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Friday, May 2, 2008
  1. In this Jan. 7, 2008 file photo of Yahoo CEO Jerry Yang gestures in the Yahoo booth after he gave his keynote address at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. Yahoo shares fell 17 percent in early trading Monday as hopes for the once-dominant search engine dimmed following Microsoft's withdrawal of a $47.5 billion takeover bid. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, file)
    AP sources give inside look at Microsoft's raised Yahoo bid AP - Wed May 7, 6:04 PM ET Sent 52 times

    SAN FRANCISCO - Just how serious was Microsoft Corp. about raising its bid to $47.5 billion for slumping Internet pioneer Yahoo Inc.?

  2. Mechanical squirrels, robot lizards jump into research AP - Sat May 3, 7:26 AM ET Sent 12 times

    AMHERST, Mass. - One gray squirrel, its bushy tail twitching, barked a warning as another scrounged for food nearby. It was an ordinary spring day at Hampshire College, except that the rodent issuing the warning was powered by amps, not acorns.

  3. 100 E-mail Bouncebacks? You've Been Backscattered. PC World - Fri May 2, 7:10 PM ET Sent 10 times

    The bounceback e-mail messages come in at a trickle, maybe one or two every hour. The subject lines are disquieting: "Cyails...

  4. Cosmetics are seen at the backstage of a New York Fashion Week show September 7, 2007. (Brendan McDermid/Reuters)
    Free software takes on Microsoft Office Reuters - Thu May 8, 3:50 PM ET Sent 8 times

    BOSTON (Reuters) - Pierre Avignon is no pirate, but he does not believe in paying for software. His computer is filled with programs like Symphony -- a free suite that he downloaded from an International Business Machines Corp website (http://symphony.lotus.com).

  5. Scientists develop new type of memory circuit Reuters - Wed Apr 30, 6:19 PM ET Sent 5 times

    CHICAGO (Reuters) - It took about 40 years to find it, but scientists at Hewlett-Packard said on Wednesday they discovered a fourth basic type of electrical circuit that could lead to a computer you never have to boot up.

  6. It can be a gamble to invest in alternative energy USATODAY.com - Fri May 2, 6:59 AM ET Sent 2 times

    You've experimented, but so far, your attempts to replace the gas engine have failed. The duck-powered glider had potential, sure, except for all the unplanned pond landings. Big Slingshot One simply left a series of man-shaped holes in your house. And let's just say that mankind isn't ready to commute by cannon yet.

  7. ooVoo video chat connects up to six users Macworld.com - Fri May 2, 8:30 AM ET Sent 2 times

    ooVoo on Thursday announced the launch of a Mac version of its video chat service. The software is available for free and can be downloaded from the ooVoo Web site.

  8. Ultraportable Laptops That Perform PC World - Fri May 2, 6:10 PM ET Sent 2 times

    Ultraportable laptops are the latest trend, but buying decisions could be a struggle when choosing between low-cost and...

  9. Dell Hurries to Fix Faulty Laptop Keyboards PC World - Fri May 2, 7:30 PM ET Sent 2 times

    Dell on Friday said it has stopped shipment of two Vostro laptop models in Europe after discovering a faulty keyboard design...

  10. Yoji Kawamura, 65, looks at his page on www.match.com in Tokyo in this picture taken April 7, 2008. Japanese seniors are signing on to online matchmaking services and many say they have found true love. (Toru Hanai/Reuters)
    Older Japanese go online in search of love Reuters - Thu May 1, 10:08 PM ET Sent 2 times

    TOKYO (Reuters) - You're never too old to fall in love.

  11. ASCAP Awarded Millions for Online Use of Music NewsFactor - Thu May 1, 5:57 PM ET Sent 1 times

    A federal judge ruled Thursday that the American Society of Composers, Artists, and Performers (ASCAP) may be owed as much as $100 million by America Online, Yahoo and Real Networks for the use of copyrighted material in streaming audio on the Web.

  12. Sprint's Compass Broadband Modem Charts Clever Path PC World - Wed Apr 30, 2:59 PM ET Sent 1 times

    A new USB cell data modem from Sprint includes storage, automatic software installation, GPS hardware, and multi-platform software.

  13. Mozy Delivers Solid Online Backup PC World - Fri May 2, 12:58 PM ET Sent 1 times

    I tried to online backup solutions and went with the full-featured Mozy.

  14. Court Ruling Could End P2P Music-Download Lawsuits NewsFactor - Wed Apr 30, 4:38 PM ET Sent 1 times

    A federal court has dealt a body blow to the recording industry's efforts to sue people who use peer-to-peer software to download music from the Internet. In fact, says one copyright lawyer, the P2P decision could mean the end of the Recording Industry Association of America's litigation strategy.

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