Neowin News Feed for: Acquisition

DirecTV latest suitor for Hulu

Christopher White — Sat, 18 May 2013 15:58:59 +0100

What was once old is new again: DirecTV is once again rumored to be interested in purchasing Hulu, but will they pull the trigger or once again balk at the high price tag? Read more...

Yahoo holding special event on Monday amid Tumblr acquisition rumours

Ben Buffone — Sat, 18 May 2013 02:17:31 +0100

Yahoo have announced a 'product-focused' event will take place on Monday amid rumours of a possible acquisition of Tumblr. Will the rumours prove to be true or is this unrelated? Read more...

Yahoo reportedly wants to buy Tumblr; is scared of Facebook

Vlad Dudau — Fri, 17 May 2013 10:44:39 +0100

Yahoo supposedly wants the buy the super popular Tumblr to invigorate its user base and get a foothold in mobile marketing. However, they are scared of competing with Facebook for Tumblr's graces. Read more...

Twitter to launch new Music app on Friday (Update)

Max Slater-Robins — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 09:34:04 +0100

Twitter is expected to launch Twitter Music, a search & discovery app based on a user's follows and interactions with musicians. The service is based on We are Hunted, which Twitter recently acquired. Read more...

Whatsapp: We're not holding sales talks with Google

Steven Parker — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 10:40:47 +0100

Yesterday, it appeared that the Whatsapp messenger service might be Google's next big acquisition in a potential $1 billion buyout. Today, it's nothing more than fantasy talk and denial. Read more...

Microsoft acquires Netbreeze, prepares CRM updates

Ben Buffone — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 06:18:22 +0000

Microsoft has acquired analytics firm Netbreeze, planning to integrate its social-monitoring tools with CRM offerings. Officials announced the acquisition at Convergence Conference in New Orleans. Read more...

Dropbox acquires Mailbox email app

Ben Buffone — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 18:02:53 +0000

After the freshly designed 'Mailbox' app was released on the App Store just under a month ago after much anticipation, file hosting service Dropbox has made the move to acquire the company. Read more...

Lenovo CEO says that buying BlackBerry “could possibly make sense”

Andy Weir — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 08:39:36 +0000

For the second time this year, comments from a Lenovo executive have hinted at interest in a possible takeover of BlackBerry, with Lenovo's CEO stating that such a deal "could possibly make sense". Read more...

Microsoft acquisition holds unique universal remote patent

Anthony Tosie — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 08:19:16 +0000

Microsoft's recent acquisition, R2 Studios, holds a unique patent for a universal remote that will allow users to control a wide range of technology, from computers to household appliances. Read more...

Music streaming service MOG acquired by Beats Electronics

Brenton Currie — Tue, 03 Jul 2012 02:19:50 +0100

Beats Electonics has today confirmed that it has acquired music streaming service MOG for an undisclosed sum, ending MOG's search for a potential buyer and marking a significant milestone for Beats. Read more...

Digg to be acquired by The Washington Post?

Anthony Tosie — Tue, 01 May 2012 09:02:49 +0100

Is the once-popular news aggregating site going to be bought out by a journalism heavyweight? According to one rumor, that's about to be the case. Read more...

ReadWriteWeb acquired by SAY Media

Michael Stanclift — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 17:50:41 +0000

The landscape and ownership of technology blogging continues to shift as ReadWriteWeb has been acquired by SAY Media for what sources estimate is approximately $5 million. Read more...

It's official: Microsoft closes Skype deal

Owen Williams — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 07:28:44 +0100

The call has completed. Skype is now officially owned by Microsoft, who has big plans for the company already as they merge it into a new internal division on day one. Read more...

Microsoft backs out of acquisition talks with Hulu

Brad Sams — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 20:56:08 +0100

Hulu has not been shy about its intentions of wanting to be purchased by a larger corporation. There have been many rumors about who has actually been in talks with the organization over the past... Read more...

Rumor: Microsoft to acquire Nokia's phone unit for $19 billion [update]

Tom Dwyer — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 17:36:10 +0100

Over the past few months we have heard little come from Nokia and Microsoft regarding their mobile partnership. Today, speculation has arisen that suggests that Microsoft is set to make a $19 billion acquisition of... Read more...

Why Microsoft needs Skype

Tzvi Friedman — Tue, 10 May 2011 19:07:32 +0100

It was only a matter of time before Skype sold itself to the highest bidder. As multiple communication technologies continue to coalesce and converge onto singular and all-inclusive platforms, it would be abnormal for Skype... Read more...

Twitter acquires TweetDeck for up to $50 million

Michael Collado — Tue, 03 May 2011 00:05:00 +0100

It's been a year since Twitter made its first move into having official applications across many platforms for its service. It first acquired Atebits, a company which created the widely popular Tweetie app for iPhone... Read more...

Gamestop buys Impulse and Spawn Labs

Tzvi Friedman — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 14:47:16 +0100

Impluse Inc., a subsidiary of Stardock Systems Inc., has entered into deal with Gamestop Corp. as part of an acquisition deal wherein Gamestop is buying both Impulse and Spawn Labs. While no valuations were announced,... Read more...

eBay buys GSI Commerce

Piers Hausjell — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 19:24:13 +0100

eBay has completed the purchase of GSI Commerce, an American ecommerce company which provide online stores, marketing, customer support, payment processing and fraud & web security services, for $2.4b in cash and debt. "Combined with eBay... Read more...

Sprint plans to appeal T-mobile takeover by AT&T

Tom Dwyer — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 16:38:53 +0000

Dan Hesse, CEO of Sprint has said that the company plans to voice their concerns over the proposed takeover of T-mobile USA by AT&T. The primary concern by Sprint is that the deal will hurt... Read more...