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Microsoft completes Skype acquisition, deal still under review in some European countries

It had to happen sometime. Per Macworld, Microsoft announced on Friday that it has closed its US$8.5 billion acquisition of Skype, the Internet telephony provider in Luxembourg, and the company will function as a new business division within Microsoft. Skype CEO Tony Bates will assume the title of president of the new Skype Division immediately, […]

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Rumor: Second-gen iPad could feature 128GB of memory, Retina Display, USB port

Coming this holiday season, round two of the iPad. Per AppleInsider, Taiwanese component suppliers have indicated that Apple’s next-generation iPad will sport a 7-inch high-resolution Retina Display, a camera, and 128GB of capacity as well as the guesstimate that it could sell 45 million in 2011. Brian White of Ticonderoga Securities said this week that […]