Symantec Buys VeriSign

Symantec Buys VeriSign

Or most of it

Google to Fight Hard if the AdMob Deal Is Blocked by Regulators

Google to Fight Hard if the AdMob Deal Is Blocked by Regulators

Pegs it as a strategic acquisition

Yahoo Buys ‘Content Farm’ Associated Content

Yahoo Buys ‘Content Farm’ Associated Content

For a rumored $90 million to $100 million

Google Acquires 3D Desktop App Maker BumpTop

Google Acquires 3D Desktop App Maker BumpTop

The app will no longer be available for purchase

Opera Software Buys FastMail.FM

Opera Software Buys FastMail.FM

For an undisclosed sum

  • Apple
  • By Filip Truta
  • April 30th, 2010
Apple Acquires Siri, a ‘Just Ask’ Search Service

Apple Acquires Siri, a ‘Just Ask’ Search Service

Siri deal confirmed by actual company rep, report says

HP Buys Palm, Will Invest Heavily in webOS

HP Buys Palm, Will Invest Heavily in webOS

Should pay around $1.2 billion for the phone maker

  • Apple
  • By Filip Truta
  • April 28th, 2010
Apple Spokesperson Confirms Acquisition of Chip Maker Intrinsity

Apple Spokesperson Confirms Acquisition of Chip Maker Intrinsity

Austin-based Intrinsity is believed to have designed key portions of what is now the iPad’s A4 chip

Twitter Acquires Cloudhopper to Help It Push Billions of SMS

Twitter Acquires Cloudhopper to Help It Push Billions of SMS

Wants to become the highest volume SMS program in the world

Google Buys Small Hardware Maker Agnilux

Google Buys Small Hardware Maker Agnilux

The Internet search giant shows interest in a small and shady start-up

Google Starts Promoting Aardvark, Its $50 Million Q&A Acquisition

Google Starts Promoting Aardvark, Its $50 Million Q&A Acquisition

Featuring in on the YouTube Help homepage

Google Acquires Visual Search Company Plink

Google Acquires Visual Search Company Plink

Will incorporate the technology in Google Goggles

Yahoo Said to Be Interested in Foursquare for $100 Million

Yahoo Said to Be Interested in Foursquare for $100 Million

The move would not make too much sense for the startup

Google Acquires Episodic for Online Video

Google Acquires Episodic for Online Video

May incorporate the technology in YouTube

Ericsson Completes Acquisition of Nortel's GSM Business

Ericsson Completes Acquisition of Nortel's GSM Business

Will integrate 350 Nortel employees with its group

  • Linux
  • By Lucian Parfeni
  • March 22nd, 2010
Novell Declines $2 Billion Takeover Bid

Novell Declines $2 Billion Takeover Bid

The makers of SUSE Linux Enterprise are holding out for more

CollabNet Acquires Danube for Agile ALM Interests

CollabNet Acquires Danube for Agile ALM Interests

Worldwide leader in Scrum project management solutions, Danube, acquired by CollabNet

 
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