News technology 2008-05-19 Andanh.com

Nintendo's WiiWare games are disappointing Mon, 19 May 2008 12:36:18 -0400
One of the best features of Nintendo's Wii is the Virtual Console, a downloadable library of more than 200 classic games. It's a great resource for young gamers...

EA again extends Take-Two deadline Mon, 19 May 2008 10:35:09 -0400
NEW YORK - Video game publisher Electronic Arts Inc. has for a third time extended the deadline for its $2 billion tender offer to buy smaller rival Take-Two Interactive Software...

Dell CFO Carty resigns, Gladden named successor Mon, 19 May 2008 09:06:59 -0400
ROUND ROCK, Texas - Computer maker Dell says Don Carty, the chief financial officer hired a year and a half ago to help lead the company's turnaround plan, has resigned. He...

Microsoft: New talks for alternative Yahoo deal Mon, 19 May 2008 07:51:58 -0400
SAN FRANCISCO - Microsoft Corp. is once again trying to team up with Yahoo Inc. to challenge Internet search and advertising leader Google Inc., although at this point the...

'Second Life' Web avatar has a mind of its very own Sun, 18 May 2008 23:15:43 -0400
TROY, N.Y. - Edd Hifeng barely merits a second glance in "Second Life." A steel-gray robot with lanky limbs and linebacker shoulders, he looks like a typical avatar...

Microsoft tries a new approach to Microsoft Sun, 18 May 2008 22:46:44 -0400
SAN FRANCISCO - Microsoft Corp. is once again trying to team up with Yahoo Inc. to challenge Internet search and advertising leader Google Inc., although at this point the...

Recycling options lag the compact fluorescent push Sun, 18 May 2008 20:44:12 -0400
MECHANICSBURG, Pa. - It's a message being drummed into the heads of homeowners everywhere: Swap out those incandescent lights with longer-lasting compact fluorescent...

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