By Todd Haselton |
Wireless Internet and broadband provider ICOA just announced that it has been acquired by Google for $400 million. ICOA describes itself as a company that provides “Wi-Fi to high traffic public locations” and is a “leading vertically integrated, neutral-host broadband wireless Internet network provider.” ICOA…
By Todd Haselton |
Sprint announced on Wednesday that it has inked an agreement with U.S. Cellular to acquire spectrum and customers in the Midwest for $480 million. The deal includes U.S. Cellular properties and 585,000 subscribers in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Missouri and Ohio. Sprint will use the added…
By Todd Haselton |
Motorola Mobility officially revealed on Thursday that it has acquired the gesture and imaging company Viewdle. Viewdle also provides augmented reality support in its application and describes itself as a “best-in class computer vision technology showcases the power of your smartphone through camera-based innovations in…
By Todd Haselton |
Things didn’t go Deutsche Telkom’s way after the FCC blocked AT&T’s planned acquisition of T-Mobile USA. Now, T-Mobile’s parent company needs to build the fourth largest U.S. wireless carrier into the strongest competitor possible. How? By acquiring smaller carriers. A new report from Bloomberg on Tuesday…
By Todd Haselton |
Google just acquired Nik Software, the creator of the popular iOS app Snapseed. It’s a clear response to Facebook’s decision to acquire Instagram, although neither Google nor Nik Software disclosed how much the search giant paid. Like Instagram, Snapseed,which costs $4.99, allows users to tweak…
By Todd Haselton |
You’ve probably heard of Frommer’s, the publishing group that sells popular travel guides to nearly every destination in the world. On Monday, parent company John Wiley & Sons said that it will be selling a number of its assets and that it’s selling all of…
By Todd Haselton |
Earlier today, Jefferies analyst Peter Misek said that he believed Samsung was working with Research In Motion in regards to a possible BlackBerry 10 licensing deal. It’s certainly a feasible proposition; we already know RIM will likely try to license its software and it’s possible…
By Todd Haselton |
Best Buy founder Richard Schulze is offering between $24 and $26 per share for the big-box retailer. Schulze stepped down from his position as chairman of the board earlier this year. “I have been actively exploring all available options for my ownership stake,” Schulze said. “That exploration has…
