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RSS reutersMicrosoft, Yahoo! talks break down
News Microsoft's plan to establish a strong footing in online advertising suffered a big blow on Thursday as merger talks with Yahoo! finally, formally failed and Yahoo! said it would let Google sell search ads on its site. [13 Jun 2008]
David Lister
CIO Profile Before RBS, Lister spent almost four years at Reuters, driving the company's 'Fast Forward' transformation programme, putting in place a global tech platform and cutting IT costs and his work there is clearly done. [11 Jun 2008]
iPhone 2.0: Lower price and "amazingly zippy"
News Apple unveiled a next-generation iPhone last night with faster internet access that will run on advanced wireless networks and sell for as low as $199 - half the current entry-level price. Improved email features for the iPhone are intended to woo... [10 Jun 2008]
Yahoo! vs Icahn: War of words
News Yahoo! said on Wednesday that deal talks are ongoing with Microsoft as the company resisted an attack by billionaire critic Carl Icahn, who called its recent actions "deceitful". Yahoo! president Susan Decker trumpeted new ad partnerships with Wal... [05 Jun 2008]
Yahoo! said no to Google before Microsoft bid
News Yahoo! executives dismissed a search-advertising deal with Google due to antitrust concerns, one day before Microsoft made its takeover offer earlier this year, according to court documents made public on Monday. [03 Jun 2008]
Mobile broadband ushers in Blue day
News Ask anyone in the finance arena about up-to-date financial information and they will almost certainly say Reuters and Bloomberg. He's going to need it to take on the mighty financial institutions of Reuters and Bloomberg. [03 Jun 2008]
Microsoft-HP deal plans to boost Live Search
News Microsoft has struck a deal with the world's largest PC maker, HP, to place a toolbar on new PCs that leads to its Live Search engine, the companies have said. The deal is Microsoft's latest attempt to chip away at the dominance of search leader... [03 Jun 2008]
Microsoft walked away not us, says Yahoo!
News Yahoo! chief executive Jerry Yang said on Wednesday a potential deal with Microsoft has tremendous power but the software giant appears no longer interested in a full merger. In his most public comments to date about his thinking on the four-month... [29 May 2008]
Microsoft gets touchy-feely in Windows 7
News Microsoft plans to give users of the next version of its Windows operating system touchscreen controls as one option for controlling the software, its top executives said yesterday. Chairman Bill Gates and chief executive Steve Ballmer showed off... [28 May 2008]
Google bigs up 'white space' wireless plans
News Google co-founder Larry Page was in Washington, US yesterday to promote the company's proposal for a new generation of wireless devices to operate on soon-to-be-vacant television airwaves. Page was scheduled to meet with lawmakers in Congress and... [23 May 2008]
Microsoft pledges Office 2007 ODF support
News Microsoft said yesterday that starting some time next year it will make it easier for users of an open-source rival to work with Microsoft Office. Without adding any special software to Office, users will be able to open documents sent to them in... [22 May 2008]
Microsoft resumes Yahoo! chat up
News Microsoft said on Sunday it proposed an alternative deal to Yahoo! rather than a full acquisition. But the move was unlikely to win favour with financier Carl Icahn, a person familiar with his thinking said. [19 May 2008]
Yahoo! investor demands Microsoft talks reopen
News Financier Carl Icahn launched a proxy battle on Thursday to force Yahoo! to reopen buyout talks with Microsoft, saying the Yahoo! board had acted "irrationally" in refusing its $47.5bn offer. Icahn harshly criticised Yahoo! [16 May 2008]
OLPC's Sugar gets sweeter with Windows
News Microsoft has reached an agreement to make available its Windows operating system software for the One Laptop Per Child Foundation's XO Laptop, the company said yesterday. You what…? Bust through tech jargon with silicon.com's Cheat Sheets. [16 May 2008]
'Hyperconnected' world grabs mobile over wallet
News More than one-third of workers would choose their mobile phone over their wallet, keys, laptop or digital music player if they had to leave the house for 24 hours and could take only one item, a new survey has found. [14 May 2008]
