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Report: Yahoo board reported split over Microsoft bid
Yahoo Inc.'s Chairman Roy Bostock is leading a group of the company's board members in favor of accepting Microsoft Corp.'s unsolicited US$44.6 billion takeover bid, according to a new report.
Mobile World Congress: Everyone’s got iPhone and Android envy
Network World reports on two trends at this year’s Mobile World Congress trade show: Manufacturers are coming out with iPhone-like touch-screen devices, and everyone is eager to see what the Android phones will look like
MCE offers smaller QuickStream video capture drive
MCE is offering a new, smaller QuickStream hard drive, used to capture video directly from a DV or HDV camcorder via FireWire.
Cocktail update adds Mac OS X 10.5.2 compatibility
Cocktail has been updated fixing a couple of problems with Safari and adding 10.5.2 compatibility.
Wii to displace Xbox 360 by end of 2008: iSuppli
Nintendo's popular Wii game console will displace Microsoft's Xbox 360 as the new-generation game machine, iSuppli said Thursday.
GarageSale eBay client gets updated
eBay client GarageSale has been updated fixing an issue with Aperture 2.0 and adding several new features.
Disk Library adds support for Spotlight comments
If you have a lot of media on your hard drive, the updated DiskLibrary application may help you keep track of everything on your hard drive.
HP settles pretexting cases
Hewlett-Packard settled cases with The New York Times Company and three BusinessWeek journalists Wednesday after being caught spying on reporters in 2006.
New FlowerVest cases for iPod touch, 3G nano
The FlowerVest is now available in two new colors for the iPod touch and iPod nano third-generation.
Aether ham radio logging app debuts
Aether is a new ham radio logging app with support for serial rig control.
Network World: Is Comcast serving users... or itself?
Comcast says it's protecting its users by shaping the contours of its Internet traffic. But is it simply protecting its own services from competition?
Analysis: Find an honest Internet provider
If your Internet provider engages in any of the practices outlined in our multi-part series on net neutrality, there’s no reason to keep doing business with that service. The best way to support net neutrality is to take your business to ISPs that don’t practice data discrimination. In this final part of our series, Mathew Honan tells you how to find them.
Computerworld: How the Starbucks-AT&T; deal changes mobility
Computerworld's David Haskin looks at six changes that have been created—or at least clarified—by Starbucks’ decision to use AT&T; to provide in-store Wi-Fi access and what those changes will mean for users.
Tomb Raider Anniversary demo available
A demo version of the new game Tomb Raider Anniversary is available for download.
From the Lab: 10.5.2 update boosts Mac Pro’s graphics
The recently released Mac Pro desktops performed well in all our testing—except for our 3-D tests involving Quake 4, where it initially lagged behind even a Power Mac G5. However, this week’s OS X 10.5.2 and Leopard Graphics Update 1.0 improve matters considerably.
Report: iTunes more popular than illegal file sharing
iTunes has become more popular than illegal file sharing according to a new report from market research firm NPD.
Report claims 16.4% of all Xbox 360 consoles will fail
A new report from independent warranty provider SquareTrade has found that the failure rate of an Xbox 360 is not as high as critics would have you believe, but it is still much higher than the official number from Microsoft.
OWC offers new Mac-compatible DVD-R drives
OWC is offering new DVD-R drives as replacement drives for Mac Pros, PowerBooks and other systems at prices as low as $30.
Google updates Android software development kit
Google released an update to the software development kit for Android, its first update since releasing the original SDK in November.
The Painter Factory debuts for Painter fans
Corel has opened The Painter Factory, a new community Web site for users of its natural media painting and illustration software.
Freeway 5 Web design app coming March 27
Freeway 5 is a major upgrade to the page layout-style visual Web page design software, and it's going to be released on March 27th.
1Password adds Mac OS X v10.5.2 support
1Password has been updated with Mac OS X v10.5.2 support and other changes.
Yahoo sends letter to shareholders over Microsoft bid
Yahoo CEO Jerry Yang cited the growing online advertising market and his company's position to take advantage of that growth as reasons for shareholders to reject Microsoft's acquisition bid, he said in a letter to shareholders Wednesday.
Bento personal database updated with Mac OS X 10.5.2 support
FileMaker's Bento has been updated fixing several issues in the application, as well as adding support for Mac OS X Leopard 10.5.2.