Two weeks after receiving approval from the US bankruptcy court in Delaware, Brussels, Belgium-based chemical firm Solvay completed the acquisition of Pennsylvania-based electronics company Plextronics Inc to enhance its OLED (Organic Light Emitting Diodes) electronic display capabilities.
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Plug Power Inc. acquired ReliOn for USD4 million
Plug Power Inc. acquired ReliOn Inc. in an all stock deal valued USD4 million, reported Reuters. Plug Power Inc. announced acquisition of ReliOn Inc. , said a report from Reuters.
Apple Inc. to acquire a controlling stake in Renesas Electronics
US smartphone giant Apple Inc. had been in discussion with Renesas Electronics to buy a controlling stake in the company, according to a source familiar with the matter said a Reuters report.
German smart headphones The Dash breaks crowdfunding goal by reaching $3M mark on Kickstarter
Munich, Germany-based smart headphones The Dash broke its $260,000 crowdfunding goal on the Kickstarter platform by reaching a total of more than $3 million for the whole campaign.
Longtime Microsoft exec Antoine Leblond leaves the firm
Antoine Leblond, a longtime executive for Windows and Office, is leaving Washington, US-based software giant Microsoft on Monday to explore his opportunities outside of the firm.
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Less than 12 hours after Microsoft launched its Office for iPad, the apps ranked in the top three of the world's most popular free apps on the Apple App Store, VentureBeat reported.
Canadian smartphone maker BlackBerry Ltd sued former executive vice-president Sebastien Marineau-Mes for breach of contract when he resigned to transfer to Apple in a case where the court ruled in favor of BlackBerry.
Texas, US-based PC giant Dell added Tulsa, Oklahoma-based analytics and data visualization software firm StatSoft for an undisclosed sum to beef up its software portfolio.
Texas, US-based PC giant Dell added Tulsa, Oklahoma-based analytics and data visualization software firm StatSoft for an undisclosed sum to beef up its software portfolio.
After its recent purchases of Motorola Mobility and IBM's server business, Chinese personal computer (PC) maker Lenovo said that it will continue its string of acquisitions to drive its growth.
Cupertino, US-based electronics giant Apple started selling the 8GB version of iPhone 5C in Apple stores in the UK at £40 less than the original cost to make up for the low sales of the said device.
As predictive technology and the rise of wearable technology grows, concerns also abound about their use and the privacy and related issues that they bring, VentureBeat reported.
Helsinki, Finland-based smartphone giant Nokia now made the Nokia Refocus app available to all Lumia smartphones to allow users to take refocusable photos using their phones.
SiNode, a company that is working on prolonging the energy storage capacity of batteries and improving their charging rate, has secured seed funding from Energy Foundry, TechCrunch reported.
