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Processor Design Expert from AMD and Apple Hired by Tesla
The race to develop self-driving cars is very competitive, with a growing number of companies doing their utmost to beat out the competition to develop the technology. One company, in particular, is taking self-driving car technology very seriously, Tesla, who have already rolled out a very limited form of the…
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Intel Buys Altera for $16.7 Billion
Altera, the US-based manufacturer of programmable logic devices, has been purchased by Intel in an all-cash deal worth $16.7 billion, according to the Wall Street Journal (paywalled, via Engadget). “Altera is now part of Intel, and together we will make the next generation of semiconductors not only better but able…
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Dell to Acquire EMC for $50 Billion
In what is expected to be one of the largest tech takeovers ever, Dell is set to wholly acquire enterprise giant EMC on Monday. This follows up a string of other storage-related acquisitions and purchases as well as others relating to computing as a whole. Dell itself was also taken over not…
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Tsinghua Group Look to Acquire SanDisk and Toshiba
China is looking to expand heavily into the storage industry with the latest acquisition rumour. According to the report, Tsinghua Group, a Chinese government-controlled investment group is looking into acquiring either SanDisk or Toshiba to get access to their NAND technology. Both Toshiba and SanDisk currently work together in a…
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Private Investment Firm Silver Lake May Take 20% Stake in AMD
Big changes are happening down at AMD with the creation of the new Radeon Technologies Group announced earlier. While such a move will probably pay dividends in the future, it does nothing to solve current issues. In the short-term, AMD looks to be getting a major investor to tide them…
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Microsoft Rumored to Buyout AMD
It seems that not a day goes by without another rumour or report about someone looking to buy out AMD. According to sources, Microsoft is in talks with AMD about an acquisition which isn’t the first time we’ve heard. A little over 2 months ago, rumours were also abounding that…
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BT Confirmed to be in Talks to Buy EE
Just a few days after we reported on the news that BT is in talks to purchase O2, it’s now been confirmed that they’re also interested in Everything Everywhere – EE. Deutsche Telekom and Orange, the two owners of EE, say that they are in the early “exploratory” stages of…
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Microsoft Rumoured to be Buying the Makers of Minecraft for a Substantial Amount
Reports are swirling that Microsoft is in the final stages of buying Mojang AB; the makers of the extremely popular Minecraft video game. According to the Wall Street Journal, the buyout would value Mojang at over $2 billion US – and the deal could be signed on the dotted line between…
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Chinese Ministry of Commerce Approves Lenovo’s IBM x86 Unit Acquisition
The Chinese government has approved Lenovo’s acquisition of IBM’s x86 low-end server unit, with the Chinese Ministry of Commerce recently giving Lenovo its blessing. The United States government is still investigating the $2.3 billion (£1.3 billion) acquisition, though will likely approve it. Lenovo hopes to complete the deal by the…
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Lenovo Still Expects to Close Purchase of IBM Server Unit By End of 2014
Despite the United States government currently investigating Lenovo’s attempted acquisition of IBM’s x86 low-end server unit, Lenovo executives believe the deal should be completed by the end of 2014. Analysts expect the deal to finally be approved, but political tensions between Washington and Beijing have been strained due to cyberespionage accusations…
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Google Will Acquire 5.94% Share In Lenovo As Part Of Motorola Sale Deal
Lenovo and Google recently announced a deal that sees Lenovo purchase Motorola from Google. The deal is worth a cool $2.91 billion from a combination of cash and stock payments. According to Reuters the details of the deal mean that Google will end up with a 5.94 percent share in…
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Amazon Acquires Gaming Studio Double Helix
Amazon have snapped up Double Helix Games in a deal that was to gain them some extra talent as well as the companies IP’s. It is not known how much the deal was worth, but given the studios history and the skill of its 75 strong team we imagine it…
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Lenovo Aims To Crush Apple and Samsung Following Motorola Mobility Acquisition
Following the acquisition of Motorola Mobility from Google along with its share of patents, Chinese manufacturer Lenovo now reveals some big plans. Lenovo CEO Yuanqing Yang gave an interview with Fortune regarding the deal where he talked about his plans to over take his biggest competitors, Apple and Samsung. By…
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Google Rumored To Be Looking Into Purchasing Wearable Tech Companies
It seems clear that Google does not want to deal in smartphone manufacturing, as seen in the recent Motorola Mobility sale. Latest news report that Google is planning to use Nest as its gadget hardware team, but a new report says that Google may also be looking at purchasing wearable…
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Twitter and IBM Agree On Deal For 900 Patents, Gives Twitter More IP Protection
Twitter has acquired over 900 patents from IBM. The deal, which includes a cross-license agreement, was made last month, but the two companies have now formally announced it. IBM has received more patents in the U.S. than any other company for 21 consecutive years. “This acquisition of patents from IBM…
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