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Don't call it widescreen: rumors abound about the next iPhone ratio

Posted May 23, 2012 - 11:15 am

Google might be getting its layoff machine rolling again, Samsung’s stylus-oriented Galaxy Note tablet is due soon, and Apple, dear Apple, is having its video ambitions debated in a wide public rumor exchange. Let’s get into this Wednesday’s rumor roundup!
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Netflix shares jump on Verizon acquisition rumor

Posted December 12, 2011 - 8:25 pm

Buying stock based on rumors is a risky business, but that didn't stop some investors from climbing on the Netflix bandwagon on Monday.
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Even at a big discount, Yahoo acquisition would be a mistake for Microsoft

Posted October 7, 2011 - 11:20 am

Microsoft may be interested once again in acquiring Yahoo. Even at a bargain price compared to its 2008 bid, the move makes little sense for Redmond.
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Skype bloodletting doesn't bode well for fans of Internet phone service

Posted June 20, 2011 - 10:02 am

At least eight executives at the Internet phone service are fired before Microsoft acquisition is finalized.
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Another Google acquisition, another antitrust probe

Posted June 17, 2011 - 5:25 pm

The U.S. Justice Department reportedly is reviewing the search giant's $400 million purchase of Internet advertising company Admeld.
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VMware takes two shots at cost of its products

Posted June 14, 2011 - 11:34 am

VMware, criticized by competitors and some customers for its high cost, takes aim at the bottom line with better cost reporting and analysis and making app dev costs vary with use.
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Honeywell to buy EMS Technologies for $491 million

Posted June 13, 2011 - 11:42 am

EMS shares rise in wake of premium $33-per-share offer.
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AT&T, T-Mobile chief executives pitch merger to skeptical antitrust panel

Posted May 11, 2011 - 1:11 pm

The approval process for AT&T's proposed $39 billion acquisition of rival wireless carrier T-Mobile USA could go beyond the usual political play-acting.
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Your handy guide for deciding what to think about the Microsoft-Skype deal

Posted May 11, 2011 - 11:23 am

Still trying to to figure out whether Microsoft made a good move buying Internet phone and videoconferencing company Skype for $8.5 billion?
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Level 3 Communications to buy Global Crossing

Posted April 11, 2011 - 3:33 pm

Shares of Level 3 Communications (NASDAQ: LVLT) and telecommunications services provider Global Crossing (NASDAQ: GLBC) soared Monday after Level 3 announced it would purchase Global for $1.9 billion.
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Texas Instruments buys National Semiconductor for $6.5B

Posted April 4, 2011 - 6:52 pm

Monday was a good day to be a National Semiconductor (NYSE: NSM) shareholder.
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AOL-HuffPost: Marriage made in content farm/tabloid hell

Posted February 7, 2011 - 12:40 pm

Shares of AOL (NYSE:AOL) dropped more than 4 percent in early trading Monday as investors reacted negatively to news that the troubled Internet pioneer will buy popular online news and entertainment site The Huffington Post for $315 million.
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Qualcomm, Atheros shares rise on acquisition deal

Posted January 5, 2011 - 6:43 pm

Wall Street treated Qualcomm's $3.1 billion acquisition of wi-fi chip maker Atheros as a win-win, with investors boosting shares of both companies in Wednesday trading. (Also see: New Motorola stocks rise in Wall Street debut)
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Motorola Mobility buys cloud-based media streaming start-up

Posted December 22, 2010 - 1:19 pm

Motorola Mobility Inc. on Wednesday announced it has acquired on-demand streaming and cloud-synchronization start-up Zecter for an undisclosed sum.
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EarthLink to acquire another regional telco for $370M

Posted December 20, 2010 - 2:18 pm

Internet services provider EarthLink on Monday announced it has agreed to purchase debt-ridden telecommunications player One Communications for $370 million.
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Yahoo says it won't shut down, but will try to sell, Delicious

Posted December 17, 2010 - 7:24 pm

Yahoo says rumors that it will shut down popular social bookmarking service Delicious are unfounded. However, the company is actively seeking to sell the web service.
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Rackspace buys cloud-server management start-up Cloudkick

Posted December 16, 2010 - 11:10 am

Cloud computing and IT hosting company Rackspace on Thursday announced the acquisition of cloud-server management applications start-up Cloudkick for an undisclosed sum.
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Attachmate may keep 882 Unix patents, not Microsoft

Posted November 26, 2010 - 4:00 pm

Attachmate is now saying the acquisition of Novell does not include a transfer of 882 Unix-related patents to Microsoft, which helped fund the deal.
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Novell is dead and Microsoft has eaten its heart

Posted November 22, 2010 - 6:29 pm

Novell was kind of a conservative company, not a natural revolutionary; but it helped launch the LAN revolution and, through that revolutions by email, Internet, Web and consumerization. It only survived the first.
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Private-equity group Attachmate buys Novell for $2.2 billion

Posted November 22, 2010 - 12:25 pm

Private-equity group Attachmate Corp. will purchase enterprise infrastructure software vendor Novell (NASDAQ: NOVL) for $2.2 billion, or $6.10 per share.
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ATG shares soar on Oracle acquisition news

Posted November 2, 2010 - 11:54 am

If you bought shares of Art Technology Group (NASDAQ: ARTG) on Aug. 25 at $2.98, Oracle doubled your investment Tuesday when the database giant announced it would buy ATG for $6 a share, or about $1 billion.
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VMware Buying Novell? Why Add More Blah?

Posted October 20, 2010 - 5:24 pm

Novell and SUSE Linux are solid, but an acquisition wouldn't exactly give VMware a new franchise player.
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CA Technologies scoops up capacity management vendor Hyperformix

Posted September 29, 2010 - 12:08 pm

In a move to strengthen its virtualization management software portfolio, IT management software company CA Technologies announced Tuesday it is buying capacity management software vendor Hyperformix. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
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IBM to buy analytics software vendor Netezza

Posted September 20, 2010 - 11:20 am

Big Blue seems pretty serious about this analytics thing.
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Fujitsu to acquire Siemens' stake in PC venture

Posted November 4, 2008 - 11:09 am

Fujitsu will acquire Siemens' stake in their European computer joint-venture, Fujitsu-Siemens Computers, the two said Tuesday.
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