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Broadcom Corp., a leader in semiconductor solutions for wired and wireless communications, announced today that it has agreed to buy NetLogic Microsystems Inc., a provider of intelligent semiconductor solutions that are powering next-generation Internet networks, for $50 per share, or $3.7 billion. …
9/11: the 10th Anniversary Commemorated Through iOS, Android Apps
Ten years ago on the morning of September 11, the entire world was shocked when four jet planes were hijacked by terrorists. The first plane hit the World Trade Center’s North Tower at 8:46 AM, the South Tower was hit at 9:03 …
Lenovo To Dell: We’re Coming for You
Last July, the research firm IDC published that Lenovo has taken the number three spot from Acer in PC sales with 12.2% market share. They were behind Dell with 12.9%, while HP held the top spot at 18.1%. Dell did not hide …
Microsoft Plans a Major Comeback with Windows 8 for Cloud, Mobile
Outage aside, Microsoft has been quite busy with their Windows 8 platform, taking care of lawsuits, strengthening their relationship with other players in the industry and rebuilding an ecosystem in the mobile sector. Here’s a quick run down of what’s been going …
Sprint Keeps Unlimited Data Plan, Even for the iPhone
Rumors of the iPhone 5 debuting in Sprint is getting bigger as October nears and expectations of a new handset continue to grow. Sources say that Sprint will be keeping their unlimited data plan for the iPhone. A move that will surely …
HP Wants Quick PC Spin-Off, Dell Sees Opportunity
Hewlett-Packard just unveiled new all-in-one desktops which will start rolling out this month amidst an impending PC spinoff. What they’re doing is just plain confusing. The thing that should concern HP, aside from possibly losing their customer base, is losing their employees. …
Google’s Birthday Week: from Oracle Lawsuit to Zagat Deal
Google started the week by celebrating 13 years in the industry. I did a piece highlighting theirs feats in the span of those 13 years. While most were game-changing, some were just viewed as projects–it seems those Googlers get bored at work …
Apple FTW: Samsung Tablet Permanently Banned in Germany
Apple is now doing a celebratory dance as the German court in Düsseldorf sided with them and handed down a permanent ban on Samsung’s Galaxy Tab 10.1. The court declared that the Samsung tablet clearly copied the iPad, as it too had …
Samsung + Microsoft = Samsung Windows 8 Tablet?
The Korea Economic Daily reported that during next week’s Microsoft BUILD, the developer conference in California set to run from September 13-16, the company will unveil a new tablet sporting the new Windows 8 platform. The tablet is said to be the …
Backupify Gets Another $5M, Sets Sights on Google Apps
Backupify, a leading backup provider for cloud based data, closed a Series B $5 million round of funding, led by Avalon Ventures together with General Catalyst and Lowercase Capital. Backupify works by creating a backup of all the information from one’s social …