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News Breaks February 6, 2013 07:11 EDT MSFT, DELL Microsoft hopes to boost Dell with $2B investment, WSJ reports Microsoft’s (MSFT) contribution to the Dell (DELL) buyout is a $2B gamble that the software firm can boost up one of its major customers without upsetting all the others, reports the Wall Street Journal.Reference Link News For MSFT;DELL From The Last 14 Days Check below for free stories on MSFT;DELL the last two weeks. Sign up for a free trial to see the rest of the stories you've been missing. 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | all recent news | >> June 19, 2013 08:08 EDT MSFT Merkel tells Obama: Internet monitoring must have proper limits, Reuters reports Subscribe for More Information 06:39 EDT DELL Southeastern lowers stake in Dell to 4.1% after Icahn sale Southeastern Asset Management confirmed in a regulatory filing that it sold 71.66M shares of Dell at $13.52 to Carl Icahn, which lowered its stake in the computer maker to 4.1%. Southeastern said it also agreed to sell an additional 352.5K shares to Icahn at $13.52 per share. 05:51 EDT DELL Stocks with implied volatility movement; GLD DELL Subscribe for More Information June 18, 2013 17:16 EDT DELL Dell special committee responds to Carl Icahn's latest proposal Subscribe for More Information 16:20 EDT DELL Southeastern says Icahn in best position to lead alternative Dell transaction In a regulatory filing Southeastern Asset Management stated: "Southeastern Asset Management continues to believe that the Michael Dell / Silver Lake management buyout proposal undervalues the company and its prospects going forward. Southeastern and Icahn Associates have been working diligently to provide a better alternative for shareholders.Southeastern has determined that Icahn is in the best position to lead the development of an alternative transaction and to generate a better outcome for shareholders. Southeastern has therefore agreed to sell approximately 72,010,328 shares to Icahn, making Icahn the largest outside shareholder of Dell. Southeastern intends to vote its approximately 72,010,328 remaining shares of Dell stock against the $13.65 Michael Dell / Silver Lake management buyout proposal. Furthermore, Southeastern intends to vote its shares at Dell’s Annual Meeting in favor of the slate of highly qualified director candidates it and Icahn submitted to the Company. Icahn has Southeastern’s full support as it leads the proxy fight in the interest of all shareholders against the undervalued management buyout proposal. Southeastern will continue to participate in the proxy contest with Icahn to defeat the Michael Dell / Silver Lake management buyout proposal." 16:12 EDT MSFT Microsoft adds Qualcomm as Surface RT supplier, Bloomberg says Microsoft (MSFT) will use Qualcomm (QCOM) chips in its updated Surface RT tablet, reports Bloomberg, citing people with knowledge of the company's plans. The report also cites a source that says Nvidia's (NVDA) Tegra chip will continue to be used for some versions of the Surface. Reference Link 16:06 EDT DELL Icahn reports 8.68% stake in Dell 15:49 EDT MSFT NVIDIA said to remain supplier for some Surface RT versions, Bloomberg says Subscribe for More Information 15:47 EDT MSFT Microsoft said to have added Qualcomm as supplier for Surface RT, Bloomberg says Subscribe for More Information 12:49 EDT DELL Icahn proposes Dell engage in $14 per share tender offer Subscribe for More Information 12:32 EDT DELL Icahn says bought 72M Dell shares from Southeastern Subscribe for More Information 12:28 EDT DELL Icahn proposes Dell commence tender offer for 1.1B shares at $14 Subscribe for More Information 12:27 EDT DELL Icahn issues letter to Dell holders, proposes $14/share tender offer Subscribe for More Information 10:34 EDT MSFT Microsoft selling tablets to schools for huge discounts, ZDNet says Subscribe for More Information 09:30 EDT DELL Dell tells holders $13.65/share offer 'superior to any alternative' Subscribe for More Information 07:42 EDT MSFT May U.S. retail video game sales fall 25%, Bloomberg reports U.S. retail sales of video game hardware, software and accessories tumbled 25% to $386.3M this past May, with overall hardware sales down 31% from last year to $96M, reported Bloomberg citing data from NPD Group. Reference Link 07:42 EDT DELL, MSFT O'Reilly Media to hold a conference Subscribe for More Information 07:29 EDT MSFT Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association to host a conference Subscribe for More Information 06:17 EDT MSFT Taiwan tablet sales to reach 2M units in 2013, DigiTimes reports Tablet demand in the Taiwan market is set to reach 2M units in 2013, reports DigiTimes, according to a Far EasTone Telecommunications Officer. Maxwell Cheng said the forecast for tablet sales volume in 2013 is set to double the level in 2012, with the 7-inch models estimated to account for 70%-80% of solid tablets. Reference Link June 17, 2013 18:35 EDT MSFT Mircosoft's Xbox 360 top selling U.S. console in May Subscribe for More Information 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | all recent news | >> Sign up for a free trial to see the rest of the stories you've been missing.