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Tech Roundup: Yahoo, Microsoft end talks
Yahoo , Microsoft and Google took center stage in the tech sector this week, as Yahoo announced an advertising deal with rival Google after revealing that its takeover talks with Microsoft Corp. had ended without a deal.
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Closing Glance: Internet software, services stocks
Most Internet software and services stocks gained Friday, but Yahoo Inc. shares declined after the company said that its takeover talks with Microsoft Corp. had ended and it instead announced an ad deal with rival Google Inc.
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Microsofts Yahoo Offer: $8 Billion Stock Buyback; $1 Billion for Search
Oh, they're plenty irked in Redmond today, in the wake of Yahoo's picking of the Google ad-outsourcing deal over a proposal by Microsoft . And what exactly was that offer? Well, according to people familiar with Microsoft's thinking, the goody bag Yahoo turned down was substantial.
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UF Working On New Ways To Keep Their Campus Safe
In the wake of the Virginia Tech Massacre, campus safety has become a concern at colleges and universities across the country. UF is now working on installing a speaker system in university classrooms and auditoriums that comes equipped with wireless internet to be used in emergencies.
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Automotive Q&A: Info on installing a power converter
Question: I'm thinking about buying a 110 volt converter to plug in to my lighter. It seems like such a neat deal to be able to plug in my laptop, cell phone charger and a few other things I haven't even thought of yet. What should I look for when buying one of these? How many things can be plugged in at the same time?
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Government Computer News
Microsoft and 15 partner companies, including Unisys and EDS, announced a new working alliance intent on forging technology architecture for the Heath and Human Services market.
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The Microhoo Aftermath: What Doesn't Kill Google Makes It Stronger
The dust has hardly settled in the aftermath of the collapse of any kind of Microsoft/Yahoo tie-up but it's already pretty clear Google is in an even stronger position than before. The Google/Yahoo partnership not only gives more reason for advertisers to favor Google, it keeps a potentially valuable weapon out of Microsoft's control.
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What To Do With a Hundred Hard Drives?
Makoto916 writes "In five years with my current employer as the IT administrator, I've amassed a sizable cabinet of discarded hard drives; just shy of 100, in fact. All of the drives range in size from 20GB up to 300GB. They've all been stored in anti-stat bags, and spot checks of even the oldest ones show that most of them still work. Individually, they're mostly useless for our line of work, ...
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Microsoft Offered to Invest $8 Billion in Yahoo Stock (Update1)
June 13 (Bloomberg) -- Microsoft Corp. , the world's biggest software maker, offered to buy $8 billion of Yahoo! Inc. shares at $35 each and acquire the Internet company's search unit before Yahoo struck an agreement with rival Google Inc. yesterday.
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Recent Original Stories
"The FreeBSD project has received approval from Intel to redistribute firmware for several Intel-based PRO/Wireless devices in the base FreeBSD operating system.
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Verite and USANA Awarded Prestigious Stevie(TM) Award for Best Consumer Entertainment Production 2008
Verite, a digital communications agency, and USANA Health Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ:USNA), a leader in science-based health products, today announced that they were presented with a Stevie(TM) in the Interactive Multimedia category for Consumer Entertainment/Information at the 2008 American Business Awards in New York City. The award was given for the USANA MyHealthPak(TM) Builder Flash site.
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The Knowledge
Microsoft's Zune can learn from the "cautionary tales" of the PSP, Microsoft's Entertainment and Devices Devision boss Robbie Bach has said. Speaking in an interview with Venture Beat , Bach said that while the PSP was "reasonably successful" as a games portable, he thinks that music and video were an afterthought for the platform.
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Microsoft Replacing Yahoo With Bevy Of Smaller Deals
Recent moves by Microsoft in online services could provide a glimpse of what the software giant plans to do now that Yahoo has spurned its offers of marriage or a partnership.
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Microsoft Replacing Yahoo With Bevy Of Smaller Deals
Recent moves by Microsoft in online services could provide a glimpse of what the software giant plans to do now that Yahoo has spurned its offers...
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Training helps bloggers hone professionalism
Many bloggers are now turning to professional journalists for help with dilemmas they’re facing: When is something libelous? What’s the difference between opinion and news?
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The PC Guy: What if money was no object
For some time now, I’ve been a proponent of free and low-cost programs. Regular readers know we’ve discussed many open-source and shareware programs that do admirable jobs, whether for text processing, image editing, audio recording or other common computer tasks.
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Milwaukee Mayor Assures Residents Tap Water Is Safe
City leaders in Milwaukee say the water coming from your tap at home is safe to drink -- despite internet rumors that indicated otherwise. The latest from the FOX 6 News team and Tami Hughes.
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What started as an investigation into whether or not Chinese officials secretly copied the contents of a government laptop computer during a visit to China, turned into hacking accusations by Rep. Frank Wolf and Rep. Christopher H. Smith.
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SISTER SEES NAKED TRUTH OF TEEN'S EATING DISORDER
DEAR ABBY: My younger sister "Marni" is 15 and paranoid about her weight because when she was younger she was teased about being fat. From what I have learned on the Internet, she may suffer from anorexia.
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Yahoo-Google Ad Pact Called 'Plan B'
Google and Yahoo can both declare some measure of victory from a proposed partnership between the two companies, but Yahoo shareholders have no immediate joy.
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Yahoo-Google Ad Pact Called 'Plan B'
Google and Yahoo can both declare some measure of victory from a proposed partnership between the two companies, but Yahoo shareholders have no...
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FCC Orders Revamped Broadband Data
Exactly how many residences are connected to broadband service in the United States? Not sure? Neither is the federal government.
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More money than expected bid in Canada's wireless spectrum auction
Luann Lasalle, The Canadian Press June 13, 2008 - 6:05 p.m. MONTREAL - Canada's cellphone market is expected to get more competition and the groundwork for better prices is being laid in an online, multibillion-dollar auction that has exceeded expectations in bidding.
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Microsoft campaign swipes at Google deal
Microsoft Corp has launched a campaign to enlist supporters in its opposition to a new advertising collaboration deal between Google Inc and Yahoo Inc, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters.
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COADE President/CEO Tom Van Laan to Speak on Pipe Stress Analysis at Society of Piping Engineers and Designers on June ...
COADE announced today that the company's CEO/President, Thomas J. Van Laan, PE, will be guest speaker on June 19 at the Society of Piping Engineers and Designers (SPED) "Hot Topics" Seminar Series event in Houston. Van Laan's presentation, The Role of Pipe Stress Software in the Selection and Location of Pipe Supports, will discuss the two types of loads for which piping must be evaluated - ...
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