![]() Google looking golden again after challenging stretch(AP) -- It's hard to believe Google Inc. actually looked vulnerable just two months ago. The Internet search leader's stock had plummeted 45 percent from its peak. And its two biggest rivals, Microsoft Corp. ... |
![]() Grand Theft Auto IV video game tops $500M in 1st-week sales(AP) -- "Grand Theft Auto IV" raked in more than $500 million in its first week in stores, selling more than 6 million units worldwide, the video game's publisher said Wednesday. |
![]() Space is 'current frontier' for engineer working on next-gen wireless technologiesMay 07, 2008 | pda version
Bhaskar Rao is a space explorer, though he is no astronaut. The electrical engineer from UC San Diego’s Jacobs School of Engineering explores the “space frontier” that has opened up with the emergence of MIMO ... |
AP sources give inside look at Microsoft's raised Yahoo bid(AP) -- Just how serious was Microsoft Corp. about raising its bid to $47.5 billion for slumping Internet pioneer Yahoo Inc.? The answer is taking on greater importance as more outraged Yahoo shareholders threaten to sue ... |
![]() Bill Gates says Microsoft going 'independent' way(AP) -- Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates said Wednesday the company isn't pursuing other deals following the withdrawal of its $47.5 billion takeover bid for Yahoo. |
Collapse Yahoo talks leaves advertisers with less leverageMay 06, 2008 | pda version
(AP) -- The collapse of Microsoft Corp.'s pursuit of Yahoo Inc. is leaving advertisers pining for other ways to reach mass audiences on the Web and to counteract Google Inc.'s dominance of the online ad market. |
![]() Microsoft's Bill Gates talks tech, Web in South KoreaMay 06, 2008 | pda version
(AP) -- Microsoft Corp. Chairman Bill Gates, traveling through Asia, met Tuesday with South Korean President Lee Myung-bak and championed his vision of the future of high tech and the Internet. |
Gates: 'Key decisions' up to BallmerMay 06, 2008 | pda version
(AP) -- Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates said Tuesday that "key decisions" following the company's withdrawal of a $47.5 billion bid for Yahoo will be made by CEO Steve Ballmer. |
![]() Yahoo teams with McAfee to offer search results security(AP) -- Yahoo Inc. and McAfee Inc. are joining to offer alerts about potentially dangerous Web sites alongside search results generated at Yahoo.com. |
Microsoft signs software deal with Hyundai and Kia(AP) -- Microsoft Corp. has signed a worldwide deal with automakers Hyundai and Kia to use its in-car software that allows people to use voice commands to control personal music players and telephones. |
![]() Yahoo facing shareholder fireworks at July 3 annual meeting(AP) -- When Yahoo Inc. holds its annual meeting July 3, expect fireworks from irate shareholders seeking retribution for the company's decision to remain independent instead of accepting a $47.5 billion ... |
Microsoft, chasing Apple, adds TV shows to Zune Marketplace(AP) -- Microsoft Corp. said late Monday it will now sell TV shows, including popular NBC series, on the Zune Marketplace, a move that brings its selection of content for the digital media player a step closer to what Apple ... |
![]() Walking away could turn out best for Yahoo and Microsoft(AP) -- Sure, things look rough for Yahoo Inc. and Microsoft Corp. now that they couldn't agree on a deal. Yahoo's stock has cratered, and Microsoft has to figure out another way to catch up in the online ... |
![]() Yahoo shares fall 15 pct after Microsoft withdraws bid(AP) -- Yahoo shares fell 15 percent Monday as hopes for the once-dominant Internet icon dimmed following Microsoft's withdrawal of a $47.5 billion takeover bid. |
![]() Yahoo CEO facing possible rebellion after spurning Microsoft(AP) -- Yahoo Inc. Chief Executive Jerry Yang is convinced that the company he started in a Silicon Valley trailer 14 years ago is worth more than the $47.5 billion that Microsoft Corp. had offered for the ... |