Merger Reshapes Latin American Air Market – The Wall Street Journal.

June 23, 2012 Leave a comment

Merger Reshapes Latin American Air Market

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304898704577482533106572416.html

SÃO PAULO—Airline consolidation took another step forward Friday with the stock-swap takeover of Brazilian airline TAM SA TAM +0.34%by Chile’s LAN Airlines SA, LFL +1.36%creating South America’s largest carrier by traffic, with an estimated market capitalization of $13 billion, the largest of any airline in the world.

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The new company, Latam Airlines Group SA, encompasses airlines in six South American nations and has four major hubs—São Paulo, Lima, Santiago and Bogotá. Latam would control 40% of the passenger traffic within South America and be the second-largest airline by passengers after American Airlines on routes to the U.S. and third-largest to Europe.

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Smartphone Patents: Never-Ending War – The Wall Street Journal.

April 13, 2012 Leave a comment

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Smartphone Patents: Never-Ending War

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303624004577339931560320116.html

Customers shopping for Apple Inc.’s AAPL +1.16%iPhone might pay little attention to the gadget’s “slide to unlock” feature, but you would never know that from a quick glance at Apple’s current roster of patent lawsuits.

The technology giant has secured two key U.S. patents on slide-to-unlock—a technology that lets users wake a dormant phone with a finger-swipe across the screen. And it is wielding those patents like swords against rivals around the world.

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Instagram purchase born of rising mobile paranoia – Rethink Wireless

April 13, 2012 Leave a comment

http://www.rethink-wireless.com/2012/04/12/instagram-purchase-born-rising-mobile-paranoia.htm

Thousands of column inches have understandably been written about Facebook’s $1bn acquisition of mobile photo sharing start-up Instagram. Whether the smaller firm is worth this huge sum is hardly relevant, but comparisons with the dotcom bubble are superficial. The apparently ridiculous valuations for companies like Instagram are not being driven by over-optimistic enthusiasm for a new market, as at the turn of the century, but by paranoia and a deep fear of failure in the mobile world.

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Facebook’s New Instagram Playbook – The Wall Street Journal.

April 11, 2012 Leave a comment

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Facebook’s New Instagram Playbook

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303815404577336232461210936.html

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Web of Air Routes: Merger Makeover – The Wall Street Journal.

March 3, 2012 Leave a comment

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Web of Air Routes: Merger Makeover

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203833004577251762580397458.html

The Wall Street Journal Mobile Reader for iPhoneTM delivers the latest global news, financial events, market insights and information to keep you ahead of the curve. Get the information you depend on plus entertainment, culture, and sports coverage when, where, and how you want it from the most credible source for news and information. Click below to download the WSJ Mobile Reader for free from the iTunes App Store.

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Peugeot’s Partners Guarded on GM Deal – The Wall Street Journal.

March 1, 2012 Leave a comment

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Peugeot’s Partners Guarded on GM Deal

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203753704577255070442941152.html

The Wall Street Journal Mobile Reader for iPhoneTM delivers the latest global news, financial events, market insights and information to keep you ahead of the curve. Get the information you depend on plus entertainment, culture, and sports coverage when, where, and how you want it from the most credible source for news and information. Click below to download the WSJ Mobile Reader for free from the iTunes App Store.

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28Feb12 – Microsoft and Nokia turn attention to low end phones

February 28, 2012 Leave a comment

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Begin forwarded message:

From: “Rethink Wireless” <admin>
Date: February 28, 2012 5:50:18 AM EST
To: bgc
Subject: 28Feb12 – Microsoft and Nokia turn attention to low end phones
Reply-To: admin

ARCChart | RethinkWireless 28-Feb-12

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Sprint’s Woes Weighed on Deal – The Wall Street Journal.

February 27, 2012 Leave a comment

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Sprint’s Woes Weighed on Deal

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203833004577248001619915494.html

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Microsoft extends tight hardware control to W8 – Rethink Wireless

February 13, 2012 Leave a comment

http://www.rethink-wireless.com/2012/02/13/microsoft-extends-tight-hardware-control-w8.htm

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Stakes Rise in Apple vs. Google – The Wall Street Journal.

February 10, 2012 Leave a comment

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Stakes Rise in Apple vs. Google

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203824904577213430617644196.html

The Wall Street Journal Mobile Reader for iPhoneTM delivers the latest global news, financial events, market insights and information to keep you ahead of the curve. Get the information you depend on plus entertainment, culture, and sports coverage when, where, and how you want it from the most credible source for news and information. Click below to download the WSJ Mobile Reader for free from the iTunes App Store.

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