10 Latest News, Blogs, Tips, and Reviews that I find Interesting and Useful:
1. Yahoo Board to Reject Takeover Bid From Microsoft
Yahoo’s board of directors plans to reject Microsoft’s $44.6 billion hostile bid with a letter Monday saying the offer undervalues Yahoo, a person familiar with the matter said Saturday.
More @ NYTimes
Yahoo’s board of directors plans to reject Microsoft’s $44.6 billion hostile bid with a letter Monday saying the offer undervalues Yahoo, a person familiar with the matter said Saturday.
More @ NYTimes
2. $100 price drop on iPhones and iPods coming in the next two months
We just got a tip that Apple is planning on dropping the prices again on the iPhone and iPod line within the next month or two - perhaps at the late February event. Our tipster says that Apple will drop the prices $100 on both the iPod Touch and iPhone lines.
More @ 9to5MacWe just got a tip that Apple is planning on dropping the prices again on the iPhone and iPod line within the next month or two - perhaps at the late February event. Our tipster says that Apple will drop the prices $100 on both the iPod Touch and iPhone lines.
3. Google Translation + Gmail help people communicate
Language barriers can be a primary source of accessibility problems on the web, and automatic translation, though not perfect, provides a useful solution.
More @ GoogleblogLanguage barriers can be a primary source of accessibility problems on the web, and automatic translation, though not perfect, provides a useful solution.
4. PWM audio generation with an AVR
More @ HackaDay
5. sudo, or not sudo: that is the question
If you've dabbled even a little bit with security matters, you know that giving root rights or the root password to a common user is a bad idea. But what do you do if a user has a valid need to do something that absolutely requires root rights?
More @ Linux.com
If you've dabbled even a little bit with security matters, you know that giving root rights or the root password to a common user is a bad idea. But what do you do if a user has a valid need to do something that absolutely requires root rights?
More @ Linux.com
6. Microsoft’s $80 billion (and growing) Yahoo Headache
The buyer in any public-public merger generally sees a stock price hit - they’re offering a premium over what the market thinks the seller is worth, and the market takes that out of the buyer’s hide. But Microsoft lost nearly $40 billion in market cap in the eight trading days since they made their offer.
More @ TechCrunch
The buyer in any public-public merger generally sees a stock price hit - they’re offering a premium over what the market thinks the seller is worth, and the market takes that out of the buyer’s hide. But Microsoft lost nearly $40 billion in market cap in the eight trading days since they made their offer.
More @ TechCrunch
7. The Nerd Handbook
A nerd needs a project because a nerd builds stuff. All the time. Those lulls in the conversation over dinner? That’s the nerd working on his project in his head.
More @ RandsInReposeA nerd needs a project because a nerd builds stuff. All the time. Those lulls in the conversation over dinner? That’s the nerd working on his project in his head.
8. DreamBook Light IL1 runs on VIA, won't run ASUS out of business
More @ Engadget
9. 6 Strategies On How To Be Positive In A Negative WorldHere are 6 strategies on how you can be a blessing-magnet, and be positive in a negative world:
More @ BoSanchezBlog
10. This Week's Posts/Blogs that find "Tech Source From Bohol" fascinating:
*Ubuntu Site
*Blog Linux au Coin
*Boycott Novell
*Open Source Deluxe
*GamniX
*Bonushure
*Perl Coding School
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