Archive for April 11th, 2008Waiting to hear how Yahoo’s board meeting went Friday? You may want to cool your heels for a while. A CNBC report states Yahoo directors are not expected to do a conference call to discuss its merger options until sometime after the markets close.  Yahoo’s shares were largely … source Tech news blog
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Microsoft not opposed to regulation of online privacyPosted by: admin in Tech and GadgetsMicrosoft on Thursday issued its response to proposed Federal Trade Commission guidelines for on the web ad industry self-regulation, but the company wouldn’t necessarily oppose regulation, a Microsoft representative said. “Two years ago we were one of a handful of companies calling for a comprehensive federal privacy bill,” Frank Torres, director … source Tech news blog In an attempt to improve the relevance of ads attached to search results, Yahoo plans to adjust the process advertisers use to bid for placement as soon as next week. This day, there’s a minimum bid of 10 cents per keyword. Soon, though, Yahoo will move to a variable minimum … source Tech news blog The number of petitions for H-1B temporary workers filed for next year increased overall by about 20 percent this time around, U.S. immigration officials stated this week. On Tuesday, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services stated it had shut this year’s application window, having received more than enough … source Tech news blog Gizmodo got its hands on what appears to be a photo and detailed specs on Lenovo’s lineup of new ThinkPad laptops. See the photo here.
Looks like the X300 will get some company. (Credit: CNET Networks) It looks as though both the T- and R-series of Lenovo laptops will … source Tech news blog Advertising executives on Madison Avenue, who have always liked to watch a good fight, are more bemused by the Yahoo-Microsoft action than concerned by which company wins. Ad firms have a huge influence on the future of Google, Yahoo, MSN, AOL, and News Corp. by deciding on behalf of clients … source Tech news blog Updated at 11:45 a.m. PDT with Dish Network’s statement. Another court has upheld TiVo’s patent suit against EchoStar Communications. A U.S. Appeals Court on Friday denied EchoStar’s appeal on an earlier court ruling that said the company’s Dish Network digital video recorders violated … source Tech news blog D: All Things Digital’s Kara Swisher has a nice insidery account of a meeting various Yahoo executives apparently had Thursday with Chief Executive Jerry Yang. The upshot: they (and various other Yahoo employees she stated she spoke to) have blended feelings about being subsumed by Microsoft but recoil at … source Tech news blog
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Large tech companies accused of overstating patent problemsPosted by: admin in Tech and GadgetsARLINGTON, Va.–A handful of patent lawyers on Friday beat up on massive technology companies lobbying for a U.S. patent system revamp, arguing that their efforts could discourage start-ups, prompt foreign competitors to rip off inventions, and tear apart the economy more generally. There weren’t any Silicon Valley … source Tech news blog Proximity communication–an interconnect technology being devised by Sun Microsystems that lets two devices swap data just by being near each other–isn’t ready for commercial release, but the company is showing off samples. 
At the Gartner Symposium/ITxpo in Las Vegas this week, David Douglas of Sun Labs showed off … source Tech news blog |
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