Should Samsung Really Consider Buying AMD?
Not likely to happenFor college basketball fans, it's been a crazy weekend, and March as a whole. That's why it's called March Madness, and this time around, there were a number of notable upsets and...
View ArticleJudge Rejects Settlement in Shareholder Case Over HP’s Autonomy Acquisition
Chides company and shareholders’ lawyers for ‘abdication of their responsibility’We are sure Hewlett-Packard would like nothing more than to efface the memory of its disastrous 2011 acquisition of...
View ArticleMicrosoft Gets into Holiday Shopping Season, Purchases Mobile Email App...
Microsoft's mobile play is reportedly worth $200 millionConsumers aren't the only ones looking to make purchases during the ongoing Black Friday and Cyber Monday festivities, firms are going on...
View ArticleGlobalfoundries is Buying IBM's Chip Business for Negative $1.5 Billion
Say what now?Think you could sell ice to an Eskimo? Hey, that would be an impressive demonstration of your ability to make a sale, though it pales in comparison to Globalfoundries deal with IBM. As odd...
View ArticleIt's Official: Microsoft Agrees to Acquire Minecraft Maker Mojang for $2.5...
Might we finally see Minecraft make its way to Windows Phone?When it comes to billion dollar acquisitions, secrets are hard to hold onto. Hence the rumors heading into the weekend that Microsoft was...
View ArticleReport: Microsoft Could Announce $2.5 Billion Acquisition of Minecraft Studio...
Talks reportedly initiated by Minecraft creator Markus PerssonMicrosoft’s rumored acquisition of Sweden-based Minecraft developer Mojang could be worth as much as $2.5 billion, according to a Reuters...
View ArticleSamsung Buys Startup SmartThings, Reportedly Pays $200 Million
Samsung joins the home automation clubSmartThings confirmed today that it has been acquired by Samsung and will operate as an independent company with the South Korean company's Open Innovation Center...
View ArticleApple Confirms Purchase of Beats Music and Electronics for $3 Billion
Beats co-founders Jimmy Iovine and Dr. Dre are now Apple guysAfter remaining eerily quiet for weeks following rumors and speculation of a $3.2 billion takeover, Apple this week finally announced that...
View ArticleGoogle Reportedly Going After Twitch with $1 Billion Buyout Offer
Twitch may have turned down a Microsoft offer to join forces with Google's YouTube serviceTo borrow a line from "The Social Network," a million dollars isn't cool. Do you know what's cool? A billion...
View ArticleApple Reportedly Interested in Acquiring Beats Brand for $3.2 Billion
If this goes through at $3.2 billion, it would be Apple's priciest acquisition everIf the stars align just right, the next iPhone model may sport a Beats by Dr. Dre logo on the back. According to...
View ArticleDone Deal: Nokia Completes Sale of Mobile Unit to Microsoft
Microsoft and Nokia clear all remaining hurdles in mobile unit saleIt took a bit longer than anticipated -- regulatory hurdles require a lot of jumping and maneuvering, especially when it's on a global...
View ArticleMicrosoft Clears Regulatory Hurdles, Will Close Nokia Deal April 25
Only a few days remain before Microsoft closes its acquisition of Nokia's mobile businessIf things had gone exactly to plan, Microsoft would have tied the knot with Nokia by now. However, red tape is...
View ArticleOculus Should Refund Kickstarter Money
Column: Oculus should do the right thingFacebook purchasing Oculus was an unprecedented acquisition. No Kickstarter company has ever been bought out by a large corporation prior to their crowdfunded...
View ArticleLenovo Comments on Strike at IBM Server Factory in China
Over 1,000 IBM workers go on strike to protest deal with LenovoLenovo and IBM entered into a definitive agreement at the end of January in which Lenovo would acquire IBM's x86 server business for...
View ArticleComcast to Obtain Time Warner Cable for $45.2 Billion
Mass media company continues to growComcast has announced plans to acquire Time Warner Cable in a stock-for-stock transaction that would total $45.2 billion. The transaction would involve Comcast...
View ArticleInvestors Hammer Lenovo Following Sony Vaio Buyout Rumor
Rumor has it Lenovo is interested in Sony's Vaio PC businessReports emerged over the weekend claiming Lenovo, the world's No. 1 PC maker in terms of shipments, has been in talks with Sony about a...
View ArticleLenovo is Buying Motorola from Google for $2.91 Billion
Google is selling, not buyingGoogle is selling its Motorola handset division to Lenovo for $2.91 billion, making it the biggest tech deal for the Chinese electronics company. The announcement follows...
View ArticleGoogle Acquires AI Developer DeepMind
Google continues to grow one company at a timeGoogle has purchased DeepMind and confirmed the business transaction to technology website ReCode, though declined to reveal the amount of money paid....
View ArticleApple Makes $345 Million Offer for PrimeSense, 3D Sensor Tech Firm Behind the...
Acquisition would open a world of opportunities for ApplePerhaps hinting at a future feature of its iPad, iPod touch, and iPad mini devices, it's being reported that Apple snatched up PrimeSense, a...
View ArticleDell Shareholders Approve $24.9 Billion Sale to Michael Dell and Silver Lake,...
Michael Dell regains control of the company he foundedDude, Michael Dell's getting a Dell. After months of negotiations and public bickering over the value of Dell, company shareholders voted on...
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