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Technology NewsDealBook: Betting on a Sweetener for Yahoo2008-03-26 06:01 - In recent weeks, Yahoo’s shares have drifted lower, suggesting that investors are becoming more pessimistic about the likelihood of Microsoft raising its bid. I.B.M. Takes Small State in EnterpriseDB 2008-03-26 05:55 - EnterpriseDB announced that it had raised $10 million from funders including I.B.M. , which took a small but symbolically laden stake in the 4-year-old open-source database maker. Sony BMG Developing Online Music Service 2008-03-26 05:55 - The company is developing an online music subscription service that would give users unlimited access to its music and be compatible with a host of digital music players. Bits: When Open Access Kept the Door Closed 2008-03-26 05:55 - Google has praised the government rules that will force Verizon to open its cellphone network to rivals. But experience suggests it may be hard to take advantage of these rules. Bits: How Green Is Your Printer? 2008-03-26 05:55 - Xerox is introducing a Sustainability Calculator, a tool that representatives of its Office Services unit will use to help companies gauge the environmental impact of their printers and copiers. In-flight email, SMS coming to Qantas 2008-03-26 05:15 - Domestic travellers flying Qantas will soon be able to send SMS messages and emails while in the air, but voice calls are off limits for now. Swimsuit model reveals her love for browser man 2008-03-26 05:15 - Australian model Kristy Hinze says she was instantly attracted to her 63-year-old boyfriend, Texan billionaire and Netscape co-founder Jim Clark, by his intelligence. Bits: WiMax Gets Less-Than-Max Grades in Australia 2008-03-25 05:55 - An Australian Internet provider said its attempts to provide wireless service through a technology called WiMax have failed. The signals simply don?t travel far enough and have too many delays, it said. Electronic Arts C.F.O. to Leave Company 2008-03-25 05:55 - Electronic Arts said that Warren Jenson will leave the video game publisher, which is pursuing a hostile takeover of rival Take-Two Interactive Software. Gift of the gab 2008-03-25 05:15 - Advertisers are willing to subsidise use of digital technology. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143 144 145 146 147 148 149 150 151 152 153 154 155 156 157 158 159 160 161 162 163 164 165 166 167 168 169 170 171 172 173 174 175 176 177 178 179 180 181 182 183 184 185 186 187 188 189 190 191 192 193 194 195 196 197 198 199 200 201 202 203 204 205 206 207 208 209 210 211 212 213 214 215 216 217 218 219 220 221 222 223 224 225 226 227 228 229 230 231 232 233 234 235 236 237 238 239 240 241 242 243 244 245 246 247 248 249 250 251 252 253 254 255 256 257 258 259 260 261 262 263 264 265 266 267 268 269 270 271 272 273 274 275 276 277 278 |
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