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Zynga-owned Draw Something finally gets update for sharing, undo
Posted On Wednesday, April 18, 2012 By temp. Under TUAW Tags: acquisition, draw something, drawing, drawsomething, facebook, ios, pictures, sharing, social, the-end, tuaw, twitter, update, zynga
Most of our stories about Draw Something since the game's launch have been business related. After it garnered tens of millions of users in its first few weeks, the company that makes the game, OMGPOP, was bought by Zynga for a whopping $200 million.

Nokia acquires Smarterphone AS, eyes feature phone rebound
Posted On Saturday, January 7, 2012 By temp. Under BoyGenius Tags: acquisition, boygenius, business, feature phones, meltemi, merger, mobile, nokia, smarterphone as
Nokia has acquired Oslo, Norway-based cell phone operating system developer Smarterphone AS as it prepares to launch a reinvigorated attack on emerging markets. The transaction was completed in November 2011 according to major investor
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Poor Lumia sales may have pushed Nokia back into acquisition talks with Microsoft
Posted On Friday, January 6, 2012 By admin. Under BoyGenius Tags: acquisition, boygenius, business, eldar murtazin, microsoft, nokia, purchase, rumors, windows-phone
Poor sales of the Nokia Lumia 800 and 710 may have prompted Nokia to resume acquisition talks with Microsoft during November, according to a recent Forbes
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Looking back at 2011: Google eyes Motorola buy in bid for Android control, patent ammo
Posted On Thursday, December 29, 2011 By temp. Under BoyGenius Tags: acquisition, boygenius, business, featured, google, lookingbackat2011, merger, mobile, Motorola
2011 was a wild, wild year to follow the technology industry. AT&T failed to buy T-Mobile USA , things got rough for RIM
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Looking back at 2011: AT&T’s bid to acquire T-Mobile is defeated
Posted On Tuesday, December 27, 2011 By temp. Under BoyGenius Tags: acquisition, at&t, boygenius, business, lookingbackat2011, merger, mobile, t-mobile
AT&T made headlines in March of this year when it announced plans to acquire T-Mobile USA from Deutsche Telekom for $39 billion .
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Hynix, Micron turn to Taiwan following Apple’s Anobit buy
Posted On Friday, December 23, 2011 By temp. Under BoyGenius Tags: acquisition, anobit, apple, boygenius, business, flash memory, hynix, micron, nand
News broke earlier this week that Apple has acquired Israel-based fabless flash memory firm Anobit for as much as $400 million according to TheMarker , adding another leading chip maker to the company’s portfolio. Anobit’s NAND flash memory is already used in Apple products including the iPhone and iPad, and the firm’s technology is said to offer several advantages over that of its rivals. As DigiTimes pointed out in a recent report, the move also means Anobit’s other clients are now forced to look elsewhere as Apple becomes the exclusive owner of Anobit’s chip technology.
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Judge approves AT&T/DOJ request for antitrust suit delay
Posted On Tuesday, December 13, 2011 By admin. Under BoyGenius Tags: acquisition, at&t, boygenius, business, delay, huvelle, lawsuit, legal, merger, t-mobile
Judge Ellen Huvelle approved a joint request by AT&T and the Department of Justice to delay a lawsuit regarding AT&T’s planned purchase of T-Mobile USA. AT&T requested a stay in the suit on Monday and said it was working with Deutsche Telekom to prepare the best defense possible.
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Apple may buy Israeli flash memory firm Anobit for $400-$500 million
Posted On Tuesday, December 13, 2011 By admin. Under BoyGenius, TechCrunch Tags: acquisition, anobit, apple, business, buy, flash, rumors, storage, techcrunch
Apple may be preparing to purchase Anobit, an fabless Israeli firm that specializes in flash storage solutions for mobile and enterprise markets. The Cupertino-based company could be willing to spend between $400 million and $500 million on Anobit, Calcalist reported
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