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File this under “we’re so not sure about this,” but apparently T-Mobile (its parent company, actually) may pursue the acquisition of Sprint, which had certainly seen better times. According to German paper Der Spiegel, which doesn’t cite sources, the German telecom giant may pursue the deal, which would include snagging Nextel as well — a kind of hard sell for any investment bank that eventually get a chance to lead the deal.
Nevertheless, if there’s some merit to this story — and reportedly formal negotiations have already started — we may see T-Mobile emerging on a strong third position in the U.S. carrier market. On the other hand, their quest to unify the two companies (or that’s three if you count Nextel) may be the one ending like other famous German-American marriage – DaimlerChrystler. We’ll see where this goes…
[Via: Engadget Mobile]
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Dusan Belic
Dusan has been using smartphones since their introduction and is now following the latest trends in the industry. The "convergence" is what he's most excited about, and writing about it is the next logical thing to do. He thinks that using a smartphone is what everyone who cares about their time should do. In addition to his interests in mobile phones, Dusan also loves to experiment with the latest web and mobile 2.0 services. The idea of accessing and managing your information from any device no matter where you are simply amazes him. Whether it's an online to-do list, note taking service or a video sharing social network, he's there to try it out. He admits though, he's still searching for the ultimate web-based organizational tool, which "sings" perfectly with the mobile PIM application. Dusan used to run SymbianWatch.com which later became part of IntoMobile. He lives in Serbia, South-East Europe, from where he edits the site on a daily basis.
