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AT&T Takes On T-Mobile With Cricket Prepaid Brand

AT&T’s (T) wireless business is getting a lift from its Cricket prepaid brand as it expands distribution at retail stores. In Q3, AT&T added 466,000 Cricket and Go Phone prepaid customers, marking its best prepaid gains in nearly eight years. On the other hand, AT&T lost some 330,000 postpaid phone subscribers — the generally more lucrative customers who pay monthly — but the growth in prepaid could still give AT&T a new weapon vs. T-Mobile US

Why Luxoft Aloft May Be The Envy Of IBM, Accenture

Can lofty Luxoft (LXFT) fly higher? Earnings reports always mark a crucial time for a stock, so how much higher analysts could take the tech services firm might be known after the close, when the company is expected to report a 22% jump in EPS and 35% rise in revenue for its fiscal Q2, which ended Sept. 30. Luxoft stock hit a record high just shy of 72 on Wednesday and was up a fraction in early trading in the stock market today, near 70. The

Critics Love Microsoft's Surface Book

The Surface Book. Photo Microsoft. Microsoft ‘s Surface Book is a hit. Critics have been nearly unanimous in their praise for the device, which Microsoft has characterized as the “ultimate laptop.” Given its price,