As more and more of our digital lives begin to move off the desktop and into the “cloud” that is the Internet, the role of computer companies is starting to drastically change. What once was stored locally on our personal computers is now being stored thousands of miles away on servers. Companies like Google are [...]
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Yesterday evening, Microsoft withdrew its bid for Yahoo, which had increased to $42.3 billion. According to an MSNBC.com article, Microsoft was willing to go up to $47.5 billion, but Yahoo demanded at least $53 billion. There was talk of a hostile takeover by Microsoft, but Microsoft CEO, Steve Ballmer, felt that such a move would [...]
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iGoogle, a service offered by Google that allows you to take a customized homepage with you wherever you go and which has always been known for its unique themes, has recently received a face lift in the form of iGoogle Artist Themes. Google has teamed up with dozens of world-famous artists to provide iGoogle users [...]
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It seems users just don’t want to give up Windows XP. A little over a week ago, I wrote a short article discussing the future of Windows Vista and stated how there has been growing support to keep Windows XP as the default operating system for many computers. As this recent MSNBC.com article illustrates, this [...]
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The protracted battle being waged by Microsoft to acquire Yahoo seems to have no end in sight for the foreseeable future. Yahoo has been considering all of its options since Microsoft first approached the company with its more than $40 billion offer, including a merger with AOL, a division of Time Warner. In a move [...]
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