Samsung Electronics Co Ltd said Sunday that it will add an app to its smart televisions in the coming months to let owners watch content bought on Apple Inc’s iTunes service, a possible first sign Apple is looking to...
Germany’s Via Optronics preps U.S. IPO: sources
German mobile phone parts maker Via Optronics is preparing a U.S. stock market flotation as its Philippine owner Integrated Micro-Electronics (IMI) (IMI.PS) seeks to put the firm on its own financial footing, people...
Logitech ends negotiations to acquire Plantronics
Logitech International SA, a Swiss manufacturer of keyboards and webcams, has ended discussions to acquire Plantronics Inc, a U.S. maker of Bluetooth earpieces and gaming headsets, the companies said on Sunday. The...
Apple acquires Silk Labs, AI startup, to bolster HomePod development
Apple has acquired a Startup called Silk Labs that works on Artificial Intelligence (AI)-based personal assistant technology for smartphones and smart home devices. According to a report in The Registrar, the quietly...
Mellanox working with adviser on potential sale – CNBC
Chipmaker Mellanox Technologies Ltd has hired a financial adviser to explore a sale after receiving takeover interest from at least two companies, CNBC reported citing people familiar with the matter. The deal is not...
Samsung Electronics buys network analysis firm Zhilabs in 5G push
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd said on Wednesday it has bought Barcelona-based network data analysis firm Zhilabs, as the South Korean giant gears up to launch products for connected devices and 5G mobile services that...
Legrand upbeat on India, open to more acquisitions: CEO, Benoit Coquart
French electrical equipment maker Legrand is open to further acquisitions in India and is targeting the local market to make it the company’s third largest globally, encouraged by an increasing appetite for technology...
Bids invited for debt ridden Videocon under insolvency resolution process
Resolution professional of debt-ridden Videocon Industries Tuesday invited bids from prospective buyers to take control of the firm, which has interest ranging from consumer electronics to oil and gas. The corporate...
Haier, Blackstone, Goldman Sachs eyeing Videocon’s 2-billion electronics business
Chinese home appliances maker Haier and global investment firms Blackstone and Goldman Sachs are among the suitors considering making offers to buy bankrupt Videocon’s consumer electronics business valued at close to $2...
Japan’s Renesas to buy U.S. chipmaker IDT for $6.7 billion
Japan’s Renesas Electronics Corp (6723.T) said it had agreed to buy Integrated Device Technology Inc (IDT) (IDTI.O) for $6.7 billion, its second major acquisition as it deepens its push into semiconductors for self...
Japan’s Renesas says considering buying U.S. chipmaker IDT
Renesas Electronics Corp is considering buying U.S. chipmaker Integrated Device Technology Inc, the Japanese automotive chipmaker said on Friday, as it beefs up its business in chips for self-driving cars and seeks new...
SoftBank-Owned ARM Is Said to Agree to Buy Treasure Data
ARM Holdings Plc, the British computer-chip designer owned by SoftBank Group Corp., has agreed to buy U.S.-based data analytics firm Treasure Data Inc., people familiar with the matter said. Treasure Data may fetch...
