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PS3 is all fun and games until the battery dies: Yahoo!
This is brilliant. An article on Yahoo! Finance about Christmas gifts has claimed that PS3’s pads must be replaced after running out of charge. “It’s all fun and games until the battery dies,” said author Anne Kadet. “Unlike its competitors, which use replaceable AA batteries, the PS3’s remote control is glued shut. When the battery goes, Sony customers have to… Read more
Yahoo and Microsoft launch challenge to Google
The two giant technology companies have announced an internet search partnership which aims to rival GoogleYahoo! and Microsoft unveiled a long-awaited internet search partnership today in a bid to take on the might of market leader Google. Under the no-cash deal, Yahoo! will use Microsoft’s new Bing search engine on its own sites, while Yahoo! will act as the exclusive… Read more
Yahoo and Microsoft launch challenge to Google
The two giant technology companies have announced an internet search partnership which aims to rival GoogleYahoo! and Microsoft unveiled a long-awaited internet search partnership today in a bid to take on the might of market leader Google. Under the no-cash deal, Yahoo! will use Microsoft’s new Bing search engine on its own sites, while Yahoo! will act as the exclusive… Read more
Microsoft, Yahoo! settled on Search Engine Partnership
SUNNYVALE, Calif. – Microsoft has reached a deal with Yahoo for an Internet search partnership, ending years of back and forth negotiations. After a year and a half of dealing, the tech giants reach a deal to take on Google, which holds a 65% market share in online search The agreement announced Wednesday gives Microsoft access to the Internet’s second-largest… Read more
Yahoo Refines Image Search to Trump Google
Yahoo releases a refinement tool for Yahoo Image Search, a tool that helps users virtually tour destinations, such as countries and states, without leaving their starting point for search results. The search engine improvement, with the specter of Microsoft’s Bing in the background, makes Yahoo a strong choice over Google Image Search. Yahoo July 24 introduced some improvements to its… Read more
Yahoo Gives In to Microsoft, Gives Up on Search
Ever since Microsoft made its $45 billion bid for Yahoo in early 2008, it was clear the software giant was serious about taking on arch-rival Google in the lucrative Internet search business. And now, after more than a year of more limited talks after Yahoo denied that bid, it seems Microsoft has achieved its goal. If reports of an impending… Read more
New Yahoo Home Page Adds Simplicity
Yahoo’s new homepage is more like a feedreader and application platform for users to do more without leaving Yahoo.com. Ostensibly, Yahoo’s home page has become a sort of customizable platform, not unlike the company’s own My Yahoo page, or iGoogle, which is where I live for applications.
Yahoo board member Icahn wants Microsoft deal
Activist investor Carl Icahn spoke out in favor of a search deal between Yahoo Inc and Microsoft Corp, as talks between the two companies appeared to regain momentum. Icahn declined to comment on the state of any negotiations between Yahoo and Microsoft. He had tried to broker a partnership between the two companies last year, when talks on Microsoft’s $47.5… Read more
Yahoo, Microsoft finally near deal
It’s unclear whether they brought the requested “boatloads of money,” but several top Microsoft executives are in Silicon Valley to try to finalize a search deal with Yahoo, according to an All Things Digital report late on Thursday. According to the report, the two sides are “down to the short strokes” after years of excruciatingly well publicized on-again, off-again talks…. Read more
