Comcast and Netflix tipped in peering agreement

Those of us using Comcast have been subjected to fairly poor quality on Netflix for that nice after-dinner movie, something that prompted numerous complaints (and ample frustration) in recent times … Continue reading

Oculus Rift production stalls over parts shortage

The company behind the Oculus Rift revealed on Reddit today that due to a shortage of unspecified components, production of the device has been temporarily halted, leaving only the current … Continue reading

​The Multi-Billion-Dollar Deals Transforming Tech, Visualized

​The Multi-Billion-Dollar Deals Transforming Tech, Visualized

Facebook’s $19 billion acquisition of WhatsApp was very, very, very, (very) large. But it’s also just the latest in a string of mega-buyouts that’s been reshaping the tech landscape over the last three years or so. We thought we’d try to put all these billion-dollar acquisitions into perspective.

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Google would have beat Facebook’s WhatsApp bid tips report

The big story this month in the business world was the Facebook purchase of WhatsApp for an enormous sum of money. This is likely to be one of the biggest … Continue reading

Facebook buys WhatsApp for $19bn, NASA’s budget for 2014: $17bn

This afternoon Facebook announced that they’d be acquiring the whole of the app ecosystem called WhatsApp for a cool $19 billion USD. This purchase price includes $4 billion in cash, … Continue reading

Facebook to acquire WhatsApp

According to a regulatory filing that has just surfaced over at the SEC’s website and an official statement from the social network, Facebook is acquiring the popular messaging service WhatsApp … Continue reading

Facebook Is Buying Messaging App WhatsApp for $16 Billion

Facebook Is Buying Messaging App WhatsApp for $16 Billion

Facebook just entered into an agreement to buy the hugely popular messaging app, which recently passed the milestone of 450 million active monthly users. The cost? $16 billion (more on the price below). Wow.

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Tesla financial Q4 results in record Model S sales

This afternoon Tesla shared the results of their financial fourth quarter for 2013, making clear their successes in selling their electric Model S vehicle worldwide. Tesla made clear that this … Continue reading

Snapchat hires former Google engineer

Snapchat, the popular disappearing-messages service that suffered some big bumps in the road over the last few months, has hired former Google engineer Peter Magnusson, The Wall Street Journal reports. … Continue reading

Linksys Business Wireless-N300 and N600 access points launch this month

Linksys Business is kicking off its business networking product lineup expansion with the announcement of two new wireless access points, both of which are aimed at businesses. The access points … Continue reading