Acquisition Archives

Here is Why Microsoft is buying Nokia

Microsoft, Mobile, TechnologyNovember 13, 20190Comments

All though Steven Ballmer is leave Microsoft soon, there is one last thing he wanted to do that would possibly change Microsoft forever, the acquisition of Nokia. Monday Evening, Microsoft revealed that it has offered $7.2 billion dollars for both the Nokia Devices and Service department and the companies intellectual property. Why does Microsoft want Nokia?…

Apple acquires HopStop a city navigation App

Apple, AppsOctober 7, 20190Comments

Apple didn't only acquire Locationary yesterday but also bought city-navigation app HopStop in order to improve its iMaps navigation, locations and "mapping tools" Bloomberg reports and later confirmed by AllThingsD.Apple seems to be on a streak seeking to improve its Maps app, with HopStop it will allow Apple to provide more accurate directions to locations…

Vodafone to acquire Spanish cable company ONO for $9.5B Dollars

Mobile, Tech News, TechnologyOctober 7, 20190Comments

The British telecom company Vodafone has agreed on acquiring Spanish cable company ONO for over $9.5B dollars two sources with " knowledge of the discussions" said on Friday. ONO provides telephone, television and internet to its more then 6 million users with 3.7 million services contracted. ONO was also one of the first companies to offer fiber optics in…

Apple acquires popular Maps app Embark

Apple, AppsMarch 20, 20190Comments

Apple acquires popular Maps App called Embark, a public transit map app Jessica Lessin, former Wall Street Journal journalist reports. Apple has also recently acquired the city navigation app HopStop. Embark is a small startup founded by David Hodge in 2011 and is located in Silicon Valley, the app helps over 500.000 daily users navigate better…

Facebook announces purchase of WhatsApp, But will it affect the user?

Apps, Internet & Software, Mobile, Social MediaMarch 16, 20190Comments

Facebook announced on Wednesday that it will purchase popular messaging application WhatsApp for $19 billion in a combination of cash and stock. The announcement comes at a time when the battle for mobile messaging is really heating up, with WhatsApp competing with several other contenders including Facebook's own Messenger app.WhatsApp currently counts 450 million users…