Ingrid Lunden
Feb 24, 2011 12:16 PM
The Motorola (NYSE: MOT) Xoom today officially went on sale today at Verizon. The Android-based tablet has been called the first viable competitor to the iPad, but with a new Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) tablet expected to launch next week, does the Xoom pack enough of a punch to keep competition…
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Tricia Duryee
Dec 10, 2008 2:09 PM
JiWire, the San Francisco-based company that started off as a Wi-Fi directory and evolved into an ad network that helps Wi-Fi hotspots generate revenue, has raised $11.1 million in new funding, reports peHUB. The company also sold another $1.53 million of warrants, which could be converted into around $3.88 million…
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Amanda Natividad
May 16, 2008 12:58 AM
As has already been widely reported, CBS (NYSE: CBS) is acquiring CNET (NSDQ: CNET) for $1.8 billion cash, marking the big acquisition we had anticipated and enabling CNET to avoid a proxy battle with Jana. We have Rafat’s first take on the move, as well as Staci’s interview with CBS…
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