Verizon prepping $100B bid to buy more of itself

Verizon wants to own all of subsidiary Verizon Wireless' stock. And it's willing to spend $100 billion in cash and stock to make it happen.

Verizon wants all of Verizon Wireless — considering a Vodafone merger or buyout

Verizon no longer wants its wireless destiny tied to the European carrier Vodafone.

Dutch bio-hackers mobilize malaria testing

Amplino may be the ultimate garage project. Three DIY bio-hackers have created a malaria testing kit that can identify different strains of malaria with 95 percent accuracy in under 40 minutes. The testing device is connected via Bluetooth to a mobile phone, making it possible to track malaria outbreaks and the spread of particular strains.

Vodafone will buy telecom oldster CWW for $1.6 billion

Investors in Cable & Wireless Worldwide have finally given the thumbs-up to an acquisition offer from Vodafone. The deal values the 152-year-old telecom company at $1.6 billion.

Vodafone is currently the second largest mobile company globally, and the CWW acquisition …

Verizon fixes technical issue blamed for nationwide 4G LTE outage

Wireless provider Verizon is America’s favorite national network, but it is not immune to an occasional case of the sniffles. A technical issue is being blamed for a service disruption that knocked out 4G LTE service to wireless customers nationwide, …

Metrics for Microshops: Frogtek wins $206,000 to help shopkeepers in emerging countries

Spanish-American startup Frogtek just won the biggest competition for European mobile startups, Vodafone Mobile Clicks, with its app to help small shopkeepers in emerging markets run their businesses.

According to Frogtek, a Mexican stall-like, microretailer stocks an average of 1,000 …

Vodafone plants roots in the Valley with Xone R&D Center

Vodafone, the world’s largest mobile carrier by revenue, is making its presence known in the U.S. today with the launch of its Xone research and development center in Silicon Valley.

The company isn’t gearing up to expand its network to …