acquisitions

Skype Buying GroupMe Messaging Service

GroupMe, the messaging service employed by Gizmodo during our harrowing CES 2011 coverage, is being acquired by Skype for an undisclosed amount of money. https://gizmodo.com/lifechanger-groupme-group-texting-5729920 The year-old messaging service allows users to create on-demand private phone calls/messaging groups with others, which includes texts and free conference calls. Reporting over at TechCrunch reveals talks were underway…

Tech News Jack Loftus Aug 21

Google Will Pay Motorola $2.5 Billion if Their Marriage Falls Through

Google and Motorola have a prenup of sorts worked out before the wedding. Well, really more like Google buying Motorola as a sex slave. But still—the former will hand the latter $2.5 bil if the deal collapses. [BusinessWeek]

Tech News Sam Biddle Aug 15

Google Is Buying Motorola

Crazy news just in—Google is acquiring the handset division of Motorola, Motorola Mobility, for $12.5 billion. This means Google could soon officially in the hardware business. Could, because the deal has to pass regulatory scrutiny from governments around the world plus the eyeballs of Motorola’s shareholders. But should that all clear, this is a big,…

Tech News Kat Hannaford Aug 15

Apple’s Long and Storied History of Not Buying Big Companies

There was some fluffernut on the internet yesterday, over at BGR, that said Apple may be interested in buying Barnes & Noble. Which they won’t, any more than you’ll buy your neighbor’s Chrysler Sebring. Technologizer saves us with some perspective. Just how many companies has Apple been rumored to buy over the years, and how…

Tech News Brian Barrett Jul 29

SageTV Acquisition Could Aid Fledgling Google TV with Potential DVR-Style Devices

Google’s not saying much about it, but one can’t help but think the company’s late-week acquisition of open-source home theater and DVR software developer SageTV is related to its struggling Google TV offering. The announcement arrived Saturday, via a letter to users on Sage TV’s web site, and read as follows: Since 2002, we’ve worked…

Tech News Jack Loftus Jun 19

AT&T Tells the FCC It Wants T-Mobile Because It Can’t Handle All the Smartphones and Tablets

AT&T submitted its public filing to the FCC, stating why they want to takeover T-Mobile. AT&T says their network, in its current form, is overwhelmed by the influx of smartphones and tablets. https://gizmodo.com/at-t-is-buying-t-mobile-to-become-the-biggest-carrier-i-5783766 A smartphone generates 24 times the mobile data traffic of a conventional wireless phone, and the explosively popular iPad and similar tablet…

Tech News Adrian Covert Apr 21

The iPhone’s Graphics are Set to Get Even Better

Before your eyes glaze over with boredom at the news that Imagination Technologies has acquired Caustic Graphics, listen to this first: Imagination, as you know, makes the iPhone’s GPU. Caustic is famed for brilliant 3D graphics. See the connection? The acquisition was announced yesterday, as part of a $27 million deal for Imagination Technologies, which…

Tech News Kat Hannaford Dec 15

RIM Acquires Interface Wizards The Astonishing Tribe

Well isn’t this interesting. Today, RIM announced its acquisition of The Astonishing Tribe, the interface gurus who helped shape Android’s look in its early stages. Yup, the BlackBerrys of the future just got a whole lot prettier. In a brief post on the company’s official blog, RIM CTO David Yach said he was “excited that…

Tech News Kyle VanHemert Dec 2

AOL Acquires TechCrunch

The rumors have proven true: AOL is snapping up Michael Arrington‘s TechCrunch family of sites. The site will share a stable with AOL’s other major tech property, Engadget, along with TUAW, Switched, and DownloadSquad. Terms of the deal weren’t disclosed, but Business Insider has a source claiming the site went for $25 million. AOL TO…

Tech News Brian Barrett Sep 28

Largest iOS Jailbreak App Stores Become One After Cydia Acquires Rock

Jailbreak iOS app store Cydia has acquired fellow jailbreaking app store Rock, and will now begin the process of folding all Rock app store users and apps into the Cydia system. According to ModMyi, the acquisition comes after several month of negotiations between Jay Freeman of Cydia and Rock owner Mario Ciabarra. The deal was…

Tech News Jack Loftus Sep 11

Intel May Be About to Buy iPhone Chip Supplier Infineon

According to a Bloomberg report, Intel is closing in on a deal to acquire the wireless unit of Infineon AG. You know, the company responsible for the iPhone’s baseband chips since 2007. That’s one way to build a mobile presence. Bloomberg sources say that the $2 billion deal could go down by the end of…

Tech News Brian Barrett Aug 26

All of Google’s Acquisitions In One Epic Graphic

Having a hard time keeping track of all of those little (and sometimes not so little) companies Google’s been snatching up? Here’s every last one, as well as when they were bought and what Big G’s using them for. But I especially appreciate how the people at Scores sorted the acquisitions into two columns: revenue-building…

