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Icahn says he wants to replace Yahoo severance plan, hire new Yahoo CEO
BOSTON (Thomson Financial) - Billionaire investor Carl Icahn on Friday said in a letter to Yahoo Inc. that he continues to stand by his characterization of the Internet company's "poison pill" severance plan and intends to work with the company's board to replace the severance plan with an alternative.
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Opera claims to prevent web-based attacks
The latest version of Opera features a new set of security tools designed to prevent web-based attacks. Tools from anti-malware firm Haute Secure will be implemented alongside Opera's fraud protection software.
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BT users create gigantic wireless hotspot
BT has persuaded more than 100,000 of its Total Broadband customers to share part of their capacity as a wireless hotspot via the BT Fon network.
Infomatics |
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Wed 19th Oct 2005 17:02 UTC, submitted by Wilf Codran
"We sat here watching Ben Goodger doing a talk about Firefox at EuroOSCON, it got me thinking about this concept of taking a huge and bloated project (such as Netscape) and cutting it down to the core and releasing a spin-off project such as Firefox.
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A hard lesson in Internet values, and the Internet's value
I screwed up yesterday. I wrote from memory rather than checking out the history of Symphony and Open Office. What happened next reinforced my original point, but also demonstrated what a sea change the Internet has made, and continues to make, in how we...
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Bluelounge Opens the Lid on CableBox
Bluelounge Design announced its new CableBox cable management system on Friday. CableBox is container designed to hold the power strip, AC adapters, and extra cables most computer users have under their desk
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Gmail Labs Offers Users Experimental Toys
Google's latest addition to Gmail will let users play with features that aren't quite ready for primetime - and decide what stays and what goes.
DesignTechnica |
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Next-Gen iPhone Preview: Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference '08
Take a sneak peek at Apple's plans for the next-generation iPhone, new version of Mac OS X, and more, to be announced at Apple's Worldwide Developer's Conference June 9 - 13.
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Trend Micro’s Worry-Free Business Security 5.0 enhanced for Intuit QuickBooks users
Trend Micro Inc., a global provider of Internet content security solutions, has integrated added data and identity theft protection for Intuit QuickBooks users within Trend Micro's newly launched Worry-Free Business Security 5.0 for small businesses.
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AVMA Launches Animal Welfare Web Section To Provide Hub For Programs And Information
To help veterinarians and the general public understand the complexity and passion behind animal welfare issues, the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) has launched its first Web section devoted entirely to animal welfare information.
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Wikipedia war wages on over Minister's online bio
OTTAWA -- A skirmish has been raging for days over the online Wikipedia biography of Industry Minister Jim Prentice, with anonymous government workers airbrushing out controversial details or buffing Prentice's image, while others just as quickly revised the revisions.
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Review: 'Kung Fu Panda' Delivers Big Kicks
Jack Black kicks butt as the voice of "Kung Fu Panda," a fun, family-friendly computer-animated comedy that stays true to its martial arts roots. Find out more in our @ The Movies review.
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Carl Icahn lays out 5-point game plan for Yahoo
The bickering continues, as Carl Icahn hits familiar points: nix the poison pill, depose Jerry Yang as CEO, and just sell to Microsoft already.
CNET |
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Yahoo Delivers Search Toolbar Via Software Packager
The deal is designed to keep Yahoo from losing share in the competitive Web search market.
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Microsoft Looks To Improve Windows Mobile Music
Microsoft plans to concentrate on improving music in its next version of Windows Mobile software for mobile phones. The company's mobile communications division provides operating systems for mobile devices based on the Windows Mobile platform. Microsoft's partners include Samsung Electronics, Motorola, High Tech Computer and Asustek Computer. read more
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Icahn: Yahoo Should Hang $34.75 Pricetag On Itself
Carl Icahn isn't buying Yahoo's (NSDQ: YHOO) recent argument, that Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) has no interest in acquiring it anymore. In a fresh letter to the company (via Bloomberg), the activist investor calls on the company to offer itself up to Microsoft at $34.75. More to come
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Aviva living in a fantasy world - community blog from Matt White
On the day insurance giant Aviva announced it will axe 1800 UK jobs, its American arm invited agents to visit the company's private island in Internet-based virtual world Second Life.
Finextra |
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Kids find paradise by the cell phone light?
Apparently, teenagers are taking nude photos of themselves via their cell phone cameras, and texting (or ‘sexting’ as the kids call it) to their significant others. If that isn’t crazy enough, you’ll never see this next part coming … the nudie shots somehow end up on the Internet for all the world — including their classmates — to see.
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North State Marketplace: June 6, 2008
• Salmon closure spawns SBA loans • Sylvan Learning gets new location • Computer repair shop opens in downtown mall
The Record Searchlight |
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News Article
Next Week, It's Download Week! OK, so it's Download week next week and to celebrate, we're going to have a whole host of Download goodies. This will include exclusive interviews, videos and your essential preview to all things Download.
Metal Hammer |
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Icahn says Yahoo should sell to Microsoft
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Investor Carl Icahn on Friday told Yahoo Inc that it should offer to sell the company to Microsoft Corp for $34.375 per share, the latest volley in an acrimonious war of words.
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Facebook link to artist's death
WHAT started as a Facebook message from a former boyfriend has ended in the gruesome murder of Sarah Elston, a talented young Brisbane artist.
The Courier Mail |
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SysMaster CellNode M100 Wins Communications Solution Magazine 2007 Product of the Year Award for "Excellence in the ...
SysMaster Corporation, a leading provider of VoIP, IPTV and Wireless solutions for telecoms and service providers, has earned the coveted Product of the Year award from Technology Marketing Corporation's Communications Solutions Magazine.
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Summer adds to Internet time for youths
JONESBORO — During the summer months, many children and teens may find themselves spending more time at home on the computer, chatting with friends, playing games and doing other activities.
Jonesboro Sun |
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Icahn says Yahoo should sell to Microsoft
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Investor Carl Icahn on Friday told Yahoo Inc that it should offer to sell the company to Microsoft Corp for $34.375 per share, the latest volley in an acrimonious war of words.
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