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Yahoo seeks to conceal parts of shareholder suit - The Associated Press

Posted on May 16, 2008 under Sci/Tech | No Comment


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Yahoo seeks to conceal parts of shareholder suit
The Associated Press - 1 hour ago
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Yahoo Inc. is seeking to conceal large portions of a shareholder lawsuit alleging the Internet company's board improperly thwarted Micrsoft Corp.
Yahoo Parries Icahn's Jab InternetNews.com
MicroHoo 2.0: Icahn tries to revive a dead deal Ars Technica
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Apple Signs More Nonexclusive iPhone Deals - InformationWeek

Posted on May 16, 2008 under Sci/Tech | No Comment


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Apple Signs More Nonexclusive iPhone Deals
InformationWeek - 1 hour ago
Apple has signed iPhone deals that show it is willing to deviate from its insistence on having only one service provider sell its cell phone in each country.
Latest iPhone deals nearly quadruple Apple's addressable market Apple Insider
Apple picks up pace on nonexclusive iPhone deals Computerworld
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Bender Forms Group to Promote OLPC's Sugar UI - PC World

Posted on May 16, 2008 under Sci/Tech | No Comment


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Bender Forms Group to Promote OLPC's Sugar UI
PC World - 2 hours ago
Former One Laptop Per Child President of software and content Walter Bender has launched Sugar Labs, an organization that will promote the development of the open-source user interface originally developed for the XO laptop.
XP on XO: Negroponte has lost his bearings ZDNet
OLPC Adds Windows XP To XO Laptop InformationWeek
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Unofficial document: Open XML passes ISO vote - CNET News.com

Posted on Apr 01, 2008 under Sci/Tech | No Comment


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Unofficial document: Open XML passes ISO vote
CNET News.com - 43 minutes ago
Update: Microsoft has confirmed that Office Open XML has been ratified as an ISO standard. See updated information below. A document that appears to be the voting record over a contentious ISO vote shows Office Open XML (OOXML) having enough support to
Norway Official Protests Country's OOXML Vote InformationWeek
Microsoft wins vote on OOXML document standard Reuters
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Google Office Suite Gets Offline Access; Street View For Google Earth - DailyTech

Posted on Apr 01, 2008 under Sci/Tech | No Comment


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Google Office Suite Gets Offline Access; Street View For Google Earth
DailyTech - 1 hour ago
A major push in the online community has been to make formerly online-only resources and applications available offline. Google Gears is among the most successful thus far of these efforts, which Mozilla recently claimed the Firefox 4 browser,
No Joke: Google Apps Go Offline Wired News
Google Takes Docs Offline with Gears PC Magazine
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Microsoft promises full Web browser for mobile - Reuters

Posted on Apr 01, 2008 under Sci/Tech | No Comment


Geekzone

Microsoft promises full Web browser for mobile
Reuters - 1 hour ago
LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp said on Tuesday it would offer full Web browsing for cell phones this year, following the footsteps of Apple Inc's iPhone, which has won praise for the way it displays Web sites as they would appear on a computer.
Microsoft Upgrades Windows Mobile The Associated Press
Microsoft Unveils Mobile Browser Updates CNNMoney.com
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