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Tag: acquisitions

1. Google nears $1 billion deal for Waze

   Monday, June 10, 2013 · 10:32 am · 16 Comments

   Google Inc. is on the cusp of paying more than $1 billion for navigation and traffic app..

2. Will Apple top Facebook’s $1 billion bid for Waze?

   Thursday, May 9, 2013 · 12:33 pm · 27 Comments

   Facebook is in talks to buy Israeli crowdsourced traffic and navigation app, Waze…

3. Apple acquires indoor location company WifiSLAM for $20 million

   Saturday, March 23, 2013 · 9:41 pm · 21 Comments

   The move comes as Apple continues to build its arsenal against Google…

4. Shares in German luxury TV maker Loewe jump 45% on Apple acquisition chatter

   Wednesday, February 13, 2013 · 5:35 pm · 17 Comments

   Loewe shares shot up as much as 44.5 percent to €3.93…

5. RUMOR: Apple in talks to acquire German HDTV maker Loewe; shares surge 33%

   Wednesday, February 13, 2013 · 8:05 am · 19 Comments

   Shares in German luxury TV maker Loewe surged on talk of a bid from Apple…

6. Apple did offer to buy Israeli startup Waze, but Waze politely declined, sources say

   Friday, January 4, 2013 · 3:32 pm · 15 Comments

   Rumors of the potential Apple acquisition of Waze lit up the blogosphere this week…

7. Apple paid $7 million for Color Labs, sources say

   Wednesday, November 21, 2012 · 11:06 am · 6 Comments

   In a lawsuit filed today by a former founding employee of Color Labs…

8. Apple acquires Color Labs, sources say

   Thursday, October 18, 2012 · 8:34 am · 5 Comments

   Color Labs, the photo-and-video-sharing social network…

9. Apple’s Particle purchase hints at iPad, iPhone post-PC plans

   Wednesday, October 17, 2012 · 12:01 pm · 3 Comments

   “With all eyes on Apple’s October 23 iPad mini and Mac announcements, it would be easy to spend too little time pondering the company’s acquisition of HTML5 firm, Particle. I think it illustrates a few… Read More

10. Apple buys ‘Particle’ HTML5 Web and Web app design firm backed by Justin Timberlake

    Wednesday, October 17, 2012 · 9:06 am · 4 Comments

    Particle was founded in early 2008 and has some celebrity financial backing…

11. Why Apple should buy beleaguered Nokia

    Sunday, October 7, 2012 · 1:49 pm · 36 Comments

    If you were to look at how the smart­phone mar­ket has led seri­ous blows to Nokia…

12. Google buys Nik Software, makers of iOS photo app Snapseed, winner of Apple’s 2011 ‘iPad App of the Year’ award

    Monday, September 17, 2012 · 1:32 pm · 31 Comments

    The app won Apple’s coveted iPad App Of The Year award in 2011 for its inventive…

13. Apple to buy AuthenTec for $356 million

    Friday, July 27, 2012 · 9:12 am · 11 Comments

    Apple Inc. has agreed to buy AuthenTec Inc (AUTH.O) for $8.00 per share…

14. Why Google or Facebook buying your favorite startup means it’s probably toast

    Saturday, July 21, 2012 · 3:02 pm · 29 Comments

    If the inventors of something you love tell you that they’re thrilled…

15. Dell to acquire Quest Software for $2.4 billion

    Monday, July 2, 2012 · 9:00 am · 29 Comments

    Dell and Quest Software today announced they have entered into a definitive…

16. Microsoft to buy Yammer for over $1 billion

    Friday, June 15, 2012 · 8:32 am · 15 Comments

    Business-software company Yammer Inc. agreed to sell itself to Microsoft Corp…

17. Apple buys Italy-based audio software company Redmatica

    Wednesday, May 30, 2012 · 2:03 pm · 18 Comments

    Apple reportedly has purchased Italy-based music software company Redmatica…

18. Apple buys app search startup Chomp for $50 million

    Friday, February 24, 2012 · 9:17 am · 27 Comments

    Apple Inc., the world’s most valuable company, acquired San Francisco-based Chomp Inc…

19. Why Apple should buy Yahoo

    Wednesday, February 22, 2012 · 5:21 pm · 50 Comments

    At the public memorial for Jobs last year, Cook reminded all employees…

20. Why Apple should buy Kodak’s patents, or possibly the whole company

    Thursday, July 21, 2011 · 3:33 pm · 23 Comments

    After hours on Tuesday, July 19, Apple announced quarterly results…