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As Netflix Ends Qwikster, Eyes Turn to Sprint, Sony, Microsoft and Apple

6:10PM 10/10/2011

Technology, Microsoft, Netflix, Research In Motion, Sony, Sprint Nextel Corp, AT&T, Verizon, Clearwire

Netflix's dramatic reversal, a cash-crunched wireless carrier, a desperate handset maker, blessings from Europe for Microsoft, and Steve Jobs: The Motion Picture. This is the stuff that will dominate high-tech headlines in the coming days. Here's what to watch as the week unfolds.

Sprint Nextel and Clearwire Close to Resolving Pricing Dispute

1:15PM 3/03/2011

By Dawn Kawamoto

Sprint Nextel Corp, Clearwire

Sprint and Nextel stocks climbed Thursday on word that the two companies are on the verge of resolving their five-month pricing dispute.

Cox Communications Launches Cell Network

2:15AM 11/19/2010

By The Associated Press

Company News, Technology, Media, Google , Sprint Nextel Corp, Time Warner Cable, Clearwire

Cox Communications is taking on wireless companies on its own turf by launching a long-anticipated cellular service in three scattered markets where it already provides cable. But can it compete with all the other wireless companies out there?

Super-Fast Broadband to Come to Big Cities

6:45AM 10/18/2010

By Douglas McIntyre

Sprint Nextel Corp, AT&T, Clearwire

Sprint-Nextel and its 4G Wimax partner Clearwire will launch their super-fast wireless broadband into the largest markets in the U.S. -- New York, Los Angeles, and San Francisco. Sprint says its 4G service will reach 120 million people by the end of the year.

Why Wait for iPhone 4G? Sprint's EVO 4G Breaks Sales Record

12:30PM 6/07/2010

By Sam Gustin

Google , Sprint Nextel Corp, Apple, AT&T, Verizon, Clearwire

Ahead of Apple's iPhone 4G launch, Sprint has announced that its new phone, HTC's EVO 4G, set a sales record for the company. Billed as the first 4G smartphone, the EVO 4G has won rave reviews.

Hedge Fund Billionaire Philip Falcone's Plan to Take on Verizon and AT&T

3:30PM 3/29/2010

By Sam Gustin

Technology, People, Sprint Nextel Corp, AT&T, Verizon, New York Times Co, Clearwire

Philip Falcone, who runs Harbinger Capital Parters, is taking on several of the country's biggest telecoms by leveraging three satellite investments into a massive 4G wireless network that one analyst has called "breathtaking in its ambition."

Growth Matters: Netflix Moves to Streaming Video

7:00AM 3/26/2010

By Peter Cohan

Netflix, Apple, Amazon.com, 3M, Clearwire

Perhaps no company has revolutionized the video rental business as much as Netflix. With over 90,000 titles and more than 11 million paying subscribers, Netflix is now the leading online DVD subscription service. But as costs rise and competition mounts, Netflix has got to make some changes. One of them: To beef up its streaming video business.

Sprint's Android 4G Smartphone Evo Aims For Apple

7:00PM 3/23/2010

By Sam Gustin

Company News, Technology, Google , Motorola, Sprint Nextel Corp, Verizon, Comcast, Time Warner Cable, HTC, Clearwire

Paging Apple's legal department. Sprint announced the first WiMax smart phone Tuesday, the HTC Evo 4G, which runs on Google's Android platform. It's the first phone designed to run on Clearwire's 4G WiMax network. It's also a clear challenge to Apple, which recently sued HTC over Android.