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Cox Explores Bidding for Time Warner Cable
Cox Communications is contemplating jumping into the bidding for Time Warner Cable Inc. — either on its own or with others — say people familiar with the situation.Voices
BlackBerry Met With Facebook Last Week on Potential Bid
BlackBerry Ltd. executives flew to California to meet with Facebook Inc. last week to gauge its interest in a potential bid for the struggling smartphone-maker, according to people familiar with the matter.Voices
RadioShack Gets Loan From GE Capital
RadioShack Corp. is getting a financial boost from GE Capital on the cusp of the crucial holiday selling season, people familiar with the matter said.Voices
AT&T in Cell Towers Deal With Crown Castle
AT&T Inc. plans to lease a portfolio of cell towers, and sell some others, to Crown Castle International Corp. for about $4.85 billion as the telecom giant cashes in on consolidation among tower operators and seeks to spend its money elsewhere.Voices
Vonage to Acquire Vocalocity for $130 Million
Vonage has agreed to acquire voice-over-Internet-protocol company Vocalocity for $130 million.Voices
Kodak to Sell Patents for $525 Million
Eastman Kodak Co.’s $525 million patent sale disclosed Wednesday involved a Who’s Who of the global technology industry, as usually fierce rivals came together to take off the market patents governing the digital cameras now ubiquitous in mobile devices.Voices
Holiday Price War Rages in Real Time
While shoppers jostled and shoved their way through the usual long lines for Black Friday retail deals, a new and more pitched battle was being fought online that promises to redraw how stores plan for their big door-buster specials.Voices
Stores Bring Black Friday to the Web
As retailers gear up for the traditional shop-fest known as Black Friday, they are focusing on the mobs that line up outside stores and — increasingly — on the masses that shop online from home.Voices
Kodak Reaches Financing Deal With Bondholders
Eastman Kodak Co. reached a deal with bondholders for $793 million in loans that could take the onetime photography icon out of bankruptcy proceedings on the condition it sell a trove of patents for a certain amount, said people familiar with the discussions.Voices