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Articles tagged with: Yahoo and Microsoft
Will Yahoo Link Its Mobile Search With Microsoft's?
One of the big questions of the pending Yahoo-Microsoft search pact -- Will Yahoo replace its search on mobile devices with Microsoft's search? -- remains unanswered. more
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Ex-Vodafone CEO, Arun Sarin Shortlisted to take Top Job at Yahoo
Former Vodafone CEO, Arun Sarin is one of a shortlist of possible contenders to take the top job at struggling internet firm, yahoo - reports the Wall Street Journal, citing people familiar with the matter. more
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Facebook-Twitter talks break down
Opinion piece by Madan Sheina, principal analyst at Ovum
What would have been the first major consolidation between two social
networking giants has failed to materialise, as FacebookÃ's attempts to woo
Twitter with an all-stock offer fell on deaf ears. FacebookÃ's valuation seems
to have been the sticking point. But with neither company as yet able to
demonstrate that it can make money on a scale that matches its number of users,
the outcome might not be a bad thing.
more
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In Latest Glitch, Apple Still Struggling With Email Service
NEW YORK -(Dow Jones)- Apple's premium email service continues to suffer from outages as the consumer-electronics maker takes another dent to its typically sterling customer-service reputation. more
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Africa is the Next Frontier for Mobile Email Services
Mobile email vendor, Synchronica says that it is now running service trials with three mobile operators in Africa following the take up of licenses by two mobile operators in the continent. The software uses industry standards for push email and synchronization and works with more than 1.5 billion phones in use around the world today. more
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Google Co-Founder Makes Pitch for Unused Airwaves Access
WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- Google Co-Founder Larry Page this week made an unprecedented appeal to policy makers for access to unused television airwaves. more
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Technology Merger and Acquisition Activity Bodes Well for 2008
While the headlines are dominated by the negative implications of the global credit crunch, the global technology merger and acquisition (M&A) market is proving to be a very resilient beast. Q1 2008 has already seen numerous landmark deals announced, including the pending bid for yahoo by Microsoft, and in the UK the $1 billion leveraged buy-out (LBO) of Northgate Information Solutions by KKR and the recently announced £190m recommended offer by 3i for Civica. more
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Microsoft Wants to Extend Mobile OS Reach, But Doubts Remain
LAS VEGAS -(Dow Jones)- While Microsoft wants to expand beyond business customers, it remains to be seen if the mix of improvements to its Windows Mobile operating system will be able to get the job done. more
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Microsoft Starts Placing Ads on Cell Phone Portal MSN Mobile
SEATTLE (AP)--Microsoft Corp. has started placing advertisements on the U.S. version of MSN Mobile, a Web portal for cell phone browsers that connects users with Hotmail, instant messaging, search, news and other content. more
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