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'Marketplace' Report: Microsoft-Yahoo Deal Dissolves
Microsoft needs a better route into the online world, but it's not going to be Yahoo. Microsoft's buyout of the Internet portal fell apart over the weekend. Now, the two companies are under pressure to find a workable business model for the future.
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AlcaLu Deploys in Libya
PARIS -- Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU - message board ) today announced that it has been awarded a contract by LTT (Libya Telecom and Technology), the national Internet Service Provider in Libya, to deploy the first commercial WIMAX network based on the 802.16e-2005 WiMAX standard, in Libya.
Unstrung.com |
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Study: New computer threat is emerging
CHAMPAIGN, Ill., May 5 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists say there might be another emerging treat to computing other than viruses and worms: malicious hardware could soon become a problem.
UPI |
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Cybernet-SlashSupport in partnership with South African IT firm
City-based offshore technology operations major Cybernet-SlashSupport (CSS) announced Monday it has signed a partnership agreement with mySolutions, a Pretoria-based IT solutions company, for its expansion into technology services and support market in Africa.
Calcutta News |
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Windows Tip: Preventing unplanned reboots
Recently I got the dreaded five minute countdown to automatic reboot when some critical fixes had been downloaded by my computer from Microsoft Update and automatically installed.
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PC World
Tech news and updates by PC World. Focused on computers and consumer electronics, topics include computer hardware, software, wireless, digital entertainment, security and anti-virus and gadgets.
IDG.net |
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Macworld IDG.net
Now that Microsoft has dropped its bid to take over Yahoo, Computerworld talks to industry analysts who assess what happened and what to expect from the two companies.
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JD-S promises free cooking gas to poor in Karnataka
The Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S) Monday promised to distribute free cooking stove and supply free cooking gas to the poor in poll-bound Karnataka, a waiver of home loans for lower income groups, job reservation to Kannadigas in IT and BT sectors and pension to retired Muslim clerics.
Calcutta News |
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[ For the complete saga of Microsoft's unsuccessful bid to take over Yahoo, check out InfoWorld's special report . ]
Assuming that Saturday's public walkaway by Microsoft doesn't prove just to be a high-risk negotiation tactic against Yahoo -- after all, the companies are rumored to have been talking about some sort of merger or acquisition for almost three years -- then what we have is a software vendor suddenly awash in tens of billions of unspent dollars that it can now lavish on other Internet firms.
IDG.net |
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(WWE) Randy Orton Most Searched, More Disturbing Sandman Notes
- Thanks to Michael Hirn: Just wanted to let you know that Randy Orton is the 4th most searched term on Yahoo today. - Thanks to Eric: Hey I wanted to update you about a show I attended about a month ago in Yonkers, NY. ProWrestlingSynicate (PWS) held it's first show in NY, they have had others show outside NY. This night one of event to take place was Sabu vs Sandman.
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World trade group gives Japan until September to change its chip import rules
GENEVA - The World Trade Organization is giving Japan until Sept. 1 to change its punitive charges on imports of South Korean computer memory chips. A WTO arbitrator said this gives Japan a reasonable period of time to reshape its tariffs to conform with global trade rules.
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Network World
Microsoft has dropped its nearly three-month-long pursuit of Yahoo, ending a historic acquisition attempt whose failure takes Microsoft back to square one in its quest to boost its online business to better compete against Google.
IDG.net |
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Computerworld IDG.net
Computerworld.com's award-winning Web site offers IT pros continually updated news stories, as well as features, analysis pieces, opinions and research/resource materials on important technology issues.
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CIO IDG.net
As expected, Yahoo's stock took a hit after the U.S. financial markets opened Monday morning, as investors react to Microsoft's decision over the weekend to give up on acquiring Yahoo.
IDG.net |
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Hendrix fake sex tape
The company that controls rights to rock guitarist Jimi Hendrix's music and likeness says a sex tape of the musician being sold on the internet is not authentic.
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Nethotzone launches free Internet kiosk for farmers
City-based Nethotzone Monday announced that it would launch a free internet kiosk at an agricultural fair being held in Vadodara to provide valuable information to farmers free of cost.
Calcutta News |
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WTO gives Japan until September to change chip import rules
The World Trade Organization is giving Japan until Sept. 1 to change its punitive charges on imports of South Korean computer memory chips.
Centre Daily Times |
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At 18, Wyoming man is youngest Aquinas graduate ever
When Ryan Lomonaco walked across the stage Saturday and received his degree in computer information systems, he became the youngest person to enroll in--and graduate from--Aquinas College.
MLive.com |
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Your computer keyboard is covered with germs
Computer keyboards are so dirty they could cause symptoms of food poisoning and other illnesses, says a British computing magazine.
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Stocks trade lower after Microsoft pulls Yahoo bid
(AP:NEW YORK) Wall Street pulled back Monday as investors digested Microsoft Corp.'s decision to withdraw its bid for Yahoo Inc. and oil prices rose to a new record over $120 a barrel.
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Stocks trade lower after Microsoft pulls Yahoo bid
Stocks pulled back Monday as investors digested Microsoft's decision to withdraw its bid for Yahoo and oil prices rose to a record over $120 a barrel.
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Online rumors fuel mistrust of government
As of 1 p.m. last Saturday, the most searched keywords on Naver, the country¡¯s largest search engine, were ¡°Lee Myung-bak Dokdo.¡± As a rumor that President Lee had ceded the Dokdo (Takeshima) islets to Japan spread through the Internet, tens of thousands of users inundated cyberspace.
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202 Bell County 6th graders to receive free computers
HARROGATE, Tenn. — Two hundred and eighty-six graduates participated in the spring commencement exercises at Lincoln Memorial University (LMU) on Saturday, May 3. LMU welcomed the families and friends of the graduate and undergraduate degree recipients in Tex Turner Arena.
The Middlesboro Daily |
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Yahoo down sharply in heavy trading
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - A sell-off of Yahoo stock today has wiped out about half the gain the stock has made since Microsoft first made its takeover bid in January.
KTVN Reno |
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202 Bell County 6th graders to receive free computers
MIDDLESBORO — What a way to end the week — over 200 Bell County sixth graders were notified Friday that they would be receiving an internet-ready computer and printer for completely free.
The Middlesboro Daily |
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