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No News Corp/Microsoft bid for Yahoo or AOL
No talks about buying Yahoo News Corp won't bid for Yahoo now that Microsoft has pulled the plug on its proposed $47.5bn takeover bid, News Corp's COO said on Wednesday.
PC Advisor |
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Gates Foundation gives $3-M aid to Myanmar
JAKARTA, Indonesia - The Gates Foundation has donated $3 million for emergency relief efforts in Myanmar and will provide software to help reunite family members separated in the cyclone, Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates said Friday.
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Free Software Takes on Microsoft Office
The growth of broadband internet has spawned a number of new free software applications that offer similar functionality to Microsoft Office... Tech brief: Collaboration reaches the Tipping Point Learn why online collaboration has reached the Tipping Point and how it’s accelerating business.
eWeek |
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Aviv Raff starts Internet Explorer zero-day flaw treasure hunt
Security researcher Aviv Raff is celebrating the fact his country, Israel, has been independent for 60 years. In order to celebrate, Aviv has decided to start a treasure hunt on his site for a zero-day vulnerability he has found. The vulnerability occurs in Internet Explorer 7 and 8 and Aviv has hidden the proof of [...]
Geek.com |
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$640,000 spent on council computer upgrades
UPDATED: 05 :02 a.m. EDT, May 09, 2008 Terminal Tower sits shrouded in steel scaffolding as workers repair and replace the facade of the landmark building in Cleveland Thursday, May 8, 2008. The restoration project, which includes replacing damaged exterior pieces with new fiberglass replicas, is expected to last until 2010.
The Plain Dealer |
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Issue 103 - 1st May - 30th May
The International Association of Employment Web Sites (IAEWS) is the trade organization for the global online employment services industry. Its Members now operate or power over 35,000 sites worldwide and include some of the best known job board brands in the world.
Online Recruitment |
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Microsoft preps four security patches
Microsoft has given advanced notification of four security patches in this month's Patch Tuesday on 13 May.
VNU Net via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News |
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Indonesia: Microsoft Will Focus On Going Its Own Way After Yahoo Deal Collapse, Bill Gates Says
Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates speaks with The Associated Press Friday 9 May 2008, in Jakarta, Indonesia. (Photo courtesy: AP Photo/Ed Wray) JAKARTA, INDONESIA: Microsoft Corp. will focus on growing its own advertising and Internet search business after it withdrew its takeover offer for Yahoo Inc., Chairman Bill Gates said Friday (9 May).
Sin Chew Jit Poh |
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Social Networking is Going Mobile
A growing number of mobile phone subscribers worldwide are taking online social networking to the streets, research conducted by The Nielsen Company reveals.
Cellular-News.com |
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Second Chance gives Scott students just that
Sterling's second chance is Second Chance, a program for Scott County students otherwise struggling to succeed in high school. They tackle online lessons at the county's LifeLong Learning Center in Scottsburg. Students proceed at their own paces, guided by Burow. Credits earned apply toward diplomas.
Louisville Courier-Journal |
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Yahoo tests Glue Pages In India
Yahoo has chosen India for the beta test of its new search concept that aggregates text, images, and video results on a single results page. Glue Pages are being described as specialised pages that contain an enhanced visual search result page, for select search queries.
eyefortravel.com |
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China child virus toll rises
The death toll from a viral illness that is infecting children around China has risen to 34, state media has said, as the number of reported infections jumped to nearly 25,000.
Channel 4 |
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Intel buys license for Sweden-wide WiMax network
Intel dived further into the cellular business Thursday, becoming one of the winners in Sweden's auction of licenses for nationwide wireless broadband.
San Jose Mercury News |
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Apple to refund customers to resolve adapter lawsuits
Apple agreed to pay refunds of $25 to $79 to as many as 2.3 million customers to resolve claims that some of its power adapters were prone to spark.
San Jose Mercury News |
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MySpace to allow users to share data with Yahoo, others
MySpace, the social-networking site, said Thursday it will soon enable users to quickly share profile data with Web sites operated by Yahoo, eBay and others.
San Jose Mercury News |
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by Almafeta (3.44) on Thu 1st Mar 2007 15:21 UTC
Although it's interesting to see someone follow the Windows style of design instead of just making another *nix-like, you have to call into doubt anyone who would just reverse-engineer someone else's work instead of creating something new from scratch.
New Mobile Computing |
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Facebook adopts safety rules
Social-networking giant Facebook, which has faced political pressure to increase online safety, is putting in place 40 safeguards to protect young people from sexual predators and cyberbullies, the Palo Alto company announced Thursday.
San Jose Mercury News |
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Few clues on AMD revival
Grappling with major layoffs and a stock price that's been chopped in half since last year, Advanced Micro Devices kept new details about its turnaround plans close to the vest Thursday in a very brief annual meeting with shareholders.
San Jose Mercury News |
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Microsoft preps four security patches
Shaun Nichols in California, vnunet.com , Friday 9 May 2008 at 09:47:00 Three 'critical' fixes expected in monthly update Microsoft has given advanced notification of four security patches in this month's Patch Tuesday on 13 May. The update will include fixes for vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office, Windows and OneCare.... > Read the full article
vnunet.com |
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Free Wi-Fi network up, running in University Circle area
A long-anticipated free wireless network covering five square miles of University Circle and surrounding areas is finally up and running. OneCommunity and Case Western Reserve University announced the project in 2006, predicting it would be completed by the end of that year.
The Plain Dealer |
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Male Call: Looking for love online? We're here to help
Q I recently joined an online matchmaking-dating service. For the most part it's fun, and it even seems promising.
San Jose Mercury News |
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Microsoft orders 65nm Xbox 360 graphics chip
'Jasper' to break Red Ring of Death? Claims the next incarnation of the Xbox 360's internal workings is due to begin being built into the console in August appear to be on track. Microsoft was this week said to have placed orders with chip and motherboard makers.…
The Register |
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$20k for website improvements
By mid-year, the hopes are that Internet users who type in www.portcolborne.com will bring up a whole new website, according to Mayor Vance Badawey. "That's what we're shooting for," said Badawey in a phone interview with The Leader on Tuesday.
Niagara This Week |
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HMV Sales Jump on Games; Shares Rise to 18-Month High (Update2)
May 9 (Bloomberg) -- HMV Group Plc, the U.K.'s largest music retailer, said revenue growth accelerated in the fiscal fourth quarter as a boom in video game sales helped the chain win back shoppers from supermarkets and online competitors.
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Nevada joins in Facebook online safeguards for kids
Nevada has joined a multi-state deal with Facebook, a social networking Web site, to add new safeguards to protect young users from sexual predators and inappropriate content, Attorney General Catherine Cortez Masto announced Thursday.
Reno Gazette-Journal |
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