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Yahoo Strikes Ad Deal with Google
Following Yahoo's news that it has formally ended buyout discussions with Microsoft, the Internet search company has now revealed that it struck a paid advertiser deal with Google. The 24-month agreement will place Google supplied ads along with Yahoo's own Panama marketplace ads in the United...
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Cyber survey: Kids in harm’s way
A Rochester Institute of Technology report found that many Canandaigua students were bullied online, took risks by chatting with strangers and were exposed to pornography.
MPNnow.com |
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iPhone coming to Canada on July 11
Apple's iPhone is coming to Canada on July 11 with Rogers Wireless as its exclusive carrier. The iPhone 3G combines all of the iPhone features with 3G networking that's twice as fast as the first batch ...
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Woz Hacks an iPhone With His Mind [Clips]
Most people need the proper software and equipment to jailbreak their iPhone. Not Woz. On his way to a black tie event, he casually mentions to Kathy Griffin, "Some people would criticize you for not...
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Best Of Indie Games: Rose, Camellia, Ziczac & Nameless
[Every week, IndieGames.com: The Weblog editor Tim W. will be summing up some of the top free-to-download and commercial indie games from the last seven days, as well as any notable features on his sister 'state of indie' weblog.] This week on 'Best Of Indie Games', we take a look at some of the top independent PC Flash/downloadable titles released earlier this week - two sequels, a ...
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XBLA's Review-Based Delisting? The Developer Perspective
Following Microsoft's announcement that it would be delisting Xbox Live Arcade games with a MetaCritic score lower than 65%, if other conversion rate and age criteria were met, newly launched Gamasutra sister site Gamerbytes - which deals with all elements of console digital downloads - asked XBLA developers exactly what they thought. First up was Ilari Kuittinen, CEO of developer Housemarque, ...
Gamasutra |
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iWork and Office: Can they work together?
Apple says iWork is compatible with Microsoft Office. But what does that really mean and is it true? It's true that you can move documents between iWork and Office. But when you do, they may look or function differently than they did in their parent programs. In Macworlds recent feature comparing Word and Pages , Excel and Numbers , and PowerPoint and Keynote , we discussed the ...
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Obama site debunks rumors
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrat Barack Obama’s campaign said Thursday that Michelle Obama never used the word “whitey” in a speech from the church pulpit as it launched a Web site to debunk rumors about him and his wife.
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Irving program to distribute used computers
The city of Irving wants to put computers back into the hands of its residents with a program that's believed to be the first of its kind in Texas. The Computer Reuse Program recycles computers that have served their purpose and distributes them to low- and moderate-income families.
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UK culture sec wants a public service web
One where it's always just before 9pm The UK government is cracking its knuckles for a more hands-on attitude to ensuring the quality of internet content, which could put it somewhat at odds with its own regulator.…
The Register |
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New Eee Prices Rival Normal Laptops
With prices reaching up to $699 in the US, Asus' next-gen Eee models will lose their cheap appeal but gain plenty of features in the process.
DesignTechnica |
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Zpen Brings Handwritten Notes Into Digital Age
The Zpen from Dane-Elec attempts to bring handwritten notes into the digital age. Basically, the wireless digital pen transfers handwritten notes and drawings to computer in a matter of seconds. By using the Zpen in conjunction with its small clip-on receiver, y...
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Webb Receives Death Threats After Penalty Decision
Referee Howard Webb has received death threats on the internet after awarding Austria an injury-time penalty against Poland in last night's Euro 2008 Group B match. But Uefa have publicly backed the official's decision.
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Yahoo Announces Non-Exclusive Search Agreement With Google
Well, it was a little later than we expected, but Yahoo has announced a non-exclusive deal with Google around search and search advertising. Yahoo's press release is below and their blog post is here.
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O2 details BT Wi-Fi plans for iPhone owners
O2 has published new information on its expanded Wi-Fi service for iPhone owners. Beginning with the launch of the iPhone 3G on July 11th, Wi-Fi will grow beyond The Cloud to include BT's Openzone, which incorporates over 3,000 hotspots located around the UK and in various businesses around the world. In total, owners of either first-generation o...
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Google Makes "Related Searches" Fresher
Google announced that the related search feature is now fresher then ever. What that means is when you search on certain queries, Google may show you a line just above the search results with related search queries. Those related search queries are fresher, in the sense that they now should show more related searches based on your query but also based on current events. For example, a ...
Search Engine Land |
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Yahoo breaks off talks with Microsoft, strikes deal with Google
Yahoo says it has completely broken off talks with Microsoft and that there will be no cooperation between the two companies. The news sliced 10% off Yahoo’s stock yesterday as shares fell to $23.52. But in other news, Yahoo announced a long anticipated partnership with Google that would let the rival search engine place text-based ads onto Yahoo’s website.
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May sales: GTA IV #1 with a bullet; Nintendo rules the rest
While Grand Theft Auto IV for the Xbox 360 sits atop the software charts, the top two sellers in hardware and seven of the top ten slots in software belong to Nintendo. It's good to be king. Read More...
Ars Technica |
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Yahoo Hires Google to Sell Some Online Ads
Yahoo has hired Internet search leader Google to sell some online ads in hopes of boosting its profit
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Yahoo, Google Partner On Ads, IM
Yahoo will display Google ads alongside some search results on its Web properties, and the two will work to make their instant messaging networks interoperable.
InformationWeek |
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Gartner: Indian software firms target western Europe
India's top software services providers boosted their share of the global IT services market in 2007 and are targeting western Europe for further growth in offshoring services.
EETimes |
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Cloakware and Irdeto Jointly Exhibit Software Security and Content Protection Solutions at CommunicAsia 2008
VIENNA, Va.----Cloakware Inc., the security solutions provider that makes security inseparable from software, today announced that it will showcase its Software Security Solutions at CommunicAsia, furthering the company's presence in the Asia Pacific region.
Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance |
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Saling The World: MGS4 Outsells Worldwide Competition In Debut Week
Gamasutra's weekly column, "Saling The World", covers the top five sellers for every available platform in the United States, Japan, and Europe, providing an important update of sales patterns worldwide. This week's charts, with data taken from June 12th, 2008, find Metal Gear Solid 4 leading worldwide PS3 software sales, while Lego Indiana Jones continues to do brisk multiplatform business in ...
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Bach Describes 'Cautionary Tales' Of PSP
Speaking in a new interview, Robbie Bach, president of Mircosoft's entertainment & devices group, has discussed Microsoft's potential portable video games plans and how the success of the PSP has influenced the Zune portable music player. Although the interview with Dean Takahashi focuses primarily on the Zune the question of games on the hardware was raised, with Bach purposefully describing ...
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Related Coverage
Drivers aren’t picking up fast food or a cup of coffee; they’re dropping off shoes, computer monitors, plastic grocery bags and cooking oil that once lined landfills, but now find new life.
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