Full FeedPanasonic confirms Sanyo takeover
Panasonic is already a sizable company, but they are going to get that little bit bigger with the confirmed takeover of Sanyo. Sanyo have been struggling recently, and it’s probably not a coincidence that their downturn coincides with the economic crisis that we are facing. Nevertheless, they are still worth… Continue Reading »
Yahoo to announce layoffs
Sources have revealed to the Wall Street Journal that Yahoo! will announce layoffs when they reveal their quarterly earnings tomorrow. The exact number of jobs affected isn’t know but is estimated to be at least 1,000. The move isn’t much of a surprise, however. Last month they hired a consulting… Continue Reading »
Ballmer says Microsoft/Yahoo deal “still makes sense”
Yep, looks like we haven’t heard the end of the whole Yahoo/Microsoft going-ons. However, that apparently isn’t the official position of Microsoft…just their CEO. While speaking at the Gartner ITXpo in Orlando, Florida, this morning, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer came out with the following comments. “We offered 33 bucks [for… Continue Reading »
Yahoo! calls Parlay to Icahn
We like you, we like you not. We like you, we like you not. It seems to have been a veritable rollercoaster ride for the past weeks as offers were tossed back and forth about as easily as not so cleverly veiled insults between Yahoo! and billionaire investor Carl Icahn.… Continue Reading »
Yahoo! fights back against Microsoft break-up by re-entering talks with Time Warner
In an attempt to lock into some kind of deal before their board re-election August 1st, Yahoo! is trying to resume talks with Time Warner about a possible merger with their internet arm AOL in a deal worth up to $10 billion. These talks have come to the forefront after… Continue Reading »
Merger setback? Blockbuster cannot finance Circuit City acquistion
As we previously reported, video rental giant Blockbuster has been looking to acquire electronics giant Circuit City. Blockbuster has already offered a whopping $1 billion, but reports are flying in, saying that they cannot fund such a hefty offer. In an official statement from the company, Circuit City said: “Circuit… 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.
