Computers
Microsoft drops $50 billion bid to acquire Yahoo
In a statement issued late Saturday, Microsoft announced it has withdrawn its proposal to acquire Yahoo. Speculation surrounding the status of the $50 billion deal has escalated since Microsoft CFO Chris Liddell's deadline of last weekend passed. Read more…
Twitter co-founder refutes rumors of ditching Ruby on Rails
Twitter, Inc. Co-Founder Biz Stone today refuted published rumors that Twitter is dropping Ruby on Rails as an application development environment for the social networking site. Read more…
Xbox 360 to get wireless sport-themed controllers
Qmotions, the peripheral manufacturing subsidiary of the Actiga Corp. and a maker of controllers unique to individual sports games, will soon be releasing fully Microsoft-endorsed Xbox 360 wireless controllers. Read more…
Surprising loss for Sun shows the heavy costs of MySQL
Despite his company racking up a $34 million loss this last quarter due entirely to its $1 billion buyout of MySQL, Sun CEO Jonathan Schwartz voiced optimism yesterday that its ownership of the open source database will start paying off. Read more…
Prime real estate on MySpace apps gallery comes with a price
Last week, MySpace opened its Application gallery to the public, allowing third-party developers' apps to be discovered and embedded in users' profiles. Those now highlighted as "featured applications" have reportedly earned that position by paying for it. Read more…
Yahoo Buzz social news service receives update
Yahoo's social news service Yahoo Buzz, which launched in beta in February, has upgraded its service, adding a widget and expanded RSS feeds. Read more…
Top Democrats ask for restrictions on XM + Sirius
Two leading Democrats in the US House, who both chair committees overseeing the FCC, are asking for the Commission to place conditions upon its final approval of any merger between the nation's only two satellite radio providers. Read more…
iSuppli: 1Q 2008 DRAM revenues fall 39 percent
Research firm iSuppli says the high stakes game of "chicken" between memory chip manufacturers is continuing the sharp decline in revenues overall. Read more…
Microsoft claims 2-to-1 sales edge for GTA IV on Xbox 360
Microsoft says anecdotal evidence indicates its version of Grand Theft Auto IV is doing much better than Sony's, although Sony seems to dispute that claim. Read more…
Netgear moves toward SMB-grade gigabit switches
At the Interop show in Las Vegas this week, Netgear continued its focus on SMB customers with its rollout of a new 802.11n wireless access point, a ReadyNAS storage solution, and three gigabit Smart Switches. Read more…
