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  Facebook acquires Face.com, brings facial recognition technology in-house

  By Dante D'Orazio on June 18, 2012 12:42 pm + 25 comments

  It's been rumored for quite some time, and now it's official: Facebook has swooped in and purchased Continue reading…

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  Facebook wants to buy Opera to create own browser, source tells Pocket-lint

  By Adi Robertson on May 25, 2012 01:40 pm + 119 comments

  Almost every update Facebook has made recently has been focused on integrating itself more Continue reading…

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  Google purchases Mike and Maaike, the design studio behind the first Android phone

  By Nathan Ingraham on May 23, 2012 02:53 pm + 42 comments

  Amidst the news that Google's acquisition of Motorola was finally complete was another, smaller Continue reading…

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  Google's Motorola buyout approved by China, expected to close next week (update)

  By Nathan Ingraham on May 19, 2012 02:14 pm + 82 comments

  Google's purchase of Motorola has been a long time in the making, but it looks like the last hurdle Continue reading…

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  Tracfone acquiring bring-your-own-phone specialist Simple Mobile

  By Nathan Ingraham on May 11, 2012 10:53 am + 20 comments

  Tracfone is already one of the larger mobile virtual network operators (MVNO) in the country, with Continue reading…

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  Samsung acquires media streaming specialist mSpot, will make it a featured app on future handsets

  By Jamie Keene on May 10, 2012 09:37 am + 25 comments

  Samsung has purchased streaming specialist mSpot, and has announced plans to integrate the cloud Continue reading…

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  MLB.tv for Xbox Live launches in 18 new countries, CinemaNow adds on-demand TV and movies in US

  By Tom Warren on May 9, 2012 04:46 am + 15 comments

  MLB.tv may have launched in March for US, Canadian, and Mexican Xbox Live users, but Microsoft is Continue reading…

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  Discovery Channel purchases Revision3 for 'roughly $30 million'

  By Dante D'Orazio on May 3, 2012 03:01 pm + 32 comments

  The Discovery Channel has expanded beyond its cable TV roots today and purchased Revision3, an Continue reading…

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  Twitter wanted to buy Instagram before Facebook's purchase, says NYT

  By Adi Robertson on April 14, 2012 03:34 pm + 67 comments

  Early last week, Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg announced that his company had acquired photo-sharing Continue reading…

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  Facebook-Instagram deal took Zuckerberg two days to complete

  By Dante D'Orazio on April 12, 2012 06:58 pm + 97 comments

  It's only been a few days since Facebook shelled out $1 billion in cash and stock to purchase Continue reading…