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Yahoo gives Icahn seats on its board to halt feud
SAN FRANCISCO - Yahoo Inc. averted a showdown with rabble-rousing investor Carl C. Icahn yesterday by giving him three seats on its board of directors in a truce that leaves the door open for a possible sale of the company to Microsoft Corp.
The Philadelphia Inquirer |
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Comcast to sign New York's anti-child-porn code
Comcast Corp. said yesterday that it expected to sign an agreement with New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo to try to reduce the availability of child pornography on the Internet.
The Philadelphia Inquirer |
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Windows Home Server Power Pack 1 Available
The first minor release of Windows Home Server was announced at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, but it's only now available. This first update for Home Server comes with improved performance, support for home computers running 64-bit Windows Vi...
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Apple stock off despite 31 percent profit leap
ASSOCIATED PRESS Macintosh and iPod sales helped boost Apple Inc.'s fiscal third-quarter earnings 31 percent, beating Wall Street's expectations yesterday, but investors pummeled the stock after Apple issued soft guidance for the current quarter.
The Philadelphia Inquirer |
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Apple 3Q profit jumps 31 percent
Macintosh and iPod sales helped boost Apple Inc.’s fiscal third-quarter earnings 31 percent, beating Wall Street’s expectations Monday, but investors pummeled the stock after Apple issued soft guidance for the current quarter.
San Mateo Daily Journal |
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Nation & world business: American ends Google suit
American Airlines has dropped its lawsuit against Google Inc. over its search engine directing some users to advertisements for the airline's competitors. American sued the search giant last year, seeking damages for trademark infringement. Last week, a federal district court judge in Ft. Worth dismissed the lawsuit.
Detroit Free Press |
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Thu 3rd Aug 2006 17:24 UTC
There must surely be more to be announced than dual booting, virtual desktops, ATI Radeons, and a new version of Safari. There must be. They cannot possibly be having a conference to announce that. Or its some kind of strange parallel universe we have all fallen into!
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Kentucky's sex stings end in tough penalties
LOUISVILLE . More than two dozen men have been arrested in three Internet sex stings in Kentucky with help from a watchdog group that tracks online predators. In police stings from late 2006 to late 2007, 28 men have been charged after allegedly chatting online with someone they thought was a minor and then arranging to meet them. The minor is really an adult member of Perverted ...
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Brocade deals for Foundry Networks in Cisco salvo
Tue, Jul 22, 2008 (12:21 a.m.) Brocade Communications Systems Inc., dominant in an obscure corner of the data storage market, wants a piece of a bigger pie: Cisco Systems Inc.'s cash cow business of networking equipment that shuttles Internet traffic.
Las Vegas Sun |
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Ubuntu system is easy to use
Q: Ubuntu might be something that I may be interested in using, but I have Windows XP SPII, and I was wondering if I would need to remove that from my computer to gain an advantage from Ubuntu, or if I could keep Windows on my computer.
Miami Herald |
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Blogging: Take the on-ramp
Blogging is a great on-ramp into the work world. For students about to graduate, for parents who took time off, for anyone who wants to change careers without taking a huge pay cut - blogging can make this time in life easier.
The Natal Witness Group |
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Redesign gives UA Web site fresh look
The Arizona Wildcats have finished a redesign, but it has nothing to do with jerseys or logos or Wilbur the Wildcat.
Arizona Daily Star |
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Internet drug market overwhelms regulators
MISSOULA — Despite recent efforts to regulate Internet pharmacies, the majority of Web sites peddling controlled drugs do not require a prescription. As a result, a vast unregulated online drug bazaar has emerged, according to officials with the Drug Enforcement Administration.
Helena Independent Record |
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PEP EXCLUSIVE: Riza Santos defends herself on snubbing issue
Tinawagan ng PEP (Philippine Entertainment Portal) ang beauty queen turned actress na si Riza Santos kanina, July 21, upang kunin ang kanyang panig tungkol sa diumano'y "pang-iisnab at pang-iirap" niya sa Kapuso stars na sina Katrina Halili, Alyssa Alano, at LJ Reyes sa FHM 100 Sexiest Women in the World victory party noong July 17 sa World Trade Center.
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Sony Computer Entertainment
Q: What's been the most important breakthrough of this generation? Kaz Hirai : I think that there are so many different perspectives on that, but one of the things that I think is most important perhaps from a gaming experience is the fact that with PlayStation 3 we've been able to move the consumers from a standard definition environment to a high definition environment.
gamesindustry.biz |
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Sony Computer Entertainment
PlayStation Home is "important enough of an initiative for the [PlayStation 3] platform and for SCE" to warrant taking as much time as is needed in order to come up with a "fun service" at launch.
gamesindustry.biz |
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Former AOL head could offer Yahoo vision
Given that he was ousted from the top job at a struggling AOL, Jonathan Miller might not seem a natural candidate to advise its Internet...
Seattle Times |
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Yahoo settles with Icahn to avert showdown
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. The compromise spares Yahoo from more bickering with Icahn, an acerbic billionaire who had spent the past two months spearheading a rebellion to replace the ...
Lexington Herald-Leader |
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Apple revenue, profit show third-quarter gain
Apple on Monday reported a 38 percent jump in revenue and a 31 percent gain in profit in its fiscal third quarter, mostly due to the strength...
Seattle Times |
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Yang and Icahn: an uneasy peace
In an odd twist in the battle for Yahoo, Jerry Yang and Carl Icahn must now figure out how to work together. Icahn once had dismissed the...
Seattle Times |
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Google Buys Russian Ad Company
Google has spent $140 million to acquire Russian ad company ZAO Begun as it attempts to penetrate the Russian market.
DesignTechnica |
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Cason is charged, ready to go
He grew up in Long Beach on Orange Avenue near PCH, and played his high school football for John Barnes at Los Alamitos where he flashed the defensive skills that earned him an athletic scholarship from the University of Arizona.
Long Beach Press-Telegram |
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ESI Group Releases Virtual Performance Solution 2008
ESI Group (ESIN FR0004110310), a pioneer and world-leading supplier of digital simulation software for prototyping and manufacturing processes, announced today the release of Virtual Performance Solution 2008, a highly versatile software application package addressing the market's need for scalable simulation solutions and Multi-Domain Optimization.
Centre Daily Times |
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Publicis Groupe Acquires Portfolio Leading South Korean Full Service Digital Marketing Agency
Publicis Groupe announced today the acquisition of Portfolio, one of Korea's top digital marketing agencies. Portfolio is a pioneer in fully integrated online services, and is widely celebrated for its innovative web-based creativity and commitment to results.
PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance |
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A crackdown on India's cybercafes
India's cybercafes could be headed for extinction as a nationwide clampdown in the name of anti-terrorism threatens their existence.
rediff.com |
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