Rhapsody to acquire Napster from Best Buy
By Hanleigh Daniels 4 October 2011Rhapsody, a premium on-demand music service in the US, will be acquiring Napster's subscriber base. FULL STORY >
Google acquires DailyDeal
By Hanleigh Daniels 19 September 2011Search giant Google buys German group buying site DailyDeal, to gain a group buying presence in Europe. FULL STORY >
Opera Software acquires Handster
By Hanleigh Daniels 19 September 2011Norwegian browser developer Opera Software acquires the American mobile app platform company Handster Inc, in order to strengthen its mobile store offering. FULL STORY >
AMD sets Guinness World Record for CPU speed
By Hanleigh Daniels 14 September 2011AMD throws down the overclocking gauntlet as it breaks the Guinness World Record for the Highest Frequency of a Computer Processor. FULL STORY >
Esquire Technologies gets edge on Razer gaming peripherals
By Hanleigh Daniels 13 September 2011Local gaming fans are all set to get easier access to peripherals linked to their favourite games, due to local distributor Esquire Technologies concluding a distribution deal with Razer USA. FULL STORY >
ClassCo sues Apple, RIM, Samsung and co
By Hanleigh Daniels 12 September 2011Technology, product design, product development and marketing company ClassCo sues various smartphone makers over alleged patent infringement. FULL STORY >
HTC sues Apple over patents, with Google backing
By Hanleigh Daniels 8 September 2011HTC sues Apple for the third time over patents, and this time Google has its back. FULL STORY >
Skype to acquire GroupMe
By Hanleigh Daniels 22 August 2011Skype puts the Redmond cash injection to use once more, in acquiring mobile group messaging service GroupMe. FULL STORY >
Jean Louis Acafrao, DStv on Demand
By Mike Joubert 16 August 2011TechSmart talks to Jean Louis Acafrao, general manager for DStv on Demand, about BoxOffice and their upcoming online offering. FULL STORY >
Google to acquire Motorola Mobility
By Hanleigh Daniels 15 August 2011Search giant Google's next major acquisition is Android smartphone and tablet maker Motorola Mobility. FULL STORY >
HTC acquires Dashwire
By Hanleigh Daniels 8 August 2011HTC announces a massive 83.3% year-on-year jump in sales for the month of July, as well as the purchase of yet another company. FULL STORY >
Samsung acquires US memory manufacturer
By Hanleigh Daniels 3 August 2011Samsung buys Silicone Valley-based memory maker Grandis, beefing up its patent portfolio in the process. FULL STORY >
Dimension Data launches IT leasing and financing service
By Ryan Noik 28 July 2011A new financing and leasing service aims to enable businesses to upgrade their IT infrastructure and keep pace with current technologies. FULL STORY >
Google buys PittPatt
By Hanleigh Daniels 25 July 2011Search giant Google has bought facial recognition software firm PittPatt. FULL STORY >
Logitech acquires Mirial
By Hanleigh Daniels 21 July 2011Swiss peripheral maker Logitech has purchased premier mobile visual communications provider Mirial, to extend LifeSize video calling to mobile users. FULL STORY >
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