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MOG snapped up by HTC's Beats Audio division?

By Bryan Bishop on March 19, 2012 08:28 pm + 11 comments

Back in February we heard word that streaming-music service MOG was on the auction block, Continue reading…
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Amazon acquires robot-based warehouse stocking company Kiva Systems for $775 million

By Dante D'Orazio on March 19, 2012 05:40 pm + 40 comments

Amazon seems to do a pretty good job of getting its products out of its warehouses and into the Continue reading…
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Verizon acquires Cellular One of Northeast Pennsylvania, gains a bit more spectrum

By Andrew Webster on March 15, 2012 10:23 am

Verizon has made headlines with its plans to buy $3.6 billion worth of spectrum — and now the Continue reading…
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Western Digital completes $4.8b Hitachi GST buyout, becomes world's largest HDD manufacturer

By Sam Byford on March 9, 2012 03:46 am + 9 comments

We've been hearing for a while about the convoluted processes involved in Western Digital's Continue reading…
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Google looking to sell Motorola's cable box unit?

By Nilay Patel on March 7, 2012 12:40 pm + 34 comments

Google's never said much about what it plans to do with Motorola Mobility's struggling cable box Continue reading…
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Intel to sell two flash memory factories to Micron for $600 million

By Andrew Webster on February 29, 2012 02:23 pm + 1 comments

Semiconducter manufacturer Micron has agreed to a deal that will see it acquire Intel's stake in two Continue reading…
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Western Digital and Toshiba trade hard drive tech, clearing the way for WD / Hitachi merger

By Sean Hollister on February 28, 2012 09:41 pm + 16 comments

Today, Western Digital just agreed to give Toshiba the equipment and intellectual property required Continue reading…
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Google building 'firewall' between Android and Motorola after acquisition

By Nilay Patel on February 27, 2012 09:21 am + 168 comments

Google's Andy Rubin led the charge to acquire Motorola, but the Android boss won't have anything to Continue reading…
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CNBC: Sprint board rejects $8b MetroPCS acquisition 'hours' before announcement

By Chris Ziegler on February 24, 2012 04:52 pm + 38 comments

CNBC is reporting that Sprint and regional carrier MetroPCS were literally hours from announcing an Continue reading…
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Apple acquires Chomp for its app discovery tech, talent

By Jeff Blagdon on February 23, 2012 08:26 pm + 31 comments

Apple has acquired the app discovery firm Chomp as part of its plan to revamp search and discovery Continue reading…