Tag archive: deal

It turns out that Mozilla calling their renewed deal with Google a “significant and mutually beneficial revenue agreement” was a bit of an understatement. According to a report from AllThingsD, it's worth $300 million a year. The deal was announced on Tuesday, and followed a degree of agonizing as to whether Google would retain their spot as the Firefox browser's search engine of choice. It has now transpired that… Read More

It's sometimes good to bet big, but it's never fun to lose big. Research in Motion has lost almost half a billion dollars in the three-month period that just ended on Nov. 26 (Q3 2011), posting a pre-tax write off of $485 million due to unsold and discounted BlackBerry PlayBook tablets, reports the AP. The PlayBook, which launched in April, never took off at its $500 price point and had to be discounted to $300 and now $200 over… Read More

After months of negotiations, Ubisoft’s uber-popular Assassin’s Creed property has found a home at Sony. On the surface it sounds simple enough—a major movie studio buys the rights to one of the biggest properties in the video game world—happens all the time. But this contract is a bit unusual. And not everyone is happy about it. A closer look at the contract by Vulture.com shows that Sony has agreed to give Ubisoft unprecedented control over… Read More

One of the biggest problems with cell phone plans today is that carriers are charging more and more for data and messaging, but aren't offering any flexibility when it comes to their talk plans, which start at $40 per month. T-Mobile and Walmart are changing this, at least, for a while. Today, the mega retailer and wireless carrier announced a “$30 unlimited web and text monthly 4G prepaid service plan,” which will be… Read More

AT&T may not be allowed to buy T-Mobile, after all. The US Justice Department has filed an antitrust complaint to block AT&T, the second largest wireless carrier in the US, from purchasing T-Mobile USA Inc. from Deutsche Telekom AG for $39 billion, reports Bloomberg. The complaint says the deal would “substantially lessen competition” in the wireless market. According to the complaint, which was filed today at a federal… Read More

Computer giant Microsoft has a deal in place with graphics and mobile processor manufacturer Nvidia that gives the Redmond-based company the exclusive right to equal any offers by third-parties for 30 percent or more of Nvidia's outstanding shares. The deal effectively prevents any other company besides Microsoft from acquiring Nvidia. In a Securities and Exchange Commission filing dated May 27 and reviewed by Information Week, Nvidia… Read More

There are many good things about Amazon, but their deals may be the best. Today only, the online retailer has marked down the price of Lady Gaga's new “Born This Way” album to $0.99 for the entire album. This goes against the grain of high profile releases, which typically retail for much more than a regular album. For example, the special edition of “Born This Way” costs $12.99. Like Gaga or not, an album for a… Read More

A Commissioner of the Federal Communications Commission who voted to approve the controversial merger of telecommunications giant Comcast and NBC Universal is now taking a job with Comcast as a Washington lobbyist. Meredith Attwell Baker, a Republican FCC Commissioner who formerly worked in the Commerce Department for President George W. Bush, was one of four FCC Commissioners who voted in January to approve Comcast's $13.75 billion deal… Read More

Verizon's first 4G LTE phone, the HTC ThunderBolt, may come with blazingly fast Internet speeds, but it's price tag of $249.99 is a bit steep. Or, at least, it was. Those of you holding out for a discount may want to head to Amazon. The online retailer is now selling the ThunderBolt for $174.99 with a two-year contract. Better yet, the discount applies to new or existing customers who are eligible for an upgrade. Though the… Read More

Thinking of switching to Verizon, but waiting for that 4G LTE network? AmazonWireless has a deal for you. The mobile division of Amazon is currently selling the HTC ThunderBolt 4G for $129.99 to all new customers who sign up for a plan on Verizon. Those looking to upgrade and renew their contract aren't as fortunate. The renewal price is $199.99. Those who are interested will, unfortunately, have to act fast. It expires at midnight (PDT)… Read More

Nokia and Microsoft have made their mobile marriage official, announcing today that the “definitive” agreement between the two companies has been signed. The partnership, first announced in February, establishes Microsoft's Windows Phone mobile operating system as the primary OS for Nokia's smartphone handsets. The terms of the agreement include the establishment of a “new global mobile ecosystem,” the… Read More

AT&T's recently announced plans to purchase wireless carrier T-Mobile for $39 billion has a tough fight with federal regulators ahead, says an anonymous Federal Communications Commission (FCC) official who spoke with the Wall Street Journal on Wednesday. The unnamed source said that, due to stipulations required by the FCC, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Department of Justice, the deal will most certainly undergo major… Read More

Verizon Wireless has no intention of buying Sprint Nextel, says its chief executive, Daniel Mead. This in light of the fact that Mead's company may soon drop down to the number two largest wireless company in the US, if AT&T's recently announced plan to purchase T-Mobile for $39 billion is approved by federal regulators. During an interview with Reuters on Monday, Mead said that Verizon, currently the most profitable wireless… Read More

Microsoft will reportedly pay Nokia more than $1 billion for the promotion and development of a Windows Phone operating system for their highly-popular handsets, reports Bloomberg Businessweek. The news comes from “two people with knowledge of the terms,” who refused to be named. According to the deal, Microsoft will receive payment from Nokia for every copy of Windows used on one of their devices. That payment will be offset,… Read More

Nokia has a big press event in London tomorrow, but it seems to have procrastinated all the hard work until the last few weeks. A few days ago, we learned of a Jan. 27th leaked memo by new Nokia CEO Stephen Elop telling Nokia employees that the company is “standing on a burning platform” and is years behind its competitors in a myriad of ways. Elop also hinted that the company may adopt a third party platform like Android or Windows… Read More