Twitter has finally acquired Indian mobile marketing start-up ZipDial following a report last week. The makes Twitter’s first acquisition in the country.
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Facebook hires partners at design firm Teehan+Lax
Facebook has hired partners of a design firm Teehan+Lax along with some of the key members. It must be noted that the social network has not acquired the design firm and this is just a talent acquisition.
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Twitter reportedly in talks to acquires Indian startup ZipDial
Twitter is apparently working on negotiations to buy ZipDial,a mobile marketing startup from India. The size of the deal is estimated to be between $30-40 million.
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Zomato forays into US markets with Urbanspoon acquisition
Zomato has continued its expansion and this time the popular restaurant guide has forayed into US markets. The company has also acquired US based bar and restaurant guide Urbanspoon.
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Hike Messenger acquires Zip Phone, will debut voice calling in India
Hike Messaging app has acquired US based voice calling company Zip Phone for an undisclosed sum. This is the first acquisition from the messenger that is a product of BSB (Bharti SoftBank, a joint venture between Bharti Group and Japan’s SoftBank).
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TCL officially acquires Palm brand
TCL Communications, parent company of Alcatel Onetouch, has confirmed that it has acquired the Palm brand. The confirmation comes a week after rumors about the acquisition.
BT buying EE – is it good for consumers?
BT has confirmed that it is in exclusive talks to acquire EE, the UK’s largest market mobile network group but is the buyout good for consumers? Will one of the UK’s largest communications groups buying the largest mobile network result in lower mobile prices in the UK? Continue reading “BT buying EE – is it good for consumers?”
Oculus buys Nimble VR and 13th Lab
Oculus has acquired two start-ups to boost its presence in the virtual reality market. The Facebook owned Oculus has bought Nimble VR and 13th Lab for an undisclosed sum.
O2 CEO: Three takeover is unlikely
O2’s Chief Executive Officer, Ronan Dunne, has claimed that reports of a takeover of the operator by rival Three UK is unlikely. Earlier this week, reports surfaced that Three could join both BT and Vodafone in eyeing up either EE or O2 for an acquisition but O2’s CEO says that a Three takeover is the least likely of all scenarios. Continue reading “O2 CEO: Three takeover is unlikely”
Microsoft acquires mobile email startup Acompli
Microsoft has bought Acompli, a mobile startup that makes email apps for iOS and Android. The financial details were not officially disclosed by either firms but Re/Code is stating that the amount of deal is more than $200 million.
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Orange and T-Mobile could exit EE joint venture
The parent companies of EE could exit Britain’s biggest mobile network in the near future if new reports are to be believed. According to a new report both the companies – Germany’s Deutsche Telekom and France’s Orange SA – are considering various options. Continue reading “Orange and T-Mobile could exit EE joint venture”
BT in talks with O2 and EE over own mobile network
British Telecom is allegedly already in talks with UK network operator EE following the alleged approach by Telefonica to form a “strategic partnership” that would see BT buy the company’s UK operator O2. According to sources cited by Reuters, BT is currently in “early stage” talks with EE over a major deal which may yet present a challenge to Telefonica’s master plan. Continue reading “BT in talks with O2 and EE over own mobile network”
BT to buy O2 UK from Telefonica?
UK operator BT is rumoured to be in talks to buy O2 UK with O2’s parent company Telefonica seeking a strategic partnership with BT that would see it sell its mobile network in return for a 20% stake. According to a report on El Confidencial, Telefonica’s CEO César Alierta is exploring the partnership with BT to create a European Giant and whilst talks are at an advanced stage, “there is nothing concrete yet”. Continue reading “BT to buy O2 UK from Telefonica?”
Google acquires iOS app prototyping software RelativeWave
Google has acquired iOS app prototyping company RelativeWave for an undisclosed sum. RelativeWave is the company behind the mobile app prototyping software Form.
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Samsung claims Microsoft’s Nokia acquisition violated their deal
Samsung is claiming that Microsoft has violated the deal between the two after it completed the Nokia acquisition earlier this year, as per the latest report from Reuters. The South Korean electronic giant is hence defending its action of not paying the royalties to Microsoft as the Nokia deal makes the software giant a direct hardware competitor.
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