Archive for the ‘Rumors’ Category

Feb
01

Official Bid on Yahoo! by Microsoft for USD$44.6bn

The confirmed rumor heard around the world. The official news that Microsoft has put in a bid on Yahoo! ...

Jan
30

MacBook Air to Ship Earlier than Expected

MacRumors.com put out a notice of the Apple.com press release announcing that the MacBook Air's will start shipping today. ...

Jan
23

Rumors of Google to Buy The New York Times

John Ellis brings up the rumor (or potential rumor) of Google acquiring The New York Times. What's in it for Google? ...

Jan
15

MacWorld 2008 Keynote Continued

This is a pretty impressive Keynote by Steve Jobs. Please note that this it not the compete transcript but rather bits ...

Jan
15

MacWorld 2008 Keynote

Steve takes the stage and let the Keynote of MacWorld 2008 begin. Live coverage at http://www.macrumorslive.com/

Jan
08

Blu-ray, Green-ray, HD-DVD, LowDef-DVD…WHO CARES?!

There has been a ton of coverage lately about Blu-ray and HD-DVD (high definition DVD). A lot of people ...

Nov
13

…Goin’ to the chapel…with Larry Page

As the Chronicle has learned, Larry Page is set to get hitched next month. Where? No one knows ...

Sep
25

Microsoft Looks to Facebook after Yahoo!

Microsoft has been looking around for somewhere new to spend their money. After spending USD$6 billion with the acquisition ...

Sep
18

Apple’s iCar in the Works?

According to various sources around the web, Apple ("AAPL") and VW ("VLKAY") are in talks about co-creating the new ...

Sep
07

gPhone News Updates

"Google may be preparing a new mobile platform, a would-be rival to the Nokia-dominated (NOK) Symbian OS, Microsoft's (MSFT) Windows ...

Aug
03

Amazon to Compete with Online Payment Services

Amazon, after a long time rumor, has confirmed that they are developing their own in-house payment system dubbed the Amazon ...

Jul
23

Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg Under Scrutiny

Mark Zuckerberg is now facing charges from past colleagues that "want their share" of what Facebook has now become -- ...

Jul
20

Facebook Seeks to Acquire, Not be Acquired

Loren Baker makes some great statements here about activity of Facebook lately. I can't see where the rumor is ...

Jul
04

Google Acquires GrandCentral VoIP

Google is the move again. With a surprise acquisition on July 4th, 2007, the rumor came true that Google ...

Jun
02

Google Officially Acquires FeedBurner

As previously rumored around the mill, Google has officially announced that they are acquiring FeedBurner. Google has even posted ...

May
19

Rumors of FeedBurner and Google Love

Rumors are flying around again that Google may acquire FeedBurner. Would it be a good move? I don't see why ...

May
07

Google Seeks to Acquire Simply Hired

As the rumors are flying around again, TechCrunch reports that Google is possibly looking at buying Simply Hired, a resume ...

Apr
19

LinkRush: April 19th, 2007

Google introduces the new Google Product Search Google adds charts to Google Spreadsheets Philip writes on Paid Links Google holds 79% of the ...

Apr
13

Google Buys DoubleClick for USD$3.1 Billion

As it was rumored before on the first of this month, while some may have considered it an april fool's ...

Apr
01

Google looks at Buying DoubleClick Inc.

Internet advertising, a world that is becoming old but still relevant just became a little more relevant for everyone. ...

Mar
16

Google Phone is the Real Deal

There were rumors flying around from before, but it has been confirmed by a Google executive that the secret of ...

Mar
12

Rumors Fly of the Google Phone

The rumor on the mill right now is about the Google phone. So what exactly is the Google phone? ...

Jan
29

Google TV: Hoax or Beta?

This one comes straight from the rumor mill. The talk around town has been that Google TV will be ...

Dec
12

The End of the Road for Windows?

There has been rumors floating around on the web that Vista may be the last release of Windows by Microsoft. ...

Nov
19

Google to buy Digg Inc.

Mentioned on a DigitalPoint thread, will Google end up buying Digg Inc.? There is no backing of this at ...

Oct
10

Now Facebook.com is up to Bat

Just yet another rumor, Google may buy Facebook.com. What's the price tag on this baby? $2.3billion. Threadwatch ...

Oct
09

YouTube Tracks with Google

YouTube.com has struck up deals, just like Google has, to deal with music videos through companies such as Universal Music ...

Oct
06

Google to Acquire YouTube.com at 40%?

Michael Arrington on Techcrunch got an email recently talking about how Google might be acquiring YouTube for anywhere between $1.2 ...

Sep
18

Apple: Go Big or Go Home

Google's CEO Eric Schmidt didn't join Apple's board just for kicks and giggles, there was obviously a reason behind it. ...

Aug
29

Google + Apple = Eric Schmidt?

Many rumors have been floating around that Google's CEO Eric Schmidt might be joining Apple's board. As Google released ...

Jul
26

Google Maps: The Idea Box

DISCLAIMER: This article is purely hopes and speculation, none of this has actually happened. Google Maps is a great product. ...