Verizon Buying Vodafone's Stake in Verizon Wireless for $130B

From DailyTech: Verizon Communications said it will buy Vodafone's 45 percent stake in Verizon Wireless for $130 billion USD today.

According to the deal, Vodafone will receive $58.9 billion USD in cash, $60.2 billion USD in Verizon stock, and $11 billion USD from smaller...

Microsoft to Acquire Nokia’s Devices & Services Business

From X-bit Labs: Microsoft Corp.and Nokia Corp. have announced that the boards of directors for both companies have decided to enter into a transaction whereby Microsoft will purchase substantially all of Nokia’s devices & services business, license Nokia’s patents, and license and...

Noctua NH-U14S Review

A few weeks ago, I was driving home from a friend's house. As I merged into the highway, my radar detector received a strong Ka band signal from behind. My detector does not false; Ka band alerts simply means police. Let me clarify I do not normally speed, nor did I plan to, but in a situation like this, it reminds me why my trusty little receiver is worth every penny I have spent for the entertainment value it provides. As I kept...

Noctua NH-U12S Review

Last week, I spent all afternoon playing volleyball with my friends in the gym. When night came, I took the opportunity to play some street hockey outside. While I was in the gym playing volleyball, I had to problems diving for the ball occasionally; landing on hardwood floor will not cause any bodily harm if executed correctly. However, playing street hockey outside is a completely different story. On one occasion, my friend...

Intel Revealing Bay Trail-T and Devices Next Month

From Tom's Hardware: The upstream supply chain sources are now chirping just weeks before the Intel Developer Forum (IDF) 2013 conference taking place in San Francisco from September 10 to 12. They claim that Intel will use this event to reveal its new Bay Trail-T platform for...

Microsoft Names New Channel Chief

From CRN: Microsoft Thursday announced a shakeup in its channel organization, replacing Worldwide Channel Chief Jon Roskill with 17-year Microsoft veteran Phil Sorgen, who had been overseeing the software giant's U.S. Small and Midmarket Solutions and Partners Group.

Sorgen will...

AT&T to go nationwide with prepaid Aio Wireless service

From CNET News.com: AT&T is pushing more aggressively into the no-contract market, announcing Thursday that it's taking its prepaid network, Aio Wireless, nationwide in mid-September. The wireless service was first launched in May to customers in Florida, Texas, and Atlanta.

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