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You won't be able to access Tumblr, Yahoo services from AT&T email addresses from June 30

Gurkaran Singh — Mon, 26 Jun 2017 12:16:01 +0000

The move that caused an uproar among the net-neutrality proponents turned out to be a simple case of a deal winding down. The Verizon-owned Yahoo is required to kill all of its prior corporate deals. Read more...

Sharp agrees to $5.8b Foxconn sale

Matt Blowes — Thu, 25 Feb 2016 07:26:01 +0000

Reports say Sharp's board have agreed for the company to be taken over by Taiwan's Foxconn, bringing an end to years of financial uncertainty and marking one of the largest deals in Japanese history. Read more...

Dell reportedly in talks to merge with EMC

Matt Blowes — Thu, 08 Oct 2015 07:48:01 +0000

It may end up being one of the largest tech-industry mergers in history and a big change in direction for Dell if it and enterprise vendor EMC can reach an agreement for a full or partial merger. Read more...

Facebook buys WhatsApp messaging service

Nathan Liu — Wed, 19 Feb 2014 22:32:05 +0000

Facebook are to purchase WhatsApp, the globally popular messaging apps for $16 billion dollars, an SEC filing reveals. The impact Facebook will have on the cross platform service remains uncertain. Read more...

Microsoft likely to announce Nokia deal completed next week

Brad Sams — Fri, 17 Jan 2014 18:53:08 +0000

According to a Nokia press release, it looks like Microsoft has completed the acquisition of Nokia's ‘Devices and Services business' and the announcement should be made at both company's earnings call Read more...