Rhapsody, a premium on-demand music service in the US, will be acquiring Napster's subscriber base. FULL STORY >

Search giant Google buys German group buying site DailyDeal, to gain a group buying presence in Europe. FULL STORY >

Norwegian browser developer Opera Software acquires the American mobile app platform company Handster Inc, in order to strengthen its mobile store offering. FULL STORY >

Search giant Google's next major acquisition is Android smartphone and tablet maker Motorola Mobility. FULL STORY >

HTC 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 buys Silicone Valley-based memory maker Grandis, beefing up its patent portfolio in the process. FULL STORY >

Search giant Google has bought facial recognition software firm PittPatt. FULL STORY >

Swiss peripheral maker Logitech has purchased premier mobile visual communications provider Mirial, to extend LifeSize video calling to mobile users. FULL STORY >

CPU maker Intel will be purchasing semiconductor company Fulcrum Microsystems, which specialises in Ethernet switch silicone. FULL STORY >

HTC is purchasing its own graphics chip maker in a move that will also greatly expand its patent portfolio. FULL STORY >

Popular social networking site Twitter snaps up TweetDeck in a multimillion dollar acquisition. FULL STORY >

GPU maker Nvidia plans to improve its position in the expanding mobile market by purchasing a baseband and RF technology company Icera. FULL STORY >

YouTube founders Chad Hurley and Steve Chen purchase two tech companies in as many weeks, with the latest purchase being Tap11.com. FULL STORY >

In the second part of this week's Tech News Round-up: Samsung reaches an app download milestone, whilst Motorola makes moves into the Smart TV segment. FULL STORY >

Google buys a video technology company to enhance YouTube videos with below par quality. FULL STORY >