Sanyo to be acquired by Panasonic. Panasonic plans to make Sanyo a subsidiary by around April next year by buying preferred shares owned by Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp., Daiwa Securities SMBC Co. and Goldman Sachs Group Inc. The presidents of the two companies will hold a press conference on November 7th to announce details of the acquisition. The deal will result in one mega-corporation with revenues over ¥11.2 trillion (around $110 billion).
Tag Archive for 'acquisition'
Helio Q&A for customers about Virgin Mobile USA Acquisition. As a follow-up to the previous Virgin Mobile USA + Helio Acquisition for $39 million, Helio posts Q&A to inform customers about the takeover. Continue reading ‘Helio Q&A for customers about Virgin Mobile USA Acquisition’
Nokia + Trolltech Acquisition Completed. As a follow-up to the previous report, Nokia - Trolltech Acquisition approved by European Commission, Nokia finally announced that it has completed its acquisition of Trolltech, a recognized software provider with world-class software development platforms and frameworks. In addition to the key software assets, the Trolltech team will play an important role in accelerating the implementation of Nokia’s software strategy. This will enable Nokia to accelerate the cross-platform software strategy for mobile devices and desktop applications, and develop our Internet services business. Continue reading ‘Nokia + Trolltech Acquisition Completed’
QStarz BT-Q818 eXtreme Bluetooth GPS receiver. QStarz recently announced BT-Q818 eXtreme, the new Bluetooth GPS receiver which they claim is world’s most powerful. Features of the device are pretty impressive and include 51-Channel Performance tracking for fast acquisition and reacquisition, low power consumption that enable up to 32 hours of use, fast position fix (cold start 39s, warm start 36s, hot start 1s), WAAS+EGNOS support, and auto on/off function. Continue reading ‘QStarz BT-Q818 eXtreme Bluetooth GPS receiver’
Vodafone + Tiscali Acquisition? According to Guardian, Tiscali, the telephone and internet service provider operating in Britain and Italy will be in race to be acquired. Vodafone is interested in the Anglo-Italian ISP Tiscali and it’s reported that Tiscali’s board prefers selling both its UK and Italian subsidiaries together rather than separately. In addition to Vodafone, a host of other companies are also interested in Tiscali — including BSkyB, Orange, Carphone Warehouse, Telecom Italia, Fastweb and Sky Italia — but Continue reading ‘Vodafone + Tiscali Acquisition?’
E-TEN Glofiish M750 and M810 launched. A new pair of Windows Mobile 6.0 Professional-powered QWERTY sliders, Glofiish M750 and M810 have been launched by E-TEN. Following the acquisition (E-TEN acquired by Acer), the devices are apparently ready to pull duty as the company’s new flagship Windows Mobile smartphones.
The cellphones come with horizontal sliding form-factor with a QWERTY keyboard hidden under the display. Continue reading ‘E-TEN Glofiish M750 and M810 launched’
E-TEN acquired by Acer. E-TEN has released a number of hugely successful Pocket PC phones that featured combinations of GPRS, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS, and 3.5G GSM functionality each enhanced by exclusive in-house developed software applications. And recently Acer announced that it has entered into an agreement to buy E-TEN Information Systems Co. Ltd. Turns out, Acer wants to dabble in the mobile world - a world that’s more mobile than their current expertise in notebooks would allow. Continue reading ‘E-TEN acquired by Acer’
RECENT COMMENTS
RSS