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Yahoo fires new salvo in Icahn fight
Yahoo has fired another shot in its ongoing battle with Carl Icahn and Microsoft.
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Microsoft ready to lose more money online
Software maker says online market is too juicy to pass up, but any real gains in revenue won't be immediate. Profits are even further off.
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Mon 9th Jul 2007 22:06 UTC
Dell is getting ready to launch systems with Ubuntu Linux, but is not yet releasing details of the final specifications. However, the company did say on Friday that as well as a consumer version of Ubuntu, it had plans to launch a small-business version 'in the future'.
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HPs Mini Notebook is a Real-Deal Eee PC Killer
The results are in and it turns out the Asus isn't the only company that can build an awesome mini notebook. HP's brand new miniature notebook gets a lot right and very little wrong with its initial offering in the diminutive computing space.
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Recent Original Stories
Google vowed that its Linux-based Android mobile platform would empower enthusiasts and amateur developers, but today we have seen compelling evidence that this is an empty promise.
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Yahoo fires new salvo in Icahn fight
Shaun Nichols in San Francisco, vnunet.com , Thursday 17 July 2008 at 23:33:00 Letter to shareholders addresses latest takeover twist Yahoo has fired another shot in its ongoing battle with Carl Icahn and Microsoft. The company today released a letter to shareholders in response to Icahn's and Microsoft latest takeover...
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Is the Internet Bad for Science?
A sociologist who studied the citation patterns of 34 million journal articles that went online between 1998 and 2005 claims that using the Internet for research is leading to less-thorough scholarship.
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Apple fastest growing computer manufacturer in US
Apple computers have enjoyed an excellent second quarter of 2008, with sales growing faster than any other manufacturer. Gartner is reporting that Apple’s sales grew 38 per cent over the period and the company now has 8.5 per cent of the US market.
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"Anyone hacked their DS?"
My friend just texted me telling me that he bought a new DS and hacked it the same day saying it was piss easy and he now has like a hundred games on it.
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Yahoo fires new salvo in Icahn fight
Yahoo has fired another shot in its ongoing battle with Carl Icahn and Microsoft. In the letter, Yahoo's board of directors slammed Icahn for what it calls a 'smoke and mirrors' plan to run the company and facilitate a sale to Microsoft.
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Google Unifies AdWords Campaign Management
The search advertising company rolled out a new campaign type for their advertisers, one that places keyword and placement targeting in one interface. read more
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Microsoft now being sued for patent infringement over Silverlight [Online Video]
Silverlight, Microsoft's buggy effort to tackle Adobe's Flash video technology, has another hiccup on the road to mass acceptance. Gotuit, a video-technology startup, has filed suit against Microsoft... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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FOX13 Problem Solver: Confusing Computer Options
Students are getting geared up to go back to school. For those who just graduated high school and are going to college, there are some things that they are going to need, among the most important items, a computer. FOX13's Problem Solver Scott Madaus helps clarify the options before you buy.
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EU Levels New Antitrust Charges Against Intel
The European Commission Thursday sent Intel a new set of antitrust charges, the second such charge list within a year...
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Subpoena offers details into investigation of former mayor's office employees
The subpoena, dated June 27, said the investigator collected a laptop, a Blackberry and a cell phone that had been used by Cynthia Finch as well as a hard drive and a Blackberry that had been issued to Requitta Bone.
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Yahoo calls Microsoft's actions `stupefying'
Yahoo Inc. sent a letter to shareholders Thursday in which it called Microsoft Corp.'s actions in its dance to acquire all or part of the Internet company "stupefying."
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Microsoft posts sharp profit rise, cautious guidance
Microsoft, the world's largest software maker, on Thursday reported a sharp rise in fourth-quarter and fiscal year profit but signaled a weak outlook ahead.
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US economy: Google and Microsoft take hits as Dow soars
US stocks completed their best two-day percentage gain since 2002 today but Google and Microsoft failed to live up to investors' expectations
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Icahn Says Yahoo Should Negotiate Deal With Microsoft (Update1)
July 17 (Bloomberg) -- Yahoo! Inc. should negotiate with Microsoft Corp. about selling its Internet search business, billionaire activist Carl Icahn said in an interview today.
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Google Declines as Second-Quarter Profit Trails Estimates
July 17 (Bloomberg) -- Google Inc. fell as much as 12 percent in late trading after reporting earnings that missed analysts' estimates on an unexpected surge in spending on new projects.
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Shares of tech arch-rivals hit
Worries that an economic slowdown was starting to eat into profits at both Google and Microsoft hit shares of the tech industry arch-rivals late on Thursday after each reported quarterly earnings that fell short of most analysts’ estimates.
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Microsoft Q4 profit soars 42 per cent
Microsoft Corp said on Thursday its fiscal fourth-quarter profit jumped 42 percent, helped by strong sales of its Office and Windows software.
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Google Revenue Growth Slows
Net income for the second quarter of 2008 was $1.25 billion, down from $1.31 billion in the first quarter of 2008.
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Google earnings miss expectations, shares drop
Google Inc's quarterly net income fell short of Wall Street expectations on Thursday, suggesting it may be suffering from a weakening U.S. economy like its rivals, and its shares fell about 10 percent.
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Yahoo says it's game for $33-a-share MS offer
Yahoo said that it is open to a full takeover of the Microsoft at $33 a share.
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