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Intel's New High Performance Chip: Core i7 - Intel's new generation of chips for desktop computers, to be called Core i7, are expected to be in production the last three months of this year. The company says the new design will deliver both high performance and energy efficiency.
 
Yahoo Will Soon Let Visitors Opt Out of Ads - Yahoo will let its Web visitors decline ads targeted to their browsing habits, becoming the latest internet company to break from a common industry practice as Congress steps up scrutiny of customized advertising and consumer privacy.
 
Google Says $1 Billion Investment in AOL Is Souring - The 2005 deal that gave Google a 5 percent stake in AOL may "be impaired" by the latter's helpless flailing.
 
Web Sites Using SiteMeter Are Crashing With Internet Explorer - A number of websites that use SiteMeter tracking code to monitor the number of visitors to their site are reporting that the code is causing Internet Explorer browsers to crash when users visit their sites.
 
Stockholders Vote to Keep Yahoo Execs on Board - Despite some stockholders' sour comments at Yahoo's 2008 annual stockholder meeting, the majority of stockholders vote to re-elect each member of the executive board.
 
Apple, AT&T Extend Monogamous Relationship - Non-AT&T subscribers who want iPhones: Stop waiting for Apple to open the phone to your network, because it's not happening anytime soon. AT&T and Apple are extending their monogamous relationship through 2009.
 
Bad Guys Now Exploit Web Security Flaws in Mere Hours - The bad guys on the Internet are narrowing the time frame they need to unleash computer attacks that take advantage of publicly disclosed security holes, new research shows.
More and more of these attacks are coming within 24 hours after a vulnerability is disclosed -- faster than most people even hear about them.
 
For Apple, Growing Complexity Means More Glitches Than Ever - 
 
EMusic Extends Into Social Networks - The DRM-free music retailer eMusic has linked up with several Web 2.0
hotspots to give subscribers more bang for their buck and allow them
to post album excerpts to social networks.
 
Microsoft to Sell Home-Brewed Xbox Games, Share Revenue - Microsoft announces its going to let home-brew gamemakers sell their games to other Xbox 360 owners online, and take a share of the revenue.
 
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