Microsoft's acquisition of Nokia's handset business clears another hurdle ahead of expected EU approval
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Box Acquires Analytics Firm dLoop
Enterprise cloud storage provider Box looks to power its admin tools with its latest acquisition
EU To Approve Nokia Microsoft Deal, As Chinese Strikes Continue
EU reportedly set to greenlight takeover but Chinese workers claim they are being forced to sign new, unfavourable, contracts
Nokia Shareholders Approve Sale Of Handset Division To Microsoft
Nokia investors kiss goodbye to mobile phones at EGM in Finland
BlackBerry Board Opposes Potential Break Up Of The Company – Report
BlackBerry reportedly rejected proposals for individual assets in favour of a deal that serves the interest of all stakeholders
AT&T Eyes Vodafone Takeover In 2014 – Report
US operator is targeting Vodafone as a route into Europe, according to a report
Qualcomm, Cerberus And Lazaridis Consider Joint Bid For BlackBerry
Joint-bid for BlackBerry could emerge amid concerns over Fairfax financing ahead of today's deadline
Facebook And BlackBerry Discuss Potential Takeover Bid – Report
Facebook reportedly pondering BlackBerry bid as it considers future mobile strategy
Michael Dell Completes Company Buyout
After many trials and tribulations, Michael Dell's buyout of his namesake company has been completed
Former Apple CEO John Sculley Considers BlackBerry Bid – Report
John Sculley's favourite variety of fruit might have changed
Lenovo Wants To Buy BlackBerry – Report
Lenovo reportedly wants BlackBerry to help expand its smartphone reach, but its bid could crumble if the US and Canadian governments object
Facebook To Acquire Mobile Data Compression Specialist Onavo
Facebook wants to make access to the Internet cheaper on smartphones
Google, Intel And SAP All Interested In BlackBerry Takeover – Report
A number of parties are apparently interested in a piece of BlackBerry crumble
Fairfax Confident Of BlackBerry Takeover As Investor Doubts Grow
Fairfax says it would not have made such a high profile bid if it was not confident
BlackBerry Considers Going Private – Report
BlackBerry board is considering radical change in strategy, according to a report
Yahoo Buys Social Web Browser Rockmelt
Rockmelt is the latest company to be bought in Yahoo's aggressive acquisition spree
Apple To Bid £186m For Israeli Firm Behind Xbox Kinect – Report
Primesense, the Israeli firm behind the technology for the first generation Xbox Kinect, is in Apple's sights
Yahoo Continues Spending Spree With Xobni Acquisition
Xobni address book services to function as normal until next July
Lenovo Confirms Smartphone Partnership Discussions
Lenovo says it is discussing a smartphone joint-venture with another party, possibly NEC
Dell Enhances Software With SharePlex, Boomi Upgrades
Dell continues to look to enterprise software to assist in its transformation as it upgrades both SharePlex and Boomi
LinkedIn To Buy News Reader Pulse For £59m
LinkedIn agrees deal to bring Pulse to its 200m members
Ubiquisys Acqusition Strengthens Cisco Small Cell Offering
Swindon-based Ubiquisys is to be bought in £205m deal
Yahoo Acquires UK Teen’s Smartphone News App Summly
Yahoo strengthens its mobile portfilio with news aggregator created by a British teenager
Yahoo In Talks To Buy Dailymotion Stake – Report
Yahoo could buy Dailymotion as part of its efforts to expand beyond the US
UK Serious Fraud Office Investigating HP Autonomy Acquisition
SFO confirms that it is investating alleged accounting mispractices
Google Reports $48 Billion Cash Hoard
Google's £32bn cash reserve is intended to give it free rein where it comes to acquisition opportunities
Liberty Global In Virgin Media Takeover Talks
US cable company wants to buy Virgin Media
Lenovo RIM Takeover Possible Says CFO
Lenovo could enter smartphone market but would face opposition from US and Canada
Cisco Boosts Network Policy Management With BroadHop
Cisco continues to ramp up its acquisition strategy with the purchase of network policy management specialist BroadHop
HP Takes £5bn Charge For Autonomy ‘Accounting Improprieties’
Whistleblower claims Autonomy was over-valued, HP may sue