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PlayStation Vita monthly data pricing plans revealed
If you’re 
planning to get a 3G-enabled PlayStation Vita when it launches next month, be prepared for monthly data fees that are on par with the iPad.
AT&T has revealed its pricing plans for the system, detailing a pair of options designed to accommodate light and heavy users of the network.
Feds move to block AT&T, T-Mobile merger
AT&T’s takeover of 
T-Mobile has hit a major roadblock as the U.S. government plans to block the merger of the two mobile giants. The Department of Justice today filed suit in U.S. District Court in Washington, saying the deal violates U.S. antitrust law.
“We are seeking to block this deal in order to maintain a vibrant and competitive market place,” said James Cole, Deputy Attorney General at the U.S. Department of Justice in a press conference.
Nintendo pacts with Netflix for streaming
Nintendo has unveiled a slew of deals, including a streaming vid partnership with Netflix, that show a growing partnership between the company and Hollywood.
During the company’s keynote address at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco, execs announced Wednesday that U.S. owners of the forthcoming handheld gaming system will be able to stream Netflix films to the device starting this summer.
Windows Phone 7 takes aim at Apple
While Microsoft’s previous efforts in mobile technology haven’t generated a lot of support or enthusiasm, the company is incorporating a variety of entertainment elements into its upcoming phones — which could be key to winning marketshare.
A trio of handsets featuring Windows Phone 7 — which many analysts feel is the company’s last chance to make a real impact in the mobile space — will hit AT&T stores on Nov. 8. Other carriers will follow shortly thereafter. (Some European customers will get the phones on Oct. 21.)
Microsoft’s mobile division hits a big roadblock
Windows Mobile 7 might be the most
radical (and promising) operating system from the company’s mobile division in years, but the road to retail isn’t going to be perfectly smooth.
Verizon, which was famously burned by Microsoft with the Kin earlier this year, has announced it will not carry phones using the service at launch – or at all this year. It will be some unnamed date in 2011 before the company begins supporting the OS.
Analysis: The Coming Battle – Game Console Makers Vs. Cable Companies
The relationship between console makers and 
cable companies can be a dicey one. Both compete for consumer eyeballs in the living room – and dip their toes in the other’s waters from time to time – but have avoided any sort of direct battle so far. Were they to square off, the brawl would likely be an epic one.
It might be time to start looking for ringside seats.
Chris Morris: Journalist 