Google ( GOOG ) announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Nest Labs, the maker of high tech thermostats and smoke detectors, for $3.2 billion. The deal is the second biggest in Google’s history after the
IBM Corp. ( IBM ) continued informing the tech industry’s Q4 earnings after the bell Tuesday with a mixed report the world’s largest tech services company reported $6.13 per share, beating the expected $6.01 per share,
Video game consumers’ ongoing transition to smartphones and tablets as the favored hardware platform continues to negatively impact Nintendo ( NTDOY ) . The failure of Wii U coupled with lower expectation for 3DS dragged down shares