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Icahn to Yahoo board: Sell to Microsoft or leave

Thu, 15 May 2008 19:25:14 -0400

Yahoo Inc. Chief Executive Jerry Yang spent months fending off Microsoft Corp.'s unsolicited takeover bid. Now he may only have a few weeks to persuade the software maker to revive its last offer of $47.5 billion, or risk being fired in a shareholder mutiny led by activist investor Carl Icahn.

Woman indicted in Missouri MySpace suicide case

Thu, 15 May 2008 22:01:14 -0400

A Missouri woman was indicted Thursday for her alleged role in perpetrating a hoax on the online social network MySpace against a 13-year-old neighbor who committed suicide.

Robotic suit could usher in super soldier era

Thu, 15 May 2008 13:29:16 -0400

Rex Jameson bikes and swims regularly, and plays tennis and skis when time allows. But the 5-foot-11, 180-pound software engineer is lucky if he presses 200 pounds - that is, until he steps into an "exoskeleton" of aluminum and electronics that multiplies his strength and endurance as many as 20 times.

Study: Cox, Comcast Internet subscribers blocked

Thu, 15 May 2008 16:43:14 -0400

Comcast Corp.'s interference with Internet traffic has prompted a federal investigation and is at the center of calls for "Net Neutrality" laws, but another U.S. cable company appears to be doing the same thing without drawing scrutiny.

Video game, accessory sales jump 47 pct in April

Thu, 15 May 2008 20:22:14 -0400

Americans spent $1.23 billion on video games, hardware and accessories in April, up 47 percent from a year earlier, even as the price of more essential items like food and gasoline soared.

NY Times, USA Today multiple online EPpy winners

Thu, 15 May 2008 19:44:13 -0400

The New York Times won three accolades for its Web sites and USA Today won two as the "EPpy Awards" were announced Thursday.

Gemstar-TV Guide ex-CEO now wanted for obstruction

Thu, 15 May 2008 18:25:23 -0400

Federal authorities said Thursday that former Gemstar-TV Guide International Inc. chairman Henry Yuen is a fugitive after he was indicted on a felony obstruction charge that carries a possible five-year prison term.

Reversing trend, cable modems win over DSL

Thu, 15 May 2008 10:52:13 -0400

Cable companies attracted more Internet subscribers than phone companies did in the first quarter, reversing a 3 1/2-year trend, according to a research report Thursday.

CBS in $1.8B deal for online news, info site CNet

Thu, 15 May 2008 19:29:07 -0400

CBS Corp. is acquiring a big online reach with its acquisition of CNet Networks Inc. but also a company that's faced heavy criticism from investors. Those concerns as well as the hefty $1.8 billion price tag helped send CBS's shares down after the deal was announced Thursday.

Ask.com acquires Dictionary.com, other references

Thu, 15 May 2008 00:02:13 -0400

Ask.com has bought a stable of Internet reference sites that includes Dictionary.com in its latest effort to distinguish itself from online search leader Google Inc. and other much larger rivals.