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Report: Yahoo Could Run Google Ads Next Week 1 May 08, 23:10 ET PC World - Yahoo could begin carrying Google ads within a week, as it waits for Microsoft to give up its acquisition bid or attempt a... more IBM to Build Apps Marketplace for SMBs 1 May 08, 21:40 ET PC World - IBM is trying to rally support for an online applications marketplace for small and mid-sized businesses that it plans to... more Microsoft CEO has price in mind for Yahoo 1 May 08, 20:54 ET AP - Microsoft Chief Executive Officer Steve Ballmer said Thursday he knows how much he'd spend to buy Yahoo and accelerate his company's Internet play. Too bad he's not telling anyone else. more Older Japanese go online in search of love 1 May 08, 20:20 ET Reuters - You're never too old to fall in love. more Microsoft Hit With Patent Suit Over RoundTable 1 May 08, 20:20 ET PC World - A company that develops cameras that produce 360-degree videos is suing Microsoft for alleged patent infringement in its... more Calif. judge apologizes, pays $100,000 to software mogul 1 May 08, 19:47 ET AP - In an unusual act of contrition, a state court judge has publicly apologized and agreed to pay $100,000 to Silicon Valley billionaire Tom Siebel for besmirching him in a lawsuit she filed as an attorney more than a decade ago. more Laptops May Get More Battery Life From Silver-zinc 1 May 08, 19:40 ET PC World - Laptop users may soon get longer battery life from their machines, with ZPower set to plug in its new silver-zinc batteries... more Yahoo Goes Full Steam Ahead With 'open' Strategy 1 May 08, 19:10 ET PC World - When Yahoo announced its Yahoo Open Strategy (Y OS) last week, it offered a vision that, if realized, could give back the... more IBM CEO Palmisano Says New Trends Will Spur Old Company 1 May 08, 19:10 ET TechWeb - In addition to data centers, IBM expects to capitalize on the 3 billion people joining the middle class in the next 20 years. more Google, IBM Join Forces To Dominate 'Cloud Computing' 1 May 08, 18:37 ET TechWeb - The companies plan to exploit their common technological world view and considerable talent to build a worldwide network of servers for consumer and business use. more Apple Trick Triples Safari Market Share 1 May 08, 18:21 ET TechWeb - Using its software update service to offer a new product to millions of Windows users was risky, given that the unusual tactic annoyed some people. more ASCAP Awarded Millions for Online Use of Music 1 May 08, 17:57 ET 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. more Sun Blames Revenue Drop on Weak US Economy 1 May 08, 17:50 ET PC World - With its US$1 billion acquisition of MySQL now behind it, Sun reported financial results on Thursday that show the company is... more Sun Microsystems Blames Loss On Economy, Taxes, MySQL Charges 1 May 08, 17:40 ET TechWeb - CEO Jonathan Schwartz said some U.S. customers had delayed orders, citing weakness in government, retail and telecom sectors. more iTunes movie downloads to be available day of DVD release 1 May 08, 17:30 ET 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. more Sun Microsystems swings to 3Q loss 1 May 08, 16:55 ET AP - Sun Microsystems Inc. swung to a loss in the fiscal third quarter, surprising investors who were expecting a healthy profit from the server and software maker despite a weakening U.S. economy. more Giant Wireless Hotspot Planned For Las Vegas Resort 1 May 08, 16:30 ET TechWeb - Sprint and MobileAccess are building a universal communications system to deliver wireless voice and data services throughout the M Resort's 2 million-square-foot facility. more Review: Google Earth powerful, though tricky to use, share 1 May 08, 16:13 ET 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? more Warez Site Operator Sentenced To 30 Months 1 May 08, 15:38 ET TechWeb - Prosecutors said David Fish's sentencing is linked to the largest and most successful global criminal enforcement actions ever taken against organized piracy. more Microsoft Backpedals on Windows Updates 1 May 08, 15:27 ET PC World - Microsoft has withdrawn Vista SP1 from automatic delivery in the wake of news that XP SP3 can cause data corruption in business apps. more User Location Features Gaining For iPhone Users 1 May 08, 15:16 ET TechWeb - Navizon's VirtualGPS is a popular iPhone add-on, but what will happen to the company if Apple adds a GPS chip to the smartphone? more Lego's latest brick trick: a virtual world 1 May 08, 13:52 ET Reuters - Millions of children