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Mobile Social Backup Service Mobyko Selling To IMI Mobile

Jul 7, 2009 1:30 PM

Hyderabad, India-based mobile content distributor IMI Mobile is buying Mobytec, the operator of mobile backup and content sharing service Mobyko, intending to pitch it to carriers as a consumer social media aggregation service. No acquisition price was disclosed. Mobyko is a bit like Zyb, which Vodafone (NYSE: VOD) bought in…

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Posted In: Mobile, Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Mergers & Acquisitions, Social Media, Photo Sharing, layoffs

Pre-Paid Price Wars Call For Consolidation; Who’s Next?

Jul 6, 2009 5:06 PM

The recent introduction of a $45 unlimited calling and texting plan by Tracfone Wireless has kicked off another round of price wars in the wireless industry, which may lead to consolidation in the pre-paid market, Dow Jones Newswires reports. In recent months, pre-paid offerings have gotten more popular as they…

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Posted In: Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Mergers & Acquisitions, Companies, Helio, SprintNextel, Verizon, Virgin, Virgin Mobile

DoCoMo Buys Stake in Mobile Video Firm PacketVideo For $45.5 Million

Jul 5, 2009 11:14 PM

PacketVideo, the San Diego-based mobile video and software company that has been around since 1998, has sold about 35 percent stake in the company to Japanese mobile giant DoCoMo (NYSE: DCM). The firm is part of NextWave Wireless. The all-cash deal is intended to “strengthen DoCoMo’s position in advanced music…

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Posted In: Mobile, Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Mergers & Acquisitions, Social Media, Video, Companies, DoCoMo, packetvideo

Italy’s Dada Buying Fueps Stake For Casual Games Play

Jul 2, 2009 7:41 AM

Italy’s diverse social network, mobile and community operator Dada has resumed its journey on the M&A trail, buying 51 percent of Milan Stock Exchange-listed casual web games publisher Fueps for €1.36 million.

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Posted In: Entertainment, Gaming, Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Mergers & Acquisitions, Countries, Europe, Italy

Mobile Is A Bright Spot For M&A So Far This Year

Jul 1, 2009 2:39 PM

While the larger M&A market has all but dried up in the first half of 2009, “companies that have something, anything, to do with mobile,” are the exception to the rule, reports AllThingsD, which quotes The Jordan, Edmiston Group. Release. In the past six months, the number of overall transactions…

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Posted In: Advertising, Media & Publishing, Mobile, Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Mergers & Acquisitions, Research & Metrics, Metrics, Social Media, Companies

Report: Vodafone Considering Bid For T-Mobile UK

Jun 29, 2009 6:16 AM

Vodafone (NYSE: VOD) is mulling over a bid for T-Mobile UK, a move that would catapult them to the lead of the British mobile phone market, one of the most competitive markets in Europe. The FT.com, citing “people familiar with the situation” said that Vodafone, the world’s largest carrier by…

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Posted In: Mobile, Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Mergers & Acquisitions, Companies, 3 UK, France Telecom, Orange, T-Mobile, Vodafone, Countries, Europe, UK, Germany

Apple Increases Stake In UK Radio Chip Firm Imagination

Jun 26, 2009 4:20 AM

Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) is tripling its stake in UK microchip firm Imagination Technologies, taking its share to 9.5 percent. Its buying 2.2 million new shares at £1.4275 each (total £3.14 million).

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Posted In: Mobile, Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Mergers & Acquisitions, Companies, Apple

Developer Fantzer Acquires App Maker Mustache

Jun 23, 2009 9:28 AM

New media developer Fanzter, which runs the celebrity, style and entertainment platform Coolspotters, has acquired iPhone app creator Mustache. Terms were not disclosed, but the transaction involved a combination of cash and stock, Aaron LaBerge, Fanzter’s CEO and co-founder, told us. The deal follows Fanzter’s $2 million second-round funding in…

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Posted In: Mobile, Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Mergers & Acquisitions, Social Media

KongZhong Acquires Mobile Games Developer Simlife International

Jun 22, 2009 9:06 AM

China’s mobile content giant KongZhong is acquiring Simlife International, a leading Chinese mobile game developer, the company said in a statement today. KongZong has agreed to pay $3 million in cash to the shareholders of Simlife. An additional payment of $1.25 million in cash and 6 million of the company’s…

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Posted In: Entertainment, Gaming, Mobile, Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Mergers & Acquisitions, Countries, Asia, China

">Nortel Accepts Nokia Siemens $650 Million Offer For Bankrupt Assets

Jun 19, 2009 8:07 PM

Nortel Networks, which has been struggling to sell off its assets since filing for bankruptcy in January, has accepted a $650 million bid from Nokia (NYSE: NOK) Siemens Networks, the second-largest telecom equipment maker in the world, reports WSJ. Nokia Siemens, a joint venture between Nokia and Siemens, initially made…

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Deutsche Telekom Says It Is Not Trying To Sell UK Unit

