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Yahoo Inc. and Microsoft Corp. said late Friday they have finalized their planned Internet search and advertising partnership agreement, following a brief delay. Yahoo and Microsoft first announced the agreement in July, but said in October that they were unable...

Bogus email alert: Be on the lookout for messages allegedly from the CDC about a "mandatory" swine flu vaccination program. The emails ask recipients to enter personal information in order to get vaccinated, but unlucky registrants get malware instead of...

In the most recent sign that Apple is looking at alternative ways for people to store and play their digital music, the company is finalizing talks to acquire Lala, a three-year-old start-up based in Palo Alto, Calif., two people with...

Idaho (AP) — State Sen. Clint Stennett named his wife, Michelle Stennett, to serve in the 2010 Idaho Legislature because he's not yet ready to return following treatment for brain cancer. Stennett, a Democrat from Ketchum who was the minority...

S Sprint Nextel Corp. said Friday it has closed its $426 million acquisition of wireless affiliate iPCS Inc. Kan. — Sprint Nextel Corp. said Friday it has closed its $426 million acquisition of wireless affiliate iPCS Inc. The company said...

The weekly flu surveillance report released Friday, completed during flu season by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, says 17 states reported regional influenza activity. The District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and six states reported local influenza activity.

Steris Corp.'s stock was down about 14% at noontime after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration released a letter to health care professionals urging them to find substitutes for the Mentor company's Steris System 1 Processors because the piece of...

Hearst Corp. announced today that its Skiff, LLC, will launch a new wireless service next year to deliver selections of newspapers, magazines, books and other content to users of smart phones, netbooks and other digital devices. Skiff said it is...

Unfortunately, people who never never had the chance to see what life was like before the internet don’t realize just how much things have changed. Thirty years ago computers were starting to “come along”, but the internet was still in...