A report suggests Intel's stalled pursuit of Altera could soon be renewed with a hostile takeover bid
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Nokia In Talks To Buy Rival Alcatel-Lucent
Nokia could create major European networking giant with Alcatel-Lucent move
PayPal, eBay To Remain Friends After Spin-off
PayPal and eBay will separate later this year, but will remain joined at the hip for at least five years
Intel’s Pursuit Of Altera Ends After Price Disagreement
Altera officials reportedly turn down a per-share price of more than $50, thought at least one analyst doubts whether the deal is off
Skrill And Optimal Payments Announce Mega Merger
€1.1bn deal could finally create a European rival to PayPal
HP Explores Aruba Networks Purchase
HP in talks with Aruba Networks over a possible acquisition to bolster its Wi-Fi infrastructure credentials
Samsung Snaps Up LoopPay For Galaxy S6 Mobile Payments
Purchase of payments specialist should confirm a mobile wallet in upcoming Samsung flagship device
Fancy A Windows Pen? Microsoft Set To Snap Up Stylus Firm
N-Trig was the manufacturer of the stylus for the Surface Pro 3
Alibaba Pens $590m Partnership To Launch Into Smartphone Market
Chinese ecommerce giant looks to boost the reach of Aliyun mobile OS with Meizu tie-up
BT Finalises £12.5bn EE Deal But Will Still Launch MVNO
BT hopes to complete EE acquisition by the end of 2015-16 financial year but still has mobile plans before then
Tesco Drops Blinkbox Books After No Buyers Found
There's no next chapter for Tesco as Blinkbox Movies, Books, and Music all offloaded
What Impact Will Three-O2 Merger Have On UK Mobile Market?
How will Hutchison Whampoa's proposed takeover of O2 affect consumers, businesses and competitors?
Three Owner Hutchison Whampoa Agrees £10.25bn O2 Takeover
O2 takeover by Three's parent company could create the UK's largest mobile operator
Why Would Samsung Buy BlackBerry?
BLOG: Samsung takeover of BlackBerry might make more sense than you think
Three Owner Hutchison Whampoa ‘In Talks’ To Buy O2
Hutchison Whampoa is reportedly in early stage talks to purchase O2, mimicking a similar takeover in Ireland
SAP Aligns With Profit Expectations As Cloud Shift Steadies
Cloud subs up 72 percent in preliminary earnings, pushing stock 4.6 percent
Gemalto finalises SafeNet acquisition for $890m
International digital security vendor Gemalto has let the ink dry on its acquisition of SafeNet, a specialist in data protection.
Adobe Gets Creative With £509m Fotolia Deal
Acquisition to deliver vibrant image and video marketplace for creatives worldwide
“World’s First” Automated Password Changer Launched
Dashlane's password manager enhanced with the world’s only automated password changing software
Microsoft Lets Slip Acompli Acquisition
Oops. Has Microsoft let the cat out of the bag regarding a possible acquisition of email startup Acompli?
KPMG Acquires German Cyber Security Firm
The deal will help KPMG tackle 'one of the greatest risks facing business today'
Displeased Yahoo Investors Seek AOL Deal – Report
Yahoo continues its acquisition spree as unhappy investors look to AOL for a possible merger
Carphone Warehouse And Dixons In Talks Over Merger
A merger deal could create one of the UK's largest electronics retailers
EMC And VMware To Fold Products Into New Cloud Entity
EMC has revealed plans to create a new entity that combines its and VMware's data analytics and cloud apps portfolios
Vodafone Buys Cable & Wireless For £1 Billion
Mobile giant Vodafone beats Tata to buy C&W's enterprise networks
EC Clears Western Digital’s Hitachi Acquisition
After selling off some assets, WD's merger goes ahead, reducing the number of HDD suppliers to to three
AT&T And T-Mobile Marriage – It’s Complicated
Both telcos say the merger is on but AT&T is paying T-Mobile $4 billion for a missed deadline. Wayne Rash looks at what remains
BT Merges Standalone Units Into New IT Services Entity
BT has merged three standalone businesses into a single IT services unit with annual turnover of £400m
DoJ Bids To Halt AT&T Merger With T-Mobile
A bid to create the largest mobile operator in the United States has been blocked by the US DoJ
Novell Merger With Attachmate Completes At Last
Novell will operate under the Novell and SUSE Linux business units and brands as Attachmate merger finalises