Non-Fairytale Ending for 2011 Movie B.O. — Time to Blame the Internet Again (Or Just Bad Movies)?

Should Hollywood blame turkeys like “New Year’s Eve,” or all those beeping, buzzing digital devices?
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AT&T to Take $4 Billion Charge to Cover Costs if T-Mobile Deal Fails

The company also withdrew its pending application to the Federal Communications Commission seeking approval for the purchase, though it says it will fight on.
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EU Clears Skype Acquisition

The European Commission has cleared the proposed acquisition of the Internet voice and video communication provider Skype by Microsoft Corp., the EU’s antitrust watchdog said Friday.

What Would T-Mobile Do With $3 Billion? We May Be About to Find Out.

Three billion dollars is what T-Mobile would collect as a break-up fee, assuming its merger with AT&T is not approved. We heard from the DOJ today. The FCC is also sounding less than enthusiastic.
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Exclusive: Apple’s Mobile Ad Head Andy Miller Departs for Highland Capital

Andy Miller, the high-profile VP of mobile advertising at Apple, is planning on leaving the company, according to sources close to the situation.
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Dueling Facebook-Google Games Events Not So Dueling After All

When it comes to the battle between Facebook and Google, sometimes an event is just an event.
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VMware CEO Paul Maritz Talks About the Cloud Monster, Microsoft and More! (Video)

VMware CEO Paul Maritz has his hands full trying to keep the lead in the hyper-competitive virtualization space, as more and more businesses move into the cloud. He talks about the complexities and the competition with companies like Microsoft, where — irony alert — he was a former top exec and is often mentioned as the best candidate to be its next CEO.
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FCC Likely to Stay Neutral on Wireless Competition

Federal telecommunications regulators are expected to take a neutral position on whether the wireless industry is competitive in a coming report on the mobile market, people familiar with the report said Tuesday.

Justice Sues to Stop VeriFone-Hypercom Deal

The U.S. Justice Department moved Thursday to block VeriFone Systems Inc.’s proposed $485 million acquisition of Hypercom Corp., saying the deal would harm competition in the market for payment terminals used by retailers to accept credit and debit cards.

Sprint’s Hesse Doesn’t Think He’s Alone Opposing ATT-T-Mobile, but Not Sure Who’s With Him Either

Speaking with reporters after a speech in San Francisco, Sprint’s chief executive said that he thinks that there are lots of people worried about AT&T’s plan to buy T-Mobile USA. However, he’s not sure who will join him in publicly speaking out against the proposed $39 billion deal.

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Exclusive: Apple iPad 2 Event Set for March 2