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2 Jul 2008

Forsaking Yahoo, Microsoft <3 Powerset

It's IT Blogwatch: in which Microsoft is to acquire Powerset, to beef up its search engine. Not to mention how not to make a PC less noisy... Elizabeth Montalbano reports: read more (posted on 2 Jul 2008 by IT Blogwatch)

30 Jun 2008

Microsoft-Powerset: All About the Data Centers?

Venture Beat is reporting that Microsoft may acquire the semantic search company Powerset for about $100 million. Both companies are mum about the reports, but a Microsoft-Powerset deal could solve the primary roadblock to real-world deployment of... (posted on 30 Jun 2008 by Data Center Knowledge)

27 Jun 2008

BREAKING: Virgin Mobile USA to Acquire Helio For $39 Million In Equity

As we reported earlier in the week Virgin Mobile USA will acquire Helio from SK Telecom and EarthLink, for limited partnership units equivalent to 13 million shares of Virgin Mobile USA class A common stock, with a value of $39 million based on the... (posted on 27 Jun 2008 by GoMo News)

25 Jun 2008

Virgin Mobile USA buys 200,000 users

According to the Financial Times Virgin Mobile USA is set to buy Helio, the US mobile business of South Korean Communications company SK Telecom. The 200,000 pay monthly customers with Helio will be merged into Virgin’s 5.1 million Pay as You Go... (posted on 25 Jun 2008 by GoMo News)

24 Jun 2008

Nokia To Purchase Symbian, Create Symbian Foundation

The logos you see above are t be founding members of the Symbian Foundation, which Nokia will create after it completes the outright purchase of Symbian. Nokia already owns a controlling interest in Symbian and gets the lions share of it's business... (posted on 24 Jun 2008 by The Mobile Technology Weblog)

5 Jun 2008

Vodafone buys Alltel

Vodafone has bought the US operator Alltel for USD 28.1 bn What we think? Hmmm. Looking at Mobile Search first - this means that JumpTap can claim Vodafone as a client. Staying with search - Vodafone Verizon has had an agenda with every mobile search... (posted on 5 Jun 2008 by GoMo News)

4 Jun 2008

Yahoo! "bribed" employees to foil Microsoft

It's IT Blogwatch: in which angry shareholders uncover Yahoo!'s poison-pill shenanigans. Not to mention Wally's latest excuse... Juan Carlos Perez reportz: read more (posted on 4 Jun 2008 by IT Blogwatch)

23 May 2008

Wired publisher acquires tech site Ars Technica

Section: News, Consoles, PCs, Handhelds, Gear, Updates, Web-Sites According to an associated press report, Conde Naste publications (the company behind Wired) has just acquired Ars Technica (the technology, media and entertainment site oft-linked by... (posted on 23 May 2008 by Gamertell)

20 May 2008

Wall Street Chatter about Cisco-EMC Deal

Wall Street traders were buzzing yesterday about a deal that could have huge implications for the future of the data center industry. No, not the apparently revived Microsoft-Yahoo deal, which in its rumored form might have little impact on the data... (posted on 20 May 2008 by Data Center Knowledge)

16 May 2008

CBS acquires CNET

Section: News, Consoles, PCs, Gear, Advertisements, Web, Web-Sites And the corporate consolidation of media continues - Kotaku is reporting on CBS’ acquisition of CNET networks cache of sites, including gamespot. Apparently, CNET’s board of directors... (posted on 16 May 2008 by Gamertell)

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