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Industry Mobile

T-Mobile and Sprint merger still in the works

Would regulators cooperate?

By Shawn Knight, September 19, 2017, 3:30 PM

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The Essential smartphone will be a Sprint exclusive in the US (but work on all carriers)

By Shawn Knight, June 12, 2017, 1:30 PM

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SoftBank buys robot maker Boston Dynamics for undisclosed sum

By Shawn Knight, June 8, 2017, 8:56 PM 8 comments

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Softbank has reportedly amassed a $4 billion stake in Nvidia

Following its acquisition of ARM and other big investments

By Rob Thubron, May 24, 2017, 9:15 AM

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Industry Mobile

Sprint and T-Mobile reportedly resume merger talks

By Shawn Knight, May 14, 2017, 1:00 PM

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Softbank is selling a 25% stake of recently acquired ARM to a Saudi investment group

Softbank acquired ARM Holdings just six months ago

By Rob Thubron, March 9, 2017, 11:00 AM

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SoftBank and Honda aim to build a car that can read your emotions

By Shawn Knight, July 21, 2016, 7:00 PM 8 comments

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Industry Hardware

Softbank buying chip maker ARM in $31 billion deal

By Rob Thubron, July 18, 2016, 6:15 AM 10 comments

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Lenovo unveils its first Windows 10 Mobile smartphone

By Shawn Knight, July 15, 2016, 3:30 PM

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Gaming Industry

Tencent agrees to buy Clash of Clans publisher Supercell from Japan's SoftBank

By Shawn Knight, June 21, 2016, 10:15 AM

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Industry Mobile

French telco Iliad expected to make second offer for T-Mobile

By Shawn Knight, October 2, 2014, 8:15 PM

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SoftBank reportedly in talks to acquire DreamWorks Animation

By Shawn Knight, September 29, 2014, 6:45 AM

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Deutsche Telekom has agreed to sell T-Mobile USA to SoftBank, report claims

By Shawn Knight, May 29, 2014, 5:45 PM 11 comments

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Softbank CEO secured iPhone exclusivity in Japan without a carrier, before the iPhone even existed

By Himanshu Arora, March 13, 2014, 10:35 AM

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Sprint completes acquisition of Clearwire for $5 per share

By Shawn Knight, July 9, 2013, 3:00 PM

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Dish makes offer for Sprint, Verizon interested in Clearwire spectrum

By Shawn Knight, April 15, 2013, 1:00 PM

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Sprint buys PCS spectrum, half a million customers from U.S. Cellular

By Shawn Knight, November 8, 2012, 8:30 AM

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Sprint buys controlling stake in Clearwire following Softbank deal

By Shawn Knight, October 18, 2012, 1:30 PM 8 comments

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Industry Mobile

Japanese wireless provider SoftBank in talks to acquire Sprint Nextel

By Shawn Knight, October 11, 2012, 11:30 AM