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Yahoo's two largest institutional investors $1 apart from Microsoft's offer 3 May 08, 23:05 ET The Internet search pioneer's two largest institutional investors, which were willing to accept an offer of $34 a share, are fuming, source says. more Yahoo: Microsoft's price just wasn't right 3 May 08, 23:05 ET Microsoft didn't value Yahoo highly enough, Yahoo said after Microsoft's withdrew its acquisition offer. Yang calls the episode a "distraction" that's "behind us now." more Equipment. 3 May 08, 22:23 ET Subscriber shall be responsible for obtaining and maintaining all telephone, computer hardware and other equipment needed for access to and use of GreaterKashmir.com Interactive and all charges related thereto. more Ballmer and Yang: The last words 3 May 08, 22:20 ET What were the last words spoken by Jerry Yang and Steve Ballmer. Here is what might has been said. more Webroot to Offer Security by Subscription 3 May 08, 21:45 ET PC World - A new service will filter Web content for small to midsized businesses, blocking viruses and other malware at the source. more Ok, so what's Microsoft's plan B? 3 May 08, 21:06 ET The company has said it has a strategy with or without Yahoo. But just what is Microsoft going to do to take on Google? more Microsoft says proxy battle not worth it 3 May 08, 20:06 ET In a letter to Yahoo CEO Jerry Yang, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer says that the company is taking steps that make it no longer attractive to Microsoft. more Microsoft pulls its Yahoo offer 3 May 08, 20:05 ET Despite last minute talks amid an increased offer from Microsoft, the two sides could not strike a deal, according to a source familiar with the negotiations. more Intel updates graphics with multimedia capabilities 3 May 08, 20:05 ET The company's long-awaited DirectX-10 graphics update for its chipsets is available. more Tom Cruise snaps up ads on Google AdWords 3 May 08, 19:05 ET Typing in "Tom Cruise" in a Google search brings up links to the Scientologist's official, soon-to-be-launched Web site. more Purdue set for supercomputer 'barn-raising' 3 May 08, 16:05 ET 200 employees will help build a machine that will be the size of a semi trailer and will be able to perform more than 60 trillion operations in one second. more Larry Ellison couldn't buy this kind of PR 3 May 08, 14:05 ET Then again, maybe he could, considering his $192.9 million compensation package last year. But Sarah Lacy is providing air cover for his big pay day, gratis. more Cubans line up to buy their first legal PCs 3 May 08, 14:05 ET As of Friday, citizens of the communist-controlled country can for the first time be the proud legal owners of a brand-new--if antiquated--desktop computer. more Linked by Eugenia Loli-Queru on Mon 10th Oct 2005 01:09 UTC 3 May 08, 10:51 ET Simple passwords aren't good enough any more, as the flood of stories about phishing, fraud, and compromised accounts by the millions demonstrate. more YouTube disappears from the screen temporarily 3 May 08, 10:20 ET The leading video site is unavailable to some users Saturday morning. more Spam at 30. Happy birthday, sort of 3 May 08, 10:20 ET It was 30 years ago today (I'm sure you're familiar with that refrain) but it wasn't about the music. Spam made its first unwelcome appearance via e-mail on this date. more Microsoft Hacker Program Focuses on New Threats 3 May 08, 08:33 ET The ease with which holes in antivirus software can be discovered and the insidiousness of invisible scripts that can track your Web surfing were two of the notable talks at the BlueHat hacker sessions Microsoft held on its Redmond, Wash., campus, according to a veteran attendee. more Update by Thom: 3 May 08, 07:55 ET Microsoft is facing an early crisis of confidence in the quality of its Windows Vista operating system as computer security researchers and hackers have begun to find potentially serious flaws in the system that was released to corporate customers late last month. more Linked by Thom Holwerda on Sat 16th Dec 2006 23:37 UTC 3 May 08, 07:33 ET Underground hackers are hawking zero-day exploits for Microsoft's new Windows Vista operating system at USD 50000 a pop, according to computer security researchers at Trend Micro. more Hackers change grades at Fort Bend ISD high school 3 May 08, 01:55 ET Four students are being investigated on suspicion of breaking into the district's computer network and changing the grades of at least 60 students. Investigators estimate the financial loss to the school district at more than $190,000, making the case a possible felony. more Software founder to speak - roanoke.com 3 May 08, 01:44 ET For the first time in about 25 years, John McAfee found himself driving the streets of Roanoke headed toward Salem on Thursday morning. Today, he'll find himself once again on familiar territory at Roanoke College. This time, however, he'll be facing 429 graduates, their families and guests at the college's commencement ceremony. more

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