Expect more deals next year, says analyst.

Tech companies' spending billions of dollars on up-and-coming social sites is nothing new, but a few past deals might surprise you.

Microsoft could see both benefits and drawbacks from encouraging people to upgrade an existing PC to Windows 8.

The Chinese search firm also grew its revenue significantly on increased marketing deals.

Also coming: a enterprise-specific version of the Google+ social-networking application.

Global technology mergers and acquisitions (M&A) deals grew during the first quarter (Q1) of 2011, according to Ernst & Young's quarterly report, Global Technology M&A Update, January - March 2011.

A Dealmap adatbázisára építve indult el a Microsoft kuponos szolgáltatása. Beszáll a New York Times is.

The amount of money people put into U.S. venture capital investments nearly returned to pre-recession levels in the second quarter, with most deals going to information technology companies, according to Dow Jones VentureSource.

The second time may prove to be the charm in EMC's attempt to acquire Iomega, as the consumer and small-business storage maker said Monday that EMC's latest offer is superior to other potential deals.

Flush with success from sealing a deal with Warner Bros. to have some of its movies sold using its Internet file sharing software, BitTorrent Inc. has turned its sights on China.