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Technology NewsBits: Charles Babbage’s Proto-Brain Comes to America2008-05-02 06:01 - The oldest computer has landed in Silicon Valley, where they design the newest computers. Status: Looking for Work on Facebook 2008-05-02 05:55 - Social-networking Web sites like Facebook, Friendster and MySpace are turning into business tools. Kodak Posts Narrower Loss 2008-05-02 05:55 - Eastman Kodak said its first-quarter loss narrowed to $115 million as it battles for a bigger slice of digital photography. Its stock fell more than 5 percent. Bits: Studios Selling Movie Downloads and DVDs at the Same Time 2008-05-02 05:55 - The studios will now let Apple and other online stores sell movies as downloads on the same day as they are released as DVDs. Many studios had required a delay of as much as 30 days. Bits: Kleiner Perkins Goes Late on Energy 2008-05-02 05:55 - The Silicon Valley venture capital firm announced a $500 million fund to invest in so-called greentech companies. Free Sydney WiFi plan bites the dust 2008-05-02 05:15 - The NSW Government scraps the promised free wireless broadband network for the Sydney CBD. Bits: Behind the EBay-Craigslist Fight 2008-05-01 06:01 - The document seems to show that the two companies have been engaged in a battle over control triggered by Kijiji, eBay’s rival classified advertising site. Bits: AOL’s Blame Game: The Guy We Fired Did It 2008-05-01 06:01 - The price of ads plummeted for AOL in the first quarter. Time Warner blames the head of its advertising unit who it fired in March. Bits: Grand Theft Auto IV and Real-World Billions 2008-05-01 06:01 - The frenzy of interest in Grand Theft Auto IV – both the early sales projections and strong game reviews – has given a modest boost to the stock of the game’s publisher, Take-Two Interactive. I.B.M. Raises Dividend 2008-05-01 06:01 - I.B.M. increased its dividend payout 25 percent on Tuesday, reflecting the company’s confidence that it can thrive even in an uncertain economy. 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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