Nokia and Symbian: Forget about Android, it’s all about Cutey (Qt)
Nokia, the world’s largest phone handset maker, is denying reports stemming from “industry insiders” that it is developing a smartphone that runs on Google’s Android software. Nokia said, “everyone knows that Symbian is our preferred platform for advanced mobile devices.”
However, the truth may be more complicated. Nokia is instead embracing something called Qt, a software toolbox for developers, which lets those developers port their applications to any of the major operating systems. At the moment,… Continue Reading
Monday deal fever: Fraud Sciences, Trolltech, E-Dialog, Anywhere.fm all acquired
A number of companies decided to compete with DEMO for media coverage today by announcing some rather large acquisitions:
Paypal ponied up $170 million for Fraud Sciences, which prevents online fraud;
Nokia paid $153 million for Trolltech, which helps developers build cross-platform applications;
GSI Commerce gave $157 million for E-Dialog, an e-commerce company;
Finally, Imeem bought Anywhere.fm, an internet radio service.
Here are a few notes on each:
Paypal’s acquisition of Fraud Sciences was an all-cash deal for $170 million. The company had taken less… Continue Reading