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Dell agrees to buy EMC for about $67B in the largest technology acquisition ever — Dell to Buy EMC in Deal Worth About $67 Billion — Dell Inc. agreed to buy EMC Corp. for about $67 billion in the largest technology acquisition ever, creating a corporate-computing giant that will use …
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Dell deal could give EMC CEO Joseph Tucci about $27.2M instead of $123K compensation at retirement and resurrect his legacy — For Joseph Tucci, a Deal to Cement His Legacy, and Cash Out Big — For Joseph M. Tucci, the chief executive of EMC, completing the largest technology deal …
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Sources: Silver Lake approached HP, Lenovo, Huawei to explore the sale of Dell PC business last week, was rebuffed by all — Silver Lake Explored Sale of Dell's PC Business Ahead of EMC Deal — Private equity firm Silver Lake, co-owners of Dell, last week approached Hewlett-Packard … | Computerworld: |
What Dell-EMC merger could mean to the storage market, company employees, customers, and rivals — What the Dell, EMC merger really means — Despite its whopping price tag, the $67 billion Dell's acquisition of EMC doesn't radically reshape the technology market.
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Pepsi has licensed its brand to market a line of mobile phones and accessories in China — PepsiCo says to launch mobile phones in China — PepsiCo Inc said it is working with a licensing partner to market a line of mobile phones and accessories in China in the next few months.| Daniel Csaki / MobiPicker: |
Sources: Pepsi P1 smartphone to have 5.5-inch screen, 1.7 GHZ CPU, 16GB storage, will be released Oct. 20 for about $200 in China — Pepsi P1 Smartphone Leaked - Specs, Price, Release Date — Looks like our guesses on PepsiCo China's upcoming smartphone were right.| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Microsoft previews Windows 10 Skype integration and Cortana inking — Microsoft is previewing its latest Windows 10 update today, and it comes with some interesting changes. While the software giant has been promising a new Messaging app with Skype integration, it's finally available to test out.| TechCrunch: |
Facebook tests Shopping feed with products highlighted by retailers, matched to your connections, likes, and interests — Facebook Tests A Dedicated Shopping Feed — Facebook's where people spend their time on mobile, and now it's working on several new features to give shopping sites a cut of the attention.
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Former employees say Experian's efforts to improve security slipped after the departure of CIO John Finch — At Experian, Security Attrition Amid Acquisitions — T-Mobile disclosed last week that some 15 million customers had their Social Security numbers and other personal data stolen thanks …
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| Ron Amadeo / Ars Technica: |
Tag Heuer teases its Intel-powered Android Wear smartwatch launching 11/9 — The Android and Tag Heuer Twitter accounts are tweeting up a storm about the upcoming Tag Heuer Android Wear watch. The “Tag Heuer Connected” teaser site confirms that luxury watchmaker is diving into the smartwatch market with an Android Wear device.
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Google Cardboard expands to 39 languages in 100 countries as SDKs get updates — Google is going global with its affordable Virtual Reality platform. The Mountain View company has announced today that its Google Cardboard app is now available in 39 languages across 100 countries … | Rebecca Wexler / Slate: |
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