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Icahn tells Yahoo board to scrap severance plan
Dissident investor Carl Icahn and Yahoo Inc.'s beleaguered board lobbed insults at each other Wednesday in dueling letters likely to provoke even more rancor as the battle to determine Yahoo's fate escalates.
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Mon 6th Nov 2006 21:31 UTC
"Just as extensions make Firefox better, so do plug-ins add extra goodness to Windows XP Media Center Edition. For the uninitiated, MCE provides DVR and other multimedia features wrapped in an attractive 10-foot interface.
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Women join the ranks of computer gamers and branch out
Berlin - Computer gaming remains predominantly the realm of men. But a closer look at the culture reveals some surprising trends among female gamers. True, many women have no interest in gaming. Many of those who do, tend toward games like the Sims, ...
EARTHtimes.org |
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Kansas City-area business briefs: New NIC chairman
NIC, the Olathe company that helps states and localities provide services over the Internet, said Wednesday that chief executive Harry Herington had been elected chairman of its board.
The Kansas City Star |
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Tue 3rd Oct 2006 18:35 UTC, submitted by anonymous
Novell appears to be attempting to cut off SCO's lifeline to its cash reserves . By not focusing on the arguments over who owns what in Unix but instead hammering on the far more simple matter of SCO not living up to its business contract, Novell hopes to put a quick end to SCO and its seemingly endless Linux litigation.
New Mobile Computing |
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National business briefs: Yahoo makes plans amid criticism
Yahoo Inc. President Sue Decker laid out plans Wednesday for building the company's online advertising operations, and Yahoo announced several new partnerships. Among them were a deal to sell all of the display and video advertising on Walmart.com and another under which it will stream TV shows from CBS Corp.
The Kansas City Star |
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Mon 19th Dec 2005 17:17 UTC
" This is an in-depth look at fish, the friendly interactive shell. Fish is a GPLed commandline shell, written for Linux and other Posix-like systems. I felt there was a need for this article after all the attention that has been given to Monad, Microsoft's upcoming shell.
New Mobile Computing |
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BILLS NOTEBOOK: Lynch still mum on accident
There’s still no word from the BPD on whether Lynch will be charged. The delay has led some to wonder whether Lynch is receiving preferential treatment because of his status.
Niagara Gazette |
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Yahoo! Small Business
Yahoo! offers an easy and flexible path toward building your Web empire.
PC Magazine |
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South Korea to hit Intel with $25.4 million antitrust fine
The country's antitrust regulator says it will order Intel Corp. to pay $25.4 million for violating fair trade rules.
WSYR 9 Syracuse |
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Homeless man accused of posing as record producer and swindling 13 women arraigned in Pa.
SOUDERTON, Pa. - A homeless man accused of duping 13 women by posing as a millionaire on an Internet dating service was arraigned Wednesday in this Philadelphia suburb.
Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune |
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Attention, Online Shoppers: Taxes Ahead
New York has e-tailers like Amazon collecting sales tax. Other revenue-strapped states may follow
BusinessWeek |
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Dell Sees 'Clearer Path' to No. 1 in Asia
Asia-Pacific and Japan head Stephen Felice said growth in the region was led by India and China, with annual revenue gains of 52% and 30%, respectively
BusinessWeek |
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VIDEO GAME REVIEW Comedy and games
Late last year, when I was playing Valve’s brilliant puzzle game “Portal,” I felt a weird sensation: Laughter. I’m not sure when I first noticed it; perhaps it was when GLaDOS, the insane artificial intelligence that was tormenting me, promised “grief counseling and cake” after my ordeal. What really threw me was the idea that a video game could make me laugh out loud.
The Kansas City Star |
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AL MEDINA BEACH HOUSE
99 Moo 7 Khoong Viman Beach, Na Yai Am, Chanthaburi 22170 Tel: 085-155-3333, 085-334-3555; web site: http://www.almedinabeach.com. A Moroccan-looking resort in coastal Chanthaburi Province might sound strange, even out of place, but Al Medina Beach House takes it all in stride.
Bangkok Post - Thailand's English news |
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Asus G71V Notebook Marketed as Ultimate Gaming Station
If you're looking for an ultra compact and lightweight computer, the Asus G71V is not the notebook for you. Instead, this 17-incher is being targeted directly at hardcore gamers who will be satisfied with nothing less than the best.
MobileMag |
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Gigabyte M912X Subnotebook Powered by Atom, Swivels Display
It may have started with Asus, but the rest of the Taiwanese crew is jumping in on the Atom-powered subnotebook bandwagon. One such unit is the Gigabyte M912X, which is on display at Computex in Taipei.
MobileMag |
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Indonesian Postal Authority Extends Email Access to Remote Population with Critical Path´s Memova Messaging
Critical Path, Inc. a leading provider of messaging software and services, today announced that PT
wallstreet:online AG |
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Australian police arrest 70 in child porn crackdown
Seventy people in Australia have been arrested in a global crackdown on Internet child pornography and more will be detained, police said Thursday.
AFP via Yahoo! Singapore News |
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Recent Articles
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Yale Daily News |
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Marine acquitted in Haditha killing cover-up case
A military jury acquitted a Marine intelligence officer Wednesday of charges that he tried to help cover up the killings of 24 Iraqis.
AP via Yahoo! News |
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S. Korea to hit Intel with $25.4M antitrust fine
By KELLY OLSEN SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- South Korea's antitrust regulator said Thursday it will order Intel Corp. to pay 26 billion won ($25.4 million) for violating fair trade rules.
Bay News 9 Tampa Bay |
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Icahn Is 'Just Plain Wrong,' Yahoo! Says
The Web portal fires back at the corporate raider's attacks.
Forbes |
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Google signs US$146M lease for NASA campus
The deal, negotiated over the last year, builds on an agreement the search giant signed with NASA in September 2005 to collaborate on space and technology research.
ZDNet Asia |
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Microsoft to businesses: Now is the time to switch to Vista
Microsoft continues its Vista PR campaign with a message to businesses: move now, save money, and avoid pain later. But what about Windows 7?
ZDNet Asia |
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