Cinven to acquire Host Europe, an internet hosting and domain firm, in the amount of GBP 438 million.
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No end in sight for Dell’s share prices deadlock
Dell Inc.'s stocks fell at US $12.88 on Wednesday, the lowest since July 5. Dell Inc. stocks dropped to the lowest level on Wednesday since July 5.
Apple buys Locationary
After reports of Apple's buyout of HopStop.com, another startup was acquired by the tech giant.
"Apple picking", fastest growing street crime in the world
Phone snatching reports have increased in major cities such as London, San Francisco and New York. Increased incidents of phone snatching and thievery in key cities of London, New York and San Francisco prompted the cities' officials to pressure Apple to create a "kill switch".
Apple acquires HopStop.com
Apple bought HopStop.com today. HopStop. com, an upstart application, was bought by tech giant Apple today. A spokesperson from Apple confirmed the acquisition, according to Tech Crunch's Anthony Ha.
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Battery Ventures, Austin Ventures and The Valley Fund have all made their commitments to back-up the newly launched accelerator program, OpenIncubate.
ZoomerMedia Limited annnounced the amalgamation of its wholly owned subsidiaries. ZoomerMedia Limited announced the completed amalgamation or merger of its subsidiaries, Zoomer Management Limited, the Christian Channel Inc.
TOA Technologies gets US $66 million funding from Technology Crossover in a deal dubbed as the fourth biggest funding in software this year.
HgCapital invests in IntelliFlo, which transaction is set to be finalized by August. HgCapital's Mercury said it is putting in a majority investment in IntelliFlo Limited, one of the premier Software as a Service (SaaS) providers for financial advisors and brokers.
Qihoo 360 is in the early stage of negotiations to purchase Sogou, Sohu.com’s search engine. Beijing-based Qihoo 360 Technology Co. is in the early stage of negotiations to purchase Sohu.
Yelp acquired SeatMe for US$12.7 million. Yelp acquired SeatMe, an online reservation service, for US$12. 7 million. SeatMe will compete with OpenTable in the restaurant reservation scene.
A new patent filing to the US patent office showed that Apple developed technology for wireless dashboards.
LG Display Co., Apple's screen display provider, announced today that it will expand its client base.
Verizon announced its activation figures on its iPhone 5 sales. Verizon, the largest mobile phone carrier in the United States, released activation figures which gave a rough estimate on how many iPhone 5 units were sold by Apple.
