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		<title>Huawei Nokia acquisition in consideration, says company head</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:46:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig Lloyd</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Huawei took to the public today and announced their new Ascend P6 smartphone, which aims to be the thinnest smartphone in town. However, the company is making news in other respects, with the possibility that the Chinese-based company is considering acquiring Nokia, according to Huawei&#8217;s chief Richard Yu. Speaking with the Financial Times, Yu says  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/huawei-nokia-acquisition-in-consideration-says-company-head-18286906/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Tumblr media director quits, second big departure after Yahoo acquisition</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:19:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig Lloyd</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Making this the second big departure for Tumblr in just a few weeks, the company&#8217;s media director Mark Coatney (one of the initial employees at Tumblr) has announced that he&#8217;s resigning from his role at Tumblr. He didn&#8217;t say what his future plans were, other than that he has &#8220;a hungry baby to feed,&#8221; but  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/tumblr-media-director-quits-second-big-departure-after-yahoo-acquisition-18286897/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Pandora acquires terrestrial radio station KXMZ in order to nab RMLC license</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Jun 2013 02:49:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brittany Hillen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s no secret that there&#8217;s some contention between Pandora and the powers that be over how much it pays for every song its users listen to, with the Internet radio station feeling it pays too much, and with the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, more commonly known as ASCAP, frequently trying to raise  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/pandora-acquires-terrestrial-radio-station-kxmz-in-order-to-nab-rmlc-license-11286124/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Google Waze acquisition official: team to stay in Israel</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Jun 2013 15:59:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Burns</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As it was tipped just days ago by Israeli news sources with the inside line, so too does Google make their acquisition of the Waze team official. This acquisition has Google bringing in a team of creators that&#8217;ve made the Waze app a highly-used collection of real-time travel and traffic information bits, lighting the fire  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/google-waze-acquisition-official-team-to-stay-in-israel-11286042/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Google Waze acquisition may end tipped Facebook talks</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 09 Jun 2013 19:08:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Burns</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This weekend inside sources have suggested Google to be reaching a deal with the team at Waze, a smart navigation app previously rumored to have been in talks with Facebook for a similar deal. This acquisition has been tipped to be ringing in at $1.3 billion USD while real terms have not yet been revealed.  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/google-waze-acquisition-may-end-tipped-facebook-talks-09285492/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Zynga&#8217;s OMGPOP studio shut down 14 months after acquisition</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Jun 2013 13:54:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig Lloyd</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Remember Draw Something? The fun social game that had you and a friend work together to try and guess each other&#8217;s drawings was an absolute huge hit, and Zynga went right ahead and just bought the game and its studio who developed it: OMGPOP. However, it doesn&#8217;t seem to be working out too well for  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/zyngas-omgpop-studio-shut-down-14-months-after-acquisition-04284917/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Tumblr creative director quits after Yahoo acquisition</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 31 May 2013 19:01:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig Lloyd</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Could it be that the recent Yahoo acquisition of Tumblr rubbed some people the wrong way? Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer said that they wouldn&#8217;t screw it up, but sometimes you can&#8217;t make everyone happy. It turns out that Tumblr&#8217;s creative director and one of the company&#8217;s first employees, Jacob Bijani, is stepping down from his  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/tumblr-creative-director-quits-after-yahoo-acquisition-31284456/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Facebook Waze acquisition negotiations end</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 May 2013 14:33:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Burns</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As talk continues surrounding the possible acquisition of the social mapping company known as Waze, it appears today that Facebook is out of the running. According to sources familiar with the matter speaking with All Things D, a potential acquisition of Waze by Facebook is no longer an option as talks have fallen apart. Facebook  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/facebook-waze-acquisition-negotiations-end-29284071/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Apple&#8217;s Cook: &#8220;I&#8217;ve never felt like we&#8217;ve needed a social network&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 May 2013 02:49:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Burns</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This week in a chat with Walt Mossberg and Kara Swisher at the conference known as D11, Tim Cook took the stage with chat about what Apple needs &#8211; and what it does&#8217;t need &#8211; to push forward in our modern mobile market. Suggesting that Apple may be &#8220;missing&#8221; social networking as it acquires companies  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/apples-cook-ive-never-felt-like-weve-needed-a-social-network-28283997/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Yahoo Hulu acquisition rumored for $800m bid</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 May 2013 13:29:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig Lloyd</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[After we recently heard about the possibility of Yahoo buying out Hulu, more information is surfacing revealing that Yahoo is said to be paying somewhere between $600 million and $800 million for the streaming service. This range is based on different options that Yahoo has laid out for Hulu, including the length of licenses and  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/yahoo-hulu-acquisition-rumored-for-800m-bid-27283675/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Google