T-Mobile USA Is Not Getting the iPhone (Yet)

Mar 21, 2011 No Comments

A burning question among users following AT&T’s $39 billion acquisition of T-Mobile USA was: Will T-Mobile start offering the iPhone? The answer is no.In its Q&A on the AT&T acquisition, T-Mobile states this very clearly, but leaves the possibility that things might change in a year… Tweet This Post

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T-Mobile answers its customers’ most Frequently Asked Question: no iPhone

Mar 21, 2011 No Comments

Never mind the practicalities of T-Mobile and AT&T using different 3G bands, Apple not having approved any deal for extended distribution of its phone, or the fact AT&T’s acquisition of T-Mobile isn’t set to complete for another year… Tweet This Post

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Why AT&T Bought T-Mobile

Mar 20, 2011 No Comments

AT&T, criticized and even despised for its inability to keep up with growing mobile data usage, thinks it has found the solution to its network woes. And all it will cost the telecom giant is $39 billion and months (or even years) of regulatory hurdles… Tweet This Post

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Facebook Acquires Snaptu to Bring Social Networking to Feature Phones

Mar 20, 2011 No Comments

Facebook has acquired Israeli startup Snaptu, a creator of simple mobile applications for feature phones, for an estimated $70 million.Snaptu’s technology is designed to bring web service such as Facebook, Twitter & LinkedIn to almost any phone through a series of applications it has designed… Tweet This Post

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YouTube Takes Another Step Toward Legitimacy With New Acquisition

Mar 07, 2011 No Comments

In a move that’s been grinding through the rumor mill since December, YouTube has acquired web video production company Next New Networks.The New York-based company is the independent online video producer behind more than 25 branded networks and popular Internet programming distributed through YouTube… Tweet This Post

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Google Acquires BeatThatQuote for $61.5 Million

Mar 07, 2011 No Comments

Google has broken new ground in the personal finance realm with the purchase of UK price comparison website BeatThatQuote for $61.5 million ($37.7 million GBP).BeatThatQuote, launched in 2005, provides price comparisons for UK loans, insurance, legal services, utilities and other financial products… Tweet This Post

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Western Digital To Acquire Hitachi for $4.3 Billion

Mar 07, 2011 No Comments

Storage giant Western Digital has entered a definitive agreement to acquire Hitachi in a cash and stock transaction valued at approximately $4.3 billion, the company announced.Under the terms of the agreement, WD will acquire Hitachi for $3… Tweet This Post

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Google Acquires Reverse Engineering Company Zynamics

Mar 01, 2011 No Comments

Google has just acquired a small German software company called Zynamics. The company, which was founded in 2004, focuses on reverse engineering — that is, analyzing software (malware in particular) for which no source code is available… Tweet This Post

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Facebook Acquires Group Messaging Startup Beluga

Mar 01, 2011 1 Comment

Facebook has snapped up yet another tech startup. Tuesday’s acquisition is Beluga, a startup that allows users to send instant group messages, photos and location information across multiple platforms… Tweet This Post

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AOL picks up The Huffington Post for $315M — so who’s next?

Feb 07, 2011 No Comments

AOL has agreed to buy The Huffington Post, the fast-growing Internet-publishing startup backed by a controversial political figure, for $315 million in its third major acquisition of a power player in online media… Tweet This Post

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BREAKING: AOL Acquires Huffington Post for $315 Million

Feb 07, 2011 No Comments

AOL has acquired Huffington Post for $315 million in its biggest move since it became an independent company in 2009.The acquisition will create a new online media conglomerate that already owns news websites TechCrunch and Engadget… Tweet This Post

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Verizon Acquires Cloud Services Company Terremark for $1.4 Billion

Jan 27, 2011 No Comments

Verizon has agreed to acquire IT and cloud services company Terremark Worldwide for a price of $19 per share, a total equity value of $1.4 billion. Terremark, which controls 13 data centers throughout the U… Tweet This Post

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