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Yahoo looks to regain its cool with Tumblr deal, Flickr reboot

Yahoo Tumblr
Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer, and Tumblr Chief Executive David Karp speak during a news conference... Read More
After falling woefully out of fashion, Yahoo wants to be cool again while catering to the capitalistic demands of its shareholders. That goal led CEO Marissa Mayer to make a $1.1 billion bet on online blogging forum Tumblr in a risky acquisition that revolves around the vision and instincts of a 26-year-old entrepreneur who dropped out of high school to pursue his dream of bringing more beauty and creativity to the Internet. Read More

Dell's dismal 1Q illuminates PC maker's challenges

Dell
Dell's financial decay worsened during its latest quarter as the company slashed its personal computer prices in Read More

Google's products dig deeper into people's lives

Larry Page
For Google CEO Larry Page, happiness is a warm computer. Read More

YouTube's new pay channels go from campy to kids

Roger Corman
Roger Corman's campy B movies, children's shows like "Sesame Street" and "Inspector Gadget," and inspirational monologues by celebrities — these Read More

Microsoft appoints new CFO from Office division

Microsoft says its new chief financial officer is Amy Hood, previously CFO o Read More

Adobe shifts to subscriptions for software package

Adobe Systems Inc.
Adobe says it is moving to an online subscription-based model for the software package it sells to designers, Web Read More


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