Tag: acquisition
Softbank said to be near T-Mobile buyout
In what may be another industry upset, Softbank is reportedly just a few steps away from the acquiring T-Mobile. Should things go the Japanese...
Yahoo confirms SkyPhrase acquisition
News of another Yahoo acquisition has surfaced this morning. This latest is a company called SkyPhrase and at this time, we are seeing confirmation...
DroidBooster Android accelerator app acquired by Google
Google may have brought some smoothness to Android with Project Butter, however a new acquisition has it looking like they are still looking to...
BlackBerry acquired by Fairfax Financial for $4.7 billion
Say goodbye to Blackberry. Well we can say goodbye officially considering we all have known this was coming for quite some time. Not to...
Google acquires Bump, a wireless data sharing company
This morning we've learned that the folks from Google have acquired another company, one which is actually pretty interesting. It's called Bump, and their...
Nokia to sell mobile phone and smart devices business to Microsoft
Android and iOS might have to start keeping themselves on their toes as a third player builds itself up to take on the two...
Verizon buys out Vodafone’s half of the company in $130 billion deal
Between ongoing talks for the past few months, not to mention several reports this weekend it appears that Verizon Wireless has sealed the deal...
Google acquires WIMM Labs to boost their Nexus smartwatch plans
The teams at Samsung, Apple, and Pebble have some serious competition that is already hard at work on a smartwatch. Who could that be?...
Apple buys Embark to help navigate the Google Maps battle
Earlier this year Google released a pretty massive update that completely overhauled their Google Maps application for mobile devices. The new and improved Maps...
Google acquires stake in Google Glass display maker Himax
Google has acquired a 6.3 percent share in Himax Display Technologies, with a future option to get another 8.5 percent. First things first though...
AT&T takes charge of Cricket, buys Leap Wireless for $1.19 billion
The folks from AT&T have just dropped a big piece of news. That being the company has purchased Leap Wireless for the tune of...
Samsung snags Boxee and staff for a quick $30 million
This isn't the first time we've been hearing talks about Samsung acquiring the set-top box company Boxee, but now it looks to be semi-official....