Tag: Acquisition
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Facebook Rumoured to be Buying Face.com
Mark Zuckerberg and co. are looking to splash the cash once again…
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Latest Apple Talks Point to Acquisition of Israeli Memory Manufacturer Anobit
Latest tech industry speculation and rumour has it that flash (i.e. solid-state) memory hardware creator Anobit is firmly set in the sights of US tech company Apple. Reports have it that the company is about to pay up to $500 million for the smaller hardware firm. Anobit’s repertoire of solid-state memory based knowledge is extensive […]
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Sony to Drop Ericsson Brand from Smartphones in 2012
If recent reports are to be believed, it’s expected that Sony will drop the Ericsson brand from its smartphones starting in mid-2012. This step was widely expected to happen back in October when Sony acquired the 50% stake owned by Ericsson for an eye-watering €1.05 billion. In an interview with Times of India, a Sony […]
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RIM to acquire cloud company for new services on Blackberry gadgets
Research in Motion (RIM) has made its intentions known that it is very interested in bringing cloud-based services to its popular Blackberry range of products which includes smartphones such as the recently released Blackberry 9810 (or Touch 2) and the Blackberry Playbook tablet. Canadian tech company RIM is currently eyeing the Irish firm NewBay which […]
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Beats by Dre new headphones in partnership with DJ David Guetta
Beats, the company which mobile co. HTC recently bought a major share acquisition from, has launched a new set of headphones in its ‘Beats by Dre’ range. Following ear-gear inspired by Lady Gaga, Justin Bieber, P.Diddy and Bono, the latest Beats come from French club and pop chart DJ David Guetta. The ‘Beats mixr’ […]
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Google Buys Motorola for $12.5 Billion
Google has acquired Motorola Mobility including their smartphone and tablet business in a deal worth $12.5 billion. The agreement was met recently, with Google and Motorola releasing a joint press statement just minutes ago. The move is a strategic one by Google, and one to help them better fight against Apple and the iPhone. Google […]
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HTC Phones to Pack Dr Dre Beats Audio Very Soon
HTC has announced that it will be buying into a ‘strategic partnership and investment’ with Dr Dre’s Beats Electronics company, in a deal costing them a cool $300 million. The deal will mean that the high quality audio you expect from Dr Dre Beats headphones and audio gear will be implemented in HTC smartphones in […]
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EA Games buys Popcap for over $1 Billion
Casual mobile gaming maker Popcap has been scooped up by EA Games in a deal worth over one billion US dollars. The image above is a rather comical note sent from the people at Popcap to their new owners EA Games, designed in the style of one of their most popular games, Plants Vs Zombies […]
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Twitter confirms it has bought TweetDeck
After rumours were circulating surrounding Twitter’s supposed acquisition of the popular Desktop and Mobile client Tweetdeck, both companies have finally officially announced the deal. Twitter has spent a whopping $40 million to acquire the popular third party app. There have been rumours going around for a couple of weeks that a deal was in the […]
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Microsoft close to acquiring Skype for $8 billion
The news last week was that both Microsoft and Facebook were in discussions with Skype on a possible buy-out, although the latest information filtering through suggests that it’s Microsoft that may have the more appealing offer with a deal that is reported to be around the $7-8 billion mark. This latest news comes from the […]
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Facebook’s Zuckerberg in talks to aquire Skype?
Friendly chat between Facebook and Skype could lead to much more, if rumours surfacing today are true about CEO Mark Zuckerberg romancing the possibility of integrating his social network with the popular chat and video call service. Reuters reports “internal discussions” between Zuckerberg, creator of The Face Book and Skype’s own big shots which could […]
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Twitter buys Tweetdeck for $50 million
Twitter reportedly acquires Tweetdeck platform for $40-50 million