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Microsoft is a company with a winner’s mentality. This is
what keeps it going in its quest to be number one in its chosen domains of
activity. Just as everyone expected, not long after the announcement that a
partnership with Yahoo is no longer of interest, Microsoft presented its plans
for purchasing Powerset in its attempt to become the most popular search engine
in the world.
The company is sure that by acquiring Powerset it will be
able to offer a significantly better search platform, with a semantic Web
technology, which follows the words’ meaning and their context in order...
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News and rumors about Apple's new 3G iPhone have been
circulating since its initial announcement. The highly anticipated release, set
for July 11recently received a set of official additional information regarding
AT&T’s plans for its distribution and pricing plans. AT&T is the iPhone’s
official and sole carrier in the United States.
According to the carrier company, the prices will vary from
$199 to $699 depending on the model and contract options. The 8 Giga Bytes
version will be sold for $199 and the 16 Giga Bytes for $299, but only for
certain customers, who will have to...
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Giant mobile phone manufacturer Nokia made official on Tuesday its deal with Warner Music Group's catalog to its "Comes With Music" line of phones. Consequently, the phone produced by the Finish giant will come with a year's worth of limitless music downloads, as well as its Nokia Music Stores. Before the deal signed with Warner Music Group, the multinational communications corporation headquartered in Keilaniemi, Espoo, signed similar agreements with Universal Music Group in December 2007, and Sony BMG in April. EMI is the only major record company not yet involved. Nokia's Comes...
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For the past few weeks several rumors have been circulating
about Microsoft’s plans to reduce the price for its 20 Giga Bytes Xbox 360
console. Apparently, the existing $349 price tag will be cut down to $299.
The company’s previous discount campaign happened last
August, in 2007, when the original price of $399 was lowered to $349.
Even though Microsoft refused to comment on the issue, the
decision to move forward with such a plan would seem rather normal considering
the similar business strategies planned by the company earlier this year in
Europe and Asia. In order to...
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The Google Inc. corporation recently announced its
intensions to team up with the creator of the extremely popular cartoon show Family
Guy, in order to begin a new business venture which will revolve around a new
animated series called Seth MacFarlane’s Cavalcade of Cartoon Comedy,
distributed exclusively over the Internet.
Even though many consider that original Internet materials
fail to bring in significant incomes, it seems that the buzz generated around
the upcoming deal might prove to be one of the exceptions, as Seth MacFarlane’s
name manages to raise massive interest and...
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On Tuesday, Apple unveiled the new line of iMacs during a
media event at heir headquarters, in...
German rail workers planned a strike on Thursday to outline their discontent regarding wages, but...
On Monday U.S. District Judge Rudi Brewster overturned a $1.52-
billion verdict against Microsoft...
The former General Electric and Home Depot Chief Executive
Robert Nardelli was appointed as...
Fortis NV shareholders are meeting on Monday in order to decide the fate of a potential bid for ABN...
Ford Motor Co announced it will recall about 3.6 million vehicles because of an alleged faulty...
Toyota Motor Corp reported a staggering net profit of 4.13 billion dollars earned in the April-June...
The world’s biggest toy-maker Mattel Inc. announced that 1.5 million of its products will be pulled...
General Motors Corporation exceeded forecasts and reported a second quarter profit of 891 million...
On Tuesday Wall Street Journal reported that key members of
the controlling Bancroft family agreed...
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