• ELECTRONICS
    LG Electronics buys webOS technology from HP

    LG Electronics buys webOS technology from HP LG Electronics has acquired the webOS mobile operating system technology from US IT giant Hewlett-Packard (HP), the two companies announced. “LG has entered into a definitive agreement with HP to acquire the source code, associated documentation, engineering talent and related websites associated with webOS,” the companies said in […]

  • COUPONS
    Snapdeal Buys Freecharge in Mobile Transactions Push

    Employees of Snapdeal sort out delivery packages inside their company fulfilment centre Bengaluru/Mumbai: E-retailer Snapdeal.com said on Wednesday it bought online mobile recharge firm Freecharge for an undisclosed amount in a bid to boost its reach in the fast-growing mobile transactions business. Snapdeal, backed by SoftBank Corp, competes with Flipkart and Amazon.com Inc’s India unit […]

  • COUPONS
    Snapdeal Buys Freecharge in mobile Transactions Push

    Bengaluru/Mumbai: E-retailer Snapdeal.com stated on Wednesday it sold on-line cellular rechargecompany Freecharge for an undisclosed quantity in a bid to reinforce its attain inside the rapid–developing cell transactions business. Snapdeal, sponsored by SoftBank Corp, competes with Flipkart and Amazon.com Inc’s India unit in thecountry‘s on-line buying marketplace, that’s anticipated to be well worth $102 billion […]

  • ELECTRONICS
    Logitech Buys wi-fi Audio Wearables Maker Jaybird for $50 Million

    Logitech on Tuesday announced it has agreed to collect Salt Lake metropolis–primarily based Jaybird forapproximately $50 million in coins. The enterprise in a press statement introduced that an extra earn-out of as much as $45 million is planned “based on achievement of growth goals over the next years.” Jaybird is first-rate recognised for its wi-fi […]

  • COMPUTERS
    Apple Buys Security Firm LegbaCore That Exposed Vulnerabilities in OS X

    Apple has acquired LegbaCore, a security firm that has in the past pointed out vulnerabilities in its firmware. The Cupertino-based company quietly made the acquisition last year. As part of the buyout, which was revealed by security researcher Trammell Hudson in a presentation back last month (via MacRumors), Xeno Kovah and Corey Kallenberg, two researchers […]

  • ALL DEALS
    Facebook buys filters app Masquerade to counter Snapchat

    A 3D plastic representation of the Facebook logo is seen in this illustration in Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Photo: Reuters ALSO READ Facebook Messenger, Snapchat decline in popularityFacebook most preferred social network for Hyd GenZ: TCS Youth surveyFacebook to ban private gun sales on its social networkFlipkart invests in parenting social network TinystepFacebook’s broken hearts […]

  • NEWS
    Quikr buys online real estate portal Commonfloor.com

    Quikr has been strengthening the portfolio of services it offers since mid-last year. Photo: AFP Bengaluru: Online classifieds firm Quikr India Pvt. Ltd, one of India’s most valuable start-ups, bought real estate portal CommonFloor in a distress sale orchestrated by Tiger Global Management Llc, the influential US-based hedge fund that is an investor in both. […]

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    Freshdesk buys Framebench, its fourth acquisition in seven months

    A file photo of Girish Mathrubootham, founder and chief executive, Freshdesk, who said that the acquisition of Framebench presents an opportunity to integrate collaborative capabilities. Photo: Mint Bengaluru: Freshdesk Inc., a start-up that provides customer support platforms for enterprises, has acquired Framebench Technologies Pvt. Ltd, a company which lets users collaborate on files (documents, images, […]