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U.S. charges suspects with ties to Russian government in Yahoo hacks

The U.S. Department of Justice has charged four people with ties to Russian intelligence agencies with computer hacking, economic espionage and… Read More

Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer set to step down after Verizon merger closes, receive $23M severance

Marissa Mayer will step down from her post as Yahoo CEO after the company’s $4.48 billion deal to be acquired… Read More

Verizon to bring 5G network to select customers in Seattle and 10 other U.S. cities this year

Verizon will be the latest wireless provider to pilot 5G this year. The company announced Wednesday a plan to rollout the next-generation… Read More

Craigslist

Verizon drops Yahoo acquisition price by $350M following data breach disclosures

Verizon said it will pay $4.48 billion to acquire Yahoo’s operating business, a reduction of $350 million off the original… Read More

Verizon acquires Portland startup Skyward, a maker of drone management software

Verizon is bolstering its efforts in drones with the acquisition of Skyward, a Portland-based startup whose software helps commercial drone… Read More

Craigslist

Report: Verizon near agreement to lower price of Yahoo acquisition, suggesting deal is close

Verizon is reportedly close to cutting the price of its deal to buy Yahoo, signaling that they could complete the acquisition soon.… Read More

T-Mobile beefs up unlimited data plan as John Legere calls out Verizon for ‘caving’

Verizon and T-Mobile are going at it again. One day after Verizon announced its new unlimited data plans, T-Mobile added upgrades… Read More

FCC ends inquiries into T-Mobile’s Binge On and other ‘free data’ plans from AT&T, Verizon, Comcast

“Free data” programs from T-Mobile, AT&T, Verizon and Comcast are getting a reprieve from the Federal Communications Commission under Ajit… Read More

John Legere

T-Mobile’s John Legere, always ready to tweet something, silent on Trump’s immigration order

John Legere is no stranger to Twitter. The T-Mobile CEO has amassed more than 3.59 million followers – more than… Read More

Comcast announces plan to bundle wireless services as AT&T, Verizon eye cable business

As both AT&T and Verizon shift their focus to cable, Comcast will launch its wireless phone service in the coming months,… Read More

Q&A: T-Mobile execs talk KickBack, elimination of rates and fees, FCC’s future and wireless M&A

LAS VEGAS — T-Mobile announced its latest “Un-Carrier” initiative here Thursday, announcing plans to include taxes and fees in the rates it… Read More

Samsung Galaxy Note 7

T-Mobile rolls out update to shut down remaining Samsung Galaxy Note 7 smartphones

T-Mobile is the first of the major wireless carriers to roll out an update for Samsung Galaxy Note 7 smartphones… Read More

T-Mobile teases big ‘Un-carrier’ announcement for Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas

T-Mobile has begun hyping its next “Un-carrier” move, which it will announce at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas next month.… Read More

Take that AT&T: T-Mobile offers a free year of DirecTV Now for new customers

T-Mobile is needling telecommunications rival AT&T by using its new DirecTV Now streaming service to peel away customers from the second… Read More

Craigslist

Yahoo discloses second big hack affecting 1B user accounts

Yahoo has disclosed what it believes to be a second big hack, this one affecting more than 1 billion user… Read More

With new ‘Digits’ technology, T-Mobile has a new disruption target: the phone number

T-Mobile this morning unveiled Digits, a new technology that lets customers use the same phone number across a variety of internet-connected… Read More

Twitter shares spike on rumors of acquisition by Google, Microsoft, Salesforce or Verizon

Twitter has begun talks with several tech firms, including Google and Salesforce, to explore selling itself, CNBC reported this morning. Microsoft and… Read More

Yahoo reveals massive data breach impacting 500M users, amidst $4.83B Verizon acquisition

Yahoo revealed today that at least half a billion of its users were hacked in late 2014, probably by a… Read More

Verizon unveils ‘LTE Advanced’ to give mobile customers 50% faster peak 4G speeds

Verizon today debuted a new network called Verizon LTE Advanced, promising 288 million mobile customers across 461 cities 50 percent faster… Read More

Verizon continues to dominate, but T-Mobile gaining on bigger carriers in data and network speed, study shows

T-Mobile’s data and network speeds are catching up with bigger wireless carriers like Verizon and AT&T in metro areas, but the… Read More

Yahoo will combine with AOL through $4.8B acquisition by Verizon

Verizon will buy Yahoo’s operating business for $4.83 billion and integrate the venerable internet company with another, AOL, under an acquisition confirmed by the telecom giant this… Read More

Report: Verizon nears deal to acquire Yahoo for $5B with an eye toward competing with Google, Facebook

Verizon Communications is close to a deal to buy Yahoo for nearly $5 billion in a play to increase its presence… Read More

Download delays: Why mobile service at Sea-Tac isn’t as strong as other busy airports

If you’ve traveled through the Seattle-Tacoma International airport recently, you’ve likely experienced long lines and delays. Fortunately, mobile devices allow travelers… Read More

T-Mobile CEO John Legere gets his very own official Twitter emoji

John Legere, T-Mobile’s spirited, social media-loving CEO, now has his own official Twitter emoji. He’s the second person to ever receive… Read More

Netflix’s admission that it throttles AT&T and Verizon video puts new attention on data caps

Netflix’s stunning admission that it has a policy of throttling video to subscribers watching via AT&T and Verizon’s wireless networks,… Read More

Verizon dominates RootMetrics’ mobile network tests; T-Mobile CEO says RootMetrics should be ‘banned’

Verizon continues to be have the best overall performance in the U.S. wireless industry, according to a new study by RootMetrics covering… Read More

T-Mobile goes after Verizon, AT&T with drinking game and #BallBusterChallenge

T-Mobile is continuing to push back against Verizon’s claims of network dominance by kicking off its #BallBusterChallenge today on Washington’s San Juan… Read More

T-Mobile’s ballsy ad aims to roll over Verizon’s network superiority claims

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fn2OXVz_jyU In response to a Verizon ad which uses colorful balls to spell out the superiority of its network, T-Mobile is… Read More

John Legere

T-Mobile CEO takes aim at Verizon in 2016 predictions: ‘These guys don’t get it’

In what’s becoming an annual tradition, T-Mobile CEO John Legere today made some bold predictions for the new year. However, there’s a… Read More

Verizon joins other major carriers by offering up to $650 to entice switchers

Early termination fees are now almost officially pointless. Verizon announced today that it will offer new customers up to $650 in… Read More

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