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Publié: juin 18, 2007, 10:58pm CEST
After what may have been the weakest show of support for the company's executive team in last week's shareholders' meeting, Terry Semel has resigned the post of CEO of Yahoo this afternoon, as has accepted the post of non-executive chairman of the company's board of directors. The company's co-founder and "co-chief Yahoo," Jerry Yang, will take Semel's place.
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Publié: juin 18, 2007, 10:25pm CEST
This morning, chipset Alereon announced its own attempt at a brute-force solution to dilemma of the lack of a global standard for wireless device connectivity. It will produce a UWB chipset that supports all 14 of the world's known frequency bands simultaneously.
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Publié: juin 18, 2007, 10:03pm CEST
Don't expect a patent deal between Microsoft and Ubuntu Linux distributor Canonical anytime soon. CEO Mark Shuttleworth says he won't pay for something he thinks has no legal merit.
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Publié: juin 18, 2007, 8:58pm CEST
Apple said Monday that the estimated battery life of the iPhone will be about two hours longer than initially anticipated, along with its plastic face being upgraded to optical-quality glass.
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Publié: juin 18, 2007, 7:09pm CEST
Microsoft's recent successes in the IPTV field have thus far failed to guarantee its seat in that market, especially in Europe where digital video is far more widely deployed. So this morning's announcement of Microsoft's new "Mediaroom" brand for IPTV services is undoubtedly being dissected in Europe, with every sentence being re-examined to glean any hint of the company's long-term plans.
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Publié: juin 18, 2007, 6:58pm CEST
Sprint on Monday introduced the Mogul, the company's first Windows Mobile 6 device that will support its enhanced EV-DO Revision A network. However, the capability will require a software upgrade.
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Publié: juin 18, 2007, 6:20pm CEST
Microsoft launched its redesigned mobile portal on Monday, which adds some new functionality in an effort to get ahead of its competitors in a growing market.
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Publié: juin 18, 2007, 5:35pm CEST
Yahoo's Japanese arm said Monday that it had entered into an agreement with Apple to direct searchers for music at the search company's Japanese portal to tracks on iTunes Japan.
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Publié: juin 18, 2007, 5:25pm CEST
Sony has decided to give up on the music and video download business, choosing to focus on its struggling PlayStation group instead. The closing of Connect would also mean the loss of at least 20 jobs, paidcontent.org reported over the weekend.
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Publié: juin 18, 2007, 5:21pm CEST
This morning, US movie rental giant Blockbuster announced that 18% of its retail outlets will expand their offerings to include Blu-ray titles only, at least for now. With retail shelf space a premium commodity in today's market, it's a big gamble for Blockbuster, but the very fact that it's willing to take that gamble may have just tipped the scales in the high-def battle.
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Publié: juin 18, 2007, 5:09pm CEST
Apple's next moves may be into the on-board automobile computer segment, German magazine Focus reported on Sunday.