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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Thu 5th Jan 2006 12:44 UTC
"After months of touting Vista's geekier side, Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates on Wednesday highlighted features designed to convince the average consumer that they need the next version of Windows.
OS News |
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Apple's Forecast Sets Off a Stock Slide
Despite boffo quarterly earnings and record Mac sales, Apple's announcement that margins will soon shrink had investors reeling
BusinessWeek |
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Yahoo and Icahn settle
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Yahoo will appoint activist investor Carl Icahn and two of his nominees to its board, defusing a proxy battle showdown and making an immediate deal with Microsoft less likely.
Reuters.co.uk |
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Black day for Web's BlueCollar
Funny or Die has suffered a death in the family. A sister Web site to the Will Ferrell-fronted humor hub that once featured the stars of Blue Collar Comedy is being shuttered by FOD's parent company, Or Die Networks. The site is being yanked because its traffic came up short of internal expectations.
The Hollywood Reporter |
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Yahoo settles with Icahn to avert control battle
SUNNYVALE, Calif. (AP) - Yahoo Inc. said Monday it reached a settlement with activist investor Carl Icahn that will put him and two of his nominees on an expanded board of directors.
The Union |
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Web buyers beware
In a sluggish economy, consumers hunting for big deals can be even more vulnerable to online scams that are just a little too good to be true. "We catch a lot of...
Boston Herald |
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Apple stock drops despite jump in Q3 profit
Shares of Apple Inc. fell sharply as investors focused more on the company's cautious guidance for the current quarter than on the blockbuster Macintosh and iPod sales during the previous three-month period.
AP via Yahoo! Finance |
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Asus ships Eee PC 1000
Asus has announced availability of its Eee PC 1000, an addition to its popular range of ultra-small laptops that offers a slightly larger screen and keyboard than earlier models, plus a hard drive for Windows users.
iTNews |
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Coverage of 'Netroots' Confab Draws Protest-- Snarky Article Spiked -- Editor's Note Apologizes
NEW YORK (Commentary) It started innocently enough, over coffee in a hotel lobby, with me (as usual at that hour) huddled over a newspaper—in print, not on a laptop, unlike everyone else in the vicinity.
Editor & Publisher |
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Yahoo and Icahn settle
Yahoo will appoint activist investor Carl Icahn and two of his nominees to its board, defusing a proxy battle showdown and making an immediate deal with Microsoft less likely.
Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News |
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Yahoo offers investor Icahn three board seats
SAN FRANCISCO - Yahoo Inc. averted a showdown with rabble-rousing investor Carl Icahn yesterday by giving him three seats on its board of directors in a truce that still leaves...
Boston Herald |
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In peace offering, Yahoo settles with Icahn
SAN FRANCISCO -- Yahoo Inc. averted a showdown with rabble-rousing investor Carl Icahn on Monday by giving him three seats on its board of directors in a truce that still leaves the door open for a possible sale to Microsoft Corp. ... - By MICHAEL LIEDTKE The Associated Press
The Nashua Telegraph |
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Man wins divorce from angry wife in YouTube video
NEW YORK (AP) — A Broadway mogul whose wife trashed him in a widely viewed Internet video was granted a divorce from her Monday.
The Globe Gazette |
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Judge Oks split after bitter rant on YouTube
NEW YORK - A Broadway mogul whose actress wife trashes him in a widely viewed Internet video has been granted a divorce from her. A Manhattan judge granted Philip Smith...
Boston Herald |
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Technological summer readies CISD for fall
After a summer of campus moves, Celina ISD’s technology guru vowed the district’s computer systems would be up and running as it opens the doors to another school year.
The Celina Record |
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Teachers can't chat with students online
HATTIESBURG, Miss. - A new school district policy in southern Mississippi prohibits teachers from texting or communicating with students through Internet social network sites...
Boston Herald |
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Intel plays foul in Europe
Brussels: In a foul play against its competitor, chipmaker Intel paid retailers not to sell PCs using chips made by the rival Advanced Micro Devices (AMD). The new accusation was made by European Union antitrust regulators.
SiliconIndia |
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Therese Poletti's Tech Tales: Is Facebook losing steam among developers?
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) – A year ago, when Facebook opened up its social networking site to software developers, it was Silicon Valley’s hot new young thing. Now, the social networking giant is facing some growing pains.
Market Watch |
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Broadband called a 'civil right'
Federal Communications Commission member Michael Copps said he believes the government should guarantee everyone a high-speed Internet connection during an appearance at CMU.
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review |
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Inc.com Blogs: Maybe Second-Guessing Yourself Isn't Such a Bad Idea
James Surowiecki's 2004 book, The Wisdom of Crowds, suggested that t...
Inc Magazine |
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Inc.com Blogs: I'm Off to Maui!
Hi, my name is Michele Miller and I'm excited to be the newest contr...
Inc Magazine |
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Thu 3rd Apr 2008 22:40 UTC
Microsoft will shutter its Windows XP line June 30 , as planned, ceasing sales of Windows XP Professional and Windows XP Home to retailers and direct OEMs, Microsoft confirmed to eWEEK April 3. The statement from Redmond executives ends weeks of speculation that Microsoft would extend the life of the operating system as users turn up their nose at Vista, the operating system meant to supplant ...
New Mobile Computing |
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Norwood Broadband puts off proposed rate hike
Norwood Light Broadband cable customers got a reprieve last week when department officials told the Electric Light Commission they were going to delay a proposed rate increase.
The Daily News Transcript |
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