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U.S. Search Share Increases for Google
Yahoo dropped from 14.96 percent in April to 14.43 percent in May; Bing fell from 9.43 percent the prior month to 9.23 percent. The numbers stand out against the May search statistics from comScore, which used two data sets. One showed Google gaining in search, the other showed Google losing share to Yahoo and Bing.…
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Acer Offers Long Battery Life on TimelineX Notebooks
The world’s number two computer maker, Acer, announced a line of Aspire notebooks, the TimelineX series, which are designed to offer eight hours of battery life and sport a thin design aimed at improving portability. The TimelineX Series starts at $599.99 and is currently available to U.S. customers, the company said. Combining Intel’s latest Core…
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IT Security Vendor SonicWall Gets Higher Offer on Company Takeover
BANGALORE June 22 (Reuters) – IT security company SonicWall Inc (NASDAQ:SNWL) said in a filing it had been approached by a privately held company to be acquired for $12 a share, trumping an earlier offer from private equity firm Thoma Bravo. Earlier this month, the New York-based private equity firm had offered to acquire the…
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Adults Text and Drive More Than Teens, Survey Suggests
A survey suggests that 27 percent of American adults have texted while driving, while a full 61 percent report having used a cell phone while behind the wheel. Of the American teens surveyed, some 26 percent texted while driving, while 43 percent reported making calls while behind the wheel. Several states have banned the use…
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Cisco’s Goodwin: Virtualization, Cloud Driving New Channel Opportunities
Cisco Systems has never been a company that sat idly by as the world around it evolved. In the past 18 months, Cisco has embarked on radical departures from its networking legacy to embrace emerging technologies such as video, consumer electronics and, of course, virtualized data centers. The evolution of Cisco has put it on…