Tech News Kyle VanHemert Aug 26

Apple Tried To Buy Palm Before HP Won The Bidding War, And RIM Completely Blew The Deal

The race to buy Palm earlier this year was fast and hot, with the company’s bankers contacting 16 companies about the deal, including five serious potential suitors. HP won the bake-off, acquiring Palm for $1.2 billion in late April. But other companies involved in the talks included Silicon Valley’s increasingly competitive rivals, Apple and Google,…

Tech News Kyle VanHemert Jul 15

DivX Acquired By Sonic Solutions With Hollywood Streaming in Mind

DivX Inc, the company that owns the codec which made your early 2000s movie downloads look actually not too bad, is being acquired by Sonic Solutions, a content delivery company, for a reported $300 million. Sonic’s been working in circular media like CDs and DVDs for years—they own the popular Roxio brand—but is now looking…

Tech News Kyle VanHemert Jun 2

The Weird Palm Patents HP Will Soon Own

When the news broke that HP was buying Palm, discussion gravitated to the jewel of the Palm collection: WebOS. But of course HP’s haul doesn’t end there—there’s a whole slew of bizarre PalmPilot patents they’ll soon own, too. Harry McCracken has gone through the trouble of compiling some of these PalmPilots that never were over…

Tech News Kyle VanHemert Apr 30

Why HP Buying Palm Is Good for You

Rejoice: HP is buying Palm! If the boring beigeness of HP doesn’t kill it in the process, this could only be good for anyone looking for a neat, solid smartphone that beats Google and Apple in many areas. What Happened It’s not the first time Palm has come back from the dead. After Palm PDAs…

Tech News Brian Barrett and John Herrman Apr 28

Google Buys Startup Full of Former Apple and TiVo Employees

The latest item in Google’s shopping spree is Agnilux, a small and somewhat mysterious startup full of former Apple, TiVo, and P.A. Semi employees. Few details are available about the acquisition, but it looks like a good deal for Google. Supposedly Agnilux has been working on some kind of server hardware—most likely a chip—and Google…

Tech News Rosa Golijan Apr 20

Plastic Logic Que Still Delayed, But Could I Interest You in Plastic Logic?

The promising-but-pricey Plastic Logic Que was enticing when first announced, but extensive delays have made it less appealing. Still, major Plastic Logic investor Herrman Hauser selflessly thinks now would be the perfect time for someone to buy the company. UPDATED: The fact that Hauser would see a “multiple” on his portion of the $200 million…

Tech News Brian Barrett Apr 6

Why Google Should Buy Palm

With terrible sales and no sign of turnaround, Palm’s options are whittling down to one: buyout. Ex-Appler Phil Kearney sees a buyer in Google, which, in its looming megawar with Apple, might need Palm as much as Palm needs it. https://gizmodo.com/what-palms-sorry-sales-really-mean-5496817 In looking at the brewing battle between Apple and HTC, it is interesting to…

Tech News Phil Kearney Mar 18

Google Beats ‘Em AND Joins ‘Em With DocVerse Acquisition

Google’s shopping spree continues. This time they’ve picked up a company called DocVerse, whose software will eventually allow seamless interoperability between Google Docs and Microsoft Office. That’s right, Microsoft… the call is coming from inside the house. https://gizmodo.com/google-buys-iphone-email-search-app-remail-and-pulls-it-5474301 You can already store and share Office files through Google Docs, but DocVerse adds the functionality of…

Tech News Brian Barrett Mar 5

Skype Buying GroupMe Messaging Service

Google Will Pay Motorola $2.5 Billion if Their Marriage Falls Through

Google Is Buying Motorola

Apple’s Long and Storied History of Not Buying Big Companies

SageTV Acquisition Could Aid Fledgling Google TV with Potential DVR-Style Devices

AT&T Tells the FCC It Wants T-Mobile Because It Can’t Handle All the Smartphones and Tablets

The iPhone’s Graphics are Set to Get Even Better

RIM Acquires Interface Wizards The Astonishing Tribe

AOL Acquires TechCrunch

Largest iOS Jailbreak App Stores Become One After Cydia Acquires Rock

Intel May Be About to Buy iPhone Chip Supplier Infineon

All of Google’s Acquisitions In One Epic Graphic

Apple Tried To Buy Palm Before HP Won The Bidding War, And RIM Completely Blew The Deal

DivX Acquired By Sonic Solutions With Hollywood Streaming in Mind

The Weird Palm Patents HP Will Soon Own

Why HP Buying Palm Is Good for You

Google Buys Startup Full of Former Apple and TiVo Employees

Plastic Logic Que Still Delayed, But Could I Interest You in Plastic Logic?

Why Google Should Buy Palm

Google Beats ‘Em AND Joins ‘Em With DocVerse Acquisition

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