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Yahoo shares plunge after Microsoft's exit (Reuters)

Reuters - Yahoo Inc's shares tumbled as much as 20 percent on Monday after Microsoft Corp withdrew its $47.5 billion takeover offer, wiping about $7.6 billion off the Internet company's market capitalization and piling pressure on its leadership.

Source : us.rd.yahoo.com | 05-mai-2008 19:08

T-Mobile and Nokia Offer Joint Mobile Services in Europe (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - T-Mobile and Nokia are joining to offer new Internet services and social communities on mobile devices in Europe. The mobile-technology giants said their efforts will offer all their European customers access to T-Mobile's web'n'walk as well as Nokia's Ovi Internet services.
Source : us.rd.yahoo.com | 05-mai-2008 18:32

Swedish court convicts man of file sharing (AFP)

AFP - A Swedish court on Monday handed down a suspended sentence and a 10,000-kronor (1,655-dollar, 1,070-euro) fine to a man found guilty of sharing some 4,500 music files and 30 films on the Internet.

Source : us.rd.yahoo.com | 05-mai-2008 18:02

Amazon suing NY state over sales tax law (Reuters)

Reuters - Amazon.com Inc has sued the state of New York, challenging a new statute requiring Internet retailers based elsewhere to collect New York sales taxes.

Source : us.rd.yahoo.com | 05-mai-2008 14:36

USA TODAY Talking Tech video podcast with Ed Baig and Jefferson Graham (USATODAY.com)
USATODAY.com - Join USA TODAY technology reporters Ed Baig and Jefferson Graham every week as they discuss the most interesting new products and industry news. You can download and subscribe to their podcast on iTunes. Email them your questions and they just might get answered in a future show.
Source : us.rd.yahoo.com | 05-mai-2008 13:59

Stupid hacker tricks, part two: The folly of youth (InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Ah, youth. Ready to take on the world, today's generation of dynamic, tech-immersed youngsters have grown up alongside the Internet. Firsthand, and sometimes single-handedly, they have advanced some of today's hottest technology trends, from peer-to-peer networking, to massively multiplayer online games, to social networks and instant messaging. And along the way, a small, sociopathic number of them have behaved very, very badly.
Source : us.rd.yahoo.com | 05-mai-2008 12:00

Yahoo CEO on hot seat after rebuffing Microsoft's $47.5B bid (AP)

AP - Yahoo Inc. Chief Executive Jerry Yang has gotten what he wanted: a chance to prove his company is worth more than the $47.5 billion that Microsoft Corp. offered to buy the Internet pioneer.

Source : us.rd.yahoo.com | 05-mai-2008 06:47

Amazon suing New York state over new sales tax law (Reuters)

Reuters - Amazon.com Inc has sued the state of New York, challenging a new statute requiring Internet retailers based elsewhere to collect New York sales taxes.

Source : us.rd.yahoo.com | 04-mai-2008 22:57

Timeline: Microsoft, Yahoo's merger-and-acquisition dance (AP)

AP - A chronology of events leading to Microsoft Corp.'s decision to abandon its offer for Web search and advertising competitor Yahoo Inc.:

Source : us.rd.yahoo.com | 04-mai-2008 20:41

Competitive zeal of Ballmer key element in Yahoo chase (AP)

AP - As Yahoo continued to resist Microsoft's $42 billion takeover offer, a key question was just how far Microsoft's excitable CEO, Steve Ballmer, was willing to go in hopes of defeating online advertising and search leader Google.

Source : us.rd.yahoo.com | 04-mai-2008 20:30

Microsoft Abandons Yahoo Acquisition (PC World)
PC World - UPDATE: Microsoft announced Saturday it has dropped its bid for Yahoo, blaming the search firm's financial demands.
Source : us.rd.yahoo.com | 04-mai-2008 06:45

Microsoft withdraws offer for Yahoo (Reuters)

Reuters - Microsoft Corp walked away from its bid to buy Yahoo Inc on Saturday after the Internet company turned down its offer to raise the price by $5 billion to $47.5 billion.

Source : us.rd.yahoo.com | 04-mai-2008 06:28

Microsoft abandons Yahoo bid, rebuffing higher sale price (AP)

AP - Microsoft Corp. has withdrawn its $42.3 billion bid to buy Yahoo Inc., scrapping an attempt to snap up the tarnished Internet icon in hopes of toppling online search and advertising leader Google Inc.

Source : us.rd.yahoo.com | 04-mai-2008 06:11

Malaysian police raid blogger over murder article (AFP)

AFP - Malaysian police raided the home of a top Internet blogger after he posted an article implicating the deputy premier and his wife in the murder of a Mongolian model, reports said Saturday.

