If its Sprint merger goes through, T-Mobile says it will offer free 5G to first responders for a decade and free broadband to 10M households with children
but only if it's approved Daniel Golightly / Android Headlines : T-Mobile Outlines 5G Plans, Major Initiatives Via Sprint Merger Phillip Prado / Android Authority : T-Mobile unveils new $15 plan, free...
Podcasting app Pocket Casts has been acquired by a collective that includes NPR and will continue to operate as a joint venture
Does Spotify Have a Buy.com Problem? Abrar Al-Heeti / CNET : Public radio giants, including NPR and This American Life, buy Pocket Casts Rajesh Pandey / iPhone Hacks : Pocket Casts Acquired by NPR and...
Google is selling US restaurant review guide Zagat, which it bought for $151M in 2011, to restaurant review company The Infatuation for an undisclosed sum
The guidebook was once a go-to source for restaurant recommendations Greg Sterling / Search Engine Land : Google selling Zagat to restaurant recommendations site The Infatuation Adnan Farooqui / Uberg...
Sources: SoftBank is considering renewing T-Mobile US merger talks in April, may cede control of Sprint
and the shares are exploding Evan Selleck / iPhone Hacks : SoftBank Willing to Cede Control of Sprint in Potential Merger with T-Mobile Eric Abent / SlashGear : T-Mobile, Sprint merger may have SoftBa...
Apple acquires another machine learning company: Tuplejump
Machine learning is Apple's dish of the day, or the year. Manish Singh / Mashable : Apple acquires Indian machine learning company Tuplejump Roger Fingas / AppleInsider : Apple buys out machine learni...
AT&T to stop offering two-year phone contracts on January 8, moving to up-front purchase of new phones or AT&T Next financing plans
here's what it means Brian Fung / Washington Post : AT&T is doing away with the two-year contract once and for all Chris Barylick / O'Grady's PowerPage : AT&T confirms move away from two-year contract...
Rdio to shut down its service, file for bankruptcy, with Pandora acquiring key assets for $75M in cash
then Apple, Google, and Microsoft showed up Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica : Rdio shutting down, and Pandora will buy its technology Shawn King / The Loop : Pandora acquires ‘key assets’ from Rdio, will l...