pick up Lego bricks each year to spend hours -- 5 billion, in fact -- creating their own imaginary worlds. more HP Lab Creates Revolutionary New Form of Memory 1 May 08, 13:18 ET NewsFactor - Computers that boot instantly to the exact place where you left off and mobile devices that don't need recharging for weeks. These are only some of the possibilities resulting from Hewlett-Packard research that proves the existence of what the company described as "the fourth fundamental circuit element in electrical engineering." more Faster iPhone Expected, Price Cut Predicted 1 May 08, 11:52 ET TechWeb - Fortune magazine reports that AT is planning to cut $200 from the price of the low-end iPhone. more Report: Microsoft Board Meets Over Yahoo Bid 1 May 08, 11:11 ET PC World - Microsoft's board is meeting on Wednesday to decide how to proceed in the company's bid to acquire Yahoo, The Wall Street... more GTA 4 poised to dominate Xbox Live 1 May 08, 09:43 ET Reuters - Players of the popular "Grand Theft Auto" video game series have always reveled in its unique blend of beatings, shootings and vehicular mayhem. more AT&T to Launch Mobile TV in 58 US Markets 1 May 08, 09:30 ET PC World - AT will launch its mobile television service on Sunday, behind schedule and nearly a year after competitor Verizon... more Axiotron converts MacBook into tablet PC Modbook 1 May 08, 07:53 ET USATODAY.com - Start-up Axiotron took an off-the-shelf MacBook notebook, deep-sixed the keyboard and display and slapped on its own converter kit. The result is a modified tablet PC that, in lieu of a mouse and keyboard, lets you draw or write with a special pen. more Vista struggles to bust out as business customers snub it 1 May 08, 07:53 ET USATODAY.com - Microsoft is facing increasing pressure on its Windows cash cow as some corporate customers stage a rare revolt over upgrading to Vista, which launched with much fanfare in January 2007. Last week, Microsoft reported a 24% decline in Windows sales in the third quarter. more Craigslist blanched as eBay eyed marriage: lawsuit 1 May 08, 07:27 ET Reuters - Web classifieds leader Craigslist sought a divorce, while online auction giant eBay proposed a formal marriage, according to court papers unsealed on Wednesday that detail a testy four-year relationship. more Infogrames to Buy Rest of Atari for $11 Million 1 May 08, 05:50 ET PC World - Infogrames Entertainment plans to buy the rest of beleaguered video games pioneer Atari for US$11 million, the companies said... more Federal judge sets formula for Internet music royalties 1 May 08, 04:39 ET 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. more ooVoo video chat connects up to six users 1 May 08, 03:00 ET Macworld.com - ooVoo on Thursday announced the launch of a Mac version of its video chat service. The software is available for free and can be downloaded from the ooVoo Web site. more HyperEdit HTML/PHP editor improves Leopard support 1 May 08, 02:30 ET Macworld.com - Tumult Co. on Wednesday announced the release of HyperEdit 1.6, an update to their HTML and PHP editor for Mac OS X. A free update for registered users, HyperEdit costs $25. more Online music services could pay $100 million in royalties 1 May 08, 00:51 ET Reuters - Time Warner Inc's AOL unit, RealNetworks and Yahoo Inc could stand to pay up to $100 million in royalties owed to thousands of songwriters and publishers, after a federal judge established a formula for determining the payments. more Cable, satellite and ... Sezmi? Startup wants in on pay TV 1 May 08, 00:36 ET AP - A startup is betting that people are tired enough of their cable and satellite bills to take a look at an alternative pay TV system that combines a number of different technologies to deliver programming. more Adobe plans to give away Flash for mobile devices 1 May 08, 00:33 ET AP - Adobe Systems Inc. says it will license its video-enabling Flash software for free for mobile devices to help developers make mobile Internet experiences more closely resemble the experience on computers. more Adobe Establishes Open Screen Project for Flash, AIR 1 May 08, 00:20 ET PC World - Adobe launched a new community development project on Thursday aimed at using its Flash and AIR (Adobe Integrated Runtime)... more AT&T launches TV service on new phones, rivaling Verizon 1 May 08, 00:05 ET AP - AT Inc. is launching its new video service for cell phones Sunday on two phones, and will charge $15 per month for 10 channels. more

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