Google calls it quits on the Yahoo ad deal; Will Microsoft enter the picture?
blogs.zdnet.com 11/5/2008 — In a move that’s not terribly surprising, Google said Wednesday that it is scrapping its search advertising deal with Yahoo. The move puts Yahoo’s search business back in play and may bring Microsoft back into the picture. In a blog post, ...

GOP's top techie calls it quits
arstechnica.com 3/9/2009 — In the Republican Party's ongoing struggle to build an online political machine to rival the formidable new media operation fielded by Barack Obama in 2008, many conservatives pinned their hopes on Cyrus Krohn , the 38-year-old alumnus of ...

Circuit City Calls It Quits, Plans To Liquidate Assets; 30,000 Employees Let Go
paidcontent.org 1/16/2009 — Big box electronics retailer Circuit City is calling it a day after failing to reach an agreement with its creditors. The Richmond, VA., company is seeking Bankruptcy Court approval to start liquidating the assets of the company. The news comes after ...

Transfer Music songs from Rhapsody Napster Ruckus Bearshare to iTunes for iPod
merchantcircle.com 12/29/2008 — This tutorial will show you how to transfer Transfer Music songs from Rhapsody Napster Ruckus Bearshare to iTunes for iPod step by step

More Tech Start-Ups Call It Quits
online.wsj.com 2/12/2009 — The deepening recession is speeding up the shakeout in Silicon Valley, forcing droves of start-ups to shut down or sell themselves at fire-sale prices. Many start-ups survived last year by slashing costs and deferring development projects. But as ...

Gadget Labber Quits Smoking: Four Gadgets Which Will Help
blog.wired.com 1/29/2009 — I’m Charlie, and I’m addicted to cigarettes. That is, I believe, the traditional way to start talking about a problem. Why am I telling you? Because I’m giving up. Of course, wuss that I am I’m not going cold turkey. I shall enlist the power ...

Freddie Mac CEO calls it quits after a few months
pheedo.com 3/2/2009 — When Fannie Mae (NYSE: FNM ) and Freddie Mac (NYSE: FRE ) were taken over by the government in September, both were given new CEOs to replace the clowns who got them into the mess. Now Freddie Mac's CEO is heading for the exits. In a press release, the company said that CEO David Moffett would ...

Chrome could get Firefox-like extensions by May — CNET News.com 2/5/2009
Google is adding extensions to its Web browser such that it becomes more like Mozilla's Firefox, but Microsoft's Internet Explorer is the big loser here.

Microsoft ads make a comeback — CNET News.com 2/5/2009
Is Windows Live so easy a four-year-old can use it? That's the gist of a new TV ad set to debut on Sunday with the Grammy Awards.

Valley Buzz: A Ray of Hope for AOL, Yahoo, Google and Microsoft, Lenovo Group Announces Big Losses, and the AP Demands Cash for Obama Poster — Yahoo! Finance: Tech Ticker 2/6/2009
I wouldn’t blame TechTicker readers if they started referring to this column as “Headlines from the Grim Reaper.” Day-after-day, I’ve brought you a lot of bad news of layoffs, poor earnings and the Valley’s innovation engine

Apple Store bans Facebook access? Well, sort of — CNET News.com 2/6/2009
Following reports that the tech retailer had blocked access to the popular social network because people were wasting time on it, one CNET News reporter went to all three Apple Stores in New York to check it out.

Kindle 2 official Photos leaked — I4U News 2/7/2009
The first photos of the Amazon Kindle 2 already leaked back in October 2008. Now though new official glossy photos of the next generation Kindle eBook reader appeared on MobileRead (Via Engadget) before the Monday Amazon press conference. Along ...