reportedly considering bid against Facebook to buy Waze</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 01:11:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brittany Hillen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Waze is a navigational app that offers crowdsourced information on things such as traffic conditions, with the information and map updates coming from users themselves. The app has long been the source of acquisition rumors, with word having surfaced back in January that Apple was looking into buying the company, something that was later denied  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/google-reportedly-considering-bid-against-facebook-to-buy-waze-23283425/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Yahoo getting into gaming with PlayerScale acquisition</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 19:56:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig Lloyd</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Added to the list of many Yahoo acquisitions happening recently, PlayerScale is the latest one to get bought out by Marissa Mayer and company. PlayerScale was founded on 2009 and is a startup that creates software infrastructure for cross-platform gaming. What&#8217;s perhaps the the greatest news is that the startup won&#8217;t be shutting down. PlayerScale  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/yahoo-getting-into-gaming-with-playerscale-acquisition-23283393/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>WordPress claims thousands of Tumblr refugees amidst Yahoo buyout</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 14:37:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig Lloyd</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[You may have heard the news earlier this morning about Yahoo officially acquiring Tumblr for just north of one billion shekels, and as with any high-profile buyout like this, many users are going to feel resentment towards the service they&#8217;ve relied on for so long, and will eventually jump ship for open waters. It looks  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/wordpress-claims-thousands-of-tumblr-refugees-amidst-yahoo-buyout-20282781/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Yahoo Tumblr acquisition reportedly approved in cash-only deal</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 18:48:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Burns</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This morning a deal between Yahoo and Tumblr has been approved according to sources familiar with the matter. This deal is said by people familiar with those speaking with the Wall Street Journal to have been approved by Yahoo&#8217;s board only at this time, and that Tumblr&#8217;s board is not yet at a final decision  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/yahoo-tumblr-acquisition-reportedly-approved-in-cash-only-deal-19282724/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Twitter acquires analysis startup Lucky Sort</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 00:22:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brittany Hillen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Twitter is no stranger to buying up other companies, having officially announced back in April, for example, its acquisition of We Are Hunted. In October, the social network bought Vine, and earlier last year it bought Posterous, Summify, and Dansient. The service has gobbled up another company, this one Lucky Sort, a data analysis company,  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/twitter-acquires-analysis-startup-lucky-sort-13281816/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Yahoo acquires GoPollGo and MileWise, shuts them both down</title>
		<link>http://www.slashgear.com/yahoo-acquires-gopollgo-and-milewise-shuts-them-both-down-09281302/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 16:45:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig Lloyd</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Just several days after Yahoo acquired popular to-do app Astrid (shutting it down while they were at it), they acquired two more companies, both of which have now been immediately shut down by Marissa Mayer and company. Polling service GoPollGo and flight awards app MileWise have both been bought and shuttered by Yahoo. Both websites  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/yahoo-acquires-gopollgo-and-milewise-shuts-them-both-down-09281302/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Dell acquires Entratius for multi-cloud computing</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2013 15:55:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Burns</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This morning the teams at Dell and Enstratius (also known as enStretus pre-name-change) have announced that the former has acquired the latter in a bid to increase the power of the company&#8217;s Cloud Computing sector. Enstratius is a company known as an &#8220;early cloud pioneer&#8221;, working with cloud management for enterprise groups and delivering services  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/dell-acquires-entratius-for-multi-cloud-computing-06280730/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>YouTube reaches more young viewers than any cable network, says Nielsen</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2013 02:30:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brittany Hillen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[YouTube held a Brandcast event in New York today for advertisers during which it was revealed that Dreamworks has acquired YouTube network AwesomenessTV, something that the video service says is one of its networks with the most subscribers. During the event, it was also revealed by Neilsen that YouTube trumps all cable networks in the  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/youtube-reaches-more-young-viewers-than-any-cable-network-says-nielsen-01280224/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Yahoo acquires Astrid, plans to shut the service down</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2013 01:24:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brittany Hillen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yahoo has made another acquisition, this time of time management service Astrid, which just made the announcement on its blog. Such a move comes at a time when Yahoo has been buying up a variety of services and apps, a move in part to bolster the company. Not many details about the deal were provided,  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/yahoo-acquires-astrid-plans-to-shut-the-service-down-01280222/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>DreamWorks deals industry&#8217;s first major acquisition of a YouTube Channel</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2013 16:51:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Sin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[DreamWorks has officially acquired the teen-centric YouTube channel, AwesomenessTV. AwesomenessTV is touted to be one of the most subscribed to channels for teens, having over 14 million subscribers, 55,000 channels, and 800 million total views so far. DreamWorks acquisition of AwesomenessTV is the first major acquisition of a YouTube channel by a big media company,  