Broadcom this morning announced that it has agreed to acquire NetLogic Microsystems, which delivers a range of semiconductor solutions. Under the agreement, NetLogic shareholders will receive $50 per share in a transaction of approximately $3.7 billion, net of cash assumed. Netlogic’s share price closed at $31.91 last Friday. With the acquisition, Broadcom expands its...
There’s a fascinating report out from John Byers and Georgia Zervas from Boston University and Michael Mitzenmacher from Harvard University. One of the findings is that a daily deal is associated with lower average Yelp ratings. Image: John W. Byers, Michael Mitzenmacher, Georgios Zervas One big potential reason is simply that when merchants put...
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HTC has said that it is considering purchasing a mobile operating system, noting that the company has discussed doing so internally but will “not do it on impluse”, Taiwan’s Central News Agency reports. Following HP’s announcement that it would cease production of webOS devices and begin seeking licensees for its stricken platform, it was...
This time last year, we compared the growth of the two leading light blogging services: Tumblr and Posterous. The conclusion was that Tumblr had all but defeated its rival. All through 2010, Tumblr showed exponential growth. That has continued into 2011. Over the past year, Tumblr has grown from just over 100 million visits...