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Hulu sale could fall through after low-ball bids amidst other issues

, Sep 19th 2011 Discuss [2]

The Hulu sale may be at risk amidst recent developments, including low-ball bids, a lack of commitment to sell by Hulu's owners, and digital rights complications. The premium online video service is a joint venture between content providers Fox, Disney, and NBC Universal and has so far seen interest from Yahoo, Google, Amazon, DirecTV, and Dish Network among others. Read The Full Story

Seven states join DOJ against AT&T, T-Mobile deal

, Sep 16th 2011 Discuss [2]

AT&T's bid to purchase T-Mobile for $39 billion is now facing more opposition. The US Department of Justice had filed an antitrust complaint in late August, seeking to block the merger, and now seven states have joined in on the effort. The original parties were set to submit a joint plan today with a settlement hearing scheduled for September 21. Read The Full Story

AT&T, T-Mobile, DOJ hearing set for September 21

, Sep 7th 2011 Discuss [2]

AT&T's bid to purchase T-Mobile for $39 billion has faced a major obstacle with the lawsuit filed against the merger by the US Department of Justice. Federal Judge Ellen S. Huvelle, who will be overseeing the case, has set a timeline for the parties involved to file a joint plan by September 16 and a settlement hearing on September 21. Read The Full Story

Google willing to spend big on Hulu

, Sep 6th 2011 Discuss [11]

Google apparently really wants to buy premium video site Hulu. According to AllThingsD, sources familiar with the situation suggest that Google is willing to spend big for Hulu, proposing an acquisition that's much larger in scale than what's been offered by the other contenders. Google also seems to be asking for a lot more than what Hulu has put on the table. Read The Full Story

Google buying Motorola for more than just patents, says Eric Schmidt

, Sep 2nd 2011 Discuss [9]

Google Chairman Eric Schmidt has revealed that the search giant and Android purveyor is buying Motorola Mobility for more than just its massive patent portfolio. The $12.5 billion bid for Motorola was originally portrayed as a way to secure patents to protect the Android platform and that Google would not be competing against its own platform partners. Read The Full Story

Google gets 18 key patents from $12.5 billion Motorola deal

, Aug 22nd 2011 Discuss [19]

Google has openly accused rivals, such as Microsoft, of launching an unfair patent war against the Android platform and its partners. Hence, Google's $12.5 billion bid for Motorola Mobility is seen as a defensive maneuver to secure the phone maker's 17,000 patents and an additional 7,500 patents pending. But of that massive portfolio, only about 18 will be key to Google defending the Android platform, according to patent lawyer David Mixon, who spoke with Bloomberg. Read The Full Story

SlashGear Weekly Roundup Video – August 21, 2011

, Aug 21st 2011 Discuss [12]

This past week was like no other. Two major industry changing announcements were made that really took the tech community by surprise. Google revealed its $12.5 billion bid for Motorola Mobility while HP suddenly raised a white flag on its webOS hardware and PC business to make an IBM-like transition into the enterprise software and services business. With competition in the mobile space getting cutthroat, all the remaining contenders continue to stockpile patents for courtroom battles. Proceed after the cut for the full weekly roundup video and list.

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HTC CEO reaffirms support for Google-Motorola deal

, Aug 19th 2011 Discuss [6]

HTC CEO Peter Chou has reaffirmed the company's support for the Android platform following Google's announcement to purchase Motorola Mobility for $12.5 billion. Google's PR had posted the very generic congratulatory remarks from its platform partners earlier this week, but Chou elaborated more on HTC's stance during his interview today, revealing that the company has no plans to bail nor to start its own mobile platform. Read The Full Story

HP to buy Autonomy for $10 billion, spinning off PC business

, Aug 18th 2011 Discuss [3]

HP will be announcing a $10 billion acquisition of enterprise software company Autonomy and may spin off its PC hardware business. The announcement could be made as early as today after the company reports its quarterly earnings after markets close. According to Bloomberg, the information comes from sources with direct knowledge of the matter. Read The Full Story

AT&T Sues Law Firms Seeking To Block T-Mobile Deal

, Aug 17th 2011 Discuss [10]

AT&T is now suing the law firms that have been seeking to block the $39 billion acquisition of T-Mobile. Back in July, New York-based law firm Bursor & Fisher began a "Fight the Merger" campaign in which they encouraged AT&T customers to file arbitration cases against the carrier to challenge the merger. So far, the firm has already filed 26 arbitration demands and over 900 notices of dispute on behalf of AT&T customers. Read The Full Story

Google, Motorola Deal Faces Lawsuit Filed By Shareholder

, Aug 17th 2011 Discuss [17]

Google's move to purchase Motorola Mobility for $12.5 billion was certain to face some hurdles, but few would expect the first to be a lawsuit filed against both companies by a Motorola shareholder. Investor John W. Keating accuses the companies of not reaching a fair price on the deal and has sued Motorola Mobility, its CEO Sanjay Jha, nine of its board of directors, and Google. Read The Full Story

Google’s Motorola Acquisition Explained With Lightsabers And Darth Steve Jobs

, Aug 16th 2011 Discuss [6]

The Google acquisition of Motorola Mobility was big news yesterday with plenty of analysis and predictions on the bold defensive move. But to help you sift through all the chatter, Taiwan's Next Media Animation has worked their magic again to boil it all down into a one-minute action-packed animated video with a lightsaber-wielding Darth Steve Jobs. Read The Full Story
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