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New Things

Someone in a Tree  2 days ago

In the last few weeks I've gotten a bunch of new things. One of the nicest parts of this has been that not one of these things has cost me any money outright.
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Next-generation Flip Video camcorder rumored to boast WiFi

EnGadget  6 days ago

Oh c'mon, don't act surprised. It's just the natural evolution of things. Sony already upended the pocket camcorder market by adding GPS to one of its models, and now with Cisco at the helm (who, by the way, is a networking giant), it looks as if Flip Video's next product will sport an internal WiFi module.
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ASUS courting Toshiba in bid to become top-3 PC maker?

EnGadget  Nov 16 09

ASUS has already gone public with its plans to jump past Dell to become the number three PC vendor by 2011.
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Another NYC Nightlife Site Is Trying to Steal Next's Bread+Butta

Queerty  Nov 14 09

The war for New York City's gay nightlife listing's crown continues. While Next maintains the crown, we're hearing whispers that its new acquisition, HX, may relaunch on its own.
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Nokia rumored to be eyeing Palm buy yet again

EnGadget  Nov 13 09

We've been around this rumor pretty much since Palm started looking competitive again, so take it for what you will -- but a bunch of fat cats down on Wall Street have been going ape today over renewed "chatter" that Nokia might be taking an interest in acquiring Palm.
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Google makes Gizmo5 acquisition official, drops few details

EnGadget  Nov 13 09

This one wasn't exactly the best kept secret of the week, but Google has now come out and officially announced that it has acquired VoIP company Gizmo5, and that Gizmo5's engineers will expectedly be joining the Google Voice team.
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HP to acquire 3Com in $2.7 billion deal

EnGadget  Nov 11 09

It's been a little while since we've seen a good multi-billion dollar acquisition, but HP's sure come through in a big way today, announcing that it plans to acquire networking giant 3Com in an all-cash deal valued at $2.
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Dallas executive amassing a gay media mini-empire

Wicked Gay Blog  Oct 26 09

Dallas movie executive Stephen Jarchow has made thousands of deals in his 17-year entertainment career, but none with more potential punch than his recent acquisition of a URL.
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Maleflixxx sold to Private Media Group

Banana Guide  Oct 21 09

The only remaining gay owned and operated video-on-demand company has been sold to a European porn conglomerate.
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Sprint proves money can solve problems, buys iPCS to settle litigation

EnGadget  Oct 19 09

Considering Sprint's financial position and the overall credit market, we're not exactly sure where the carrier managed to pick up $831 million, which it promptly used to acquire affiliate iPCS and take on $405 million of net debt.
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Religious extremists take majority share in Iranian telco

America Blog  Oct 09 09

This is not a good sign for the future of Iran. As Iran continues to manage the aftershocks of its contested presidential election, the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps has moved aggressively to tighten its grip on society, most recently with its takeover of a majority share in the nation’s telecommunications monopoly.
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Manhunt acquires long forgotten website

Banana Guide  Oct 04 09

Four years ago a social networking site was created to rival Myspace, and it was designed specifically for the queer set.
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Flip Video remote control shows up at FCC -- bigger things to come?

EnGadget  Oct 02 09

A brand spanking new filing with the FCC shows a Flip Video-branded RF remote control, produced by Foxconn, which frankly raises more questions than it answers.
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Weinstein Company Shuts Down Halloween 3D. Halloween 2 Set For Re-Release.

EyeGossip.com  Sep 30 09

According to Deadline minutes ago, the Weinstein Company has temporarily (permanently?) pulled the plug on pre-production for Halloween 3D.
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Iridium to merge with GHL, get back into sat phone game

EnGadget  Sep 28 09

Aside from pushing out around one phone per year (at best), Iridium Satellite really hasn't had a major impact on the market over the past ten years.
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SEC signals tougher stance against Bank of America

America Blog  Sep 22 09

Nobody likes having their kindness rubbed in their nose the way Wall Street has done in recent months.
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Datebook

Kenneth in the 212  Sep 17 09

Help Next magazine celebrate its post-HX-acquisition relaunch tonight at Splash.
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Weinstein Acquires A Single Man

Advocate  Sep 16 09

The first major acquisition of the Toronto International Film Festival is the gay-themed, A Single Man, the directorial debut of Tom Ford.
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Report: Cuomo to file charges against Bank of America execs

America Blog  Sep 15 09

Clearly he's part of the 'left of the left' that believes it's important to hold Wall Street accountable for destroying the wealth of average Americans and creating a global recession.
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Deutsche Telekom eyeing Sprint Nextel for acquisition?

EnGadget  Sep 13 09

With T-Mobile UK and Orange now having to (potentially) learn to play nice, Deutsche Telekom is already looking ahead to its next big target: Sprint Nextel.
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