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Yahoo took the time to listen to what Microsoft had to offer, should they accept their bid. It's not a date. They're just having coffee. Some people are
worried about what might happen to Yahoo's stock, should Microsoft walk away from the deal.
Apple TV may soon be more than a
hobby for Steve Jobs. If
patent filings are correct, and DVR capabilities are added, it could end up being a multi-billion dollar business.
Unlike Radiohead,
Trent Reznor is happy to report figures from the first week of the online release of Ghosts I-IV. They're pretty great. Next up, he wants the fans to
make videos for the songs.
Suing people is exhausting. So now the
record companies want to tack on an extra five dollars a month for anyone using a broadband connection. Whether you're downloading music or not.
Researchers have created an A.I. with the
intelligence of a 4 year old boy for the virtual game
Second Life. Meanwhile, in the real world, Second Life CEO
Phillip Rosedale is stepping down after nine years.
If you're going to the
Summer Olympic Games in Beijing, and you want to blog about it from an internet café while you're there, you better be ready to
register your name and present a picture ID.
And Poor
Toshiba! Losing any war is hard, even if it's just a Format War. How hard? Try almost 1 billion dollars, hard. But it also seems like all of us lose in the end - now that Sony is
raising the price of Blu Ray players.