carrier is a bit peeved at the Federal Communications Commission for squashing its $39 billion dream of acquiring T-Mobile. Not only did the carrier lose its chance to pick over the corpse of a …

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