Microsoft, Yahoo execs finally meet (AP)

15.03.2008 10:58 - source: Yahoo tech

AP - Microsoft Corp. met with Yahoo Inc. to discuss the software maker's unsolicited takeover bid earlier this week, a breakthrough that could be the first step toward a friendly deal between the two rivals. Read more…


Thomson announces Symbio VoIP phone at CeBIT

15.03.2008 10:58 - source: voip-news.co.uk

Thomson announced the Symbio all-in-one DECT phone and wireless internet radio at the CeBIT technology event in Hannover. The wireless DECT and VoIP phone features caller ID, which is displayed on a 128?128 colour screen; an address book for up to 200 names and numbers; and hands-free functions. It also provides a log of the [...] Read more…


USA - VoIP Market - Analysis, Statistics & Forecasts Available Now

17.03.2008 10:05 - source: www.topix

DUBLIN, Ireland - Research and Markets has announced the addition of " USA - VoIP Market - Analysis, Statistics & Forecasts " Until 2004 Vonage was the main provider of residential Voice over Internet Protocol ... via Earth Times Read more…


Glaciers suffer record shrinkage

17.03.2008 10:05 - source: BBC News

The rate at which some of the world's glaciers are melting has more than doubled, new data says. Read more…


Dollar slides to fresh euro low

17.03.2008 10:05 - source: BBC News

The euro hits another record low against the dollar amid continued fears over the state of the US currency. Read more…


Markets plummet on banking woes

17.03.2008 10:05 - source: BBC News

European and Asian stock markets slump in reaction to the emergency sale of US bank Bear Stearns. Read more…


Cheney in Baghdad for key talks

17.03.2008 10:05 - source: BBC News

US Vice-President Dick Cheney visits Iraq ahead of the fifth anniversary of the US-led invasion. Read more…


Milosevic allies trial to begin

17.03.2008 10:05 - source: BBC News

The war crimes trial of two former Serbian intelligence chiefs is due to start in The Hague. Read more…


Markets decline on credit worries

17.03.2008 10:05 - source: BBC News

Asia's major stock markets fall as investors react badly to news that Bear Stearns has been sold. Read more…


Fans flock to border peace show

17.03.2008 10:05 - source: BBC News

Thousands attend a concert on the Colombian-Venezuelan border after the region's worst diplomatic crisis in years. Read more…


First coca find in Brazil Amazon

17.03.2008 10:05 - source: BBC News

Coca plantations and a cocaine lab are found for the first time in a Brazilian part of the Amazon rainforest. Read more…


Deadly clashes in west DR Congo

17.03.2008 10:05 - source: BBC News

At least 68 people are killed in clashes between a religious sect and police in the west of DR Congo. Read more…


Cricket: England beat NZ

17.03.2008 10:05 - source: BBC News

England beat New Zealand by 126 runs on the final day of the second Test in Wellington to level the series at 1-1. Read more…


McCartneys to learn divorce deal

17.03.2008 10:05 - source: BBC News

Sir Paul McCartney is due to learn how much of his fortune will go to his estranged wife in their divorce settlement. Read more…


Web creator rejects net tracking

17.03.2008 10:05 - source: BBC News

The creator of the web says consumers need to be protected against internet tracking systems. Read more…


Afghan blast kills Nato soldiers

17.03.2008 10:05 - source: BBC News

A suicide car bomb attack on a Nato convoy kills three Nato soldiers in southern Helmand province, police say. Read more…


New parliament opens in Pakistan

17.03.2008 10:05 - source: BBC News

Pakistan's new parliament meets a month after President Musharraf suffered a huge election blow. Read more…


Rescue for troubled Wall St bank

17.03.2008 10:05 - source: BBC News

JPMorgan Chase is to acquire ailing US bank Bear Stearns for $2 a share, a fraction of its previous value. Read more…


China denies Tibet death reports

17.03.2008 10:06 - source: BBC News

A top Chinese official denies troops used lethal force on Tibetans, as a deadline for protesters to surrender nears. Read more…


Peacekeepers hurt in Kosovo blast

17.03.2008 10:06 - source: BBC News

UN police are forced to withdraw from a Serb stronghold in Kosovo after violent clashes with protesters. Read more…


Gene study: Exercise may not improve mood

17.03.2008 10:06 - source: USATODAY.com

The widely accepted view that exercise helps dispel depression and anxiety is misleading, since a common set of genes makes the ... Read more…


Seasonal allergies could spark depression, fatigue

17.03.2008 10:06 - source: USATODAY.com

She's quite the social butterfly, but Lynn Stockmaster says that when seasonal allergies strike, time with her husband and friends, ... Read more…


Study: Hostility harder on hearts of blacks

17.03.2008 10:06 - source: USATODAY.com

A cynical and mistrustful personality apparently leads to greater blood pressure fluctuations for blacks than whites, which could ... Read more…


Toy safety steps back into national spotlight

17.03.2008 10:06 - source: USATODAY.com

Retailers and lawmakers across the country are taking steps to make toys safer. Wal-Mart and Toys "R" Us announced plans last ... Read more…


Hong Kong shuts schools amid flu outbreak

17.03.2008 10:06 - source: USATODAY.com

Hong Kong's top health official faced a crucial decision when influenza started ripping through schools and a few children died: ... Read more…