Jun 17, 2009 6:41 PM

Rumors have been rampant over the fate of struggling T-Mobile UK, with its parent company Deutsche Telekom (NYSE: DT) reportedly shopping the unit around and entertaining offers from carriers, including France Telecom’s Orange. However, a France Telecom (NYSE: FTE) spokesperson said it did not make an offer and now Deutsche…

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Posted In: Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Mergers & Acquisitions, Companies, France Telecom, Orange, T-Mobile, Countries, Europe, UK, France

Amazon Buys Mobile Product Search Startup SnapTell

Jun 16, 2009 6:44 PM

Amazon.com (NSDQ: AMZN) search subsidiary A9.com has purchased SnapTell, a startup that offers users a way to search for product information from their mobile phones. Its free iPhone and Android apps let people take a photo of a piece of media—like a DVD, CD, or video game—and then immediately see…

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Posted In: Advertising, Search, Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Mergers & Acquisitions, Technologies / Formats

Boku Raises $13 Million To Buy Paymo And Mobillcash; Launches Mobile Payment Service

Jun 16, 2009 7:01 AM

A new mobile payments company is launching, using venture capital to buy its way into a strong market position. Boku has raised $13 million in two rounds of funding in the last week or so. The first round totaled $3 million and came from Khosla Ventures and Index Ventures and…

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Posted In: E-Commerce, Payment Systems, Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Mergers & Acquisitions, Technologies / Formats

Antenna Software Quietly Buys Mobile Enterprise Software Company Dexterra

Jun 15, 2009 2:06 PM

Jersey City, N.J.-based Antenna Software has acquired Dexterra, which together will offer a variety of devices and mobile applications for the mobile enterprise market. Bothell, Wash.-based Dexterra, which had raised $106 million in venture capital, had been rumored to be on the path to an initial public offering. The company…

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Posted In: Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Mergers & Acquisitions

France Telecom Looking At Buying Indian Operator Aircel

Jun 11, 2009 2:48 PM

France Telecom reportedly is in talks to buy into Indian mobile operator Aircel, currently majority owned by Malaysian operator Maxis. France Telecom (NYSE: FTE) is seeking to buy a 20-25 percent stake in Aircel, which has about 19.6 million subscribers and is valued at between $7 billion and $8 billion,…

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Posted In: Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Mergers & Acquisitions, Companies, Countries, Australia & New Zealand, Asia, India, Europe

Atlantic Tele-Network Buys Ex-Alltel Assets For $200 Million

Jun 10, 2009 2:19 PM

Salem, Mass.-based Atlantic Tele-Network (ATN) will acquire some of the ex-Alltel markets Verizon Wireless (NYSE: VZ) was forced to divest as part of its take-over of Alltel (NYSE: AT). ATN is paying about $200 million for 800,000 subscribers in rural areas in Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Illinois, Ohio and…

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Posted In: Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Mergers & Acquisitions, Companies, Alltel, Verizon

Chinese M&A: Shanda Offers To Buy Out Digital Content Firm Hurray; Third Time Lucky?

Jun 8, 2009 3:31 PM

Will third time be luck for the Chinese digital media entertainment provider Hurray? After failing at two previous attempts to be bought, the Nasdaq-traded company has received a new offer from Shanda (NSDQ: SNDA), the online gaming biggie in China, for a majority stake. Under the proposal, Shanda will commence…

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Posted In: Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Mergers & Acquisitions, Countries, Asia, China

Report: Disney’s Shamrock Holdings In Talks With Motorola To Buy Israeli Mobile Operator MIRS

Jun 8, 2009 5:43 AM

Walt Disney’s investment arm Shamrock Holdings is in early talks with Motorola (NYSE: MOT) to buy the handset maker’s Israeli mobile operator MIRS, reports Reuters, citing Israel’s business newspaper Globes. Neither Shamrock or Motorla would comment on the matter. Globes said that the troubled handset maker was hoping to secure…

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Posted In: Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Mergers & Acquisitions, Companies, Motorola

Intel To Acquire Wind River Systems For $884 Million

Jun 8, 2009 5:42 AM

Intel (NSDQ: INTC) has agreed to acquire software company Wind River Systems for about $884 million, the semiconductor giant announced Friday, a move that would help gets its chips into more consumer devices, including smartphones and mobile internet devices, The $11.50 a share in cash represents a 44 percent premium…

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Posted In: Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Mergers & Acquisitions, Technologies / Formats, Operating Systems, Companies

RIM Buys Dash Navigation

Jun 4, 2009 3:24 PM

Research In Motion has acquired navigation firm Dash Navigation for an undisclosed sum, according to The Boy Genius Report quoting GPS Business News. Dash made a GPS navigation device that failed to sell enough units, and then tried licensing its technology. RIM (NSDQ: RIMM) is likely to use the companies…

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Posted In: Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Mergers & Acquisitions, Technologies / Formats, GPS Navigation/Maps, Companies, RIM

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