AP - Yahoo Inc. has rejected Microsoft's latest attempt to buy its online search operations in a "take or leave it" proposal that Yahoo said would have dismantled its Internet franchise.
Reuters - Yahoo Inc on Saturday rejected a
proposal to sell its search business to Microsoft Corp and hand
over the remainder of the company to activist investor Carl
Icahn.
AFP - Yahoo said Saturday it has rejected a "ludicrous" deal with Microsoft orchestrated by corporate raider Carl Icahn, who is bent on overthrowing the struggling Internet search pioneer's board.
AP - Yahoo Inc. has rejected Microsoft's latest attempt to buy its online search operations in a "take or leave it" proposal that Yahoo said would have dismantled its Internet franchise.
Reuters - Vintage concert performances by
such acts as Lynyrd Skynyrd and Bob Marley will soon join the
nearly 500 recordings already available for download purchase
at the music and memorabilia site Wolfgang's Vault.
Reuters - Professionals and amateurs alike
will have the chance to remix the third single from Mariah
Carey's platinum-plus album "E=MC2" via a contest hosted on a
startup social network Web site for musicians, Billboard has
learned.
TechWeb - InformationWeek - The Police Officers Union in Framingham is seeking a $476-plus annual computer use payment for officers. -- read full article
TechWeb - InformationWeek - Microsoft's Mac Business Unit, which produces applications for the Mac platform, currently isn't planning to release any iPhone-specific applications. -- read full article
TechWeb - InformationWeek - In a SEC filing, the chipmaker said the majority of the charges relate to its acquisition of ATI Technologies. -- read full article
TechWeb - InformationWeek - IPhone 3G customers in New York City came from as far as Russia and endured long lines and delays caused by activation glitches to get their new phones. -- read full article
TechWeb - InformationWeek - Samsung wins one round before the U.S. International Trade Commission, but the main event -- a showdown between Qualcomm and Nokia -- is scheduled to get under way later this month. -- read full article
TechWeb - InformationWeek - In addition to the license change, Samba 3.2 brings support for Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008, better conservation of memory, and a registry-based configuration system. -- read full article
TechWeb - InformationWeek - Apptix launched a hosted Exchange service that can deliver push syncing of e-mail, calendar, and contacts to the iPhone and other ActiveSync-ready smartphones. -- read full article
