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The advertising deal between Yahoo and Google had to be put on hold until the Justice Department completes the investigation regarding an allegedly antitrust aspect of the deal. The delay should take no longer than a month, although an exact date has not been confirmed. Both companies involved have agreed to continue discussions with the Department of Justice.
"The companies have agreed to a brief delay in implementing this
agreement to continue our ongoing discussions with the Department of
Justice," Google said in a statement.
"We have had discussions with regulators...
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After it was discovered that train engineer Robert Sanchez, who was
driving a Metrolink train that crashed into a Union Pacific train head
on killing 25 people last month, was texting on his cell phone seconds
before the crash, Federal regulators issued an emergency order on
Thursday banning the use of all cell phones and electronic devices by
rail workers while on the job.
Preliminary results from an ongoing investigation into the crash were
released on Wednesday by National Transportation Safety Board
investigators, and they appear to show that Sanchez, who died in the
crash, was...
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Amazon has been trying hard to keep the secret about its next-generation Kindle, but it wasn’t long before the rumors started to appear, and now, just a few months later, photos of the new device are all over the Internet. Kindle 2, unlike the previous model, has a plus on the design part, and a relatively new shape, however, it appears that Amazon is not trying to impress its customers with looks this time either. The same old colors, the same old big border, a new keyboard layout, and there’s just little comparison with Sony’s PRS-700. According to the Boy Genius Report, who came up with...
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The health of the Apple boss, Steve Jobs, is again in the
spotlight after a report that he was taken to the emergency room after
suffering from “a massive heart attack”
The report, which was published on the citizen journalism
section of Time Warner’s CNN, was quickly removed from the site, but not before
the company’s shares fell by more than 10%.
Apple officials repeatedly denied the report. “It’s not
true. There is no truth to the rumor,”company spokeswoman Katie Cotton said.
However, it was the first time since May 2008 that Apple’s
share felt under $100 mark. Later...
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Sony unveiled during a press event in New York City on Thursday its third generation Reader Digital Book. Its distinctive features such as a built-in light and a touch-sensitive display make the essential difference between Sony’s new device and Amazon.com Inc.'s competing Kindle reader. The PRS-700 will cost about $400 and joins the PR-505 as another member of the e-ready family. One of the things Sony relied on the fact that people reluctant towards reading eBooks are likely to fall for their device when actually exposed to it. The incredible thing is that Sony's trained 1,000 people that...
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Microsoft and Nokia will team up
to bring Silverlight’s rich, interactive applications to Nokia’s...
In a press statement released yesterday, Microsoft announced
that the next version of its Internet...
The Julius Baer bank in Switzerland, a favorite bank for the mega-wealthy across the world, filed a...
A simple test by the AP last October has found that Comcast appears to interfere with the...
PayPal is advising its customers
to avoid Safari browser if they want to stay protected from...
Intel Corp. couldn’t have chosen
a better name for the latest family of low power microprocessors...
The Virginia Supreme Court maintained
its position regarding the first conviction for illegal...
Intel announced the official name of its new family of
low-power processor that were conceived...
The research company Gartner announced that in 2007 the worldwide
sales of mobile phones to end...
Internet and children, that is
truly something we should be concerned about, as more online...
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