Sprint Nextel Corporation announced on Friday that it had managed to successfully complete the tender offer for all common stock outstanding shares of iPCS, Inc. According to the company, its offer was made through a Sprint Nextel wholly-owned subsidiary, Ireland Acquisition Corporation, and has expired on November... |
28 November 2009
13:41 GMT |
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iPhone developers registered with Apple have confirmed that the Mac maker has given them the green light to include in-app purchases for all kinds of applications, meaning free titles too. The feature was previously reserved for paid iPhone apps. Via an email communication, developers of free applications recently g... |
16 October 2009
04:44 GMT |
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Sprint Nextel Corporation and Virgin Mobile USA, Inc. have announced today that they reached an agreement for Sprint to acquire Virgin Mobile USA for around $483 million. At the same time, the deal between the two also includes the fact that “Sprint will retire all of Virgin Mobile USA’s outstanding debt,... |
28 July 2009
15:51 GMT |
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A hacker claims to have tricked Steve Jobs into entering his credit card information on a fake Amazon.com, a practice commonly known as phishing, or whaling, in the case of celebs like Apple's iconic CEO. “I got myself a hold of this information,” the hacker wrote in an email sent from a secure Hush... |
15 May 2009
07:06 GMT |
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Greece's Cosmote Group has agreed to acquire the Romanian mobile service provider Zapp for EUR 200 million, recent reports say, in a move that is meant to offer the company, which already has its own mobile network in the country, access to 3G frequencies, which it lacks, but which the Saudi Oger group-owned Zap... |
14 May 2009
09:17 GMT |
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Wireless operator AT&T announced recently the availability of Samsung SGH-a257 Magnet, an affordable messaging handset that was unveiled back in March, and which offers mobile phone users one of the most enhanced experiences when sending text messages, instant messages or e-mails while using its full-QWERTY keyboard.... |
12 May 2009
02:09 GMT |
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Rumors that eBay is planning to sell Skype have been officially proven correct in the sense that the giant company indeed intends to separate from the popular calling service Skype, and the first step in this direction is an initial public offering (IPO) planned for the first half of next year – its exact date... |
16 April 2009
01:55 GMT |
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According to the latest news on the Web, Motorola is on its way to sell its mobile email subsidiary, Good Technology, to rival supplier Visto. For the time being, the mobile phone maker did not unveil any details regarding the value of the transaction. Many of you might already know that Motorola acquired Good Techno... |
24 February 2009
04:36 GMT |
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In what is a thoughtful move on behalf of Apple, the Cupertino-based computer maker has set up means for its customers to start a purchase on the Apple website and finish it at the Apple Retail Store. iPhone fans can grab the new 3G model in a few easy steps, by entering their billing info, reviewing their eligi... |
24 September 2008
03:12 GMT |
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Supercomputer specialist IBM announced that it acquired the Tel-Aviv storage company XIV for an undisclosed price. The privately-held storage technology company has about 40 employees and is the latest achievement in IBM's purchasing spree that started recently in order to consolidate its expansion on the storag... |
3 January 2008
05:25 GMT |
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Ed Coleman, Gateway Corporate Executive Officer has resigned, three months after he coordinated the sale of his company to Taiwanese PC maker Acer. Coleman started his career at Gateway in September 2006, and announced that he would terminate his contract at the end of January next year. Gateway has lost much of its ... |
17 December 2007
02:51 GMT |
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Nokia Siemens Networks just made a new acquisition, which adds to the already high number of companies that it is working with. Atrica will be from now on part of Nokia Siemens Networks, as the so-called carrier grade Ethernet has attracted and continues to attract significant venture investment.Atrica is one of the ... |
26 October 2007
03:38 GMT |
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Have you ever been in a situation where you are at the counter, loaded with bags of goodies, and you realize you left your wallet at home? Oh, the embarrassment...This story is about to become history, because soon biometric scanning to make transactions is expected to be only one of many new methods that are part o... |
11 April 2007
09:48 GMT |
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