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  Sony buys $644m share of Olympus in pursuit of 4K endoscopes and better camera technology

  By Louis Goddard on September 28, 2012 06:03 am + 13 comments

  Sony has announced plans to invest ¥50 billion ($644 million) in struggling camera maker Olympus as Continue reading…

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  Samsung invests another $4 billion in Texas chip plant, home of the iPhone's 'engine'

  By Jeff Blagdon on August 21, 2012 05:44 am + 84 comments

  Samsung is announcing plans to invest another $4 billion in its Austin, Texas factory in order to Continue reading…

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  BT is 'highly likely' to write off OnLive investment

  By Sean Hollister on August 21, 2012 02:08 am + 9 comments

  HTC wrote off its entire $40 million investment in troubled cloud gaming company OnLive after the Continue reading…

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  HTC books $40 million loss from OnLive investment

  By Sam Byford on August 20, 2012 01:42 am + 158 comments

  As if HTC didn't have enough financial woes already, it's now been hit by the troubles at OnLive. I Continue reading…

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  Facebook stock hits new low of less than $20

  By Adi Robertson on August 2, 2012 02:39 pm + 97 comments

  Facebook's stock has dipped below $20, an all-time low and about half its price when the company f Continue reading…

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  YouTube channel partners learn to reinvent TV ahead of possible expansion (updated)

  By Evan Rodgers on July 31, 2012 02:33 pm + 18 comments

  Google announced in May that it would spend some $200 million on marketing premium YouTube channels Continue reading…

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  Roku secures BSkyB and News Corp funding to develop new streaming hardware and services

  By Jeff Blagdon on July 26, 2012 05:24 am + 4 comments

  We knew that BSkyB was bringing more content to streaming device maker Roku with its Now TV Continue reading…

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  Beats buys back controlling interest from HTC, mobile exclusivity to continue

  By Bryan Bishop on July 21, 2012 04:11 pm + 96 comments

  Last year HTC made waves when it spent $300 million to acquire a majority stake in audio brand Beats Continue reading…

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  Microsoft launching Bing Fund in mid-July, managed by VoodooPC founder Rahul Sood

  By Tom Warren on July 9, 2012 06:28 am + 28 comments

  Microsoft is readying a Bing Fund investment program for launch later this month. Headed by VoodooPC Continue reading…

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  Sony to make $623 million investment in Olympus, Nikkei says

  By Scott Lowe on June 23, 2012 07:02 am + 34 comments

  Struggling camera manufacturer Olympus may soon find relief from Sony, according to a new report Continue reading…