3GSM: Yahoo Intros Social Networking For Cellphones, Acquires Maven Networks. social networking cellphone. Yahoo today provided first details about oneConnect, a mobile communications service that combines messaging with social networking features. In a wave...

Microsoft Acquires Desktop Management Startup Kidaro. microsoft virtualization manage. Redmond (WA) - Microsoft has announced that it will purchase Kidaro, a computer startup specializing in deskop virtualization, for an undisclosed sum of money.. Redmond...

Microsoft Acquires Another Web Advertising Firm. microsoft advertising doubleclick. <meta name="ProgId" content="Word..   Microsoft today "announced plans" to acquire Rapt, a provider of advertising yield management solutions. Microsoft said that Rapt’s...

EMC Acquires Iomega. amc iomega storage. A few weeks ago, EMC's offer for Iomega looked a bit like the Microhoo game on a much smaller level..   A few weeks ago, EMC’s offer for Iomega looked a bit like the Microhoo game on a much smaller level. But it...

AOL Acquires Blog Search Engine Sphere For $25 Million. aol acquisition sphere. AOL has continued its acquisitions spree by purchasing Sphere, the San-Francisco company behind the Sphere-It “related content” blog search engine, for a reported figure of...

Apple Acquires Handwriting Recognition Technology From Chinese Developer. apple 3g iphone. Cupertino (CA) - Apple may not have developed the handwriting recognition feature for the upcoming iPhone 2..   Cupertino (CA) - Apple may not have developed the handwriting...

Nokia Acquires All Of Symbian, Donates Software To Open Source. nokia symbian cellphone. London (UK) - Ten cellphone and telecommunications industry heavyweights joined in a big group hug today, positioning Symbian OS as a central software platform for future...

Dirty Laundry Alert: Xandros Acquires Linspire. Xandros Linspire. Chicago (IL) - Former Linspire CEO Kevin Carmony has posted information about a yet announced sale of Linux distributor Linspire to rival Xandros.. Chicago (IL) - Former Linspire CEO Kevin...

Sony Pictures Acquires Rocketboom. Sony Rocketboom Acquisition. Distribution rights to video blog (or vlog) Rocketboom have been acquired by Sony. Distribution rights to video blog (or vlog) Rocketboom have been acquired by Sony. The deal announced early yesterday...

CNN Acquires CNN Twitter Account. CNN Twitter @cnnbrk. With all the hubbub surrounding actor Ashton Kutcher (@aplusk) and news outlet CNN racing to one million followers on Twitter, most people don’t know that CNN doesn’t even own @cnnbrk, the Twitter account...