Source : us.rd.yahoo.com | 03-mai-2008 21:07

Amazon sues NY over Internet sales tax collection (AP)
AP - Amazon.com is suing New York over a new law that requires out-of-state online companies to collect sales tax from shoppers in New York.
Source : us.rd.yahoo.com | 03-mai-2008 02:42

AOL, Yahoo, RealNetworks Suffer Setback In Music Licensing Fees (TechWeb)
TechWeb - ASCAP estimates that the court's formula would lead to a total payment of $100 million from the three companies.
Source : us.rd.yahoo.com | 02-mai-2008 22:22

US Senator: China Wants Hotels to Filter Internet (PC World)
PC World - The Chinese government is demanding that U.S.-owned hotels there filter Internet service during the upcoming Olympic Games in...
Source : us.rd.yahoo.com | 02-mai-2008 21:10

Amazon Sues New York State Over Online Sales Tax Law (TechWeb)
TechWeb - The company argues that it should not be subject to New York taxes because it lacks a physical presence in the state.
Source : us.rd.yahoo.com | 02-mai-2008 20:02

EMC Offers MozyHome for Macs Backup Service (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Mac users looking for off-site backup can get it from EMC, which announced Thursday that its MozyHome for Mac is now available. EMC described it as "the industry's first unlimited online backup service" for Macs.
Source : us.rd.yahoo.com | 02-mai-2008 18:58

Mozy Delivers Solid Online Backup (PC World)
PC World - I tried to online backup solutions and went with the full-featured Mozy.
Source : us.rd.yahoo.com | 02-mai-2008 18:58

Movie Fans Can Buy Releases Immediately From Apple (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Consumers anxious to watch American Gangster or The Diving Bell and the Butterfly at home won't have wait in line at Blockbuster or see the dreaded "long wait" message in their Netflix queue. Those films are among the movies available for purchase on Apple's iTunes Store under a deal with movie studios that allows Apple to sell movies the same day they are released on DVD.
Source : us.rd.yahoo.com | 02-mai-2008 17:01

Actress Thurman testifies in stalker trial (AFP)

AFP - Actress Uma Thurman has taken the stand in New York in the trial of a man accused of stalking her, recounting how he had sent threatening emails to her parents, the New York Post reported online.

Source : us.rd.yahoo.com | 02-mai-2008 12:15

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Source : news.netcraft.com | 02-mai-2008 12:05

Lego's Latest Brick Trick: A Virtual World (TechWeb)
TechWeb - Lego Universe's upcoming MMOG will let players create online versions of themselves and interact with each other.
Source : us.rd.yahoo.com | 02-mai-2008 12:00

Microsoft can do it without Yahoo: Ballmer (AFP)

AFP - Microsoft can build a competitive online advertising business without Yahoo but it "could just take more time," CEO Steve Ballmer told the Wall Street Journal in an interview published Friday.

Source : us.rd.yahoo.com | 02-mai-2008 09:21

Report: Microsoft-Yahoo deal may go hostile Friday (AP)

AP - Microsoft Corp. may go hostile in its bid for Yahoo Inc. as soon as Friday, according to a published report.

Source : us.rd.yahoo.com | 02-mai-2008 07:03

Online voting open for ACM's entertainer of the year (AP)
AP - Country music fans can begin voting online for the Academy of Country Music's entertainer of the year award, with voting continuing through the last hour of the ACM's May 18 awards show.
Source : us.rd.yahoo.com | 02-mai-2008 06:10

Walmart.com using Wii Fit to boost Mom's Day sales (Reuters)
Reuters - Forget the flowers and candy -- Nintendo Co Ltd's (7974.OS) highly anticipated "Wii Fit" video game will debut in the U.S. later this month, and Wal-Mart Stores Inc's online division is trying to persuade shoppers to order the game as "a perfect gift" for Mother's Day.
Source : us.rd.yahoo.com | 02-mai-2008 06:03

Films to hit iTunes with releases on DVDs (AFP)

AFP - Apple said Thursday it has deals with Hollywood studios to make popular films available for its iPods and iPhones via its iTunes online store as soon as the movies are released on DVDs.

Source : us.rd.yahoo.com | 02-mai-2008 05:18

Intel Opens Software Marketplace for Small Businesses (PC World)
PC World - Intel has set up an online store called Business Exchange that's meant to help small and medium-sized business find software...
Source : us.rd.yahoo.com | 02-mai-2008 05:00

Jimi Hendrix company says sex tape not genuine (Reuters)

Reuters - The company that controls rights to rock guitarist Jimi Hendrix's music and likeness said on Thursday a purported sex tape of the musician being sold on the Internet was not authentic.

