Microsoft has agreed to acquire big data firm Revolution Analytics for an undisclosed amount. Founded in 2007, Revolution Analytics is popular as a provider of software and services for R, a programming…
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Telefónica, Hutchison ink £10.25 billion “exclusivity agreement” over O2
Telefónica has confirmed that it has entered into an all cash £10.25 billion “exclusivity agreement” with Three owner Hutchison Whampoa for sale of O2. The confirmation comes just a week after reports…
Google all set to enter wireless carrier business, new report claims
New reports suggest Google is all set to enter the wireless carrier business by selling its own wireless voice and data plans to U.S. consumers directly. According to a report on the…
Dropbox bags Israeli startup CloudOn
Cloud storage provider Dropbox has reportedly acquired Israel-based startup CloudOn for an undisclosed amount. Although Dropbox did not formally announce the deal, CloudOn confirmed the acquisition in an announcement post on its…
Sky eyeing possible merger deal with Telefonica’s O2
Sky is reportedly in talks with UK mobile network O2’s Spanish owner, Telefonica, on a possible merger or collaboration deal. Sky is the latest entrant joining TalkTalk, China’s Hutchison Whampoa and Liberty…
Microsoft acquires Israeli text analysis startup Equivio
Microsoft has acquired text analysis startup Equivio for an undisclosed amount. Announcing the deal, Microsoft Corporate Vice President Rajesh Jha, in a blog post, said “We are making this acquisition to help…
Twitter bags Indian start-up ZipDial
Twitter has reportedly acquired India-based mobile phone marketing start-up ZipDial for an undisclosed amount. While the financial details of the deal remains undisclosed, it is expected that the deal would have cost…
SpaceX confirms $1 billion funding from Google and Fidelity
Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) has reportedly received $1 billion (£659m) in funding from tech giants Google Inc and Fidelity. The spacecraft manufacturer, backed by Elon Musk, in a statement on Tuesday announced…
Google in talks to bag mobile payments startup Softcard
Recent reports suggest Google is in talks to acquire mobile payments company Softcard. According to a report on TechCrunch, which cites people familiar with the situation, the search giant is interested in…
Apple, Google, others agree to shell out $415 million to resolve anti-poaching lawsuit
Google, Apple, Intel and Adobe have agreed to pay $415 million (£273.5m) to resolve the anti-poaching class action lawsuit filed by 65,000 tech workers. The proposed settlement was revealed in a motion…
Apple, Google, Intel and Adobe agree on new settlement terms to resolve anti-poaching lawsuit
Tech giants including Google and Apple have reportedly reached a new settlement deal to resolve the anti-poaching class action lawsuit filed by 65,000 tech workers. The lawsuit, filed in 2011, accused the…
Apple slaps Ericsson with lawsuit over mobile patent royalties
Apple has filed a lawsuit against Ericsson, accusing the telecoms gear maker of charging excessive royalty fees for LTE wireless technology patents. In a complaint filed in the U.S. District Court for…
Strong network, not speed and coverage, matters for Vodafone CEO
For Vodafone UK CEO Jeroen Hoencamp creating a strong, reliable network is what matters and not speed and coverage. When talking about 4G LTE coverage, Hoencamp said in an interview on the…
Microsoft Studios rolls out updated monetization policies for content creators
Microsoft Studios has updated its monetization policies for Let’s Play videos on YouTube and streamers on Twitch. According to the new policy, users are allowed to create derivative works based on the…
Microsoft, Alibaba collaborate to take on counterfeit software products
Tech giant Microsoft has collaborated with Chinese online retailer Alibaba Group to remove counterfeit and unlicensed software from the online retailer’s Taobao Marketplace and Tmall.com online shopping websites. As part of the…