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Yahoo spurns Microsoft again as bad blood boils (AP)
AP - Yahoo Inc. has rejected Microsoft's latest attempt to buy its online search operations in a "take or leave it" proposal that Yahoo said would have dismantled its Internet franchise. Read more…
Yahoo rejects a new Microsoft deal (AFP)
AFP - Yahoo said Saturday it has rejected a "ludicrous" deal with Microsoft orchestrated by corporate raider Carl Icahn, who is bent on overthrowing the struggling Internet search pioneer's board. Read more…
Angelina Jolie gives birth to boy and girl (Reuters)
Reuters - Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie has given birth to twins in southern France, People magazine reported on its Web site on Sunday. Read more…
Yahoo rejects joint Microsoft, Icahn proposal (Reuters)
Reuters - Yahoo Inc said on Saturday it has rejected a joint proposal from Microsoft Corp and activist investor Carl Icahn that would have involved Yahoo selling its search business to Microsoft. Read more…
iPhone Tops Other Smartphones For Mobile Web Browsing (TechWeb)
TechWeb - InformationWeek - Analysts credit the iPhone's required data plan for driving European iPhone users to the mobile Web and say the faster 3G network should push usage even higher. Read more…
Apptix Offers Hosted Exchange E-mail For iPhone 3G (TechWeb)
TechWeb - InformationWeek - Apptix launched a hosted Exchange service that can deliver push syncing of e-mail, calendar, and contacts to the iPhone and other ActiveSync-ready smartphones. Read more…
Samba 3.2 Emerges Under GPLv3; Team Adds First Woman (TechWeb)
TechWeb - InformationWeek - In addition to the license change, Samba 3.2 brings support for Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008, better conservation of memory, and a registry-based configuration system. Read more…
Wireless Patent Wars Heat Up (TechWeb)
TechWeb - InformationWeek - Samsung wins one round before the U.S. International Trade Commission, but the main event -- a showdown between Qualcomm and Nokia -- is scheduled to get under way later this month. Read more…
iPhone 3G Lures Determined Buyers To NYC Apple Store (TechWeb)
TechWeb - InformationWeek - IPhone 3G customers in New York City came from as far as Russia and endured long lines and delays caused by activation glitches to get their new phones. Read more…
AMD To Take $948 Million In Charges In Second Quarter (TechWeb)
TechWeb - InformationWeek - In a SEC filing, the chipmaker said the majority of the charges relate to its acquisition of ATI Technologies. Read more…