Domain registrar and web host Network Solutions has been acquired by Web.com. Web.com, an Internet services and online marketing solutions company aimed at small businesses, purchased Network Solutions for $405 million in cash and 18 million shares of Web… Tweet This Post

Coming at you with the weekly roundup of features you may have missed on Mashable. Can you handle our collection of Google+ tips, mobile how-to’s, and general geekery? We thought so. We especially hope you love the editors’ picks this week because we have a hunch they’re exactly what you need… Tweet This Post

Google’s quietly pitter-pattering its acquisitive ways back into the controversial realm of facial recognition technology. To do that, the company busted out its oversized wallet to fold Pittsburgh-based PittPatt into the Mountain View borg… Tweet This Post

This post reflects the opinions of the author and not necessarily those of Mashable as a publication. Chris Yeh is an independent angel investor and VP of Marketing for PBworks, one of his investments… Tweet This Post

Your printer might be one step closer to retirement. Adobe announced Monday that it has acquired EchoSign, a company that makes on-screen signing of electronic documents like PDFs easier. The company plans to incorporate EchoSign’s cloud-based digital signature service into tools like SendNow for file transfer, FormsCentral for form creation and CreatePDF… Tweet This Post

Get ready for Mashable‘s weekly roundup! This week, we’ve performed original Google+ analysis, prepared you for the Mac OS X Lion release, and pointed you toward the best fictional Twitter accounts… Tweet This Post

Business intelligence software maker, Jaspersoft, announced yesterday that it raised $11 million dollars in funding. The round was lead by existing investors Red Hat and SAP Ventures in addition to including newcomer Quest Software… Tweet This Post

Evernote has raised $50 million in funding in a round led by repeat investor Sequoia Capital, with participation by Morgenthaler Ventures.Cash from the round will be used for acquisitions. It will also be taken off the table and go to long-term investors and shareholders, CEO and founder Phil Libin says… Tweet This Post

Casual games can be serious business these days, and the rumored billion-dollar acquisition of PopCap by Electronic Arts is yet another sign of the times.EA announced Tuesday that it will buy PopCap for $650 million plus stock and earn-outs, which altogether could add up to as much as $1… Tweet This Post

Whew! This week was awash with news. So, we transformed that news into advice, tips and how-to’s that you can reference for years to come.Take Facebook’s video chat launch — we’ll guide you in setting it up… Tweet This Post

Twitter has acquired comment tracker turned social analytics platform BackType for an undisclosed amount.On the BackType blog, the company says the team and IP will move to the Twitter platform group. Here, the BackType team’s focus will be on “developing tools for Twitter’s publisher partners… Tweet This Post

Today, Amazon announced it is acquiring UK bookseller, The Book Depository, for an undisclosed amount. The acquisition is still awaiting regulatory approvals and customary closing conditions. The Book Depository offers free shipping to over 100 countries and boasts a 48 hour turn around from the time you order to the time it is shipped out [...]