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Apple outspent Google in acquisitions in 2013
Apple is quietly investing far more money to acquire talent, technology and production capacity…
For hints at Apple’s plans, just look at their acquisitions
Apple has avoided jaw-dropping takeovers in favor of a series of smaller deals…
Apple acquires Burstly app testing and advertising company
The latest target of Apple’s recently-busy mergers and acquisitions staff…
Facebook to buy messaging app WhatsApp for $19 billion
Facebook Inc., the world’s largest social network…
This year, Apple likely acquired mapping firm BroadMap and Evernote competitor Catch
Apple has been on a roll this year in terms of acquisitions…
Apple’s sudden urge to splurge on acquisitions
Apple prefers deals that allow it to quickly absorb technology or engineers…
Analyst: Apple, Microsoft may ‘merge’ in next 5-10 years
Two of the biggest tech companies, and rivals, Apple and Microsoft…
Apple’s fruitful 2013 acquisitions: Maps, chips, data, and more
Apple’s 2013 acquisition spree continued this week…
Google nears $1 billion deal for Waze
Google Inc. is on the cusp of paying more than $1 billion for navigation and traffic app..
Did Apple buy Grokr?
Apple may have acquired the predictive search app Grokr…
Google, like Facebook, in talks to buy Waze for $1 billion; Apple not part of discussions
Google Inc. is considering buying map-software provider Waze…
Will Apple top Facebook’s $1 billion bid for Waze?
Facebook is in talks to buy Israeli crowdsourced traffic and navigation app, Waze…
DISH Network proposes merger with Sprint Nextel for $25.5 billion
DISH Network Corporation today announced that it has submitted a merger proposal…
Twitter acquires startup Australian music streaming app ‘We Are Hunted’
Twitter Inc has acquired We Are Hunted, a small music streaming startup…
Who will acquire BlackBerry – Microsoft, Nokia, HP, Samsung, or Amazon?
Who will end up with BlackBerry?
Jim Cramer: Buying Netflix could be just the game-changer Apple needs
The market is ripe with speculation that Netflix may be a takeover target…
Google looks to sell Motorola’s set-top box biz as Google TV flounders
Arris Group Inc. and Pace Plc have made the most compelling bids…
Apple paid $7 million for Color Labs, sources say
In a lawsuit filed today by a former founding employee of Color Labs…
Japan’s Softbank in advanced talks to acquire Sprint Nextel for $13 billion, sources say
Japanese mobile carrier Softbank Corp. is in advanced talks to buy U.S. wireless carrier Sprint…
Why Apple should buy beleaguered Nokia
If you were to look at how the smartphone market has led serious blows to Nokia…
Deutsche Telekom in talks to merge T-Mobile USA with MetroPCS
Deutsche Telekom AG said it’s in talks with MetroPCS Communications Inc…
Rigrodsky & Long, P.A. announces investigation of AuthenTec buyout with Apple Inc.
Rigrodsky & Long, P.A. announces that it is investigating potential legal claims…
Apple to buy AuthenTec for $356 million
Apple Inc. has agreed to buy AuthenTec Inc (AUTH.O) for $8.00 per share…
Dell to acquire Quest Software for $2.4 billion
Dell and Quest Software today announced they have entered into a definitive…
Microsoft buys Yammer for $1.2 Billion in cash
Microsoft Corp. and Yammer Inc. today announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement…
Apple buys Italy-based audio software company Redmatica
Apple reportedly has purchased Italy-based music software company Redmatica…
Will Apple or Google buy Sprint?
Five years ago, thanks to Apple’s revolutionary iPhone, the wireless business changed…
Facebook buys Instagram for $1 billion in cash and stock
Not since Google bought YouTube has an acquisition grabbed the world’s attention…
What Apple should do with some of their huge cash pile: Buy Nintendo
Nintendo’s market cap is currently around $17 billion and shrinking by the day…
Apple confirms purchase of Israel-based Flash-memory part maker Anobit
Apple Inc. said it acquired Anobit Technologies Ltd., an Israeli company…
Google shares slide after Motorola earnings warning
Shares of Google Inc. fell nearly 4 percent on Monday…
Why Apple should buy Nintendo
It upsets me to no end when I hear people talk about what companies Apple should acquire…
Anobit acquisition keeps Apple ahead in flash memory
Anobit should catapult Apple into the ranks of leading flash memory companies and mirrors what it has done with the “A” chips in its iPhone and iPad…
Apple reportedly closes Anobit deal for $400-$500 million
Apple has reportedly closed on a deal for Anobit, an Israeli company…
AT&T drops bid to acquire T-Mobile USA amid U.S. government opposition
AT&T Inc. said today that after a thorough review of options it has agreed with Deutsche Telekom…
Inside Anobit: Why Apple is investing in flash RAM technology
Anobit’s unique flash RAM technology, dubbed MSP
Apple moves to take over flash memory industry from Samsung
For only the second time in recent memory, Apple has used its pile of cash to buy…
Apple reportedly buying Israeli flash memory company Anobit for upwards of $500 million
Apple is reportedly going to use part of its enormous pile of cash to buy an Israeli fabless semiconductor co…
AT&T’s T-Mobile USA deal could be affected by U.S. 2012 election
The chances of an AT&T-T-Mobile merger grow dimmer by the day, but there may yet be hope on the horizon. If Barack Obama loses to a Republican…
U.S. FCC seeks review of AT&T merger with T-Mobile USA
The chairman of the Federal Communications Commission took a step toward blocking…
Apple about to acquire AMD?
In 2010, it was reported that Apple was testing AMD processors…