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/dreamworks-deals-industrys-first-major-acquisition-of-a-youtube-channel-01280132/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Parse Facebook deal sees developer boost in face of naysayers</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Apr 2013 18:50:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Burns</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This week the folks at Facebook and Parse have announced that they&#8217;re joining teams, effectively, as the social networking giant acquires the company known for backend infrastructure for mobile apps. As a selection of notes from developers has appeared in comments and forums surrounding the acquisition suggesting they&#8217;d leave Parse in fear of Facebook, Parse  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/parse-facebook-deal-sees-developer-boost-in-face-of-naysayers-28279655/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Owners of Digg acquire the &#8220;read-it-later&#8221; app Instapaper</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Apr 2013 16:30:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Sin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Betaworks, the company that acquired Digg just last year, has just made a new acquisition. Marco Arment, the creator of the popular &#8220;read-it-later&#8221; app Instapaper stated on his blog that after much consideration, he has sold a majority stake of the app to Betaworks. He felt that Instapaper had grown &#8220;far beyond what one person  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/owners-of-digg-acquire-the-read-it-later-app-instapaper-27279605/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Wavii Google acquisition official in natural language bid</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Apr 2013 15:58:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Burns</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This week the folks at natural language technology startup Wavii have confirmed the rumor that they&#8217;d been acquired by Google. This deal will have Google growing their efforts to allow users speak to their software and hardware in an more natural way, relying less on pre-set command lines and suggestions. This exchange has the entire  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/wavii-google-acquisition-official-in-natural-language-bid-26279524/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Facebook and Parse reveal pending acquisition</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Apr 2013 00:54:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brittany Hillen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Facebook and Parse have both respectively announced a pending acquisition by the former company of Parse, which provides cloud-based developer tools and services. The acquisition comes shortly after Facebook&#8217;s first ever Mobile Developer Conference and the launch of new goodies for developers, such as Open Graph for mobile. Says the social network, Parse&#8217;s addition to  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/facebook-and-parse-reveal-pending-acquisition-25279430/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>MetroPCS shareholders approve T-Mobile merger</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Apr 2013 14:32:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig Lloyd</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The merger between T-Mobile USA and MetroPCS has been in the works for a few months now, getting approval from several government entities, but it looks like it&#8217;s a done deal, as MetroPCS shareholders have reportedly approved the merger with number 4 US wireless carrier T-Mobile, which will see an increase an customer base thanks  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/metropcs-shareholders-approve-t-mobile-merger-24279168/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Google tipped to attain Wavii natural language startup</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Apr 2013 20:24:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Sin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Google has been said to have acquired Wavii, a natural language processing startup. Wavii is a service that is said to operate the same way as Summly, the news app that was recently swiped up by Yahoo. Both services search for news stories from all around the web, and then create short summaries of the  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/google-tipped-to-attain-wavii-natural-language-startup-23278961/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>UrbanCode acquisition made by IBM for DevOps tools</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Apr 2013 18:53:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig Lloyd</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In order to provide its customers with improved software development, IBM has acquired UrbanCode, which is a provider of tools that are suited for rapid software development called DevOps. UrbanCode has provided their services to many big companies, like Wells Fargo, Fidelity, Walmart, Disney, and Expedia. Financial terms of the acquisition have not been disclosed,  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/urbancode-acquisition-made-by-ibm-for-devops-tools-22278777/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Amazon reportedly acquires Evi voice-control app to take on Siri</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Apr 2013 18:42:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig Lloyd</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s been rumored for quite a while that Amazon would be manufacturing their own smartphone, especially considering that they have their own tablets. While still have yet to see anything official come out from that front, we&#8217;ve been treated with a report saying that the e-tailer giant has acquired Evi, which is a Siri-like voice  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/amazon-reportedly-acquires-evi-voice-control-app-to-take-on-siri-17278263/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Google acquires Behavio: social prediction connects with the big G</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Apr 2013 22:11:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Burns</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When Google comes to your door &#8211; or your digital door &#8211; and tells you they&#8217;d like you to join their collective, generally you say yes, let&#8217;s do it! That&#8217;s what Behavio has announced they&#8217;ve done this week. Behavio is a company that was Knight Foundation funded and aimed to develop apps that would accurately  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/google-acquires-behavio-social-prediction-connects-with-the-big-g-12277675/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Twitter&#8217;s acquisition of We Are Hunted officially announced</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Apr 2013 00:52:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brittany Hillen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Word has had it for a while now that Twitter acquired music service We Are Hunted, which it is using as part of its rumored music app that we&#8217;d like to see an official announcement about some time soon. That acquisition was just made public by We Are Hunted, which announced it on its website  