http://au.rd.yahoo.com/nz/news/rss/technology/*http://nz.news.yahoo.com/tech/ Technology News en-au Copyright (c) 2008 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved. Fri, 16 May 2008 14:40:42 GMT http://l.yimg.com/au.yimg.com/i/nz/news/yxnews_180x24.gif http://au.rd.yahoo.com/nz/news/rss/technology/*http://nz.news.yahoo.com/tech/ 180 24 http://au.rd.yahoo.com/nz/news/rss/technology/*http://nz.news.yahoo.com/080516/5/5gas.html SEATTLE (Reuters) - Two weeks after Microsoft Corp <MSFT.O> abandoned its pursuit of Yahoo Inc <YHOO.O>, a proxy fight launched by activist investor Carl Icahn has put Microsoft in the driver's seat. /080516/5/5gas.html Fri, 16 May 2008 13:21:52 GMT http://au.rd.yahoo.com/nz/news/rss/technology/*http://nz.news.yahoo.com/080516/5/5gnn.html LONDON, May 16 (Reuters Life!) - Maps showing noise levels in towns across England were published on Friday in an attempt to reduce the disruption caused by factories, planes, trains and cars, the British government said. /080516/5/5gnn.html Fri, 16 May 2008 11:39:39 GMT http://au.rd.yahoo.com/nz/news/rss/technology/*http://nz.news.yahoo.com/080516/5/5gmn.html BRUSSELS (Reuters) - EU farmers have mostly started vaccinating animals against bluetongue, the virus that ravaged northern Europe's cattle and sheep in 2007, but success depends on vaccine supply and speed of applying it, officials say. /080516/5/5gmn.html Fri, 16 May 2008 10:24:09 GMT http://au.rd.yahoo.com/nz/news/rss/technology/*http://nz.news.yahoo.com/080516/5/5gja.html SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Embattled Yahoo Inc <YHOO.O> has struck an advertising partnership deal with WPP Group <WPP.L> that will let WPP buy ads on Yahoo's online ad exchange, the companies said late on Thursday. /080516/5/5gja.html Fri, 16 May 2008 07:21:00 GMT http://au.rd.yahoo.com/nz/news/rss/technology/*http://nz.news.yahoo.com/080516/5/5gj8.html (Reuters) - Yahoo Inc <YHOO.O> and WPP forge a multi-year strategic partnership. /080516/5/5gj8.html Fri, 16 May 2008 07:15:02 GMT http://au.rd.yahoo.com/nz/news/rss/technology/*http://nz.news.yahoo.com/080516/8/5ga2.html WASHINGTON (AFP) - Yahoo and Carl Icahn dueled Thursday as the corporate raider vowed to overthrow the firm's board and the Internet pioneer fired back that the billionaire misunderstood Microsoft's failed takeover bid. /080516/8/5ga2.html Fri, 16 May 2008 01:37:46 GMT http://au.rd.yahoo.com/nz/news/rss/technology/*http://nz.news.yahoo.com/080516/5/5gat.html SEATTLE (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp <MSFT.O> reached an agreement to make available its Windows operating system software for the One Laptop Per Child Foundation's XO Laptop, the company said on Thursday. /080516/5/5gat.html Fri, 16 May 2008 01:08:32 GMT http://au.rd.yahoo.com/nz/news/rss/technology/*http://nz.news.yahoo.com/080516/5/5g9r.html SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - U.S. sales of video game hardware and software rose 47 percent from a year earlier, as Take-Two Interactive Software Inc's <TTWO.O> "Grand Theft Auto 4" and Nintendo Co Ltd's <7974.OS> Wii console stole the show. /080516/5/5g9r.html Fri, 16 May 2008 00:41:51 GMT http://au.rd.yahoo.com/nz/news/rss/technology/*http://nz.news.yahoo.com/080515/8/5fyo.html SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) - Yahoo fired back at corporate raider Carl Icahn on Thursday, saying he lacks understanding of the Microsoft takeover try and should not follow through on a vow to oust Yahoo's board. /080515/8/5fyo.html Thu, 15 May 2008 23:48:13 GMT <p>Yahoo fired back at corporate raider Carl Icahn, seen here in 2005, on Thursday, saying he lacks understanding of the Microsoft takeover try and should not follow through on a vow to oust Yahoo's board.</p> AFP http://au.rd.yahoo.com/nz/news/rss/technology/*http://nz.news.yahoo.com/080515/5/5g8z.html SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - U.S. sales of video game hardware and software rose 47 percent from a year earlier, as Take-Two Interactive Software Inc's <TTWO.O> "Grand Theft Auto 4" and Nintendo Co Ltd's <7974.OS> Wii console stole the show. /080515/5/5g8z.html Thu, 15 May 2008 23:37:21 GMT