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Samsung Electronics Co.’s smartphones and Google Inc.’s Motorola devices gained ground among U.S. consumers in an annual satisfaction rating as Apple Inc.’s iPhone rating slipped.
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Updated 58 minutes ago
Tumblr Inc.’s $1.1 billion purchase by Yahoo! Inc. marks the biggest deal for a venture-backed New York startup, bringing a windfall for East Coast investors Union Square Ventures and Spark Capital while laying a foundation for further investing in the region’s entrepreneurs.
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Tumblr Inc. Chief Executive Officer David Karp, a 26-year-old who started the company in 2007, signed a note announcing Yahoo! Inc.’s $1.1 billion acquisition with the closing, “F--- yeah.”
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Updated 2 hours, 29 minutes ago
Charlie Ergen, chairman of satellite- TV provider Dish Network Corp., made a $2 billion bid for radio frequencies from LightSquared Inc., the bankrupt wireless- broadband company owned by Philip Falcone’s hedge-fund firm, according to people familiar with the offer.
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Updated 50 minutes ago
Clearwire Corp. climbed higher above Sprint Nextel Corp.’s $2.97-a-share takeover bid on the day before investors meet to vote on the deal, a sign shareholders anticipate a last-minute sweetening of the terms.
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Updated 54 minutes ago
Websense Inc., a website-filtering company that is shifting into Internet security, will be acquired by private-equity firm Vista Equity Partners for about $906 million.
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Accenture Plc, the world’s second- largest technology-consulting company, said it will buy Acquity Group Ltd. for $316 million to add tools for digital marketing.
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DirecTV, the largest U.S. satellite TV provider, is interested in acquiring at least a stake in online-video site Hulu LLC, according to two people with knowledge of the situation.
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Grupo Hevi, the closely held owner of Mexico’s Telecable TV service, has hired Barclays Plc to explore a sale, according to people familiar with the matter.
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Telus Corp.’s purchase of mobile- phone provider Mobilicity and the potential sale of another new entrant, Wind Mobile, is casting doubt on Canada’s ability to increase competition in the wireless market.
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