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/twitters-acquisition-of-we-are-hunted-officially-announced-11277562/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>LinkedIn acquires Pulse for $90m stock and cash</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Apr 2013 21:11:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Burns</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[While normally an acquisition like this would have a title devoid of the &#8220;stock and cash&#8221; bit, the LinkedIn purchase of Pulse is a bit more unique. Here the $90 million USD has been announced to be about 90% made up of stock options while the other 10% is made of cash. LinkedIn has made  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/linkedin-acquires-pulse-for-90m-stock-and-cash-11277549/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Google tipped to pick up WhatsApp for $1 Billion</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Apr 2013 16:54:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Burns</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s just a billion bucks, why not purchase one of the quickest growing multi-platform message ecosystems in the mobile universe: WhatsApp? That&#8217;s what Google has been rumored to be chatting about this week, as an inside source speaking with Digital Trends tells it. This is a story that feeds quite well into the idea that  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/google-tipped-to-pick-up-whatsapp-for-1-billion-08276893/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Microsoft sells Mediaroom IPTV business to Ericsson</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Apr 2013 14:02:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig Lloyd</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Microsoft&#8217;s Mediaroom allows operators to deliver television over the internet, but the Redmond-based company is handing off the business division to Ericsson, which will continue to support and improve on Mediaroom for now on. Microsoft says they sold off Mediaroom in order to focus more on their Xbox brand. Mediaroom powers approximately 22 million set-top  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/microsoft-sells-mediaroom-iptv-business-to-ericsson-08276840/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Verizon completes acquisition of Mohave Wireless</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Apr 2013 17:18:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig Lloyd</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[While it may not be as big of an acquisition between T-Mobile and MetroPCS, Verizon announced today that its acquisition with regional carrier Mohave Wireless is now complete. The Mohave, Arizona-based wireless carrier (hence the name), is now in the hands of Verizon, and Big Red now has 100% control and ownership of the smaller  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/verizon-completes-acquisition-of-mohave-wireless-01275996/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Amazon acquires social reading site Goodreads</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Mar 2013 20:46:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig Lloyd</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Social reading website Goodreads has been providing book recommendations for quite some time now, but it seems that an even bigger force in the book industry is taking over. Amazon announced today that they have acquired Goodreads for an undisclosed amount of money, but the deal should close by the end of Q2 2013. Goodreads  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/amazon-acquires-social-reading-site-goodreads-28275685/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Belkin completes Linksys acquistition</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 16 Mar 2013 01:53:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brittany Hillen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Back in January, we reported that Belkin was gearing up to acquire Linksys. That day has finally come, with the company announcing earlier today that the acquisition is complete. Linksys products will still be offered under that name, and not much will change for customers, but this marks a big day for Belkin. Belkin said  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/belkin-completes-linksys-acquistition-15274319/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Dropbox acquires recently-launched email app Mailbox</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Mar 2013 17:32:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig Lloyd</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In what may be considered as a surprise move, popular cloud-storage service Dropbox has acquired recently-launched Mailbox. The new email app that launched around a month ago to hordes of curious users is now in the hands of Dropbox. Both Mailbox and Dropbox announced the acquisition on their respective blogs. Dropbox says that they fell  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/dropbox-acquires-recently-launched-email-app-mailbox-15274257/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Google acquires neural network startup DNNresearch to boost voice search</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Mar 2013 13:23:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig Lloyd</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s not rare for Google to snatch up promising startups, and today&#8217;s acquisition deal is no different. The search giant has acquired neural network startup DNNresearch in order to bolster their search engine even more with improved voice recognition, text search, and even image search. The financial details of the acquisition were not disclosed. The  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/google-acquires-neural-network-startup-dnnresearch-to-boost-voice-search-13273703/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>BlackBerry acquisition speculation surfaces again thanks to Lenovo CEO</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Mar 2013 21:00:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig Lloyd</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Remember back in January when Lenovo CFO Wong Wai Ming hinted at a possible acquisition of BlackBerry (formerly known as RIM)? After discrediting those rumors shortly after they surfaced, Lenovo is back with more chatter of the possibility of a BlackBerry buyout. Lenovo CEO Yang Yuanqing says that a BlackBerry acquisition &#8220;could possibly make sense.&#8221;  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/blackberry-acquisition-speculation-surfaces-again-thanks-to-lenovo-ceo-11273396/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Facebook acquires Social-Blogging group Storylane</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Mar 2013 22:13:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Burns</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This week the folks at Facebook have both revealed a brand new set of features for their News Feed &#8211; for you and I &#8211; and have acquired a platform for social blogging by the name of Storylane. The acquisition of this group has been announced by Facebook as a key acquisition that&#8217;ll bring their  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/facebook-acquires-social-blogging-group-storylane-08273147/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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