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IBM, Google join hands on 'cloud computing'
IBM and Google are ramping up efforts to jointly dominate what they believe will be the dominant software delivery model in the 21st century—the so-called cloud computing.
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Stocks fall after failed Microsoft-Yahoo deal disappoints Wall Street
. NEW YORK — Wall Street pulled back today after Microsoft's decision to withdraw its bid for Yahoo and as oil prices rose to a record...
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TORONTO - It's hard to imagine there could be anything that pop culture fanatics don't already know about openly bisexual Internet and TV personality Tila Tequila.
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Yahoo shares dive after Microsoft abandons bid
A man walks past the logo of software company Microsoft at the CeBIT trade fair in Hanover in March. Yahoo shares plummeted Monday as the Internet giant's future became clouded after Microsoft walked away from a bid rather than pursue a hostile takeover.
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Qwest drops Sprint for Verizon
Qwest Communications International Inc. will drop Sprint and begin selling Verizon Wireless as its mobile phone partner this summer, the company announced Monday. (Q)
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Survey: South Korean kids want cellphones
A Korean-language Yahoo Website survey found that mobile phones have topped the list of gifts South Korean children most want, according to Agence France-Presse report.
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Microsoft gives up Yahoo takeover bid
After Yahoo rejected Microsoft's final bid of $33 per share over the weekend, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said in an open letter to Yahoo's Jerry Yang that the software company is withdrawing its bid and will not pursue a hostile takeover.
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HP Labs proves 4th element in electronic circuits
HP Labs researchers claim to have proven the existence of what had previously been only theorized as the fourth fundamental circuit element in electrical engineering.
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Houston Zoo asks FBI for help with text message spammers
The Houston zoo has come under attack, and they’re asking the FBI for help. But it’s not angry elephants or undercover orangutans they’re after – it’s text messaging pranksters.
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HP Labs proves 4th element in electronic circuits
HP Labs researchers claim to have proven the existence of what had previously been only theorized as the fourth fundamental circuit element in electrical engineering.
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Yahoo shares drop on Microsoft rejection
Yahoo! Inc's shares tumbled as investors punished the company for rejecting Microsoft Corporation's $US47.5-billion ($A50.8 billion) bid, though the fall was cushioned by hopes a deal may still be possible.
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The closing bell: Stocks drop 87 points after Microsoft pulls Yahoo bid
Wall Street pulled back Monday after Microsoft Corp.'s decision to withdraw its bid for Yahoo Inc. and as oil prices rose to a new record over $120 a barrel.
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eLOT Receives Australian Patent for the Online Sales of Provincial Lottery Tickets; Could Boost Sales 15 Percent
STAMFORD, Conn., May 5, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- eLOT, Inc. announced today it had received a patent from the Australian government for eLOTTERY's e-commerce system that will facilitate Internet sales of lottery tickets in the country's six States and two Mainland Territories with a screening and verification function on the Internet. The company is a leading application service provider of ...
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SourceForge(R) Names Chris Dobbrow Vice President of Sales
SourceForge, the leader in IT community-driven media and e-commerce, today named Chris Dobbrow to the post of vice president of sales. Dobbrow will lead the sales effort for SourceForge's popular online media properties, including Slashdot, SourceForge.net, Linux.com, and freshmeat.net.
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eLOT Receives Australian Patent for the Online Sales of Provincial Lottery Tickets; Could Boost Sales 15 Percent
STAMFORD, Conn., May 5, 2008 -- eLOT, Inc. announced today it had received a patent from the Australian government for eLOTTERY's e-commerce system that will facilitate Internet sales of lottery tickets in the country's six States and two Mainland Territories with a screening and verification function on the Internet.
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CLOSING BELL: Stocks end lower after Microsoft pulls Yahoo bid
Wall Street pulled back today after Microsoft Corp.’s decision to withdraw its bid for Yahoo Inc. and as oil prices rose to a new record over $120 a barrel.
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Yahoo shares fall 15 per cent after Microsoft withdraws bid
SAN FRANCISCO — Yahoo shares fell 15 per cent Monday as hopes for the once-dominant Internet icon dimmed following Microsoft’s withdrawal of a US$47.5 billion takeover bid.
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Exploring The Google Penalty Box
Pick a number between 6 and 950 and you'll likely to find evidence, or at least the antecedent number, for a Google ranking penalty. Webmasters and SEOers are in general agreement Google penalizes and have dubbed them according to their numeric reprimand: -6, -30, -60, -950, and so on. Google inadvertently in cases has acknowledged such penalties exist, but has yet to present any hard and fast ...
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Special Report: Web Warfare
Albany -- When you hear the term bully, you typically think of of that big, mean guy or girl who pushed you around on the playground. But kids nowadays face a whole new type of bully; cyberbullies.
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Did Bill Miller Blow the Microsoft-Yahoo Deal?
Bill Miller, a behind-the-scenes player in Microsoft-Yahoo talks, may have had a hand in the collapse of the deal.
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Closing Glance: Broadline retailers
(AP:NEW YORK) Shares of broadline retailers closed lower Monday following the broader market as investors were disappointed when Microsoft withdrew its bid for Yahoo Inc.
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The BullMarket.com Market Wrap: May 5th, 2008
All three major indices trended lower, as oil prices spiked above $120 a barrel for the first time ever and investors weighed Microsoft's decision to walk away from its takeover bid for Yahoo.
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Closing Glance: Biotechnology stocks finish higher
(AP:NEW YORK) Shares of biotechnology companies closed higher Monday, defying a decline in the broader market after Microsoft Corp. withdrew its $47.5 billion bid for Yahoo Inc. and oil prices continued rising.
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S&P 500 Leaders and Laggards: Yahoo plunges, Sprint gains
NEW YORK (AP) - The Standard & Poor's 500 index fell in Monday trading, part of a broader market retreat after Microsoft Corp. said it will no longer pursue a buyout of Yahoo Inc.
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Closing Glance: Pharmaceuticals fall with broader market
(AP:NEW YORK) Shares of large pharmaceutical companies fell Monday, following a broader market decline after Microsoft Corp. withdrew its $43.7 billion bid for Yahoo Inc. and oil prices closed at a record high, after spiking over $120 a barrel earlier.
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