Google offers new stock at $295, BBC News, Sept 15 2005

Google offers new stock at $295, BBC News, Sept 15 2005

“Google says it will price its latest stock sale at $295 (£162.55) a share, more than three times the price of its initial public offering last year.”

Full Story at: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/4247846.stm


Microsoft offers development tools for Mac, Web, Cnet News, Sept 15 2005

“LOS ANGELES--Even as it steers developers toward the forthcoming edition of Windows, Microsoft is building tools to write applications for the Mac OS and the Web.”

Full Story at: http://news.com.com/Microsoft+offers+development+tools+for+Mac,+Web/2100-1007_3-5867417.html?part=rss&tag=5867417&subj=news


Yahoo debuts beta of Instant Search, Cnet News, Sept 15 2005

“Yahoo on Thursday unveiled a beta version of a search tool that pops up results before a user is finished typing.”

Full Story at: http://news.com.com/Yahoo+debuts+beta+of+Instant+Search/2100-1032_3-5867118.html?part=rss&tag=5867118&subj=news


Internet Oversight Board OKs New Domains, Yahoo! News, Sept 16 2005

“NEW YORK - The Internet's key oversight agency approved a domain name for the Catalan language Thursday while deferring final action on creating a red-light district on the Internet through a ".xxx" suffix.”

Full Story at: http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20050916/ap_on_hi_te/internet_pornography


Ebay to pay up to $4.1 bln to buy Skype, Yahoo! News, Sept 15 2005

“SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - EBay Inc. plans to pay between $3.7 billion and $4.1 billion to acquire Skype, depending on how fast it meets three growth targets, the online auction leader said in a U.S. regulatory filing on Thursday.”

Full Story at: http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20050916/wr_nm/skype_ebay_dc


Microsoft in talks on AOL link: source (Reuters), Yahoo! News, Sept 15 2005

“NEW YORK (Reuters) - Time Warner Inc. and Microsoft Corp. are discussing ways they could combine their Internet assets, including the possibility of an investment by the software giant, sources familiar with the matter said on Thursday. “

Full Story at: http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20050915/wr_nm/media_aol1_dc


Microsoft Defector Gagged, blog.fastcompany.com, Sept 15 2005

“Kai-fu Lee, the former Microsoft executive, is heading to Google to help launch a research center in China. Only he's barred from working, consulting or even chatting around the watercooler about search and language technologies. That or anything else he picked up at Microsoft.”

Full Story at: http://blog.fastcompany.com/archives/2005/09/14/microsoft_defector_gagged.html?partner=rss


eBay's Big Buy Leaves 'em Guessing, internetnews.com, Sept 15 2005

“Before the ink could dry on Internet auction giant eBay's (Quote, Chart) $2.6 billion deal to acquire VoIP titan Skype this week, industry analysts were delivering mixed reviews on the move.”

Full Story at: http://www.internetnews.com/ec-news/article.php/3548771


RIAA Puts More File-sharing Firms On Notice, internetnews.com, Sept 15 2005

“The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) has asked seven file-sharing companies to stop making and promoting software that lets users download copyrighted music.”

Full Story at: http://www.internetnews.com/xSP/article.php/3549161