Tag archive: acquisitions

Google has held preliminary discussions with InterDigital Inc., a Pennsylvania-based wireless patent firm, about a possible acquisition. The move by Google is seen as an attempt by the company to add some meat to their thin wireless patent portfolio. InterDigital owns about 8,800 patents that, according to the Wall Street Journal, focus mostly on wireless data transmission, in-call noise cancellation and handset technology. With Google's… Read More

AT&T announced the purchase of T-Mobile yesterday for $39 billion from Deutsche Telekom. Maybe you heard? The move, which joins the nation's number two and number four wireless providers, whittles the list of top competitors down to three: at the top is AT&T, followed now by former leader Verizon and, bringing up the rear, Sprint. The purchase was a dramatic turn of events on its own, but Sprint actually had something of a stake… Read More

It’s been no secret that there’s been some less than ethical things going in when it comes to employment in Silicon Valley. Earlier this year, big names in the industry decided to end their agreement not to steal employees, signaling that when it comes to recruiting talent, all bets are officially off. Digital and tech companies like Google, Facebook, and Apple have been seeing their staff jump ship and resign with competitors, only to cause… Read More

The deal is reported to be for $212 million. Founded in 2007, San Francisco-based Heroku allows Ruby programmers to deploy their applications using Heroku to host them. The service has grown in popularity thanks to its competitive pricing, eliminating the need for developers to build their own servers to launch and host an application. Heroku hosts all kinds of apps, such as thosse written for the iPhone as well as for popular social media sites… Read More

Yesterday we heard that Google was rumored to be buying Groupon for around $2.5 billion – a seemingly low number, seeing as it was speculated Google would easily outbid Yahoo’s similar offer. Turns out that notion was spot on. Tuesday, the word is that Google is willing to acquire Groupon for somewhere between $5.3 and $6 billion. All Things D and The New York Times are reporting that both parties could be signing on the dotted line as early as… Read More

In a move designed to enhance the Motoblur platform with location data, Motorola bought Munich-based Aloqa GmbH today. Aloqa is privately held and Motorola did not disclose any of the transaction details. Aloqa’s software proactively displays relevant Web content, such as places, events, and bargains, based on the user’s location and social content. For example, if the user is in a certain region, the software will display special offers of… Read More

Financial software giant Intuit—makers of well-known products like Quicken, QuickBooks, and TurboTax—has announced a deal to acquire personal finance services Web site Mint.com for some $170 million in cash. Mint.com is a financial services Web site designed to show consumers ways in which they can save money by analyzing their financial actions and habits. The service claims some 1.5 million users tracking nearly $50 billion in assets and $200… Read More