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The bottom line of the Nokia Microsoft acquisition is the EUR 5.44 billion that’ll exchange hands as part of the deal. Like most acquisitions, there are a lot more numbers under surface that explain why Microsoft decided to start the merger process now. John Paczkowski of AllThingsD has a nice rundown of the numbers behind…
Nokia and Microsoft jointly announced that the Redmond company will acquire the Finnish handset maker for EUR 5.44 billion ($7.17 billion USD). As part of the transaction, Nokia will sell all of its Devices & Services business as well as license its patents to Microsoft for EUR 5.44 billion in cash. Microsoft is paying 3.70…
Three HTC executives are under investigation for allegedly selling HTC’s trade secrets to Chinese firms, according to a report in The Telegraph. Taiwanese investigators allegedly searched HTC’s research and development center and the employee’s homes after the company accused the trio of stealing information about technology used in HTC’s upcoming Sense 6.0 UI. They also…
According to Reuters, Verizon and Vodafone are prepared to announce a $130 billion deal that’ll buy out Vodafone’s interest in Verizon Wireless and put control of the carrier in the hands of US-based Verizon Communications. Vodafone, which owns 45 percent of Verizon Wireless, will get $58.9 billion in cash, $60.2 billion in Verizon stock, and…
Nokia Canada has tweeted the sweet(ed) news, saying that the hot-new Lumia 1020 is coming to two of the country’s largest operators, Rogers and TELUS. In addition, they said the device will also be available from Black’s which is a retail chain owned by TELUS. Unfortunately, the Finns haven’t shared any dates leaving us wondering…
Well, what do you know. Despite the fact that the original Ascend Mate isn’t widely available — quite the contrary — Huawei is working on its successor. The Chinese company’s phablet is offered by Vodafone UK and (we guess) few other smaller carriers around the world. Perhaps its Huawei’s own chip we have to blame…
Just in time for IFA in Berlin, ARCHOS reminded us about its whole range of products, while announcing some new ones. Let’s briefly go through their new devices. First there’s the new Gen11 tablet, the ARCHOS 101xs2, which is “designed for performance, media playback and productivity.” It’s powered by a quad-core processor, while boasting an…
Samsung announced the availability of its Galaxy NX digital camera for South Korea and United States. The powerful device will be available in Sammy’s own backyard within just a few weeks, whereas Americans will be able to buy it in October. The Galaxy NX is Samsung’s first interchangeable lens camera that runs Android, and includes…
Three UK will be adding a pair of hot phones later this month (September), both of which are expected to be announced at IFA in Berlin. First comes the Samsung Galaxy Note III, the Korean company’s third-gen phablet that will sport a super-fast processor (most likely Qualcomm Snapdragon 800), 13-megapixel camera, LTE, 2GB of RAM,…
Meizu is preparing to rollout not one version of its MX3 flagship but a whole series. The device will be available with different amounts of internal storage, ranging from 16 to 128 GB, with the cheapest model apparently lacking NFC capability while selling for just 1,999 Yuan. That’s an equivalent of $308, making the MX3…