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MacSurfer's Archive: Thursday, May 15, 2008
 

 

Computer Industry
  • "Carl Icahn's letter to Yahoo's board: In an open letter Thursday to Yahoo chairman Roy Bostock, the billionaire investor said he is launching a proxy fight seeking to replace the Internet company's entire 10-member board." Fortune 9:14 AM
  • "Icahn Makes It Official, Nominates 10 For Yahoo Board, Including Mark Cuban, Adam Dell, Frank Biondi" Barron's 9:55 AM
  • "Yahoo in faceoff with Icahn: Billionaire investor announces plan to overthrow Yahoo's board of directors; aims to restart buyout talks with Microsoft." Fortune 9:13 AM
  • "Icahn: Ready to Pounce on Yahoo/The billionaire investor is poised to propose a slate of directors to replace Yahoo's board, but will Microsoft take the bait?" BusinessWeek 9:44 AM
  • "Bare-knuckle fight begins for Yahoo" FT.com 8:59 PM
  • "Icahn launches proxy battle against Yahoo" FT.com 8:58 PM
  • "Icahn to Proceed With Proxy Fight at Yahoo" Smartmoney.com 9:46 AM
  • "Icahn Moves to Oust Yahoo Board: Billionaire Hopes to Revive a Deal with Microsoft" WSJ.com 9:23 AM
  • "Is H-P's latest deal even crazier than Compaq? Commentary: Hurd will see his management chops tested with EDS buyout" MarketWatch 9:32 AM
  • "HP Joins Desktone's Partner Program to Advance Virtualized Desktops as a Service" SeekingAlpha 9:34 AM
  • "HP Fixing XP SP3 Problems: The problems that were reported with Microsoft's Windows XP Service Pack 3 seem to affect Hewlett-Packard desktops with AMD processors." eWeek 9:02 PM
  • "Microsoft Joins One Laptop per Child: The nonprofit organization's alliance with Microsoft will bring Windows XP to the poorest children, and could give OLPC a much-needed boost" BusinessWeek 8:59 PM
  • "'$100 laptop' embraces Windows XP: Microsoft has joined forces with the developers of the '$100 laptop' to make Windows available on the machines." BBC 8:58 PM
  • "With Microsoft, OLPC may finally succeed: The software giant puts Windows on the '$100 laptop' (which costs about $200) and gives the program new life." Fortune 7:00 PM
  • "Microsoft Is Joining Low-Cost Laptop Project" New York Times 6:56 PM
  • "Windows to run on One Laptop Per Child computer" Reuters 9:01 PM
  • "Gates Provides More Windows 7 Details: He may be retiring but he's still talking.Gates reveals a few more details about the next version of Windows after Vista." InternetNews.com 12:59 PM
  • "Microsoft blames users for Vista infections: Software giant Microsoft has claimed user 'complacency' is to blame for malware infections, and denied that its Vista operating system is less secure than Windows 2000." ZDNet UK 10:49 AM
  • "Developers explain why they're avoiding Vista: Fewer than 1 in 12 programmers is currently writing applications targeting Microsoft's Vista operating system" Computerworld 2:28 PM
  • "Who hasn't Microsoft signed a patent deal with?" CNET News.com 10:09 AM
  • "Car Talk: Ford Sync Gives Drivers Voice Command OptionFord Sync, developed in partnership with Microsoft, is a voice-activated, in-car communications and entertainment system. Despite a solid initial implementation, Sync's feature set and user interface still have a few miles to go." InformationWeek 10:19 AM
  • "Sun overtime lawsuit a class action: Judge's ruling on complaint by salaried technical writer could have wide impact" San Jose Mercury News 12:06 PM
  • "IBM Aims for a Petaflop" eWeek 2:57 PM
  • "IBM magnifying power of solar cells: Says technology provides 5-fold increase" Cox News Service 12:06 PM
  • "IBM Invests In Brazilian Startups" CRN Brazils 3:26 PM
  • "Dell and Ericsson ink mobile-broadband deal: Dell is to start incorporating Ericsson's mobile-broadband modules into some of its laptops." ZDNet UK 10:48 AM
  • "NEC profit climbs on cost cuts, sees growth" Reuters 12:02 PM
  • "NEC's Net More Than Doubles, Boosted by Electronics-Device Unit" WSJ.com 9:19 AM
  • "Intel ordered to dish documents on deleted antitrust lawsuit e-mails: Internal interviews must be disclosed to AMD" The Register 11:52 AM
  • "Intel shares rise after Lehman raises price target on product demand, minimal quake disruption" Associated Press 9:41 AM
  • "Intel to develop e-commerce PC with China's Alibaba" IDG News Service 12:47 PM
  • "AMD shake-up may be harbinger of major restructuring: With executives coming and going, analysts say fab part of AMD's business may face shake-up" Computerworld 3:23 PM
  • "Oracle win on Mangosoft patent claim upheld by court" Bloomberg News 12:05 PM
  • "Gov'ts Must Intervene to End IP Address Shortage, Says OECD" IDG News Service 12:32 PM