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  SoftBank tries to buy Sprint: everything you need to know about the multi-billion acquisition

  By Chris Welch on October 18, 2012 11:20 am

  Rumors surrounding an acquisition of Sprint by Japanese carrier SoftBank originated on October 11th, Continue reading…

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  Sprint acquires majority stake in Clearwire

  By Aaron Souppouris on October 18, 2012 07:50 am + 34 comments

  Sprint has upped its stake in Clearwire to 50.8 percent, and now has voting control over the Continue reading…

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  Apple rumored to acquire Color in 'done deal'

  By Sam Byford on October 17, 2012 11:18 pm + 139 comments

  As if the confusion over Color's future wasn't already enough, we're now hearing a rumor that could Continue reading…

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  SoftBank confirms $20.1 billion Sprint acquisition, deal expected to close in mid-2013

  By Jeff Blagdon on October 15, 2012 04:02 am + 156 comments

  Sprint is being acquired by Japanese carrier SoftBank in a deal worth $20.1 billion, the company Continue reading…

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  CNBC: Japanese carrier SoftBank buys control of Sprint for $20 billion (updated)

  By T.C. Sottek on October 14, 2012 05:15 pm + 156 comments

  Sprint confirmed on Friday that it was in talks to sell more than two thirds of Sprint Nextel stock Continue reading…

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  Japanese carrier SoftBank in talks to acquire Sprint, reports Nikkei (update: Sprint confirms talks)

  By Jeff Blagdon on October 11, 2012 07:09 am + 97 comments

  Japan’s Nikkei business daily is reporting that the country’s third-place wireless carrier, Continue reading…

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  Slashdot, SourceForge, and Freecode purchased by career website company Dice for $20 million

  By Dante D'Orazio on September 18, 2012 10:29 am + 43 comments

  Slashdot, SourceForge, and Freecode have been acquired by Dice Holdings, a company that specializes Continue reading…

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  Lenovo looks to the cloud with purchase of first software company

  By Ben Kersey on September 18, 2012 04:55 am + 1 comments

  Lenovo has acquired US software company acquired Stoneware Inc., according to The Wall Street Continue reading…

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  iRobot expands hard floor-cleaning options with acquisition of Mint's Evolution Robotics

  By Sam Byford on September 17, 2012 10:24 pm + 5 comments

  iRobot, creator of the Roomba robot vacuum cleaner, has acquired rival firm Evolution Robotics for Continue reading…

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  Mark Zuckerberg: Instagram to remain an independent app, won't be forced into Facebook's infrastructure

  By Dieter Bohn on September 11, 2012 05:33 pm + 16 comments

  Facebook has completed its acquisition of Instagram, but CEO Mark Zuckerberg said today at the T Continue reading…