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In a dumb series of events, MS offered Yahoo a large some of money to take over their company, Yahoo refused, and then we got a surprise. There are now talks of Yahoo merging with AOL, which is partly owned by Google.
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Yahoo rejects Microsoft purchase offer, holding out for AOL to save the day
By James Allan Brady on Monday, Feb 11th 2008 No CommentsStarbucks offering free and paid WiFi with AT&T
By James Allan Brady on Monday, Feb 11th 2008 1 CommentStarbucks is ending a 6 year deal with T-Mobile where there was no free WiFi and the paid WiFi cost more than with AT&T. My only question is how much did Apple have to do with this move?
Microsoft ready to take over Yahoo for $44.6 billion
By Satsuki Then on Friday, Feb 1st 2008 No Comments
In not so surprising move, Microsoft bids for Yahoo with $44.6 billion in cash and stock to stay competitive against Google. Microsoft’s Live.com has not been very successful in capturing more online services market share. By buying out Yahoo, it will allow Microsoft to stay in the game, at least for now. Microsoft bid $31 per share for Yahoo. We’ll keep you updated on the development of this story.
[via yahoo]
T-Mobile Sidekick Slide hitting retail outlets TODAY!
By James Allan Brady on Wednesday, Nov 7th 2007 No CommentsIf you have been interested in the new Sidekick that was made by Motorola, the purple and black one, then you can pick one up today for $199.99 at your choice of T-Mobile outlets. Of course that price is with a two-year contract.
On to better news, they have decided to give both the Slide and the new LX a “Consumer E-Mail Upgrade” basically it makes it easier to set up and use your public email accounts from companies such as Yahoo! and AOL. Specifically for those two companies, they also support their PUSH email systems.
Zipit Wireless Messenger Z2
By James Allan Brady on Thursday, Sep 27th 2007 1 CommentDon’t want a cell phone but looking for an instant messaging solution for when you are on the go? Well here it is, it supports AOL, Yahoo, and MSN, the three basics, if you need more than that, you probably wouldn’t find it on a cell phone either.
There is a miniSD card slot that you can store music on too, which in turn can be played through the integrated MyTunes media player, or you can stream them from the Internet. Obviously this beast connects via wifi, so speed should be good.
Yahoo Mail Adds SMS Messaging Via Email
By James Allan Brady on Monday, Aug 27th 2007 2 CommentsSo this isn’t really new technology, or even and entirely new concept, however most companies that tried it previously had it as their main feature, whereas for Yahoo it is just an added bonus. Previous iterations of such a service either failed miserably, or began charging money, not this one, its completely free.
Survey finds search-branded phone market hungry
By Chris Davies on Wednesday, May 23rd 2007 No CommentsMarket research can be tricky – I know I’ve lied to someone surveying me, so I always try to take results with a generous pinch (or shovel) of salt. I’d tentatively say that, going by The EQUS Group’s findings, the well-recognised brand name of Google or Yahoo! would be a good place to launch a cellphone from; 55% of people surveyed said they’d be willing to buy a phone from one of the two search companies.
Microsoft and Yahoo – Deal or No Deal? NO DEAL!
By Ewdison Then on Saturday, May 5th 2007 1 Comment
Microsoft and Yahoo are reported not actively talking on the merger anymore. However the desperation of Microsoft in competing with Google in search and online-ads market might result in Microsoft and Yahoo to form an alliance or some sort of co-operations between the two.
Yahoo does not seem to be interested in full-scale deal at this time and what Microsoft is putting on the table. The two companies used to be partners where Yahoo provides Microsoft with its search engine technology and advertising backend, however Microsoft jumped the ship from that relation in favor of its own in house technology.
At this moment, the “talk” is reported to have cool down and both companies spokesmen declined to comment on this issue. If the talk heats up again, we might be able to see MicroHoo!
Microsoft, Yahoo Discussed Deal [via wsj]
Microsoft to buy Yahoo?
By Ewdison Then on Friday, May 4th 2007 2 Comments
No doubt Microsoft has been trying to get their Live search engine going, but it seems impossible for Microsoft to compete with Google in that space. Microsoft thinks of a new way to put up a front war against Google, and that is buying Yahoo.
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