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Yahoo, fresh off the Microsoft rollercoaster, is about to find itself in the midst of yet another takeover bid. Carl Icahn, the world’s 46th richest man, is about to begin a proxy bid for the internet giant. The mogul has nominated a board of 10 people to replace the current Yahoo board of advisers. In [...]

CBS is taking aim at the young demographic as they prepare to shell out a whopping $1.8 billion in the acquisition of CNET Networks. The hefty sum amounts to $11.50 per share, a 44% premium over CNET’s closing price on the day of the announcement. JANA Partners, a major stakeholder in CNET, may be left [...]

Looking to expand your BlackBerry horizons? Timed perfectly to coincide with this year’s WES symposium, BlackBerryHomepage is set to launch this Wednesday Tuesday, the 13th of May. Aiming to cover the wide world of BlackBerry and RIM with a healthy dose of class and style, BlackBerryHomepage is going to launch with a bang. The site [...]

That’s right people, you’re looking at history right here. It’s time to sit back in admiration and just watch the design awards start rolling in. If there is just one truth that is absolutely indisputable, it’s the fact that Americans are in dire need of a way to get fat and calories crammed into their [...]

All you Guitar Hero fanatics out there will be happy to know that we’re one step closer to D-day and now you can guarantee that you’re one of the first people to get your hands on the upcoming new release. On Tour, the first Guitar Hero game for Nintendo DS, is now available for pre-order [...]

The iPhone has recently seen price drops in a variety of countries including the UK. Apparently, said price adjustments caused a bit more of a rush amongst O2 customers than had been expected. As a matter of fact, O2 has run out of iPhones a good month and a half or so before the 3G [...]

If anyone was wondering why Take Two Interactive recently refused EA’s $2 billion acquisition offer, this should clear things up for you. Week one sales figures are in for Take Two’s recently-released and oh so highly-anticipated Grand Theft Auto IV and to say the game is a success is an understatement. In the first seven [...]

We sure are getting close to the east side of that road map pictured above. Could this be the final release before the 3G iPhone makes its debut? Apple has just made a fifth version of its iPhone SDK and 2.0 version firmware available to developers. So far in terms of changes in 2.0 beta [...]

Samsung’s HDTV lineup just got a whole lot more appealing. The company has announced a new add-on option to some of their higher-end HDTVs that will bring wireless HDMI to your living room. The option, which should run about $800 when it becomes available, will be built in the the back of the units, allowing [...]

In an announcement on Vodafone’s media relations page earlier this morning, the mega carrier let the cat out of the bag that it would be bringing the iPhone to market in ten countries later this year. Vodafone stated that it has just finalized a deal with Apple, but makes no mention of exclusivity in its [...]

The greatest thing to happen to Microsoft Outlook since - well, since ever, has just been made available to the public. We’ve mentioned Xobni’s Outlook plug-in a few times here on BGR but if you missed it for whatever reason, Insight is essentially a plug-in that adds lightning-fast searches, social functionality and a variety of [...]

Rogers wireless has just officially launched the Nokia N95 8GB, making them the first North American carrier to official support Nokia’s flagship handset. The phone will be available starting May 6th, which is next Tuesday for all you calendar-challenged folks, for $399 with a 3-year contract. Just shy of $400 isn’t too bad, but we [...]

Looks like someone is taking a page out of the Wii controller book. I4U News has revealed that Qmotions is currently working a snowboard controller for the Xbox 360. The input device is being developed with the blessing of Microsoft, and will aim to provide realistic boarding action for any snowsports-related titles on the console, [...]