Daily News Alert | Thursday, July 30, 2009 12:00 AM PDT |
Yahoo comes full circle with retreat from search
Wed, 29 Jul 2009 10:08 pm PDT
 AP - Yahoo Inc. invested billions of dollars in its Internet search engine during the past six years before realizing it made more sense to entrust the job to an outsider — hearkening back to a conclusion the company's co-founders reached shortly after they started their Web directory in the mid-1990s. Full Story | Top |
Review: Yahoo's shift to Bing could be risky bet
Wed, 29 Jul 2009 07:40 pm PDT
 AP - Is Microsoft's Bing really a better search engine? Since it debuted last month, it has earned praise for the smart way it presents results and how it lets users preview Web sites without clicking through to them. Full Story | Top |
Microsoft-Yahoo deal to face tough antitrust probe
Wed, 29 Jul 2009 02:50 pm PDT
AP - The Internet search partnership between Microsoft and Yahoo faces a tough antitrust review in the U.S. and overseas, with approval likely hinging on whether the marriage would foster more competition with market leader Google. Full Story | Top |
Review: New Android phone better, far from perfect
Wed, 29 Jul 2009 03:05 pm PDT
 AP - Less than a year after T-Mobile and HTC released the first smart phone using Google's Android operating system, the wireless operator and the handset maker are back with a sleeker device that takes advantage of recent software updates. Full Story | Top |
Time Warner beats 2Q estimates; outlook steady
Wed, 29 Jul 2009 01:34 pm PDT
 AP - Time Warner Inc.'s second-quarter earnings beat Wall Street forecasts Wednesday despite a declining advertising market, as its Turner cable networks held up better than expected and "The Hangover" became a sleeper box office hit. Full Story | Top |
For Online Ads, Less May Be More for Competition
Wed, 29 Jul 2009 06:20 pm PDT
PC World - Conventional wisdom says that when a market consolidates from three big players to two, competition suffers. But for online advertisers watching the Microsoft-Yahoo deal unfold on Wednesday, some observers said the reverse may be true. Full Story | Top |
Sprint Nextel posts wider 2Q loss, shares skid
Wed, 29 Jul 2009 02:39 pm PDT
 AP - Investors pummeled Sprint Nextel Corp.'s shares Wednesday after the nation's third-largest wireless carrier said it continued to hemorrhage some of its most valuable customers during the second quarter despite the introduction of the glitzy Palm Pre smartphone. Full Story | Top |
Nikon announces D300s and D3000 SLRs
Wed, 29 Jul 2009 09:01 pm PDT
Macworld.com - Nikon has announced two new additions to its DSLR family: the D3000, which replaces the popular D40 at the low-end of the lineup; and the D300s, which replaces the D300. Full Story | Top |
Digital River 2Q profit falls but beats estimates
Wed, 29 Jul 2009 04:36 pm PDT
AP - E-commerce software provider Digital River Inc. on Wednesday reported better-than-expected adjusted profit and sales for the second quarter, but forecast third-quarter profit below analyst estimates, sending shares tumbling in aftermarket trading. Full Story | Top |
An Early Look at Firefox 4?
Wed, 29 Jul 2009 06:08 am PDT
PC Magazine - Firefox 3.5 just went gold, but that hasn't stopped the eager beavers at Mozilla from showing vehemently non-final mockup screenshots of Firefox 4. Full Story | Top |
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