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Deal or die time for LightSquared; Will Dish swoop in?

LightSquared is preparing for a potential bankruptcy filing on Monday as it has made little progress in its negotiations with debtholders, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday. If LightSquared does enter into bankruptcy it might find Dish Network waiting, … Continue reading

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Closure of CityPockets provides window onto shakeout in daily deal business

Less than a year ago, it looked like CityPockets, a NY-based startup that organizes daily deals and provides a secondary market for them, was in a groove. It scored $ 750,00 in new funding, made an acquisition and was rolling … Continue reading

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Carriers, unions, policy groups agree: Stop Verizon’s cable deal

A raft of Verizon’s biggest critics have banded together to try and block Big Red’s purchase of 4G airwaves from the cable providers – or at least delay it. On Tuesday, Sprint, DirecTV, FairPoint Communications and a broad range of … Continue reading

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Why a $399 Galaxy Nexus from Google is a big deal

Google’s flagship Android 4.0 phone, the Samsung Galaxy Nexus, is now available for direct purchase online in the Google Play store. The company added a new Devices section on the Google Play website, although for now there’s just one device. … Continue reading

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Shazam For TV can go large with ITV ad sales deal

Shazam has won a significant deal in its curious effort to diversify in to audio-tagging TV ads. UK commercial TV leader ITV’s ad sales team, ITV Commercial, will offer the functionality to its advertisers. Mobile app Shazam has long let … Continue reading

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