Acquisition articles

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  Blockbuster UK sold to investment firm, half its stores to close

  By David Pierce on March 24, 2013 11:00 am + 12 comments

  A little more than two months after Blockbuster announced it had gone into administration, the Continue reading…

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  Apple buys indoor navigation company WiFiSLAM

  By Jeff Blagdon on March 23, 2013 08:00 pm + 90 comments

  Apple has acquired WifiSLAM, a Wi-Fi-based indoor navigation company, indicating that it may be Continue reading…

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  Why is Yahoo on a spending spree?

  By Tim Carmody on March 20, 2013 05:22 pm + 67 comments

  Today, Yahoo announced it would buy Jybe, a startup delivering personalized recommendations for Continue reading…

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  Zipcar CEO steps down in wake of acquisition by rental-car giant Avis

  By Bryan Bishop on March 15, 2013 11:38 pm + 4 comments

  When Avis Budget Group announced it would be acquiring car-sharing service Zipcar earlier this year, Continue reading…

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  Dropbox reportedly paid around $100 million for Mailbox

  By Bryan Bishop on March 15, 2013 09:15 pm + 67 comments

  Earlier this morning the creators of the popular Gmail client Mailbox announced they'd been p Continue reading…

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  Fast, unlimited wireless at last? What a combined T-Mobile-MetroPCS means to you

  By Chris Ziegler on March 13, 2013 01:30 pm + 129 comments

  Immediately after the failure of AT&T's attempt to buy T-Mobile USA from German conglomerate Continue reading…

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  T-Mobile and MetroPCS merger approved by the FCC

  By Bryan Bishop on March 12, 2013 01:44 pm + 59 comments

  We knew things were moving forward, and now the Federal Communications Commission has approved the Continue reading…

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  Google's Motorola to lay off a further 10 percent of its workforce

  By Sam Byford on March 8, 2013 12:22 am + 99 comments

  Following its acquisition by Google, Motorola Mobility announced sweeping layoffs last October with Continue reading…

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  LG buys webOS from HP for use in smart TVs

  By Sam Byford on February 25, 2013 04:07 am + 154 comments

  We might not be seeing new phones, but webOS is still alive in some form, at least: LG has Continue reading…

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  Blogging platform Posterous to shut down on April 30th

  By Bryan Bishop on February 15, 2013 06:36 pm + 25 comments

  When Twitter acquired the blogging platform Posterous last year, it said it would be keeping the Continue reading…