Technology Report: AOL taps BofA to mull Yahoo deal: sources

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Good afternoon Bit, MON 08 Nov 2010    AOL taps BofA to mull Yahoo deal: sources Facebook grabs bigger slice of display ad pie Wall Street tech workers expect higher bonuses - survey Activision Blizzard shares rise before game launch UK navy's website hacked: Ministry of Defense Britain's queen wins 60,000 fans on Facebook debut Nokia takes back control of Symbian software Google bars data from Facebook as rivalry heats up SAP grills Oracle as Apotheker absent from trial AOL taps BofA to mull Yahoo deal: sources Sewage-powered car end to dirty fuel Foul odors foiled by nano-tech team China turns to dirty, liquified coal AOL taps BofA to mull Yahoo deal: sources November 08, 2010 04:31 PM ET NEW YORK (Reuters) - AOL Inc has tapped Bank of America to explore strategic options including a potential Yahoo Inc merger, according to people familiar with the matter. Full Article Facebook grabs bigger slice of display ad pie November 08, 2010 03:14 PM ET SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Facebook, the world's No. 1 Internet social network, is proving as popular among advertisers as it is among Web surfers. Full Article Wall Street tech workers expect higher bonuses - survey November 08, 2010 03:51 PM ET NEW YORK (Reuters) - Wall Street firms that want to keep their computer systems running smoothly may have to pay up this bonus season. Full Article Activision Blizzard shares rise before game launch November 08, 2010 04:30 PM ET NEW YORK (Reuters) - Activision Blizzard Inc shares rose more than 5 percent on Monday, ahead of Tuesday's release of "Call of Duty: Black Ops." Full Article UK navy's website hacked: Ministry of Defense November 08, 2010 12:53 PM ET LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Royal Navy was forced to take down its website after it was disrupted by hackers, the Ministry of Defense said on Monday. Full Article Britain's queen wins 60,000 fans on Facebook debut November 08, 2010 02:44 PM ET LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Queen Elizabeth has joined Facebook, adding a presence on the world's most popular social network to the royal family's accounts on Twitter, photo-sharing site Flickr and YouTube. Full Article Nokia takes back control of Symbian software November 08, 2010 12:41 PM ET HELSINKI (Reuters) - Nokia Oyj will assume full control of the Symbian operating system, retaking management of a key asset which it had given to the open source community to run only a few years ago. Full Article Google bars data from Facebook as rivalry heats up November 06, 2010 09:52 AM ET SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Google Inc will begin blocking Facebook and other Web services from accessing its users' information, highlighting an intensifying rivalry between the two Internet giants. Full Article SAP grills Oracle as Apotheker absent from trial November 08, 2010 04:12 PM ET OAKLAND, California (Reuters) - Oracle Corp CEO Larry Ellison testified that SAP's theft of its software cost his company $4 billion, doubling his previous estimate, but failed to bring strong supporting written evidence. Full Article AOL taps BofA to mull Yahoo deal: sources November 08, 2010 04:32 PM ET NEW YORK (Reuters) - AOL Inc has tapped Bank of America to explore strategic options including a potential Yahoo Inc merger, according to people familiar with the matter. Full Article

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