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Microhoo: Icahn gets a carrot to dangle
SAN FRANCISCO - Microsoft threw its weight behind investor Carl Icahn's effort to oust Yahoo's board next month, saying that a successful rebellion would encourage the software maker to renew its takeover bid for Yahoo or negotiate another multibillion-dollar deal.
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Wikipedia opens online library on human genes
WASHINGTON - A GROUP of US researchers laid out the foundations on Monday for a new online library on human genetics stored within the existing framework of open-access encyclopedia Wikipedia.
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Recent Original Stories
"I asked Microsoft for an official comment on Thurrott's XP SP3 post and received the following response: "SP3 for Windows XP Home Edition [and Professional] is currently planned for 1H CY2008 . This date is preliminary," said a Microsoft spokeswoman.
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Microsoft is open to Yahoo deal if board is replaced
In yet another reversal in its 5-month-old pursuit of Yahoo Inc., Microsoft Corp. said Monday that it might be interested in negotiating a deal with Yahoo, including an outright acquisition, as long as that company replaces its board of directors.
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Features and Case Studies
It has competed hard with the likes of Microsoft and IBM, but over the years Novell has remained a smaller player than either of its two main rivals.
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would make Microsoft feel more secure in risking a large sum of capital to complete the deal during the regulatory approval process. "You don’t have to be Sherlock Holmes to realize there is no great comfort zone between the current Yahoo board and Microsoft," Icahn said.
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Ballmer, Icahn talks continue Yahoo saga
Steve Ballmer and Carl Icahn are suddenly on a first-name basis, and their familiarity has resulted in another twist in the Microsoft-Yahoo saga.
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Features and Case Studies
Voice over IP has reached some major milestones in 2008 — in both the enterprise and consumer ends of the market — but how long can traditional telcos continue to fight against this disruptive technology?
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Interface Obsession Syndrome
[ Thanks to GreyGeek for this link. ] "Who has Interface Obsession Syndrome? The computing world, that's who. All of it: designers, users, open source software, proprietary software, web designers, web surfers. Everybody. It's a disease.
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Microsoft adds tool for evaluating software asset management
Microsoft is adding a feature to its controversial SAM (software asset management) program that it claims will benefit corporate IT users by giving them a scorecard for evaluating their internal asset management processes. The SAM Optimization Model, which is being announced at Microsoft's Worldwide Partner Conference in Houston this week, is a free tool that can be used by corporate ...
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EU vote forces ISPs to disconnect pirates
A high-level European vote on communications legislation was passed this morning in the EU, raising fears that alleged file-sharers will be denied internet access by their internet service providers.
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Spam wars
Spam, spam, spam. It's everywhere. It has spread through the internet, from its original home of email where the majority of traffic is now illegitimate to instant messaging, blogs and social networking sites like MySpace and Facebook.
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Microsoft willing to restart Yahoo talks
MICROSOFT said overnight it would be willing to reopen talks to buy all or part of Yahoo, but only if a new Yahoo board is elected, a big boost for financier Carl Icahn's board slate.
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Facebook value drops $11.25bn
A pauper poking Court papers have told the world what it already knows: Facebook is not worth $15bn.…
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Win-Win Co-operation: VINCIN Adopts SPIRIT Voice Solution
SPIRIT DSP, the world´s leading provider of voice and video software engines, announced today
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Washington Post names Brauchli executive editor
Former head of Wall Street Journal newsroom replaces Downie; he will oversee print, online editions Marcus Brauchli was named executive editor of The Washington Post on Monday, three months after resigning under pressure from the top newsroom job at The Wall Street Journal .
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Wireless Worries
Drivers who use hands-free cellular devices while driving may be doing themselves a favor in the long run.
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"Contrary to what was expected from recent Novell announcements, Novell executives are apparently slicing deeply into the Linux heart of the company.
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Microsoft Boosts Yahoo Rebels Deal Talk
SAN FRANCISCO (dpa) - Microsoft handed a huge boost to Yahoo's rebel shareholders Monday saying it was open to a "major transaction" with the company if the board is replaced at next month's annual meeting.
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Crawling the Internet to track infectious disease outbreaks
Could Internet discussion forums, listservs and online news outlets be an informative source of information on disease outbreaks? A team of researchers from Children's Hospital Boston and Harvard Medical School thinks so, and it has launched a real-time, automated data-gathering system called HealthMap to gather, organize and disseminate this online intelligence. They describe their project in ...
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Icahn Pushes, Again, to Put Yahoo Back in Play
Like a bouncing ball, the Microsoft/Yahoo merger question is still a moving target.
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YouTube Users Vent Anger In Anti-Viacom Videos
The video-sharing site's users are calling for a boycott of the media giant following reports that it will view log data to prove its copyright case against Google.
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Google Releases 'Protocol Buffers' Data Language
Google's documentation claims that Protocol Buffers are 3 to 10 times smaller than comparable XML files and can be parsed 20 to 100 times faster.
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Microsoft wants to dump Yahoo's board
Microsoft has thrown its weight behind investor Carl Icahn's effort to dump Yahoo's board, saying that a successful shareholder rebellion would encourage the software maker to renew its bid to buy Yahoo's internet search engine or possibly the entire company.
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Worship and parody by 3OH!3
3OH!3 started out as bored college guys with computers and beats, then grew into a goofy rap band that was a hit at last month's Warped Tour stop in Denver.
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