Vodacom wants a 100% stake in Neotel, enters into acquisition negotiations with the company. FULL STORY >

BlackBerry enters into a preliminary, non-definitive agreement to be acquired for about $4.7 billion. FULL STORY >

The Espoo-Redmond union comes full circle as Microsoft buys Nokia’s smartphone division including the Lumia brand. FULL STORY >

BlackBerry is pondering its mobile futures, one of which is a possible sale of the company. FULL STORY >

Google is reportedly ready to buy WhatsApp for a cool $1 billion. FULL STORY >

Dropbox goes on an acquisition spree, snapping up Snapjoy right after buying Audiogalaxy. FULL STORY >

Nokia announces its new location and mapping service, dubbed HERE, for new platforms such as iOS and Android. FULL STORY >

Google acquires Nik Software who is responsible for the Instagram rival app Snapseed. FULL STORY >

Google's latest acquisition is internet-based malware scanning company VirusTotal. FULL STORY >

Digia is acquiring Nokia's entire Qt operation and software technologies. FULL STORY >

Beats Electronics struck a new deal with HTC to regain majority ownership of the company. FULL STORY >

Facebook purchases mobile bookmarking service Spool. FULL STORY >

Microsoft is acquiring multi-touch touchscreen maker and software development firm Perceptive Pixel. FULL STORY >

Beats Electronics has acquired digital music service MOG. FULL STORY >

Microsoft launches its cloud-based Office 365 productivity suite commercially within South Africa. FULL STORY >