A few hours ago the news broke that AT&T has agreed to purchase rival mobile carrier T-Mobile for $39 billion. As that news sinks in the big question becomes - is it good for consumers? AT&T says that the U.S. wireless industry is “one of the most fiercely competitive in the world, and will remain so after this deal.” I
Remember the early 90's dialup internet? Back in those days, you were likely using a US Robotics modem. US Robotics was taken over by 3Com in 1997. Now, 12 years later, 3com itself is being bought up by Hewlett Packard (HP). HP announced that they will pay $2.7 Billion in cash for 3com Corporation. This will put HP in the
Well, it was a deal that was a year and a half in the making. Actually, it's been longer than that - nonetheless, Microsoft has finally gotten what they want. While it still needs to have a final stamp of approval, it looks like Yahoo search will become Yahoo Search powered by Bing. The real history is this: Back in