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Lawsuit Criticizes Yahoo Retention Plan
The lawsuit against Yahoo’s board over its rebuff of Microsoft’s $47.5 billion buyout bid was made public by a judge who said that Yahoo had not shown good reason to keep it confidential.
NYTimes.com via Yahoo! Finance |
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Asteroid's trajectory could pose danger for Earth in 2036
The anniversary of a pair of astronomically interesting events will occur June 30. One creates confusion among computers and people, and the other represents a potential warning for the future. On Friday, April 13, 2029, the asteroid Apophis will pass quite close to Earth. And, no, NASA did not make a mistake in calculating its impact chance and have that mistake corrected by a 13-year-old ...
The Oklahoman |
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Brokerage seeks big change from spare change
NEW YORK — Micro-loans, sometimes as small as $10 or $20, can help poor families around the world start a small business to work their way out of poverty. Now an online brokerage that specializes in micro-lending is looking for small investments to expand that process.
The Record |
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Other units could follow MWeb sale by Naspers
Naspers could sell off its book publishing business, Via Afrika, and its content security unit, Irdeto, in the near future as the largest local media group strove to commit to its core strategy of developing its online content platforms, analysts said yesterday.
Independent Online |
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Reuters Business Summary
Yahoo readied plan to reject Microsoft bid: papers
Reuters via Yahoo! Philippines News |
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Watching the neighborhood via Web
A Web site that will take Neighborhood Watch to the Internet is in the works for Clovis businesses and residents.
The Fresno Bee |
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MYTH COMMUNICATION
Sometimes reading e-mail is like taking a true-or-false test. Look no further than some of the stories currently making the rounds on the Internet. --- Is it cooking your brain?
New Orleans Times-Picayune |
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Linked by Eugenia Loli-Queru on Sun 3rd Jun 2007 21:40 UTC
The big competitor of Apple's iPhone, the LG KE850 (a.k.a. LG Prada), was recently released and our friends over at MobileBurn published a long review with lots of info about the impressive feature phone.
OS News |
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Microsoft Offered $40 Per Share for Yahoo, Unsealed Papers Show
June 3 (Bloomberg) -- Microsoft Corp. offered $40 a share for Yahoo! Inc. in January 2007 only to have its bid rebuffed, according to court papers unsealed in a lawsuit over the failed buyout.
Bloomberg.com |
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by monodeldiablo (5.08) on Thu 14th Jul 2005 16:05 UTC
Last I checked this isn't a race. And winning the desktop isn't going to ensure we all go to OS heaven. So what's the point of all this prosylytizing? Will I recommend Linux to friends if they're fed up with their OS? Certainly.
New Mobile Computing |
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Time Warner Cable to test metered Internet access
You're used to paying extra if you use up your cell-phone minutes, but will you be willing to pay extra if your home computer goes over its Internet allowance? Time Warner Cable Inc. customers — and, later, others — may have to, if the company's test of metered Internet access is successful.
Pioneer Press |
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Docs: Yahoo used severance plan to thwart Microsoft
SAN FRANCISCO — Yahoo Inc. Chief Executive Jerry Yang pushed for an employee severance program that made it more expensive for Microsoft Corp. to engineer a takeover even after an outside consultant questioned the plan's generous benefits, according to previously sealed documents in a shareholder lawsuit against Yahoo.
Pioneer Press |
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State Launches 'Most Wanted' Website
TAMPA - The state's Attorney General's Office launched a Web site Monday that features the most wanted fugitives pursued by local and national law enforcement.
The Tampa Tribune |
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Standard Bank computers on the blink
STANDARD Bank Group, one of the country’s big four banks that has about 8-million retail and business clients, had to figuratively close its doors for about three hours yesterday afternoon when software problems prevented branch, internet and credit card payments.
Business Day |
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Current Newswire:
"What's your normal routine when you log on in the morning? It's probably something along the lines of: pour cup of coffee, fire up Thunderbird, check your email, check your other email accounts that Thunderbird can't access, pour another cup of coffee.
Linux Today |
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Handleman calls it quits
The soaring popularity of digital music downloads has sounded the death knell for Handleman Corp., which was launched 74 years ago in Metro Detroit and grew to be one of the nation's largest pre-recorded music distributors.
Detroit News |
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Apple fans awaiting new iPhone
June has arrived and for Apple fans and investors that means just one thing - a new iPhone.
Independent Online |
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Framingham ham radio operators celebrate 75 years on the air
At a time when the Internet, cell phones and in-car satellite communications keep people connected, one communications organization with a 75-year history keeps itself relevant.
The MetroWest Daily News |
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New info sheds light on Yahoo efforts
A judge has unsealed court documents containing new details about Yahoo's efforts to ward off Microsoft's unsolicited bid.
Independent Online |
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Paralysed man enters virtual world
A paralysed man using only his brain waves has been able to manipulate a virtual Internet character, say Japanese researchers.
Independent Online |
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Rocker uses Internet to his advantage
While the Internet may be a great place for entertainment, not everyone has the tech savvy to search seemingly infinite websites to discover something new.
Independent Online |
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Detroit lures IT leaders gathering
Downtown Detroit has snagged another regional conference this year with the state's top information technology executives bringing their annual meeting to MGM Grand-Detroit on Wednesday and Thursday.
Detroit News |
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Consumers worry about online shopping
Canadian consumers and IT security professionals think companies are not doing enough to protect personal data. A survey released Tuesday by software company CA Inc., said just seven per cent of consumers are 'very confident' in the ability of Canadian retailers, governments and banks to protect their personal information.
Canada.com |
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Google Boosts Hosted Site Search
Google brings more enterprise-class capabilities to its hosted site search for businesses....
eWeek |
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Pioneer libraries receive grant for software
NORMAN — The Dollar General Literacy Foundation has awarded Pioneer Library System a $14,762 grant to integrate computers and literacy software into its adult literacy and English as a second language programs. New adult readers in Pioneer library communities are more likely to come from families and schools that have had limited access to computer and digital technologies, said adult literacy ...
The Oklahoman |
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