Recent reports suggest Microsoft has signed a letter of intent to acquire Equivio, an Israeli text-analysis vendor. According to the Wall Street Journal report, published Tuesday, citing sources familiar with the company’s…
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WhatsApp acquisition deal closes, but Facebook shelled out nearly $3 billion extra
Facebook is now the official owner of popular messaging app WhatsApp after the social networking giant confirmed the closure of the acquisition deal in a document filed with the US Securities and…
Facebook-WhatsApp acquisition finally gets EU approval
Facebook’s acquisition of popular messaging app WhatsApp, claimed to be as one of the biggest acquisition in the tech world till date, has finally received approval by European Union regulators. Explaining the…
Amazon completes £595m Twitch acquisition
Amazon’s acquisition of Twitch for £595m announced last month has finally been completed. The closure of the deal was revealed in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission this week which…
Yahoo acquires India-based cloud docs startup Bookpad
Yahoo’s acquisition spree has just hit India as the tech giant bags Bangalore-based year-old startup Bookpad, which specializes in providing cloud-based document hosting and editing capabilities. The yet-to-be official acquisition has cost…
EE to buy 58 Phones 4U stores; move will save 359 jobs
Phones 4U nose-dived into administration last week.
Microsoft finally bags Mojang for £1.5 billion
Microsoft on Monday announced it has acquired Minecraft developer studio Mojang for a whopping £1.5 billion ($2.5 billion). “At Microsoft, we believe in the power of content to unite people. Minecraft adds…
Oracle scoops up media storage startup Front Porch Digital
The deal would provide Oracle access to Front Porch Digital’s DIVASolutions content storage management system, a media migration technology called Samma, and Lynx cloud-based content management.
Square rejected Apple’s $3 billion takeover bid
Square walked away from the negotiation at Apple’s $3 billion valuation, say a report on TechCrunch.
Microsoft-Mojang deal could be announced as early as today, new report claims
Latest report claims that the deal could be sealed for as high $2.5 billion.
HP looking for buyers for Snapfish service?
Details from the anonymous source about the Snapfish deal are scarce, while HP, however, refused to comment on the report!
HP to conclude $100M deal to bag Eucalyptus Software
HP: We’ve said before that we believe the future of the Cloud is open source, and this transaction underscores our deep commitment to helping customers build enterprise-class, open clouds their way.
Google bags JetPac; Jetpac City Guides to be culled
Google, on Friday, announced it has acquired JetPac, a startup that is popular for developing an app that recommends destinations based on users’ photos shared on social networking websites. Although the financial…
Facebook takes security startup PrivateCore into its fold
PrivateCore: Facebook has done more than any company to connect the world, and we want to use our secure server technology to help make the world’s connections more secure.
Google acquires mobile messaging startup ‘Emu’
Financial details of the deal have not yet been disclosed.