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| April 23, 2012 |
| 12:01 EDT |  | MSFT, FB, AOL | Microsoft, Facebook announce patent agreement
Microsoft (MSFT) and Facebook (FB) announced a definitive agreement under which Microsoft will assign to Facebook the right to purchase a portion of the patent portfolio it recently agreed to acquire from AOL (AOL). Facebook has agreed to purchase this portion for $550M in cash. In the initial AOL auction, Microsoft secured the ability to own or assign approximately 925 U.S. patents and patent applications plus a license to AOL's remaining patent portfolio, which contains approximately 300 additional patents that were not for sale. As a result of today's agreement, Facebook will obtain ownership of approximately 650 AOL patents and patent applications, plus a license to the AOL patents and applications that Microsoft will purchase and own. Upon closing of this transaction with Facebook, Microsoft will retain ownership of approximately 275 AOL patents and applications; a license to the approximately 650 AOL patents and applications that will now be owned by Facebook; and a license to approximately 300 patents that AOL did not sell in its auction. |
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| May 24, 2013 |
| 15:22 EDT |  | FB | Facebook volatility decreases as shares trend to six-month low
Facebook May weekly call option implied volatility is at 34, June and July is at 35; below its 26-week average of 45 according to Track Data, suggesting decreasing price risk. |
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| 14:44 EDT |  | FB | Facebook slips to session lows, close to 6-month low, levels to watch
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| 14:07 EDT |  | MSFT | Market poised to end week lower following Fed, China data
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| 12:27 EDT |  | MSFT | Microsoft to look to sell 25M additional Xbox 360s, The Verge reports
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| 08:56 EDT | | MSFT | Microsoft to receive percentage cut of Xbox One pre-owned sales, MCV says
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| 07:49 EDT | | FB | Rumors of Google interest in Waze unfounded, TechCrunch says
After Bloomberg, citing "people familiar with the matter," said Google (GOOG) is considering a bid for map and traffic app maker Waze, TechCrunch countered that multiple credible sources it contacted "have poured cold water on the Google rumor." Facebook (FB) and Apple (AAPL) have previously been suggested as expressing interest in Waze, but the Bloomberg report said Apple was not among the "large tech companies” that have recently approached Waze, TechCrunch noted. Reference Link |
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| 07:44 EDT | | FB | Facebook delays release of HTC First phone in Europe, FT reports
Facebook delayed release of its customized Android phone in Europe, following negative customer feedback in the U.S., reports the Financial Times. The new HTC First was released in the U.S. last month.Reference Link |
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| 07:20 EDT | | FB | Facebook may face bidding war with Google for Waze, Bloomberg says
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| May 23, 2013 |
| 17:54 EDT | | MSFT | Google loses bid to block imports of Xbox One, Bloomberg says
The ITC ruled that Microsoft's (MSFT) new Xbox One does not infringe patents held by Google's (GOOG) Motorola Mobility unit, preventing Google from getting imports of Xbox One to the U.S. blocked, reports Bloomberg. Reference Link |
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| 17:11 EDT | | MSFT | Google loses bid to block U.S. imports of Microsoft's Xbox, Bloomberg reports
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| 14:46 EDT |  | MSFT | GameStop reported solid Q1 results but uncertainty remains, says Piper Jaffray
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| 11:51 EDT | | MSFT | GameStop says 'lots of rumors' out there about Microsoft Xbox One
GameStop says company, customers excited about Xbox One. |
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| 11:38 EDT | | MSFT | GameStop sees being able to leverage buy/sell/trade model with new consoles
GameStop (GME) says in communication with Microsoft (MSFT) about how used games and resale will be handled in respect to upcoming Xbox One. |
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| 11:22 EDT | | MSFT | GameStop believes next-gen consoles will have lower price points than last cycle
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| 11:09 EDT | | MSFT | GameStop says 'right in the middle' of opportunity presented by new consoles
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| 09:02 EDT | | FB | Facebook slips lower, breaks $25 threshold
The stock is down 1.5% in the pre-market to $24.77, breaking the psychologically important $25 support level. This move puts the shares at 3-month lows. At current price, next support is at $23.88, the 6-month low. Resistance is at $25.65. |
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| 08:31 EDT | | MSFT | Microsoft increasing cloud services in Japan, WSJ reports
In Japan, Microsoft is expanding capacity for its Windows Azure cloud computing services for businesses, as it bets on growing corporate IT spending in the country, reports the Wall Street Journal. Reference Link |
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| 07:41 EDT | | MSFT | Lenovo warns of tough first half but sees late year boosted by Win8, FT says
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| 06:30 EDT | | MSFT | Microsoft Windows 8 may take up 5%-8% of global tablet shipments, DigiTimes says
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| 05:45 EDT | | MSFT | Big companies remove subsidiaries based on SEC disclosure rules, WSJ reports
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