Yahoo! Inc. released a beta version of a new consumer tool called Ad Interest Manager, which takes transparency in online advertising to a new level for building user trust. Ad Interest Manager http://privacy.yahoo.com/aim is a central place where Yahoo! visitors can see a concise summary of their online activity and make easy, constructive choices about [...]
An obscure browser called Flock already supports “mailto” links through Gmail and Yahoo and has a wealth of good features meant to foster sharing and connections with friends on Facebook, Yahoo’s Flickr, Google’s Picasa and other services.
But Flock, which is built on top of the same open-source Mozilla code that Firefox uses, isn’t as widely used as Internet Explorer or Firefox, meaning many Web sites haven’t been tested on it and they may not work well.
Intel Corp, has picked “Atom” as the new brand name for its latest new family of low-power processors. Atom will power digital devices, that will power mobile Internet devices and ultra low-cost and small notebook and desktop personal computers. Atom is based on a new micro architecture which is designed for small devices and low-power [...]
Microsoft Corp. Chairman Bill Gates today will unveil a software giveaway that will ultimately provide millions of college and high school students around the world with access to the latest Microsoft developer and designer tools at no charge to unlock their creative potential and set them on the path to academic and career success.
The Microsoft [...]
Apple® released Mac OS® X Leopard on sale Friday, October 26 at 6:00 p.m. at Apple’s retail stores and Apple Authorized Resellers. Leopard is packed with more than 300 new features and introduces a brand new desktop with Stacks, a new way to easily access files from the Dock; a redesigned Finder that lets users quickly browse [...]
REUTERS THURSDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2007 09:44:16 AM
Microsoft Corp beat out Google Inc in a battle to invest in socialising website Facebook, agreeing to pay $240 million for a 1.6 per cent stake in the Web phenomenon.
Microsoft also clinched exclusive rights to sell ads on Facebook outside of the United States as part of the [...]
