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CBS to buy Cnet for $1.75 billion
CBS Corp today announced that it has agreed to buy online media conglomerate Cnet for $1.75 billion, highlighting a trend of big TV networks expanding their presence in the online world. CBS will buy all shares of the publicly traded Cnet for $11.50 each. That's a 45% premium over yesterday's closing price of $7.95.
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Sat 25th Feb 2006 13:08 UTC, submitted by anonymous
Screenshots are available of Mandriva's 2006.0 beta, following the release announcement . "This live CD is a complete Mandriva Linux system, which you can use directly from the CD or install on your hard drive. It includes OpenOffice.org, KDE, Firefox, GIMP, Amarok, etc."
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Acer Gemstone notebooks on sale now
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Comcast Buys Social Network Site Plaxo
U.S. cable operator Comcast has announced a deal to acquire pioneering social networking site Plaxo to drive TV and mobile social features.
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Piracy Problem Sails to Rural China
Software piracy rates dropped in 11 Asia-Pacific countries, but increased on average across the region, due largely to a boom in Chinese PC sales
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Icahn vows to oust Yahoo directors in shareholder revolt
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Billionaire investor Carl Icahn is setting out to oust Yahoo's board of directors. He blames the board for "irresponsible" and "unconscionable" actions that led Microsoft to pull a $47.5 billion offer to buy the slumping Internet pioneer.
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Icahn Targets Yahoo! Board
In a letter to Yahoo!'s chairman, Icahn says the Internet search giant 'acted irrationally' when it failed to accept Microsoft's bid.
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Ahead of the Bell: Sina jumps following 1Q earns
(AP:NEW YORK) Shares of Sina Corp. rose in premarket trading Thursday after the Internet portal operator said its first-quarter profit surged on higher ad revenue and other sources.
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Icahn opens hostilities in Yahoo battle
Billionaire hedge fund tycoon accuses internet company's directors of 'irrational' and 'irresponsible' actions in turning down Microsoft's $47.5bn takeover offer
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CBS in $1.8B deal for online news, info site CNet
(AP:NEW YORK) Media and entertainment company CBS Corp. is buying CNet Networks Inc., an online news and information provider, for $1.8 billion in cash in its latest bid to expand its reach on the Internet, the companies announced Thursday.
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Carl Icahn launches attempt at Yahoo coup
US tycoon Carl Icahn has launched an attempt at a Yahoo boardroom coup after criticising the company's decision to reject a $47.5bn Microsoft takeover bid. By Jemima Kiss
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Panel PCs support PoE, Linux
— May 08, 2008 — Contendo Systems announced two flat-panel PCs that run Linux or Windows CE, and can use PoE (power over Ethernet). The ITP-070 and ITP-104 feature touchscreen displays, microSD storage, sealed aluminum cases, and Marvell PXA270 or PXA320 processors running at up to 806MHz.
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Icahn vows to oust Yahoo directors in shareholder revolt
Associated Press - May 15, 2008 1:15 PM ET SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Billionaire investor Carl Icahn is setting out to oust Yahoo's board of directors.
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Interpol to clear Colombia of computer tampering
Interpol will report Thursday that Colombia did not tamper with computers it says it seized during an attack on a leftist rebel camp, security officials said.
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Net telephony latest target for hackers
London, May 15 : Leakage of credit card and bank account details on the internet has been a regular scenario, but the latest entrant in this virtual world of identity frauds involves hackers tapping into voice-over IP telephony accounts.
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Jaipur blasts: STF detains cyber cafe owner
Ghaziabad, May 15 : The Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force today detained a cyber café owner and his son on charges that the e-mail in which a lesser-known terror outfit Indian Mujahideen claimed the responsibility for Jaipur blasts was sent from their cyber café.
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Old media meets new media: CBS buying CNET for $1.8B
Media and entertainment company CBS Corp. is buying online news and information provider CNET Networks Inc. for $1.8 billion US in cash, the two companies announced Thursday.
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PartyGaming names Ryan as new chief
LONDON (SHARECAST) - Online gaming group PartyGaming has appointed 46-year old Jim Ryan as its new chief executive to succeed Mitch Garber who leaves the company tomorrow.
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Geekbench: Psystar v. Mac mini (and all three MacBooks)
Yesterday I posted Xbench benchmarks of the Psystar Open Computer against the latest shipping Mac mini and all three Apple notebook computers and the Open Computer beat the Mac mini 147 to 99. Some suggested Geekbench 2 benchmarks should also be run. If you're not familiar with...
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Sexual Battery Arrest
Tallahassee Police arrest a man for sexual battery on a child.
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AOL to Open Its Mail Sites to Third-party Applications
AOL plans to launch later this year a program that will allow third-party developers to develop applications and content...
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Icahn vows to oust Yahoo directors in shareholder revolt
Associated Press - May 15, 2008 1:15 PM ET SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Billionaire investor Carl Icahn is setting out to oust Yahoo's board of directors.
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Eugene man guilty of selling counterfeit software
Jeremiah Mondello has pleaded guilty to selling more than $1 million worth of counterfeit computer software.
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Deadline looms for Intel to produce details of emails missing in AMD case
INTEL HAS SUFFERED A setback in its legal battle against AMD, after being ordered to produce records of internal employee interviews on the subjects of missing emails and documents relevant to the case.
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LONDON (Reuters) - Online poker and betting company PartyGaming said on Thursday that Jim Ryan would be its new chief executive, succeeding Mitch Garber who leaves the company on May 16.
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