Acquisitions News

Apple and Google are becoming increasingly competitive, and it would seem that they're even competing for who can acquire the most companies in the shortest amount of time. Appl...

Google Acquires Widget Developer Labpixies

Google has acquired widget developer Labpixies, which developed some of the first gadgets for Google's personalized homepage iGoogle. It a...

Does Google Have a “Secret” Weapon in Apple Battle with Agnilux?

Google continues down its path of acquisitions, as it has now scooped up the mysterious tech startup Agnilux. It's mysterious because there is very little information about it o...

Google to Bolster Google Goggles with Plink Acquisition

Google has acquired the UK-based visual search engine company Plink, which makes PlinkArt, a mobile app that lets users take a picture with...

Google Acquires Video Monetization Platform Episodic

Update: Google gave us the following statement: "We were impressed by the Episodic team, the vision they have for Internet video, and the pr...

Google Buys Cloud Photo Editing Service

Google announced today it has acquired Picnik, a cloud-based photo editing service. The company consists of about 20 employees. "Google processes petabytes o...

AOL Acquires Video Creation/Distribution Company StudioNow

AOL has acquired a video platform company called StudioNow. The company says the deal will allow it to integrate a "fully functional...

Opera Scoops Up Mobile Advertising Firm AdMarvel

Opera announced today that it has acquired mobile advertising firm AdMarvel. Opera says the acquisition will enable it to expand its portfo...

Apple Acquiring AdMob Competitor Quattro Wireless

Update: The acquisition has been confirmed, and competitor AdMob issued the following statement: "We believe that Apple’s proposed acq...

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