Study shows Sprint severely undervaluing Clearwire spectrum

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A study that one Clearwire shareholder commissioned shows that the company’s spectrum is worth two to three times more than what Sprint is currently offering in its bid to acquire Bellevue-based Clearwire. The study, done by Information Age Economics, shows that Sprint’s current offer of $2.97 per share undervalues its longtime partner Clearwire. It was commissioned by Crest… Read More…

Future of Xbox? Microsoft acquisition includes patents for ultimate home remote

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Not much is known about id8 Group R2 Studios Inc., the stealthy home automation startup founded by former Sling Media CEO Blake Krikorian. The startup was reportedly acquired by Microsoft this week, with the Redmond company beating out the likes of Apple and Google for the deal. But a search of U.S. patent filings provides more hints… Read More…

Supercomputer deal: Cray to acquire Appro for $25M

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Seattle-based Cray is aiming to improve its position in high-performance computing with a $25 million cash acquisition of Appro International — a California-based company that is currently the No. 3 provider of systems on the closely watched Top100 supercomputer list. Appro, headquartered in Milpitas, Calif., will form the basis for a new Cluster Solutions business… Read More…

Boeing to acquire software company Inmedius to boost ‘digital airline’ strategy

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Boeing has reached a deal to buy Inmedius, a software company based in Pittsburgh that makes software for managing and distributing technical information. Think of it as “big data” in the air. The deal, announced this morning, will support Boeing’s “digital airline” strategy — an initiative to help airlines gather and make sense of the large amounts… Read More…

Microsoft banking on Skype brand, user base to justify gigantic deal

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Microsoft’s $8.5 billion agreement to acquire Skype, the largest deal in the Redmond company’s history, will create the smallest major business division in its corporate lineup. But it will also add a large base of customers and a widely recognized online brand — familiar enough to be used as a verb — with the potential… Read More…