acquisitions (page: 5)

Google has purchased the popular travel guidebook publisher Frommer's for an undisclosed amount.
The publisher had been under the umbrella ......

On Friday, Apple made headlines by purchasing the publicly traded biometrics company AuthenTec for $356 million.
In doing so, it appears ......

Microsoft has finally confirmed its acquisition of Yammer, for $1.2 billion.
CEO David Sacks will continue to lead the company as it is integrated ......

Facebook has announced its acquisition of Face.com.
Face.com is an Israeli-based facial recognition technology company, and will likely be ......

Motorola Solutions has announced their acquisition of Psion, the designer and manufacturer of rugged mobile handheld computers for commercial ......

Microsoft will be purchasing the business social networking site at an unheralded price.
Yammer, which is little known outside of corporate ......

Earlier this week, Google announced the purchase of the popular MS Office-esque app for Android and iOS devices.
The move comes just a month ......

As reported last month, Google has purchased the ad-bar service Meebo.
Says Meebo: "We are happy to announce that Meebo has entered into ......

Despite its previous deal falling apart, it appears that Dell will complete their anticipated purchase of Quest, a security software maker.
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Google is on the verge of acquiring the Meebo social and messaging service.
If accurate, the price tag could be as high as $100 million, ......

The comments came via an interview with Samsung mobile president J.K. Shin.
Shin, sitting with the WSJ, says the company has certainly embraced ......

According to a new report, Zynga tried to purchase 'Angry Birds' maker Rovio for $2 billion but was obviously rebuffed.
The offer came late ......

Instagram has just been sold for $1 billion.
The massively popular photo-filter and sharing app has been sold to Facebook for the purchase ......

A week after filing for bankruptcy, the UK-based retailer Game Group has been sold to private investors.
On March 26th, GAME's UK and Ireland ......

Rovio, the developers behind the 'Angry Birds' blockbuster franchise, has announced today the acquisition of Futuremark Game Studios.
FGS ......

The major rumor of the day is that social news web giant Mashable is about to be acquired by CNN.
CNN is already one of the most popular ......

Three months after being acquired, the location-sharing app company Gowalla has shut down, as expected.
Says the statement: "Thank you for ......

Sprint has walked away from an acquisition of MetroPCS in the 11th hour, say sources speaking with Bloomberg.
The deal would have valued ......

Last year, Sony succeeded in their bid to buy out Ericsson's share of their jointly owned Sony Ericsson handset and mobile device company.
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Within a few hours, the European Commission and the U.S. Department of Justice have approved Google's purchase of Motorola Mobility.
The ......
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