Source : us.rd.yahoo.com | 02-mai-2008 04:33

Older Japanese go online in search of love (Reuters)

Reuters - You're never too old to fall in love.

Source : us.rd.yahoo.com | 02-mai-2008 04:08

IBM to Build Apps Marketplace for SMBs (PC World)
PC World - IBM is trying to rally support for an online applications marketplace for small and mid-sized businesses that it plans to...
Source : us.rd.yahoo.com | 02-mai-2008 03:40

Apple's iTunes sells movies on DVD release date (Reuters)

Reuters - Apple Inc said on Thursday it reached deals with top Hollywood studios to sell movies on its iTunes download service on the same day as the titles are released in DVD form, bringing its clout to a nascent market for video entertainment.

Source : us.rd.yahoo.com | 02-mai-2008 02:23

iTunes To Offer New Movies on DVD Release Date (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Film fans can now buy new movies on Apple's iTunes Store on the same day as their DVD release. That synchronicity was announced Thursday by the Cupertino, Calif.-based company, which said cooperating studios include 20th Century Fox, Walt Disney Studios, Warner Bros., Paramount Pictures, Universal Studios Home Entertainment, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Lionsgate, Image Entertainment, and First Look Studios.
Source : us.rd.yahoo.com | 02-mai-2008 01:03

ASCAP Awarded Millions for Online Use of Music (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - A federal judge ruled Thursday that the American Society of Composers, Artists, and Performers (ASCAP) may be owed as much as $100 million by America Online, Yahoo and Real Networks for the use of copyrighted material in streaming audio on the Web.
Source : us.rd.yahoo.com | 01-mai-2008 23:57

iTunes movie downloads to be available day of DVD release (AP)
AP - Apple Inc. said Thursday that new movies from a slate of major studios will now be available for purchase over iTunes the same day they're released on DVD.
Source : us.rd.yahoo.com | 01-mai-2008 23:30

Review: Online play makes `Mario Kart Wii' a must-have (AP)

AP - It's not often that a series installment can stray so little from its past and still make a mark, but "Mario Kart Wii" waves the checkered flag with a 12-player online racing mode that makes the best use of the Wii's Wi-Fi capabilities to date.

Source : us.rd.yahoo.com | 01-mai-2008 22:53

Review: Google Earth powerful, though tricky to use, share (AP)

AP - Online photo albums I had prepared for family and friends weren't capturing the essence of my travels to the southern reaches of the world. Then a light bulb clicked as I was exploring Google Earth: Why not use that?

Source : us.rd.yahoo.com | 01-mai-2008 22:13

Senator: China plans to spy on Olympic hotel guests (AP)
AP - A U.S. senator accused the Chinese government on Thursday of ordering U.S.-owned hotels in China to install Internet filters that can spy on international visitors coming to see the summer Olympic games.
Source : us.rd.yahoo.com | 01-mai-2008 21:34

EMC Extends Mozy Online Storage to Macs (PC World)
PC World - The MozyHome online backup service became generally available on Thursday after a long beta test and the acquisition of its...
Source : us.rd.yahoo.com | 01-mai-2008 21:30

Apple iTunes To Sell Films On Day Of DVD Release (TechWeb)
TechWeb - Hollywood has previously been wary of doing anything that might cannibalize DVD revenue.
Source : us.rd.yahoo.com | 01-mai-2008 19:55

Study: US Needs Stronger Broadband Policy (PC World)
PC World - A complicated mix of factors, including population density and the cost of broadband, contribute to U.S. residents lagging...
Source : us.rd.yahoo.com | 01-mai-2008 19:20

Apple's iTunes sells movies on DVD release date (Reuters)

Reuters - Apple Inc said on Thursday it would begin selling movie downloads on its iTunes service on the same day as the titles are released in DVD form, under agreements with most of the top Hollywood studios.

Source : us.rd.yahoo.com | 01-mai-2008 17:05

UK indy music: Love the Internet but seek the label (Reuters)
Reuters - As musicians they are fiercely proud of their freedom to play what they choose, and revel in being part of a vibrant live scene, but the goal for up and coming British bands is to sign with a major label.
Source : us.rd.yahoo.com | 01-mai-2008 16:07

Federal judge sets formula for Internet music royalties (AP)

AP - A federal court on Wednesday established a formula for determining the Internet royalties owed to thousands of music composers, writers and publishers by three major online services — Yahoo Inc., AOL and RealNetworks Inc.

Source : us.rd.yahoo.com | 01-mai-2008 10:39