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Technology News

A Farewell Note From a Departing Yahoo
2008-02-16 05:55 - Bradley Horowitz, a Yahoo vice president who left this week for Google, pens a loving note to his troubled ex-employer.

Will Toshiba Suspend Its HD DVD Campaign?
2008-02-16 05:55 - Toshiba still says it will fight on in the high definition disc race. But campaign sources tell the Hollywood Reporter that it is preparing to accept that HD DVD simply can?t win.

Stolen photos from laptop tell a tawdry tale
2008-02-15 06:01 - Cautionary tale about keeping lurid digital photos of past lovers becomes one of Asia’s biggest internet celebrity sex scandals.

Bloodbath in the Valley as tech shares tank
2008-02-15 06:01 - Microsoft’s Bill Gates and Google founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin have seen their fortunes shrink by $US16 billion since the start of the year.

Yahoo Chief Explains Rejection of Microsoft Bid
2008-02-15 06:01 - Jerry Yang explained his company’s rejection of Microsoft’s buyout offer in a letter to shareholders late Wednesday outlining why he believed the bid was too low.

Wage Cut Prompts Online Protest at I.B.M.
2008-02-15 06:01 - In comments accompanying an online petition, workers are airing disappointment, anger and bitterness with I.B.M. over a salary cut affecting 6% of the company’s U.S. workforce.

Heathrow Launches RFID Trial to Track Luggage
2008-02-15 06:01 - The U.K.’s busiest airport is starting to affix radio chips to the luggage of passengers as part of an experiment aimed at reducing lost bags.

Novell Acquires Open-Source Collaboration Vendor
2008-02-15 05:55 - Novell, seeking a real-time makeover for its collaboration wares, announced that it has acquired SiteScape, the developer of open source collaboration tools.

If You Can?t Let Go, Twitter
2008-02-15 05:55 - The group-messaging application Twitter still hasn?t broken into the mainstream or become a to-die-for tool for the youngest early adopters.

Fabric to harness power from its wearer
2008-02-15 05:15 - US scientists have developed a microfibre fabric that generates its own electricity, making enough current to recharge a mobile phone.

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