Microsoft has splashed out again. They have just acquired open-source source code management and sharing platform GitHub for $7.5bn. GitHub has a community of 28 million developers and hosts 85…
Arista suspends US imports in Cisco patent dispute
Arista have filed with the Securities and Exchanges Commission (SEC) in the US that they are suspending imports into the US. This is to comply with a ruling made earlier…
Microsoft adds Blackberry to phone stable?
AMicrosoft having recently acquired the Nokia phone stable as platforms for Windows Phone are still rumoured to be looking at adding the Blackberry platform as well. In January of Samsung…
On losing a diamond, and gaining a lion
I've not blogged about the events in Wootton Bassett over the past few years. I'm talking about the fallen members of our armed forces and their repatriations from RAF Lyneham.…
Google says “Hello, Moto!” for acquisition
So Motorola Mobility is to be acquired by Google . Motorola Mobility is the mobile phone business that was finally spun out of the Motorola parent organisation in January 2011,…