Last week, OStatic noted the rumor, first reported by VentureBeat, that Microsoft intended to buy Silicon Valley semantic search engine Powerset for $100 million. Lo and behold, Microsoft and Powerset are confirming today that an acquisition agreement has been signed. The terms of the deal have not been disclosed, but the rumored $100 million figure [...]
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2008: A Banner Year for Wireless Technology
, Friday, November 23, 2007 at 2:00 PM PT Comments (3)
It may be a little too early for a full laundry list of technology predictions for 2008, but one forecast I’m very confident in is that multiple types of wireless technologies will transform how people use their various devices next year. By the end of 2008, we are going to see countless devices with [...]
Will Eee PCs Upend the Portable Pricing Market?
, Tuesday, October 30, 2007 at 4:00 PM PT Comments (12)
ASUS Taiwan recently confirmed plans to deliver its eagerly awaited Eee PCs to the U.S. in November, and even though the company is targeting the devices squarely at the education market, they may end up challenging the pricing model for all portable computers.
When rumors began swirling in the blogosphere a few months back about the [...]
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