The company bought Google's handset division, Motorola Mobility, in its second multibillion-dollar deal in two weeks.
The company acquired about 1 400 patents, including those of Palm and the iPaq smartphone.
The search giant acquires Nest Labs, a digital thermostat maker, for $3.2 billion.
The international ICT market was dominated by many major and smaller acquisitions over December.
The demise of a number of ICT companies in the local market is a major cause for concern going forward.
Combined with this retrial verdict, the iPhone maker has now been awarded $930 million in30 the case.
A group of Chinese Internet companies, including Sohu and Tencent, sue Baidu over copyright violations.
The micro-blogging service recorded an excellent initial public offering on the NYSE.
The move will create one of the world's largest management consultancy firms.
Following Dell's privatisation deal, VimpelCom will join the Nasdaq-100 Index as its replacement.
LG Electronics bought the operating system to use in its Internet-connected TVs.