Archive for November 6th, 2008

Google calls off Yahoo advertising deal (VNU Net via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)

Google is backing out of its proposed search advertising deal with Yahoo.

Thursday, November 6th, 2008

Google Android hack opens up T-Mobile G1 (PC Advisor)

Bug allows G1 owners to install new OS Hackers have circumvented controls in the Google Android operating system used on T-Mobile's G1 mobile phone, allowing them to get around restrictions created by the smartphone's designers.

Thursday, November 6th, 2008

The end of the Google/Yahoo ad pact dream? (Guardian Unlimited)

You can almost hear the collective sigh of relief on both sides of the Atlantic; the proposed deal between Google and Yahoo is looking increasingly less likely to happen, reports the FT . Photograph: dannysullivan /Flickr/ Some rights reserved Both firms have endured long-running discussions with the Department of Justice in the US over what rivals have said is a ...

Thursday, November 6th, 2008

Yang ‘disappointed’ after Google deal collapses (Guardian Unlimited)

Yahoo chief executive Jerry Yang says he felt let down by Google's decision to pull out of a controversial advertising agreement between the two internet rivals. The $800m deal – which would have enabled Google to sell advertising on some parts of Yahoo's search engine listings - had been subject to a formal investigation by the US Department of Justice over potential antitrust concerns. ...

Thursday, November 6th, 2008

Google and Yahoo call off deal (VNU Net via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)

Google is backing out of its proposed search ad deal with Yahoo.

Thursday, November 6th, 2008