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Ask.com buys Dictionary.com parent Lexico
(Reuters)
Thursday, May 15, 2008
Reuters - Search site Ask.com will announce on Thursday a deal to buy Lexico, home to popular reference Web sites Dictionary.com and Thesaurus.com, a move that will expand its audience by 11 percent. .. read more..
Colonel suggests using hackers' tool against them
(AP)
Thursday, May 15, 2008
AP - Hackers often harness the combined power of thousands of virus-infected personal computers to pump out spam e-mail or disable targeted servers by overwhelming them with Internet traffic. .. read more..
Ask.com acquires Dictionary.com, other references
(AP)
Thursday, May 15, 2008
AP - Ask.com has bought a stable of Internet reference sites that includes Dictionary.com in its latest effort to distinguish itself from online search leader Google Inc. and other much larger rivals. .. read more..
Adobe refreshes Flash Player
(InfoWorld)
Thursday, May 15, 2008
InfoWorld - Facing serious challenges to its dominance in the RIA (rich Internet application) space, Adobe Systems will refresh its bread-and-butter Flash Player technology Thursday with capabilities that could provide an edge on the RIA battleground. .. read more..
Jury orders Nintendo to pay gaming company Anascape $21M
(AP)
Thursday, May 15, 2008
AP - Nintendo of America Inc. was ordered to pay a small East Texas gaming company $21 million Wednesday for infringing on a patent while designing controllers for its popular Wii and GameCube systems. .. read more..
