BT, which has been in active talks with both O2 and Everything Everywhere (EE) for a possible takeover, is likely to announce the result of the talks believed to have concluded over…
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Telefonica Chairman lands in London to meet with BT for O2 acquisition deal
BT is expected to make a choice between a takeover of O2 or EE by as early as next week according to previous reports and latest reports now indicate that Telefonica chairman…
BT all set for O2 takeover, new report claims
BT is all set to takeover O2, the number two mobile operator in the UK, a new report, citing sources aware of the development, has claimed. This comes just a day after…
Samsung agrees to sell fiber optics business to Corning
Samsung Electronics, on Tuesday, announced it has agreed to sell its fiber optics business to US glass panel supplier Corning. The financial terms of the deal were not made public. According to…
Microsoft bags mobile email startup Acompli
Microsoft has acquired mobile email app startup Acompli – a move that Microsoft claims is part of its efforts to provide provide with ways to accomplish more with their mobile devices. Rumors…
O2 acquisition by Three’s parent Hutchison Whampoa is ‘least likely’, Ronan Dunne says
O2 Chief Executive Ronan Dunne is of the opinion that the networks’ takeover by rival Hutchison Whampoa, parent company of Three, is the ‘least likely’ of all the possible acquisition bids in-line….
Suffering from password fatigue? Intel’s PasswordBox acquisition intends to cure it
Intel has acquired Canada-based online identity management company PasswordBox in a bid to bring relief to ever increasing issue of password fatigue that affects millions of Internet users. PasswordBox has developed a…
EE, BT involved in ‘highly preliminary exploratory discussions’
EE, one of UK’s leading mobile operators in UK, on Wednesday confirmed that its joint shareholders, Deutsche Telekom AG and Orange SA are currently involved in “highly preliminary exploratory discussions with BT”…
BT in preliminary buyout talks with Telefónica over O2
BT intends to re-enter mobile network arena with a possible buyout of U.K. mobile operator O2 as it is aims to offer a single “quad-play” package of television, broadband, landline and mobile…
TwitPic acquired; service to stay alive
TwitPic has just revealed that it has been acquired, however, has stopped short of revealing anything about the buyer.
Apple all set to scoop up social networking service Path?
Path co-founder and CEO David Morin were spotted sitting in the front row seats, that are usually reserved for high-ranking executives and special guests, at Apple’s Tuesday iPhone 6 launch event.
Microsoft close to sealing $2 billion acquisition deal with Minecraft maker Mojang?
If the report is to be believed, the deal, valued at more than $2 billion, could be signed as early as this week.
EU scrutinizes Facebook-WhatsApp deal; asks rivals and customers for feedback
EU: As a result of the Facebook/WhatsApp transaction, do you expect that it will be more difficult for WhatsApp’s competitors to expand their user base or to launch a new consumer communications service/app in the European Economic Area?
Amazon scoops up Twitch for £585 million
Twitch will continue to operate even after the acquisition, however, with Amazon’s support, the company believes to bring you an even better Twitch.
VMWare takes CloudVolumes into its fold
CloudVolumes: It’s a proud day at CloudVolumes today as we celebrate our acquisition by VMware and look forward to the prospect of continuing the growth of our product on a global scale with the power of the industry’s top player behind us.