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A screenshot of Blinkx.com, taken on May 9, 2008. REUTERS/www.blinkx.com

Blinkx flies on Google and Newscorp bid talk

Reuters - Friday, May 9 12:29 pm

LONDON (Reuters) - Shares of video search engine firm Blinkx surged 50 percent to a seven-month high on Friday, on talk that Internet giant Google and media conglomerate NewsCorp may bid for the firm. More »

  • A mobile phone user shows off a coupon in Seoul April 29, 2008. REUTERS/Lee Jae-Won

    Paper is passe for tech-savvy South Koreans

    Reuters - Friday, May 9 12:17 pm

    SEOUL(Reuters) - Young, tech-savvy South Koreans are making coupon clipping a thing of the past and turning to their mobile phones instead. More »

  • The headquarters of Yahoo is shown in Sunnyvale, California May 5, 2008. REUTERS/Robert Galbraith

    Microsoft frees rival slate from Yahoo commitment

    Reuters - Friday, May 9 02:09 am

    SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Microsoft has released the nominees on its rival slate from their commitment to stand for election to Yahoo board in the event of a proxy fight, a source familiar with the situation said on Thursday. More »

  • A man walks past Google headquarters in Mountain View, California, May 8, 2008. REUTERS/Kimberly White

    Google founders have grown up

    Reuters - Friday, May 9 12:34 am

    MOUNTAIN VIEW, California (Reuters) - It's official: the guys who founded Google are grown up. More »

  • Google sees YouTube products soon

    Reuters - Thursday, May 8 10:58 pm

    MOUNTAIN VIEW, California (Reuters) - Google expects to launch new products for its YouTube Web video service in the next few months and sees reason for closer cooperation with Yahoo, Google Chief Executive Eric Schmidt said on Thursday. More »

  • Extremists hone Internet skills

    Reuters - Thursday, May 8 10:19 pm

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Al Qaeda and other radical groups have dramatically increased their use of the Internet in recent years to lure and train recruits worldwide, a U.S. Senate report warned on Thursday. More »

  • Free software takes on Microsoft Office

    Reuters - Thursday, May 8 07:50 pm

    BOSTON (Reuters) - Pierre Avignon is no pirate, but he does not believe in paying for software. More »

  • Facebook, 49 U.S. states, agree on Web safety steps

    Reuters - Thursday, May 8 05:05 pm

    SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Social networking site Facebook announced an agreement on Thursday with 49 U.S. state attorneys general and the District of Columbia to increase efforts to protect its youngest members from sexual predators. More »

  • A screenshot of Fashionspace.com, taken on May 8, 2008. REUTERS/www.fashionspace.com

    MySpace's fashionable child launches new designers

    Reuters - Thursday, May 8 03:27 pm

    LONDON (Reuters) - Young designers competing to get noticed by fashion labels can now launch their careers online through the fashion world's answer to the social networking Web site MySpace.com. More »

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