Tag: Purchase
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British Gas Buys Hive Owner AlertMe
Home automation systems are a great new way to make it a lot easier to get your central heating and hot water boiling in order. Systems such as Hive and Google’s Nest are both prominent products in the field, and now it seems that the British Gas partner Hive is to be fully acquired by…
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BT To Purchase EE For £12.5 Billion
Upheaval in the UK mobile service provider world has been rife recently, with big names purchasing smaller networks such as O2’s recent purchase by Three owner Hutchinson Whampoa , as well as phone shops on the high street going out of business, such as Phones4U late last year. Now, in a bid to take on the…
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BT Shares Rise As O2 Bidding War Begins
The other day we reported on the rumor that’s going around concerning BT’s desire to either purchase or affiliate themselves with an existing UK mobile network with the objective of establishing a network of their very own. Those rumors have created quite the buzz in both the tech community and the stock market. Following the…
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Universal Picks Up Steve Jobs Movie
The long awaited Steve Jobs movie is now back on the cards – as we’ve heard of confirmation of the rumor that Universal have gone ahead and picked up the movie from former producers Sony. Thankfully, the movie will carry on into production, although it’s not clear when. SEE ALSO: EU Parliament In Talks To…
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BT Reportedly In Talks To Buy Back O2
According to sources quoted by El Confidential, UK telecoms giant BT is apparently in very preliminary talks to buy back a former property of their company – O2, one of the UK’s largest mobile networks. BT is also reportedly readying themselves to enter the mobile network game, as the company up until now has mostly…
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No Post-Sale RAM Upgrades For New Mac Mini
Just days ago we saw the latest keynote from Apple, which showed off some of the next generation models of their flagship devices, including the iPad, iMac and Mac Mini. Each of these devices represented unprecedented advancement in terms of Apple products, although critics have said that the advancements don’t mean a lot in terms…
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EU Approves Facebook’s WhatsApp Buyout
The EU is constantly vigilant for the encroachment of foreign products and tech into the EU market, which of course removes revenue from countries within the union and also makes competition from new companies within the union virtually impossible. It also works to ensure fairness within EU markets, making sure each and every business has…
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Competitors Rally to Save Phones4U Jobs
We’ve been hearing a lot about the recent Phones4U administration fiasco, when the successful high street phone company got left high and dry by unscrupulous maneuvering by competitors. The company was forced into administration after sneaky rivals managed to leave them with not a business contact to their name. After the closure of Phones4U’s stores…
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Microsoft Has Indeed Bought Mojang
We heard yesterday, and earlier in the week that Microsoft was going to make a big purchase of Mojang AB, the company behind Minecraft, for an estimated sum of 2,5 billion US dollars. The rumors have turned out to be true as of today, Microsoft Does indeed own Mojang. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella Tweeted today…
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Microsoft May Buy Mojang for $2.5b
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After nearly a week of rumors surrounding the purchase of Minecraft developer Mojang AB, a move which apparently goes against what Mojang has previously said about keeping their independence, rumors are now flying around that tomorrow on Monday the deal between the two companies will finally be signed, with Mojang reportedly taking away close to…
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Warner Bros May Buy Xbox TV Studio
Microsoft scrapped their television programming department back in July, which was going to be a service which delivered content to the Xbox Live mostly on the Xbox One. The department, known as Xbox Entertainment Studios, was to focus on bringing original programs to Xbox Live. The Hollywood Reporter has now claimed that the studio is…
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Twitter Persue the Purchasing of SoundCloud
Twitter has announced its interest in purchasing the music sharing service SoundCloud. The companies are currently in talks on the acquisition. SoundCloud is an online service where anyone from unknown individuals, to well-known artists can upload and share the fruits of their labour, musically speaking. Listeners can then add comments and “like” the clips they…