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Exclusive: Microsoft considers bidding for Yahoo
Microsoft Corp is considering a bid for Yahoo Inc, resurfacing as a potential buyer after a bitter and unsuccessful fight to take over the Internet company in 2008, sources close to the situation said on Wednesday. Microsoft joins a host of other companies looking at Yahoo, which has a market value of about $20 billion [...]
Oil nears $78 amid hopes of Europe financial fix
BANGKOK — Oil rose to near $78 a barrel Wednesday in Asia amid hopes that Europe will contain the debt crisis that has engulfed Greece and threatens to destabilize other countries that use the euro. Benchmark crude for November delivery was up $2.08 to $77.79 a barrel at midafternoon Bangkok time in electronic trading on [...]
Apple stumble seen opening door for rivals
TAIPEI/HELSINKI (Reuters) – Rival smartphone makers could exploit a rare letdown by Apple in the launch of its new iPhone 4S model, which failed to wow fans, and grab a bigger share of the most lucrative part of the phone market. However, analysts also noted that Apple’s decision to keep older iPhone models and slash [...]
Highway crash caught on camera
Check out the heart-stopping CCTV footage of a car smashing into two vehicles stopped in the fast lane on a highway in the Argentina capital Buenos Aires. By Yahoo! Maktoob
Rugby Union’s top international scorers ever
Dan Carter (New Zealand) , Ronan O’Gara (Ireland) and Andrew Mehrtens (New Zealand)
Brad Pitt to produce Glee creator’s script
Brad Pitt’s production company will produce Glee creator’s new script. Brad’s company Plan B Entertainment has signed on to produce Ryan Murphy’s screenplay The Normal Heart. Ryan created television shows Nip/Tuck and Glee and also directed 2010 film starring Julia Roberts Eat, Pray, Love. He will direct and serve as producer for The Normal Heart. [...]
Libyan forces plan ‘final’ attack on Sirte
SIRTE, Libya – Bullet-ridden cars carrying terrified, ill and hungry civilians crawled out of Muammar Qadhafis home town on Tuesday as anti-Qadhafi fighters said they were planning a final attack. Government forces who had for three weeks been pinned down by artillery and rocket fire on the eastern edges of Sirte were able to advance [...]
Sony Ericsson: “Should have taken iPhone seriously”
Handset maker Sony Ericsson has said that they probably should have taken Apple’s iPhone more seriously when it was first released in 2007. The comments from CEO Bert Nordberg come just a day before Apple is expected to announce the iPhone 5 or a cheaper version of their current iPhone 4. Apples iPhone 4 (image: [...]
Dell introduces new Vostro laptop
Dell has launched a new Vostro, the thin and sleek Vostro V131, to its award-winning Vostro laptop line. Dells thin and sleek Vostro V131 (image: Dell) As one of the lightest and thinnest products in the Vostro portfolio, the Vostro V131 is designed specifically for highly mobile business customers. An ultrathin, ultra-stylish chassis houses the [...]
Lamborghini Aventador LP 700-4: Separates the men from the boys!
Lamborghini’s sales numbers were never very high in the Middle East and North Africa. With the Murcielago and the Gallardo the situation started to change slightly, and the Lamborghini brand started to catch up a little bit with the other competitors from Italy and Germany. Now a new contender from Lamborghini is entering this very [...]
