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Sure, we all knew about the Google acquisition of VoIP provider Gizmo5, and we were able to speculate about things that would happen. But now, courtesy of the Google Voice Blog we are getting a look at the first moves. And in typically Google fashion, they have both officially welcomed… Continue Reading »

In an announcement that came earlier this morning, Google has purchased Gizmo5. Now for those unfamiliar, Gizmo5 is a VoIP provider similar to Skype. Of course, you may be thinking, Google already has Google Voice, and that is a good point. However, that may only be one piece of the… Continue Reading »

Apple quietly acquired Placebase, a mapping company that allows users to overlay maps with personal data.  With the recent fallout between Apple and Google, we’ve got to wonder if Apple is looking to depend less on Google for its mapping, one of the stock apps on the iPhone and iPod… Continue Reading »

Looking to expand its online reputation, Facebook just finished off an acquisition of FriendFeed, an online service for sharing links and such for an undisclosed price.  Facebook and FriendFeed have many similar goals, so it makes sense for Facebook wanting to acquire the lesser known FriendFeed.  In addition, FriendFeed has… Continue Reading »

A definitive agreement was reached today when the board of directors of Sprint Nextel and Virgin Mobile USA agreed to Sprint purchasing Virgin Mobile for $483 million.  Virgin Mobile is perhaps best known for their prepaid phone sales and Sprint plans to use Virgin Mobile to improve their standings in… Continue Reading »

Twitter, Twitter, everywhere.  Twitter is certainly the belle of the ball these days.  Everyone’s been talking about how Facebook tried to buy them.  How Google and Microsoft have been batting their eyes in Twitter’s direction.  And now, latest on the porch steps carrying a (supposed) 700 million dollar rose is… Continue Reading »

It was only a few years ago when Sun Microsystems was on top of everything.  Just before the dot-com bubble burst, it was seeing huge sales and stock prices above $250.  It’s sad to see just how bad the company is doing now, but it seems to be trying to… Continue Reading »

I’ve seen and heard all kinds of things happen on the internet.  This one by Facebook and SpeedDate.com definitely ranks up there as one of the oddest internet business deals I’ve heard of.  If you are a Facebook user that plays the game Oregon Trail, you had better be prepared… Continue Reading »

Virgin Mobile USA has announced the completion of the Helio acquisition. The deal, which was officially announced back towards the end of June was completed for the expected $39 million and has removed ownership from SK Telecom and Earthlink. The $39 million payment for the acquisition was not in cash,… Continue Reading »

Its now official, Microsoft spent $500 million on the purchase of Danger. Of course this does not come as much of a surprise, after all that figure was the exact number that was rumored several months back. However, thanks to Microsoft’s most recent quarterly report this number has been confirmed.… Continue Reading »