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Yahoo! Maktoob aims to double users in two years

The newly merged company is eyeing 80 million Arab users by the end of 2011.

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Yahoo!'s Maktoob deal to be done 'in a fortnight'

Maktoob.com director says US internet giant's acquisition is 'almost there'.

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Online music

You could download gigabytes of music onto your hard-drive, and it will take up precious space. Perhaps it is time to rather consider listening to music that is stored on a server elsewhere. With so many of the major streaming sites (such as Spotify) not readily available to users in the Middle East, we give a list of good music streaming sites that are available here.

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Yahoo!'s Maktoob deal valued at $175m - report

US internet giant's first major step into Middle East market costs $175m - press agency.

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A marriage of convenience

Yahoo's takover of Maktoob could give Arab web enterprises a much needed shot in the arm.

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Yahoo! Arabic services available by early-2010 - report

VP does not indicate if services will be based in Amman following Maktoob purchase.

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Yahoo! enters Arab market with Maktoob.com acquisition

Maktoob.com will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of Yahoo! once the deal is closed later this year

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Yahoo! announces Maktoob acquisition

UPDATE 2: Internet search giant's first major step into Mideast region, first new product will be Arabic email.

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Match made in web heaven?

Microsoft and Yahoo! have exchanged vows while Google remains silent. That says a lot, says Vineetha Menon.

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Sources: Yahoo! agrees to search with Microsoft

New deal is said to focus on revenue sharing with Microsoft’s search technology used on Yahoo! sites

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Yahoo! to reveal new homepage

Yahoo! scorches up the battle for search supreme with a new homepage that includes previews of content from social networking sites

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Google dominates KSA and UAE search says Arab Advisors

Report shows 97.5% of internet users in Saudi Arabia and the UAE prefer Google for search

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Bing beats Yahoo in less than a week

Microsoft's new Bing search engine gains more market share than rival Yahoo within days of launch

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Microsoft and Yahoo talk search

Both companies enter discussions to remain competitive as Google mounts its domination in the online world

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Yahoo! reveals Jerry Yang successor

Carol Bartz, former CEO of Autodesk, takes over as company CEO

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A better way to let go

Regional organisations need to handle layoffs with delicacy, sensitivity and utmost respect for employees.

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Yahoo!’s maturation?

Yahoo!’s announcement that Jerry Yang will be stepping down could do away with its relaxed corporate culture.

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Yang steps down at Yahoo!

Jerry Yang to return to old role as chief Yahoo! as search giant looks for new CEO

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Yahoo CEO calls for Microsoft deal

Jerry Yang says Microsoft should buy Yahoo! after Google abandons search ad deal

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Intel gets into TV and 3D cinema

Initiatives with Yahoo! and DreamWorks to take Intel into internet-enabled TV and 3D movie technology

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Yahoo! creates a buzz

Beta version of content voting service is now open to the world.

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Industry trio launch cloud-computing initiative

HP, Intel and Yahoo are pooling their strengths to set up an extended research test bed for cloud-computing

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Keeping your enemies close

Yahoo! looks to have taken the 'keep your friends close and your enemies closer' approach, and given Carl Icahn and a couple of his accomplices seats on the Yahoo! board

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Yahoo! surrenders to Carl Icahn

Yahoo! gives investor Carl Icahn seat on the board in return for end to proxy battle; sell off still not ruled out

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Build your Own Search Engine with Yahoo!

Yahoo! launches a new service called BOSS, which allows anyone create a customized search engine atop the company’s existing technology

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Yahoo! execs cower

Microsoft's relentless pursuit of the world's number two internet search provider, Yahoo!, gathered fresh pace last month.

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Yahoo! and Google sign online ad deal

Deal will give Yahoo! extra revenue from search through Google ads, but deal can be cancelled with financial penalty, if Yahoo! board changes

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Icahn eyes up Yahoo!

Carl Icahn expected to launch Yahoo! board challenge after Microsoft deal fails

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Goodbye Microsoft Yahoo!, hello local iPhone

Microsoft has walked away from a Yahoo! deal for now, while the iPhone steps closer to official presence in the region

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Microsoft walks away from Yahoo! deal

Takeover bid for Yahoo! dropped despite last minute negotiations to increase value of offer

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Microsoft Yahoo! bid to go hostile say analysts

Wall Street analysts expect Microsoft to launch takeover fight for Yahoo! rather than drop deal

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Yahoo! profits triple in Q1, but no new bid expected from Microsoft

Yahoo! triples Q1 profits, but analysts and Microsoft say takeover bid remains the same

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Yahoo! signs advertising deal with Google

Yahoo! to trial Google's AdSense software to strengthen position in online advertising market

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Yahoo! says no to Microsoft again

Yahoo! won't sell to anyone for anything less than full value, warns CEO Jerry Yang

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Microsoft's Yahoo! bid looks risky

Microsoft look set for a hostile takeover of Yahoo! but does the deal represent real value for Redmond?

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Yahoo refreshes video site

Yahoo! revamps video service with uploads, community features and enhanced flash-based player

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Yahoo! rejects Microsoft offer

Yahoo! turns down Microsoft buy out stating offer price undervalues the company

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How much will Microsoft pay to stay in the game?

The trouble with Microsoft's bid for Yahoo could prove critical for the future face of online business.

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Microsoft faces difficult task in Yahoo! bid

Regulatory constraints and a potentially difficult merger present challenges for Microsoft say analysts

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Microsoft makes offer for Yahoo!

Microsoft makes $44.6 billion offer for web portal Yahoo!

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Yahoo loses ground to Google

Yahoo's quarterly profits dipped yesterday, while Google is expected to show four-times-faster revenue growth.

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'Chief Yahoo' will have work cut out

Getting Yahoo back on the road to success will be no easy task for new CEO Jerry Yang, according to analyst firm Gartner.

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Murdoch eyeing MySpace swap

Media giant considers a sale of the social networking site for quarter-stake in Yahoo.

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Yahoo drafts in co-founder as new CEO

Global search engine Yahoo has brought in its co-founder Jerry Yang to take over at its helm.

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Microsoft-Yahoo merger a no go

Microsoft's mooted merger with Yahoo seems to have fizzled out, with reports now being described as inaccurate.

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Cashing in on the net

The fervour that has greeted rumours of Microsoft merging with Yahoo proves how seriously companies take internet advertising.

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The web will have an impact, but on who?

Bill Gates has probably generated more copy than any other figure in the IT industry.

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DoubleClick goes Google

Google has made its biggest buy yet with the capture of online ad firm DoubleClick for US$3.1 billion.

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Mobile firms target Google domination

European mobile service providers to meet to discuss move into lucrative internet search programme market.

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Yahoo boss quits

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Online advertising revenue slips for the first time

Expenditure on online advertising has fallen for the first time, with third quarter spending figures down 6.5% on the second quarter.

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Phew! Yahoo makes a big profit

Yahoo's latest results again showed that pure dot.coms can generate revenue and profits.

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Yahoo upsets France, now it's fallen foul in KSA too

Already in disputes with France over Nazi memorabilia auctions, Yahoo gets its "clubs" banned in Saudi Arabia.

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