David Kaplan
Dec 28, 2010 9:10 AM
Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) has been slapped with a class action lawsuit that accuses the company and several prominent app makers of sharing users’ personal identification without consumers’ approval. Some of the app companies named in the suit, which was filed in federal court in San Jose, CA. late last week,…
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Robert Andrews
Jul 4, 2008 9:56 AM
Losing its independence on Independence Day, Lexico is now part of the Ask.com family, as IAC’s (NSDQ: IACI) portal completes its purported $100 million cash acquisition of the Dictionary.com, Thesaurus.com and Reference.com operator. Announcing the completion, which had been expected in Q3, Ask.com Jim Safka: “The combination… significantly expands our…
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Staci D. Kramer
May 14, 2008 11:01 PM
Turns out Ask.com has the answers for Lexico Publishing, the owner of Dictionary.com which earlier agreed to be acquired by Answers.com (NSDQ: ANSW) in a doomed effort. The IAC (NSDQ: IACI) subsidiary isn’t disclosing the price of the all-cash transaction but, according to a source familiar with the situation, it’s…
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