Full FeedApple replacing Google Maps on iPhone? Wow, how mad are they?
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 »
Facebook expands, acquires FriendFeed
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 »
Sprint picks up Virgin Mobile for $483 million, bolsters Sprint’s prepaid department
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 »
The latest Twitter/Apple rumors: Nah
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 »
Sun of IBM? IBM in talks to acquire Sun
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 »
You enjoyed the Trail, now, want a date?
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 finalizes Helio acquisition
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 »
Microsoft confirms Danger acquisition was a $500 million purchase
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 »
Sirius finalizes XM acquisition, now officially called Sirius XM Radio
After a long time of speculation and wondering, the deal has officially been completed. Sirius and XM have formed as one company and are now using the uninspired sounding name of Sirius XM Radio. As we saw the merger had its ups and downs and times when it looked like… Continue Reading »
Sirius, XM merger receives the official FCC approval
Coming in a close 3-2 vote, the $3.3 billion purchase of XM from rival Sirius has been given the official seal of approval from the FCC. This news will now leave US customers with just one satellite radio service, which initially sounds like not the best of news, however at… Continue Reading »
Experience what it’s like to download at unlimited speeds from a massive collection of over 800 Terabytes of user uploads. You’ll max out your Internet connection downloading a file in… Continue Reading »
Palm Pre Information & Updates
Palm just introduced their next-gen smartphone, the Palm Pre, and next-gen operating system, Palm webOS. Gadgetell's got the latest Pre and webOS information and news for you right here.
