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Verizon Communications Inc. has bought AOL Inc. for $4.4 billion in an all-cash deal that was finalized in the second week of May 2015. Read more >>

Based in Fremont, California, Calogic LLC is a specialized design and manufacturing house of analog semiconductors. Established in 1983, Calogic is ROHS (Restriction of Hazardous Substances) compliant and ISO 9001:2008 certified to produce Bipolar Junction Isolated (JI) and Dielectrically Isolated (DI) products for the power management, telecommunications, computer, instrumentation, & medical markets. Read more >>

Nokia does not want to make cell phones, or sell phones, according to the latest reports. Read more >>

After just a little more than five years, Yahoo and Microsoft have agreed to amend their search partnership agreement. In order to improve the search experience, increase value for advertisers, and establish ongoing stability for the partners, the original 2009 agreement has been amended. The amendment reaffirms the commitments made by both companies and maximizes the alliance between them. Read more >>

The major electronics company Samsung will now be manufacturing Qualcomm’s new Snapdragon 820 application processor. Previously manufactured by Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, the Snapdragon 820 will be Qualcomm’s new top of the line member of the processor family and is most likely to be used in 2016 flagship smartphones. Samsung’s 14-nanometer processes allow for the chips to be cheaper as well as possess better battery life in comparison to the 20-nanometer chips provided by Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company. The Snapdragon 820 will be the first of its kind to use Qualcomm’s custom 64-bit, ARMv8 “Kryo” CPU architecture. This feature, along with LTE modems, served as a big player for Qualcomm to rise above its competitors earlier this decade. Read more >>