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  Oracle takes stake in ingestible health sensor maker

  Aiming at health care as a key vertical market, Oracle has taken a minority stake in medical device maker Proteus Digital Health, which sells ingestible and wearable sensors for tracking health-related information.

  By Chris Kanaracus | 01 May, 2013 15:47

  Tags: peripherals, business issues, Proteus, software, investments, Oracle, Mergers and acquisitions

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  Samsung and Intel invest in speech analysis company Expect Labs

  Intel Capital, Samsung Venture Investment and Telefónica Digital have all invested in Expect Labs, whose technology is used to analyze and understand conversations in real-time and find related information.

  By Mikael Ricknäs | 30 April, 2013 12:17

  Tags: business issues, Intel Capital, hardware systems, tablets, software, voice recognition, investments, consumer electronics, Expect Labs, TVs, smartphones, Samsung Electronics, Telefónica Digital

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  Alibaba invests in Sina Weibo to build links with users of the Twitter-like service

  Chinese Internet giant Alibaba Group has acquired an 18 percent stake in the Twitter-like Weibo service from Sina, as part of a partnership focused on social commerce and giving merchants on Alibaba the opportunity to connect and build relationships with Weibo users.

  By John Ribeiro | 30 April, 2013 03:17

  Tags: business issues, Internet-based applications and services, Sina, alibaba, internet, investments

• Report: Verizon wants to buy Clearwire spectrum

  Verizon Wireless reportedly has offered US$1 billion to $1.5 billion for some of Clearwire's spectrum leases, possibly complicating Sprint Nextel's attempt to buy out the company in conjunction with its acquisition by Softbank.

  By Stephen Lawson | 15 April, 2013 18:47

  Tags: business issues, DISH Network, telecommunication, Carriers, sprint nextel, Clearwire, investments, Mergers and acquisitions, Verizon Wireless

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  Intel sets up joint lab with China's Baidu for mobile apps

  Intel is hoping to get more Chinese developers to back its products by forming a new joint innovation lab with the nation's largest search engine Baidu.

  By Michael Kan | 12 April, 2013 06:17

  Tags: business issues, mobile applications, baidu, mobile, intel, investments

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  Opinion: Dell has its work cut out for it

  Taking Dell private is a bold move, but won't ensure success. If you can't recognize opportunities and execute properly as a public company, buying yourself shelter from investors only takes you so far. The bigger challenge will be rejiggering the corporate culture and core processes to make more innovation possible.

  By John Dix | 11 February, 2013 11:55

  Tags: business issues, Dell, corporate issues, IBM, Dell private, Microsoft, Dell investment, Dell Buyout, investments

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