Entries in 'acquisitions' (20)
Facebook splashes a billion on Instagram
NEWSSocial networking giant Facebook is to splash out not less than a billion US dollars to acquire the photo sharing application Instagram.
Caseking.de buys Overclockers UK
NEWSGerman enthusiast PC retailer AF Gaming Gmbh, operators of caseking.de, has acquired British enthusiast PC gaming veteran Overclockers UK.
Apple moves to buy flash memory tech shop
NEWSApple is to acquire an Israeli flash memory company in a deal that could be worth as much as half a billion dollars according to Israel economics paper Calcalist.
HTC buys S3 Graphics from VIA
NEWSTaiwanese mobile phone giant HTC buys veteran graphics chip designer S3 Graphics in a deal with $300 million.
Nvidia acquires British chipmaker Icera
NEWSNvidia announced that the graphics specialist is to buy British chipmaker Icera in order to gain the firm's portfolio of so-called mobile radio 'baseband' chips.
Yahoo says YouTube acquisition price 'crazy'
NEWS
During a panel at the Global Technology Symposium, Yahoo corporate development boss Steven Mitzenmacher said the company was set to engage in acquisitions 'guns blazing'.
OCZ to buy SSD controller firm Indilinx
NEWS
Solid state storage specialist OCZ announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire Indilinx, a chip design house focused on flash storage controllers.
Google buys personal finance comparison site
NEWS
Google acquired the price comparison website beatthatquote.com in a deal worth £37.7 million.
Google 'to buy Groupon'
NEWSInternet giant Google has nearly completed a deal to acquire US online discount firm Groupon, according to a report in the New York Times.
Google buys virtual currency outfit Jambool
NEWSGoogle has acquired virtual currency firm Jambool, in a move that demonstrates the internet giant's social networking aspirations.
McAfee plans several acquisitions a year
NEWSSecurity software vendor McAfee plans to make up to four acquisitions each year to drive growth, the firm’s chief executive has said.
Ingram Micro completes CCD deal
NEWSIngram Micro has completed its acquisition of Computacenter Distribution as part of its value business drive.
Cisco soars with second $3bn takeover
NEWSCisco has sealed a pivotal $2.9 billion acquisition of wireless networking firm Starent, less than two weeks after it bid $3 billion for videoconferencing group Tandberg.
Google buys ReCAPTCHA to aid book scanning
NEWSGoogle has acquired ReCAPTCHA, a company that provides security puzzles to prevent online fraud and digitise texts, to help digitise printed materials for its online library.
Skype stake to be sold for $2 billion
NEWSeBay has agreed to sell Skype to a group of private investors, in a deal that values the online calling business at $2.75 billion.
IDC predicts service consolidation
NEWSThe top 50 IT service providers dominate over half the market in Western Europe, according to the latest figures from IDC.
Wave of reseller takeovers predicted
NEWSLow interest rates are expected to drive record levels of consolidation between resellers, according to the latest research from Plimsoll.
$105m raised for id acquisition
NEWSMaryland-based media empire Zenimax media had raised $105 million in debt financing to facilitate the acquisition of landmark Texan developer id.
Intel looking to make CE acquisitions
NEWS Intel is prepping to make an aggressive push into consumer electronics through acquisitions according to the head of its Digital Enterprise group, Pat Gelsinger.
