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Text of Yahoo's statement on Microsoft-Icahn talks
Following is a statement that was issued on Saturday night by Yahoo Inc. in response to proposals by Microsoft Corp. and Carl Icahn:
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Stroke of the pen erodes your computer privacy
NEW YORK - Credit card companies know what you've bought. Phone companies know whom you've called. Electronic toll services know where you've gone. Internet search companies know what you've sought.
The Salt Lake Tribune |
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Ways consumers can safetguard personal data on the Internet
Your privacy protections may disappear with a court order or subpoena, but there are steps that privacy activists suggest you take to reduce your exposure: * Read privacy policies.
The Salt Lake Tribune |
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Any port in a storm
Mobile geek status obliges one to own as many digital cameras, MP3 players, laptops, cellphones and PDAs as possible. There's just one problem.
Independent Online |
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Empowerment at your fingertips
Robert Greig recently asked a modem company for information about boosting the power of my modem. The email response was quite interesting...
Independent Online |
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Yahoo rejects joint-bid for search business by Icahn and Microsoft
Yahoo announced late Saturday night it rejected a joint-buyout proposal by Microsoft and investor activist Carl Icahn, which called for the sale of only Yahoo's search business.
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Mind games: Computer headset lets brain control action
SAN FRANCISCO--It's mind over machine: a US high-tech company has created a headset allowing computer game lovers to use their thoughts to move mountains and make objects disappear on screen.
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Gates shifts into a different world
SEATTLE — Bill Gates helped build Microsoft’s legacy around the world. But Bill and Melinda Gates are building a different brand. This month, Microsoft’s chairman shifted his focus from the fate of software to the fate of the world.
Lincoln Journal Star |
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Hoping to lure younger visitors, Itasca State Park gives wireless Internet a try
PARK RAPIDS, Minn. (AP) - With attendance slumping among younger adults, Itasca State Park has added wireless Internet to lure more visitors.
Crookston Daily Times |
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Charleston VFW hosting Passport Fair, eBay Day
CHARLESTON — The public is invited to attend a Passport Fair and eBay Day on Thursday at Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1592, 1821 20th St.
Journal Gazette & Times-Courier |
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Yahoo rejects joint-bid for search business by Icahn and Microsoft
Yahoo announced late Saturday night it rejected a joint-buyout proposal by Microsoft and investor activist Carl Icahn, which called for the sale of only Yahoo's search business.
CNET |
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Yahoo rejects joint Microsoft proposal
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Yahoo Inc said on Saturday it has rejected a joint proposal from Microsoft Corp and activist investor Carl Icahn that would have involved selling its search business to the software maker.
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by kaiwai (3.04) on Mon 15th Jan 2007 05:06 UTC
Solaris has the potential to become a desktop killer by itself, given its decision to have GNOME as the default desktop - and given the huge progress so far, it'll move from strength to strength in the future, thus benefiting all those who rely on GNOME.
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Apple's new 3G iPhone is displayed at Telcel Center in Mexico City July 11, 2008. The new iPhone is expected to ...
The launch of Apple Inc.'s new iPhone became an information-technology meltdown on Friday, as customers were unable to get their phones working. A spokesman for AT&T, the exclusive carrier for the iPhone in the United States, was qu ...
People's Daily |
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NU fan’s bogus board entry stirs debate
It can get unruly out there among the Internet anonymous, where everyone is suddenly a few inches taller, a little bit more macho, a lot more willing to type something they would never say in face-to-face conversation.
Lincoln Journal Star |
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Data Doctors: Firewalls may block programs you need, too
Q. I recently had Zone Alarm on my computer, and one of their updates stopped me from being able to access the Internet or e-mail. I removed the software, and they came right up. Can you recommend a free firewall download? — Ken
East Valley Tribune |
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Katrina has become disaster benchmark
Janelle Dozier does not usually get worked up about chain letters, particularly the ones that spread, virus-like, over the Internet. But this one set her off.
New Orleans Times-Picayune |
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Yahoo turns down Microsoft/Icahn search bid
Yahoo late Saturday revealed that it has rejected a purportedly aggressive joint bid proposed by Microsoft and investor Carl Icahn. The deal would have seen both the Windows developer and Icahn buy Yahoo's search business and significantly restructure Yahoo to potentially improve its remaining businesses, including the replacement of the board of ...
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Soggy Notebook: It's a lot of stuff to move
Too much stuff, and we need it all
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OLYMPICS NOTEBOOK: The real gymnastics trials are up next
Your eyes have not deceived you. You did read the words "Olympic trials" attached to the recent proceedings in Philadelphia, where Shawn Johnson and Nastia Liukin were named to the USA Gymnastics women's Olympic team that will compete in a mere four weeks in Beijing.
Houston Chronicle |
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Yahoo Again Spurns a Microsoft Takeover Offer
Yahoo’s decision is another broadside between the company and Microsoft, two months after the software giant withdrew its $47.5 billion takeover offer.
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Editor's Choice
Excerpts from essays, blogs and other good stuff.
The News & Observer |
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Recalls
For more details, see the Web site of the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission at www.cpsc.gov. .
The News & Observer |
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