Nokia’s Latest, the Aluminum-Clad Lumia 925, Heads for T-Mobile USA and Vodafone

At a London event, Nokia shows off another twist on the high-end Lumia 920.
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Meet Zact, a Shareable Cellphone Service That Changes on the Fly

The new cellphone service runs on Sprint’s network using technology from ItsOn to allow far greater customization.
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Sprint’s Clearwire Bid Gets Mixed Reviews

Proxy-advisory firms offered differing views of Sprint Nextel Corp.’s contested bid to take over Clearwire Corp., raising the uncertainty around the May 21 shareholder vote on the deal.

Nokia Brings Updated Windows Phone, the $99 Lumia 928, to Verizon

The long-rumored Windows Phone is similar to last year’s Lumia 920 for AT&T but is thinner and includes an improved screen, flash and audio recording.
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Un-Muddying the Waters: Making Sense of the Dish and SoftBank Dueling Offers for Sprint

Aiming to cut through the hype and spin, AllThingsD stacks the arguments up side by side and explains where things go from here.
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Samsung Galaxy S4 Costs $237 to Build, Teardown Analysis Shows

Samsung buys a lot of components from itself.
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Clearwire’s Dissident Shareholder Mails Proxy, Taps Quinn Emanuel for Trial Duties

Crest Financial, Clearwire’s largest minority shareholder, is pulling out all the stops in opposing the company’s plan to sell itself to majority owner Sprint.
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Ruckus Ties Up With Sprint to Offer Better Wi-Fi for Schools and Businesses

Ruckus Wireless said on Monday that it is working with Sprint’s custom networking group to offer its suite of “Smart Wi-Fi” products to schools, governments and businesses. Sprint will sell Ruckus’ products and services alongside its own lineup of in-building wireless options.

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Clearwire Shareholders to Press for Higher Buyout

The four shareholders intend to act as a group in discussions with Sprint as well as other interested parties, including Dish.

U.S. Cellular Gives In to iPhone Pressure, Says It Will Start Selling Apple Devices

After long maintaining that selling the iPhone didn’t make financial sense, the Chicago-based carrier says it will start selling Apple products later this year.
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