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Yahoo agrees to anonymize search data sooner

Chakkaradeep Chandran — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 00:37:34 +0000

A week after Microsoft called for all major search engines to anonymize search data after six months, Yahoo said it would keep identifiable search data for only three months. Currently, Microsoft keeps search data on... Read more...

Facebook agrees to add 40 safeguards for young users

Steven Parker — Fri, 09 May 2008 09:36:52 +0000

Facebook will add more than 40 safeguards to protect young users from sexual predators and cyberbullies, attorneys general from several US states have announced. The news follows a similar announcement from MySpace after the social... Read more...

Oracle agrees with $7.85 Billion Price for BEA

Wed, 16 Jan 2008 15:48:30 +0000

Business software maker Oracle Corporation has agreed to buy BEA Systems Incorporated for about $7.85 billion, a compromise price that ends a months-long dispute over the value of the software company. In October, Oracle suggested... Read more...

Warner agrees to use MP3 format

Steven Parker — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 09:45:33 +0000

Warner Music Group is making its music available for US downloads from Amazon in MP3 format without copy protection. Warner had been holding out against using the format because MP3 tracks are easier to share... Read more...

EU Agrees to Fully Fund Galileo

Sat, 01 Dec 2007 04:37:08 +0000

European Union governments agreed Friday to jointly complete the development of the much-delayed Galileo satellite navigation project after mollifying Spain, which had demanded a bigger stake in the venture. Spain was the lone holdout in... Read more...

EPA Agrees to use Microsoft Maps

Fri, 14 Sep 2007 20:32:48 +0000

Microsoft beat out Google to become the digital mapmaker for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The EPA will use Microsoft Virtual Earth maps to analyze and display data on everything from water and air quality... Read more...

FTC agrees to examine Google/DoubleClick deal

Tue, 29 May 2007 18:24:13 +0000

An antitrust investigation has been opened in regards to the proposed Google/DoubleClick merger. The fact that the Federal Trade Commission is investigating the deal (rather than the Department of Justice) suggests that privacy concerns may... Read more...

DRM-Free Music Giant EMI Agrees to Takeover

Tue, 22 May 2007 20:49:10 +0000

EMI, the music group behind Apple's digital rights management free iTunes, has agreed to be bought by private equity firm Terra Firma for Â£3.2 billion (US$6.4 billion). The deal values EMI shares at Â£2.4 billion... Read more...

Jackson Agrees to Halo Movie Delay

Joe Cashman — Wed, 01 Nov 2006 23:49:13 +0000

It was too good to be true wasn't it? One of the worlds biggest directors joined hands with one of the biggest games of the last generation, only a pesky Italian plumber could put a... Read more...

Microsoft Agrees to Changes in Vista Security

Steven Parker — Sun, 15 Oct 2006 09:58:41 +0000

"Bowing to pressure from European antitrust regulators and rival security vendors, Microsoft has agreed to modify Windows Vista to better accommodate third-party security software makers. In a press conference Friday, Microsoft said it would configure... Read more...

Nintendo Agrees To Fix DS Lite Hinge Cracks

Mon, 24 Jul 2006 19:16:00 +0000

Following a number of substantiated online reports of hinge cracks on the recently US-launched Nintendo DS Lite portable, Nintendo of America has opted to offer free repairs to anyone who calls the company's support line... Read more...

UK agrees extradition of hacker Gary McKinnon

Rob Wright — Thu, 06 Jul 2006 18:25:19 +0000

The US request to extradite the British hacker accused of the "biggest military hack of all time" has been granted by the UK Home Secretary John Reid. Gary McKinnon, accused of breaking into US government... Read more...

Google agrees to China Censorship

Wed, 25 Jan 2006 13:22:48 +0000

The world's largest search engine is reluctant to pull out of China altogether, instead the company will re-launch under Google.cn, and filter content the Chinese government finds objectionable. Google already have... Read more...

Seagate agrees to buy Maxtor

Steven Parker — Wed, 21 Dec 2005 12:46:23 +0000

Computer disk drive supplier Seagate Technology has agreed to buy rival Maxtor Corp. for $1.9 billion in stock, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the matter. The paper... Read more...

Samsung Agrees to Pay $300M Fine

Thu, 13 Oct 2005 19:41:37 +0000

Samsung, the world's largest memory chip manufacturer, has pleaded guilty to price fixing and agreed to pay a $300 million fine, US officials announced today. The fine is the second largest antitrust settlement and... Read more...

Dell agrees to AMD subpoena request

Fri, 09 Sep 2005 12:00:00 +0000

DELL has agreed to supply documents and other materials in an antitrust case filed by AMD against the chip giant. In the filing, Dell said it has documents and information in electronic form which AMD... Read more...

Eminem's Label Agrees to Settlement Over Ad

Tue, 10 May 2005 16:58:06 +0000

Rapper Eminem's music label has agreed to an undisclosed financial settlement with Apple Computer Inc. in a lawsuit over copyright infringement claims. In February 2004, Ferndale-based Eight Mile Style filed a lawsuit in U.S. District... Read more...

Microsoft Agrees to Pay Gateway $150M

Mon, 11 Apr 2005 14:34:36 +0000

Microsoft Corp., the world's biggest software maker, has agreed to pay Gateway Inc. $150 million over four years to settle a legal dispute and the companies will work together on the marketing and development of... Read more...

Microsoft Agrees With EU On Name For New Windows XP

Mon, 28 Mar 2005 17:52:26 +0000

Embattled software giant Microsoft has today announced a resolution with the European Union on the name of a new copy of Windows XP. After being found guilty by a court in 2004 of breaking EU... Read more...

Infinium agrees $50 million credit line

Wed, 21 Jul 2004 15:31:37 +0000

Broadband game delivery proponent Infinium Labs has announced that it has secured a $50 million credit facility from an institutional investor, replacing a previously announced financing deal for $44 million. The new deal, which has... Read more...

Microsoft Agrees to Ease Windows License Terms

Tue, 22 Apr 2003 03:51:36 +0000

Microsoft Corp. said on Monday it has agreed to cut the cost and ease some restrictions it placed on competitors seeking to view the inner workings of the Windows program under last year's antitrust... Read more...

Microsoft Agrees to .NET Passport Changes, EU Says

Thu, 30 Jan 2003 17:18:36 +0000

The European Commission said on Thursday that software giant Microsoft had agreed to make "radical" changes to its .NET Passport system to ease concerns about data privacy posed by Internet identity systems. "Microsoft... Read more...

AMD claims Intel agrees Megahertz Myth dead

Thu, 03 Oct 2002 01:36:44 +0000

W decided to listen to the AMD Gang of Seven (above) to see if we could separate out the blizzard of reviews of the 2700+ and 2800+ -- future products from the chip firm –... Read more...

Amazon agrees to change privacy policy

Sat, 28 Sep 2002 13:33:46 +0000

Amazon.com agreed this week to make changes to its privacy policy after coming under scrutiny from consumers and regulators who claimed that the e-commerce giant did not adequately protect customer data. In a... Read more...

Audiogalaxy agrees to filter songs

Steven Parker — Tue, 18 Jun 2002 07:39:43 +0000

Thanks eth3l for the heads up on this one. Audiogalaxy, a popular Internet file-swapping service, agreed Monday to filter copyrighted works as part of a legal settlement with the recording industry. Under the settlement,... Read more...