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Microsoft seals Skype deal for $8.5 billion

14 October 2011, 09:34

Skype to roll out across an array of Microsoft products following Microsoft buy-out.

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Microsoft acquisition of Skype set to be approved

6 October 2011, 11:17

The EC will announce the move doesn’t even merit closer inspection.

HP completes acquisition of Autonomy

4 October 2011, 10:36

Can this bold move into unstructured data revive the tech giant’s fortunes?

Oracle and Autonomy CEOs in public cat-fight

30 September 2011, 11:48

Larry Ellison’s appetite for getting his claws out is undiminished with age.

Telmap CEO explains Intel acquisition

30 September 2011, 10:38

Intel has snapped up the LBS specialist, we speak to CEO Oren Nissim.

AMD blames GlobalFoundries for revenue shortfall

29 September 2011, 11:02

32nm yields are still not up to scratch, that’s not good news for anyone.

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HP confirms CEO coup

23 September 2011, 13:36

Meg Whitman is in as CEO, but Ray Lane as exec chairman could be just as important.

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AMD loses product head Rick Bergman

23 September 2011, 09:43

It’s hard to view this as anything other than a major setback for the chip-maker.

HP reportedly mulling another CEO change

22 September 2011, 10:14

A couple of reports claim the HP board is looking to ditch Leo Apotheker after less than a year.

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Microsoft said to be considering acquiring Yahoo once more

16 September 2011, 18:25

The software giant could get Yahoo for half the price it was prepared to pay three years ago.

Google adds local content with Zagat acquisition

9 September 2011, 12:23

The crowdsourced restaurant guide will add substance to Google’s LBS offering.

Yahoo board sacks CEO by phone

7 September 2011, 11:07

Not a very classy move but shareholders seem happy, considering.

AOL struggles to manage tech sites

6 September 2011, 12:57

The founder of the recently acquired site is accused of conflicts of interest.

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Samsung CEO rules out webOS acquisition

2 September 2011, 16:39

Maybe it’s time to speculate elsewhere now.

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Cooked Apple will be defined by first setback

26 August 2011, 15:54

Right now Apple seems like an unstoppable juggernaut, but it will hit a pothole eventually.

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AMD finally appoints Lenovo’s Rory Read as CEO

25 August 2011, 14:54

A PC industry veteran with strong enterprise roots seems like a good choice.

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Steve Jobs calls it a day

25 August 2011, 08:53

Announces he can no longer meet his duties as Apple CEO.

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Chaos soon followed HP announcements

22 August 2011, 15:21

Fire-sales, Twitter barbs and more questions than answers.

HP to spin-off PCs, buy Autonomy, do an IBM

19 August 2011, 10:05

A fundamental corporate transformation will see HP focus on B2B.

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Wow! Google to acquire Motorola for $12.5 billion

15 August 2011, 13:02

Google says this will enable it to ‘supercharge’ the Android ecosystem.

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HTC takes aim at Apple with investment in Beats by Dr Dre

11 August 2011, 14:17

Looking to establish audio as a USP for its smartphones.

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Motorola urged to consider selling patents

22 July 2011, 14:31

The company’s biggest shareholder thinks there are many ways to realize their value.

Regrouped Nokia results reveal cost of fighting smartphone battle

19 July 2011, 16:01

Nokia makes more profit from feature-phones than smartphones.

Everything Everywhere boss resigns

18 July 2011, 16:09

France Telecom exec takes over as Tom Alexander decides to spend more time with his family.

Adobe buys into electronic signatures

18 July 2011, 15:03

The acquisition of EchoSign is another step closer to the paperless office.

Google jumps on record earnings

15 July 2011, 09:50

Healthy advertising results and Google+ already has over ten million users.

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RIM promises seven new BlackBerry handsets within months

13 July 2011, 16:22

The RIM leadership gets a surprisingly easy ride at its AGM.

EA to buy casual games outfit PopCap for $750 million

13 July 2011, 10:54

The gaming giant’s continued digital push goes in a mobile direction.

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eBay to acquire mobile payments company Zong for $240 million

7 July 2011, 17:53

Soon you’ll be able to put the cost of those second-hand CDs on your phone bill.

Contrasting smartphone fortunes for Korean giants

7 July 2011, 15:26

Samsung’s phone business is its best performing, but LG’s continues to make losses.

Spotify to launch in the US

7 July 2011, 12:36

Currently inviting US residents to sign-up, ready to dive in once the service goes live.