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ICT spending to hit RM44 bln this year
KUALA LUMPUR: The country’s information communication technology (ICT) spending is expected to hit RM44 billion this year, a 10 per cent increase from last year, said chairman of the Association of the computer and multimedia industry of Malaysia (Pikom), David Wong Nan Fay.
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Wi-Fi firm pulls plug on Scottsdale service
Scottsdale's highly-touted plan to bring wireless Internet service to every square inch of its downtown area has ended just two years after its launch. GRAPHIC: See how the Wi-Fi network works
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Microsoft to Expand in Boise
Software giant Microsoft is looking to expand it's presence in the Treasure Valley.
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West Perth’s biggest sale in 10 years
The founder and former owners of ComputerCORP are putting the company’s headquarters on the market in what is considered to be the biggest landholding publicly offered for sale in West Perth for 10 years. It is expected to fetch about $20 million.
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Recent Original Stories
Intel's Core Duo T2400 has a maximum operating frequency of 1.83GHz, 65nm process, 2MB of L2 cache, and 667MHz FSB; however, how does this dual-core component fare under Linux ? Phoronix has taken a look at the Intel Core Duo T2400 in conjunction with the Lenovo ThinkPad T60, and has comparison results against the previous Pentium M 750 1.83GHz.
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Microsoft rescinds offer for Yahoo!
New York, May 4 : Software giant Microsoft said Saturday it had pulled its offer for Yahoo after a higher offer failed to move the internet company .
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Microsoft-Yahoo: Yang's Response: 'With Distraction Behind Us' Can Focus On Transition
Responses from Roy Bostock, chairman of the Yahoo board, and Jerry Yang, co-founder and CEO, followed Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer's announcement in fairly short order.
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UPI NewsTrack TopNews
Microsoft gives up bid for YahooSEATTLE, May 3 (UPI) -- Microsoft Corp. announced it is giving up its bid to buy Yahoo! Inc. after a Saturday meeting in Seattle between top executives of the two companies.Steven Ballmer, chief executive of Microsoft, offered Jerry Yang, one of the founders of search engine giant Yahoo, $33 a share, The New York Times said, citing a person involved in the ...
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Computer Programs Help Drug Abusers Stay Abstinent, Yale Researchers Find
Drug abusers who used a computer-assisted training program in addition to receiving traditional counseling stayed abstinent significantly longer than those who received counseling alone, a Yale University study has found.
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Microsoft gives up bid for Yahoo
Microsoft Corp. announced it is giving up its bid to buy Yahoo! Inc. after a Saturday meeting in Seattle between top executives of the two companies.Steven Ballmer, chief executive of Microsoft, offered Jerry Yang, one of the founders of search engine giant Yahoo, $33 a share, The New York Times said, citing a person involved in the discussions. Yang refused to consider any offer below ...
Moldova.org |
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Reporter's Notebook: Al Giordano
CARACAS, VENEZUELA; AUGUST 12, 2004: Never mind what he says (or what they let him say) in print: New York Times Andean correspondent Juan Forero admitted today, in person, that he believes that Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez will win the historic referendum vote scheduled for Sunday, August 15. For the Venezuelan opposition, Forero told two reporters today in Caracas: "It's over."
The Narco News Bulletin |
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Microsoft walks away from Yahoo deal
Microsoft on Saturday withdrew its takeover offer for Yahoo as the internet company continued to reject the terms of the proposed deal, despite a higher offer worth $33 a share, or $46.5bn.
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Microsoft abandons Yahoo bid, rebuffing higher sale price (AP)
AP - Microsoft says it's dropping its three-month-old bid to buy Yahoo because the two sides can't agree on an acceptable sale price.
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Worldwide Nuisance Spam Turns 30
Today marks 30 years since the pestering phenomenon started.
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Microsoft withdraws bid for Yahoo
Microsoft Corp. said Saturday it has withdrawn its proposal to acquire Internet portal Yahoo Inc. .
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MICROSOFT DROPS BID FOR YAHOO
Steve Ballmer has decided to pack up his bags and go home. The Microsoft boss yesterday decided to abandon his $42 billion takeover of Yahoo! after raising his offer by $5 billion today- from $29 a share, where the original $31-a-share stock and...
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Microsoft Bails, Yahoo's Google Threat Appears to Have Worked
Posting what I was just sent: Microsoft Withdraws Proposal to Acquire Yahoo! REDMOND, Wash. — May 3, 2008 — Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) today announced that it has withdrawn its proposal to acquire Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO).
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Microsoft Withdraws Proposal to Acquire Yahoo!
Microsoft today announced that it has withdrawn its proposal to acquire Yahoo!“We continue to believe that our proposed acquisition made sense for Microsoft, Yahoo! and the market as a whole.
Addict 3D |
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Reporter's Notebook: Al Giordano
The Narco News Informational "War Room" is hopping here in Caracas, Venezuela, with more than a dozen Authentic Journalists monitoring every single wire cable, news report, or claim made on the Internet regarding today's referendum in this South American country.
The Narco News Bulletin |
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Is Microsoft preparing a Zune update?
A reader of a site dedicated to Zune news has posted photos of what are claimed to be new features at Zune's Marketplace, including flash animation and a new video section.
Addict 3D |
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Reporter's Notebook: Erik Siegrist
The Venezuelan opposition to Chavez doesn't seem to be finding very many receptive listeners for their whining this morning.
The Narco News Bulletin |
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Yahoo! Issues Statement in Response to Microsoft
Roy Bostock, Chairman of Yahoo! Inc. (Nasdaq:YHOO), a leading global Internet company issued the following statement today in response to Microsoft Corporation's announcement that it has withdrawn its proposal to acquire Yahoo!:
Centre Daily Times |
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Microsoft ups Yahoo bid to $31 per share to ease deal
Microsoft Corp. finally dangled a higher takeover bid in front of Yahoo Inc. yesterday, hoping to reach a compromise after weeks of saber rattling.
Concord Monitor |
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Telecoms battle near-legendary poor service
Tom Maguire, Verizon Communications' new Customer Care Czar, is one tough customer. When served chicken tacos without the chicken recently, he first complained to his waitress, then went online to the restaurant's website to fill out a survey with scathing remarks about his experience.
Concord Monitor |
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Recylced Computers Go Toward Helping Save Lives
For many of us, it seem like just yesterday when we bought that state of the art computer, now just a few years down the road, you have no used for it, and neither does anyone else. Except for one local non-profit group.
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