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HARDWARE, ENTERPRISE, BUSINESS
NEWS
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Western Digital, world's market share leader in storage technologies announced its results for the fiscal fourth quarter and full year, and they are surprising - 31% growth in revenue, doubling net income…
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CLOUD COMPUTING, DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT, BUSINESS
NEWS
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Sony Computer Entertainment acquires Gaikai, thereby providing the platform for Sony to create cloud-based digital gaming, most likely for Sony's Playstation brand.
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CLOUD COMPUTING, SOFTWARE, BUSINESS
NEWS
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You know it's time to pay attention when the big boys make a move. The most recent indication that the cloud is hurting traditional software offerings is an acquisition by SAP. They went after web-based SuccessFactors.
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BUSINESS
NEWS
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The joint venture between AT&T and T-Mobile USA has officially created duopoly in the country, turning AT&T into the #1 carrier with 130 million subscribers versus 90+ million subscribers for Verizon Wireless.
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BUSINESS, BLOGS
NEWS
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In a risky effort to beef up its content, AOL has agreed to snap up The Huffington Post, the valuable online media property covering a variety of topics from both own writers and aggregated from elsewhere.
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SOFTWARE
NEWS
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The multi-million dollar acquisition officially confirmed today will help Skype enhance its popular Internet telephony software with the ability to exchange real-time video across different platforms and store clips for later viewing.
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HARDWARE, BUSINESS
NEWS
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Mobile chip giant Qualcomm, the maker of the Snapdragon chip, wants to acquire Atheros, one of the leading producers of wireless and wired networking chips. The move is expected to strengthen Qualcomm's portfolio.
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BUSINESS
NEWS
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About.me, a personal profile startup, is about to be swallowed by AOL for an undisclosed sum. The service should integrate with AOL's email and instant messaging products, people in the know claim.
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APPLE, GRAPHICS, HARDWARE, BUSINESS
RUMORS
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British chip designer Imagination Technologies allegedly bought 3D graphics firm Caustic Graphics. Since Apple's A4 silicon incorporates Imagination's IP, the move could hint at enhanced graphics for the next iPad and iPhone.
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SOFTWARE, BUSINESS
NEWS
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Buckle up BlackBerry fans, the BlackBerry OS and PlayBook tablets are up for a thorough face lift as Research In Motion puts a plan in motion to acquire The Astonishing Tribe, the Swedish design shop behind the original Android interface.
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SOFTWARE, DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT, BUSINESS
ANALYSIS
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Could be that Electronic Arts is losing its creative juices? The interactive software entertainment giant based in California has landed on hard times.
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CLOUD COMPUTING, BUSINESS
NEWS
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HARDWARE, BUSINESS
NEWS
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When we heard that CoolIT received a modest $5.1M in a third round of financing, we thought it was the recession talking. It turns out CoolIT needed some backing to buy a giant.
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