Mergers and Acquisitions
BlackBerry boosts cyber security offerings with purchase of UK firm Encription
Firm bolsters its fledgling cyber security division
Sony splurges $212m on Altair Semiconductor to boost IoT ambitions
Israeli company's chips could let IoT devices connect to LTE networks
TalkTalk claims BT-EE deal could see price increases of 25 per cent or more
TalkTalk slams CMA decision, stating that it was 'dangerous' that the deal had been looked at in isolation
BT-EE deal approval by CMA could be 'extremely damaging' says trade association
CMA hasn't fully taken into account market consolidation with the Three-O2 deal looming, argues ITSPA
BT's £12.5bn acquisition of EE approved by CMA
CMA claims BT takeover of EE won't cause 'significant harm' to competition or consumer interests
Apple buys face analysis startup Emotient to boost AI tech
Face emotion analysis could find its way into the Siri virtual assistant
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Alphabet will 'push the envelope' as a tech venture capital firm, claims Google's Larry Page
The A-B-C of Alphabet revealed by Google CEO Page
Staffordshire Police look to EE 4G, Internet of Things and connected devices to help fight crime
'My aspiration is for Staffordshire to be the most technologically advanced police service by 2016,' says Police and Crime Commissioner Matthew Ellis
Trend Micro buys TippingPoint for $300m as HP divorce edges nearer
In its last move before its split in two, HP sells off its network security offering but insists security will remain part of its strategy
Apple buys AI startup Perceptio to boost iPhone deep learning tech
Perceptio uses AI to identify photos without relying on cloud-stored data
FT CPIO Christina Scott on the FT's big web refresh and legacy migration
Financial Times chief product and information officer Christina Scott discusses a major website redesign, and the IT work necessary to manage the brand's transition to new owners
BlackBerry acquires Good Technology to improve enterprise mobility offering
$425m deal comes despite previous dismissive comments about BlackBerry from Good Technology CEO Chrissy Wyatt
IBM and ARM partner to 'accelerate delivery of Internet of Things'
Deal will allow products powered by ARM mbed-enabled chips to automatically register with the IBM IoT Foundation and connect with IBM analytics services
Symantec to sell data storage business Veritas to Carlyle Group
US security firm is looking to offload its data storage unit so it can focus on enterprise and consumer security products
Microsoft and Salesforce pool resources to buy Informatica for $5.3bn
Why Informatica, why together and why now?
Nokia nosedive: How can Microsoft avoid another $10bn mobile debacle?
Microsoft needs to recoup on an expensive couple of years in mobility
Nokia sells Here maps to Audi, BMW and Mercedes for €2.8bn
Offloading mapping and location services is latest stage in Nokia restructure
Satya Nadella admits Microsoft lacks 'good devices' in smartphone market
Microsoft posts biggest ever loss due to $8.4bn Nokia writedown, but soaring cloud growth
Microsoft to acquire Israeli cloud security company Adallom for $320m
Adallom will reportedly become the centre for Microsoft's cyber security business in Israel
Microsoft's week: smartphone job cuts, Windows 10 update and price changes for Azure
A tricky week for Microsoft as the firm makes phone-related cuts and raises Azure service charges for some customers
AMD break-up rumours persist as revenue estimates drop
'Weaker than expected consumer PC demand' is to blame
Why would Google want to buy Dunnhumby?
Forty terabytes of personal information is a lucrative resource, but can Google really exploit all of Dunnhumby's data?
Intel boosts wearables and IoT portfolio with Recon Instruments buy
All eyes on wearables and the IoT