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Report: Yahoo board approves deal to buy Tumblr for $1.1B

Yahoo's board of directors has approved spending US$1.1 billion in cash to buy popular blogging site Tumblr, according to The Wall Street Journal.

News May 19
Google announces offline editing for Docs, and Google Drive for iOS

Google kicked off the second day of its I/O conference by announcing offline text editing for Google Docs, and a version of its Drive storage service for Apple's iOS.

News Jun 28
Thunderbolt finally reaches PCs with new Acer ultrabook

Thunderbolt ports have reached Windows PCs with Acer's Aspire S5 ultrabook, expanding the availability of the technology beyond Macs.

News Jun 14
Apple won't combine MacBook and iPad, Tim Cook

Combining a MacBook and an iPad would never work, and that's why Microsoft's plans to push Windows 8 out to both tablets and laptops will be a disaster, according to Apple CEO Tim Cook.

News Apr 26
India's $35 tablet getting new hardware, Android 4.0

India's highly touted US$35 tablet, set to ship in two to three weeks, is getting a makeover with improved hardware and Google's Android 4.0 OS, according to the company assembling the device for the Indian government.

News Apr 09