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Facebook CEO wants to talk with Google on Friend Connect

Facebook CEO Zuckerberg says he wants to work out the privacy issues that caused Facebook to block Google's Friend Connect

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More than 200,000 demand Microsoft save XP

InfoWorld's petition to keep the popular Windows version on the market passes a new milestone

Update: Microsoft puts new Yahoo deal on the table

A possible new deal would have Microsopft acquire just part of Yahoo; Yahoo says it will study the proposal

Microsoft puts new Yahoo deal on the table

The latest move in the difficult courtship hints at an investment in Yahoo if not an outright acquisition.

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Compuware 2.0 set as rebirth of company

Looking to revitalize, the vendor will evaluate products and focus on business value

Top 10: HP-EDS buy, Icahn strikes again, China quakes

This week's roundup of the top IT news stories includes the continuing saga of MS-Yahoo, HP's big buy, Vista's developer problem, 3G iPhone rumors, and more

ObjectWave’s Swan swims for RIA connectivity

Rich Internet application platform enables simpler connectivity between AJAX interfaces and server-side code

Bender forms group to promote OLPC’s Sugar UI

Sugar Labs, founded by OLPC's former president of software and content, intends to use open source as a tool to promote a learning model

When legit sites imitate phishy behavior

Can OpenOffice 3.0 finally replace Microsoft Office?

Beta of the open source office suite brings a new Start Centre and some added features that provide a serious, free alternative to Microsoft Office

HP promises patch for XP SP3 endless reboot snafu

Hewlett-Packard tells users to delay installing XP SP3 until patch is released for AMD-based desktops that have had problems with endless reboots

Daily news beat for May 16, 2008

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Defending “Fixing the Internet”

Vodafone acquires social-networking platform company

Danish company ZYB's social networking and online management tool for backing up and sharing information online works on mobile phones

Apple’s iPhone may face uphill battle in some regions

Plans to sell the iPhone in the Middle East and Africa might prove to be a challenge

Fujitsu tackles e-paper’s slow screen speed

Fujitsu has improved its e-paper refresh speed by confining the refresh to just the parts of the screen that need to be changed

Windows coming on dual-boot OLPC

XO laptop that will have both the Linux-based Sugar OS and a low-cost student version of Windows XP is expected in August or September

More than 200,000 demand Microsoft save XP

InfoWorld's petition to keep the popular Windows version on the market has passed a new milestone

An unblinking look at disaster recovery

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Update: Yahoo tells Icahn that its own board knows best

Yahoo claims that Icahn's proposal shows a 'significant misunderstanding' of how Microsoft's buyout offer was handled

Does Icahn have a backup plan?

Carl Icahn is trying to force Yahoo back to the bargaining table with Microsoft, but if Microsoft is no longer interested, he'll need to have other options available

Sprint: WiMax cleared for commercial use

Sprint has completed nearly a year's worth of testing and has now declared WiMax up to commerical deployment standards

Tools circulate that crack Debian, Ubuntu keys

The tools take advantage of a recently discovered vulnerability and can be used to forge digital signatures and steal confidential information

Facebook to Google: Friend Disconnect

Facebook cites violation of its terms of service as grounds for blocking Google's Friend Connect from accessing social network's members' data

U.S. to investigate semiconductor patent complaints

LSI and subsidiary Agere Systems ask ITC to bar imports by companies violating their patent for semiconductor chips containing tungsten metal

Agile project management set for small teams

VersionOne also set to expand enterprise-level product

Update: DNS trouble knocks NSA off Internet

A server problem knocked the nsa.gov site offline for several hours Thursday morning

Microsoft seeks alternatives to low-cost laptops

In its effort to bring communications and Internet access to developing nations, Microsoft is considering smartphones and shared computing

Update: Yahoo Search Monkey opens to all developers

Yahoo has opened up its Search Monkey platform as part of its broader Open Strategy of opening up its platforms, sites, and services to outside developers

SOA vendors and value, part 2

AOL to open its mail sites to third-party applications

Strategy reflects AOL's recognition that no single company can control all the applications that users will want to use

EBay seller pleads guilty to software piracy charges

Oregon man faces up to 27 years in prison and a fine of $500,000 for using identity theft to set up bogus accounts on eBay where he sold counterfeit software

Daily news beat for May 15, 2008

Developers explain why they’re avoiding Vista

Fewer than 1 in 12 programmers is currently writing applications targeting Microsoft's Vista operating system

Carl Icahn’s letter to Roy Bostock

In his letter to Yahoo chairman Roy Bostock, billionaire investor Carl Icahn calls Microsoft's bid of $33 per share 'a superior alternative to Yahoo's prospects on a standalone basis'

Icahn takes on Yahoo board

Icahn has sent a letter to Yahoo's board charging it with acting irrationally and losing the faith of shareholders and Microsoft

The many, many stats behind green IT

Moonlight release puts Silverlight on Linux

RIA expands its reach with the release of a Linux client implementation of Microsoft's Silverlight technology

EU raises privacy issue for Google Street View

Europe's data protection supervisor urges Google to respect local privacy rules when launching Street View

CBS to buy CNET Networks for $1.8 billion

Acquisition of the online media company will increase the total of unique monthly visitors to CBS Web sites to around 200 million worldwide

Verizon snares $678 million federal network contract

Verizon wins a 10-year deals to provide managed network and security services to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security

Governments must intervene to end IP address shortage, says OECD

IP address shortage will have a negative effect on the economy unless IPv6 is adopted all across the Internet, OECD warns

Comcast to buy Plaxo for social networking

Social-networking company Plaxo will power upcoming community features on Comcast's TV, broadband data, and phone services

Did Twitter beat media with earthquake news?

Internet users on Twitter beat the newswires with first reports of the quake, but the wires pointed to the quake's seriousness much faster than Twitter users could

Pictures of Asustek’s Atom-based Eee PC 901 appear online

Photos of the upcoming Eee PC show a revamped design that is sleeker and more stylish

Sharp reveals progress in consumer-use fuel cells

Sharp joins the growing list of companies chasing DMFC technology