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The world's fastest man wasn't quite at his best in his comeback race, but he still did enough to edge out compatriot Asafa Powell by 0.02 seconds to win the 100m sprint at Rome Golden Gala.

Google unveiled its much anticipated mobile payments system -- Google Wallet -- in New York on Thursday, promising to change for ever the way people use money for transactions. In the past few thousand years, the way we pay has changed just three times—from coins, to paper money, to plastic cards. Now we’re on the brink of the next big shift, Google stated.

Google introduces Google Wallet, a new mobile platform for contactless payments.

Jamaican speedster Usain Bolt will be the star attraction.

Activist investor Pardus Capital Management called on Clearwire Corp to resume efforts to sell wireless airwaves in order to strengthen its hand in negotiations with majority owner Sprint Nextel.

Google will unveil a mobile payment system on Thursday, May 26th, and it will run on the Android operating system available on Sprint Nexus S phones.

The companies whose shares are moving in pre-market trade on Friday are: Barnes & Noble, Salesforce.com, Anadarko Petroleum, Sprint Nextel Corp, Gap, Aeropostale, Ann, American Eagle Outfitters, LinkedIn Corp and LDK Solar.

Apple's iPhone 5 would have an 8 megapixel camera and a redesigned antenna, but it may not have feature the LTE and NFC capabilities.

Sprint is taking its battle against the merger of AT&T and T-Mobile to the state public utility commissions, and plans to file a formal protest to the Federal Communications Commission.

Sprint Nextel has asked West Virginia's state regulators to review AT&T Inc's proposed $39 billion purchase of T-Mobile USA and expects to file similar requests in other states.

Sprint Nextel's first-quarter revenue was higher than expected as the company tacked on a new fee for smartphone customers, sending its shares up more than 3 percent.

Sprint Nextel's first-quarter revenue was higher than expected as customers spent more on data services, sending its shares up about 4 percent in early trade.

Sprint Nextel's first-quarter revenue was higher than expected as customers spent more on data services, sending its shares up about 4 percent in trading before the market opened.

U.S. stocks declined in early trade on Thursday after government reports showed that US economic activity slowed significantly in the first quarter and applications for jobless benefits unexpectedly increased.

The companies whose shares are moving in pre-market trade on Thursday are: Titan International, Constellation Energy, Sprint Nextel, Aetna, Pultegroup, Dow Chemical, LSI Corp, Teradyne, Liz Claiborne, Procter & Gamble, Procter & Gamble and Colgate-Palmolive.

Jefferies & Co. said LM Ericsson Telephone Co.'s (NASDAQ: ERIC) strong first quarter results reinforce its view that Alcatel-Lucent (NYSE: ALU) will report solid -- if not strong -- first quarter results.

Sprint and Clearwire kiss and make up over a wholesale pricing dispute, the latter commits one billion to the former.

Clearwire Corp and its majority owner Sprint Nextel Corp reached a new wholesale pricing deal that has Sprint paying at least $1 billion to Clearwire between this year and the end of next year.

Clearwire Corp and its majority owner Sprint Nextel reached a new wholesale pricing agreement that involves Sprint paying a minimum of $1 billion to Clearwire this year and next year.

Sprint Nextel Corp CEO Dan Hesse attacked rival AT&T Inc's planned acquisition of T-Mobile USA on Friday, saying a tie-up between the two would hurt innovation and set the country's wireless industry back.

The playbook launch party in New York was designed to show off Research In Motions' latest device, but questions still linger about who it is for.

Research In Motion's new Playbook received mixed reviews ahead of launch on April 19.

Launching April 19, PlayBook is expected to stake its own ground in the Tablet market - after a modest start.

Level 3 Communications said it agreed to acquire Global Crossing for about $1.9 billion stock deal to boost its service portfolio.

The FCC's plan to nationalize data roaming has drawn a mixed review from wireless carries and industry associations.

Credit Suisse expects Sprint Nextel Corp. (NYSE: S) will sign network sharing deals both LightSquared and Clearwire Corp. (NASDAQ: CLWR) between now and mid-year.

Jefferies & Co. expects the FiberTower (NASDAQ: FTWR) deal could boost DragonWave Inc.'s (NASDAQ: DRWI) efforts to expand its non-Clearwire business.

Sprint Nextel urged regulators to block AT&T Inc's $39 billion bid to buy Deutsche Telekom AG's T-Mobile USA.

Sprint Nextel Corp cried foul over a planned merger between AT&T Inc and T-Mobile USA, saying the deal would stifle competition and potentially hurt its profitability.