Investments
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$300M Investment in Nook Delivers Next to Nothing for Microsoft
Microsoft's $2B Loan to Dell Comes with Strings
Mon, May 06, 2013 - As part of Microsoft's loan of $2 billion to a group trying to buy PC maker Dell, the two companies must modify the payment terms of Dell's current agreements with Microsoft, a document filed with U.S. regulators said.
Oracle Takes Stake in Ingestible Health Sensor Maker
Wed, May 01, 2013 - The move is Oracle's latest investment in the health care vertical
Nokia Bets on Camera Tech to Boost Phone Market Share
Tue, April 30, 2013 - Nokia's venture arm is investing in a California company that uses multiple lenses to create images.
Samsung and Intel Invest in Speech Analysis Company Expect Labs
Tue, April 30, 2013 - The new investments will speed up Expect's efforts to extend the use of its technology
Alibaba invests in Sina Weibo to build links with users of the Twitter-like service
Mon, April 29, 2013 - Alibaba is investing US$586 million for an 18 percent stake in Weibo
10 Hot Social Media Startups to Watch
Wed, April 17, 2013 - Social media startups aren't typically as well-funded as cloud or mobile startups, but they can have just as much impact and potential in how a business functions and succeeds. After evaluating more than 40 social media startups and then turning to crowdsourcing for input, here are the 10 hot social media startups to watch.
Report: Verizon Wants to Buy Clearwire Spectrum
Mon, April 15, 2013 - An offer for some leases would further complicate the financial wrangling between Sprint, Clearwire, Softbank and Dish
Intel sets up joint lab with China's Baidu for mobile apps
Fri, April 12, 2013 - The chip maker will supply local developers with Intel-powered products for software testing
IBM to Invest $1 Billion in Flash Memory Development
Thu, April 11, 2013 - After its buyout of Texas Memory Systems, IBM is now the latest on the vendor bandwagon to push flash into the data centers, saying it will invest a whopping $1 billion into flash research.
Obama R&D Spending Plan Doesn't Beat Inflation
Wed, April 10, 2013 - White House's $3.8 trillion budget plan doesn't include a goal for building exascale supercomputers.
5 Tips for Running a Successful Crowdsourcing Campaign
Tue, April 09, 2013 - More entrepreneurs are raising money via crowdsourcing sites like Kickstarter, but it doesn't mean you're guaranteed a home run.
Verizon's $10 Million New-ideas Contest Now Accepting Submissions
Wed, April 03, 2013 - Verizon's Powerful Answers Award contest is accepting entries for innovative ideas in education, health care and sustainability
Reliance's Ambani brothers team up on 4G services rollout
Tue, April 02, 2013 - Reliance Industries has the spectrum, while Reliance Communications owns the fiber-optic network
Oracle's Delusional Hardware Marketing Isn't Fooling Anyone
Fri, March 29, 2013 - Despite repeated reprimands from the National Adverting Review Board, Oracle continues to run ads making questionable claims that its Sun hardware outperforms the competition. This isn't surprising--perception often trumps reality in advertising, after all--but will Oracle ever be able to back up its claims?


