AP - Dell Inc. has stopped selling many computers with processors from Advanced Micro Devices Inc. on its Web site, although it will continue selling some through retailers.
Archive for February 9th, 2008
AP - Yahoo Inc.’s board will reject Microsoft Corp.’s $44.6 billion takeover bid after concluding the unsolicited offer undervalues the slumping Internet pioneer, a person familiar with the situation said Saturday.
InfoWorld - The launch of Facebook’s Beacon advertising system in November put the social networking site in the middle of a controversy over privacy, as Beacon was criticized for being too aggressive and stealthy in collecting and broadcasting information about users′ activities online.
AP - Yahoo Inc.’s board will reject Microsoft Corp.’s $44.6 billion takeover bid after concluding the unsolicited offer undervalues the slumping Internet pioneer, a person familiar with the situation said Saturday.
Reuters - Hitmaking hip-hop producer Timbaland
(”Shock Value”) has announced a deal with Verizon Wireless to
make the first “mobile album,” which will be exclusively
available to subscribers of V Cast, Verizon’s mobile
entertainment service.
AP - Documents dating from the Civil War and others to and from Theodore and Franklin Roosevelt are among hundreds of stolen documents sold online that eBay is agreeing to buy back and return to New York’s archives, a state official said Saturday.
PC World - Microsoft has bought Caligari, a developer of 3D modeling software, in a move that could help enrich the graphics experience in Microsoft’s Virtual Earth mapping system.
Reuters - Hitmaking hip-hop producer Timbaland
(”Shock Value”) has announced a deal with Verizon Wireless to
make the first “mobile album,” which will be exclusively
available to subscribers of V Cast, Verizon′s mobile
entertainment service.
AP - Some call it “Wiihabilitation.” Nintendo’s Wii video game system, whose popularity already extends beyond the teen gaming set, is fast becoming a craze in rehab therapy for patients recovering from strokes, broken bones, surgery and even combat injuries.
AP - The University of Wisconsin-Madison’s research arm has sued computer chip maker Intel claiming the company violated the university’s patents in making the popular Core 2 Duo processor.
