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Verizon buys AOL in $4.4bn deal

Andy Weir — Tue, 12 May 2015 13:02:01 +0000

Verizon has announced that it is buying AOL for $4.4bn - including not just its video and advertising platforms, but also well-known web publications such as The Huffington Post and Engadget. Read more...

TechCrunch confirms new iPhone connector port

Nathan Tsui — Thu, 21 Jun 2012 01:11:54 +0000

According to three independent manufacturers that spoke with TechCrunch, Apple is planning to replace its current 30-pin cable ports with a smaller 19-pin version in the new iPhone. Read more...

Yahoo not interested in merger with AOL?

John Callaham — Sat, 10 Sep 2011 02:43:42 +0000

A new report suggests that AOL is in talks with financial advisers to possibly merge its operations with Yahoo following the firing of Yahoo's CEO Carol Bartz. However another report says otherwise. Read more...

The AOL Way is the only way

Tzvi Friedman — Tue, 22 Feb 2011 00:11:04 +0000

This is how an acquisition works: When you are bought out by a larger, more corporate, financial entity, they look at your assets and your growth potential, they evaluate you as a viable revenue stream,... Read more...

TechCrunch bought by AOL

Tzvi Friedman — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 17:44:52 +0000

TechCrunch has quickly grown to be one of the driving forces behind the huge and dynamic world of online technology news media. In its five years of life, founder Michael Arrington has grown his news... Read more...

Google to launch iTunes competitor as Google Music? Unlikely

Benjamin Rubenstein — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 18:10:50 +0000

TechCrunch is reporting that they've found a Google Music logo, located on Google's very own domain. Because of this, they concluded that Google will likely call their upcoming iTunes competitor by that name. Just to give... Read more...

Apple Tablet - The story continues

Mon, 10 Aug 2009 20:42:09 +0000

The rumors regarding Apple's plan to manufacture a tablet computer have been circulating for a very long time now. However, it seems that these rumours finally have some tangibility; we should be expecting a... Read more...

Arrington vs Laporte, when tech journalists collide

Michael Stanclift — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 03:42:33 +0000

Calling the ethics or motives of any journalist into question, is one sure fire way to really make them angry. So when Michael Arrington, (editor of one of the largest technology blogs on the Internet,... Read more...

Microsoft asks laid off workers to return part of severance

Damien Reynolds — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 16:55:46 +0000

Last month Microsoft let go 1400 workers as part of their plan to lay off 5000 people over 18 months and of course with most redundancies there was some sort of severance pay, but it... Read more...