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Cosmos prepared to sweeten bid even more
Canada.com | 1 hour 42 minutes ago
Cossette Inc. announced Friday that Cosmos Capital Inc. made a private overture to the company to increase its recently sweetened offer to an even higher price of $8.10 per share.

Display ad-serving technology balances personalization and privacy
Internet Retailer | 2 hours 14 minutes ago
Personalization is one of the hottest trends in Internet retailing, but increasingly, consumers are scrutinizing how marketers gather and use data on their online behavior. Personalized display ad-serving vendor and online media buyer Dotomi says it has boosted conversions significantly with a system that addresses those concerns.

The odd friendship of Marilyn Monroe and Ella Fitzgerald
Times (London), The | 2 hours 19 minutes ago
Monroe helped to kickstart Fitzgerald?s career, but these Fifties icons shared more than a love of jazz

Cossette prepared to sweeten bid even more
National Post (Canada) | 2 hours 20 minutes ago
Cossette Communication Group Inc. president and chief executive Claude Lessard.

Breast Exams Are Not Huge Driver Of Health Care Costs - Heavy Doses - Portfolio.com
Portfolio.com | 4 hours 39 minutes ago
Mammograms are an inexpensive, low-profit test that saves lives, docs say. So why recommend limiting these exams?

Gop Senators Hope To Win Pr War On Health Reform - Capital - Portfolio.com
Portfolio.com | 4 hours 39 minutes ago
GOP senators expect to lose Saturday?s battle on health care reform, but they hope to win public opinion war.

Google PC will start in seven seconds or less
Globe and Mail (Toronto), The | 4 hours 40 minutes ago
Makers of upcoming Chrome OS say it will be out for 2010 holiday season but initially on certain netbooks

E-Commerce News: Trends: Ballmer Gives Shareholders - and Dell - Cause for Optimism
TechNewsWorld | 4 hours 51 minutes ago
Ballmer clearly wanted to send the message that Windows 7 has the momentum to become a huge success, said Michael Cherry, an analyst with Directions on Microsoft.

The Era Of The Renminbi Is At Hand - Daily Brief - Portfolio.com
Portfolio.com | 5 hours 8 minutes ago
The Blackstone Group's new China fund is denominated in the renminbi, not the dollar, a sign that Asia's financial infrastructure is rapidly coming of age.

E-Commerce News: E-Commerce: Sony Talks Up Plans for Digital Media Superstore
TechNewsWorld | 5 hours 19 minutes ago
Sony execs announce a new online service connecting the whole range of Sony gadgets to downloadable content like movies and games.

Google says PC will start in seven seconds or less
Canada.com | 5 hours 41 minutes ago
VIEW, California - New Google Inc software will start up a computer as fast as a television can be turned on, the search company said on Thursday as it showed off its Chrome operating system designed for PCs that do their work on the Web.

Massive Layoffs In The Media Sector This Week - Pressed - Portfolio.com
Portfolio.com | 7 hours 37 minutes ago
With cuts at AOL, Time Inc., BusinessWeek, Window Media, and the Associated Press, a terrible week for media and information works comes to an end.

How Google Gets from Chrome OS to YouTube TVs - Reviews by PC Magazine
PC Magazine | 8 hours 3 minutes ago
Google fired another shell at Microsoft's fundamental business model on Thursday, when it released the code behind its Google Chrome OS. What happens when you turn the operating system into just another advertising medium? Quite a number of things.

E-Commerce News: Deals: EU Gives Oracle Extension to Build Sun Deal Defense
TechNewsWorld | 8 hours 16 minutes ago
The EU executive gave them an extra six working days.