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Yahoo, Google set for announcement: report
Yahoo Inc and Google Inc will make a joint announcement on Thursday afternoon, the technology blog TechCrunch reported, citing an unidentified source close to one of the companies.
Reuters via Yahoo! News |
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SatNav secures Rs 29 cr from Sequoia Capital
Hyderabad-based IT products company, SatNav Technologies, has received $7-million (approximately Rs 29 crore) in first round of venture capital funding from Sequoia Capital.
Business Standard India |
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Self-service HR applications take over from HR people
Companies are web-enabling their human resources functions to get rid of complexities, and boost productivity. Zensar Technologies, a Pune-based IT services provider, has staff members sprawling across 18 countries, making a paper-based manual review process difficult and time consuming.
Business Standard India |
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Almost 75 per cent of Canadians going online with youth leading the way
MONTREAL - Almost three-quarters of Canadians used the Internet for activities such as e-mails, surfing, research and weather forecasts in 2007 with young people leading the way in use of the technology.
The Canadian Press via Yahoo! Canada News |
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LG bows low-power, 10,000:1 contrast LCD
In a bid to raise its eco-friendly profile, LG today added the W2252TE to its Flatron LCD lineup. While relatively large at 22 inches, the screen consumes just 22W of average power, cutting well below the 40W of other displays the same size. The electronics giant also promises performance well above many of those same competitors with a TV-like 1...
MacNN |
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As MMVAs approach, has the Internet killed the video star?
TORONTO - Music fans and celebs including Rihanna and New Kids on the Block are getting ready to party at the MuchMusic Video Awards this weekend, but in the age of YouTube and MySpace some observers can't help but ask: Has the Internet killed the video star?
Brandon Sun |
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State Comptroller approves $54M sewer expansion in advance of AMD's arrival
A $54 million sewer expansion for Saratoga County--driven in part by the potential arrival of Advanced Micro Devices Inc.--has received approval from the state comptroller, virtually guaranteeing that it will happen. (AMD)
BizJournals |
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New Firefox Web browser to be released Tuesday
A new version of the Firefox Web browser is scheduled for release Tuesday with improvements in security, speed and design.
AP via Yahoo! News |
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TuneUp Utilities 2008 v7.0.8007
TuneUp Utilities 2008 is an all-around complete toolbox for optimising Windows. Clearly structured tools in six categories get the best out of your PC. The tools are easy to use and intuitive.
Computer Active |
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British officials acknowledge intelligence breach
A government security breach involving secret documents that were left on a London commuter train has not jeopardized national security interests, British officials said Thursday.
International Herald Tribune |
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2 US lawmakers claim they were hit by Chinese hackers
In a new spat over cyber espionage, two US congressmen said their computer networks were compromised in 2006 by Chinese hackers as they called for stepped-up efforts to boost security.
AFP via Yahoo! Philippines News |
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State Comptroller approves $54M sewer expansion in advance of AMD's arrival
A $54 million sewer expansion for Saratoga County--driven in part by the potential arrival of Advanced Micro Devices Inc.--has received approval from the state comptroller, virtually guaranteeing that it will happen. (AMD)
The Albany Business Review |
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Icahn's Yahoo Takeover Plan Going South
Billionaire investor Carl Icahn's plan to take over Yahoo in a proxy battle and force a Microsoft buyout may be souring. Investors aren't as interested in the plan as they used to be, and dropping stock prices mean Mr. Icahn may lose his cash, too
The Mac Observer |
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Intel Attacks Energy Waste
The company is collaborating with industry groups and vendors to build standards around advanced power management technologies.
InformationWeek |
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Bangai-O Spirits For DS Uses Old Timey Audio Recordings To Share Levels [Gaming]
The Nintendo DS remake of the old Dreamcast favorite Bangai-O Spirits has one very notable feature that we haven't seen in years. Kotaku found out that instead of using Nintendo's local Wi-Fi or...
Gizmodo |
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Yahoo to announce reorg, Google ad deal
Yahoo could announce a reorganization in its technology group and a significant search-ad partnership as soon as today.
CNET |
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Saving Nick Carr's brain
Nick Carr is finding that the Web is chipping away at his capacity for concentration and contemplation. CNET blogger Chris Matyszczyk has some advice for Carr.
CNET |
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"Daily Show"-style LinkedIn video schools Yahoo on product marketing [Clips]
In case our "idiot's guide to fixing Yahoo" wasn't clear enough on Yahoo's need for a clearerproduct strategy, here's a clip from LinkedIn that might serve as an example. Sure, it's cheesy, but skip... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Valleywag |
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What you don't already know [Valleywag Calendar]
With information moving on the Internet moving at the fast pace that it does, how is one to keep up with information overload? And here in the Bay Area, information technology startup party overload?... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Valleywag |
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RedHat Makes a GPL-Compatible Patent Deal
Bruce Perens writes "Red Hat has settled patent suits with Firestar Software, Inc., Amphion, and Datatern on a patent covering the Object-Relational Database Model, which those companies asserted was used in the jBoss Hibernate package — not in Red Hat Linux. The settlement is said to protect upstream developers and derivative works of the upstream software, thus protecting the overall Open ...
Slashdot |
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Critics call copyright bill ‘half baked'
Liberal critics are calling the federal government’s new copyright legislation “half baked” and unclear, questioning how the government would enforce a $500-fine for anyone caught downloading copyrighted files.
Canada.com |
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Internet advantage goes to Democrats
A cadre of young Republicans are pressing their party to embrace the Web-fueled cultural shift that has transformed the way campaigns communicate with youthful voters.
International Herald Tribune |
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News Brief - May-June 2008
Internet addresses could run out unless governments and business take action, a new OECD report says.
OECD Observer |
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Flooding Causes Service Outages to ImOn Customers in Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids – Due to flooding and electrical power loss in various areas of Cedar Rapids, many ImOn Communications customers in the city have lost cable TV, Internet, and phone services. ImOn expects this outage to last indefinitely until electrical service is restored to areas of the city.
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